I am not sure how to respond directly to the guy who posts about an unaired Eddie Murphy-wants-to-fuck-Brooke Shields sketch. But I wanted to point out that a somewhat similar sketch did make it to air, in the Lauren Hutton episode from that season. It might be a watered-down version of the sketch you mention, or you…

I am not sure how to respond directly to the guy who posts about an unaired Eddie Murphy-wants-to-fuck-Brooke Shields sketch. But I wanted to point out that a somewhat similar sketch did make it to air, in the Lauren Hutton episode from that season. It might be a watered-down version of the sketch you mention, or you…

Oh… My mistake. It's actually a compliment to Frazetta, then. They used the more aesthetically interesting artwork to draw in readers.

Oh… My mistake. It's actually a compliment to Frazetta, then. They used the more aesthetically interesting artwork to draw in readers.

He does call it "lousy artwork" and seems not to possess any awareness of who Frazetta is.

He does call it "lousy artwork" and seems not to possess any awareness of who Frazetta is.

Favorite album of the year so far has been No Youth by Wreck & Reference. (Actually the title is the word "Youth" crossed out, but I do not know how to type that.) I've fallen in love with it in a way I previously thought impossible at the ripe old age of 29.

Favorite album of the year so far has been No Youth by Wreck & Reference. (Actually the title is the word "Youth" crossed out, but I do not know how to type that.) I've fallen in love with it in a way I previously thought impossible at the ripe old age of 29.

I actually prefer Jabberwocky to Holy Grail or any other Python outing. It's much more studied and artistically informed in its depiction of the Middle Ages - and, like you suggest, portrays the squalor in ways only hinted at in Holy Grail (and not necessarily geared toward comedy). You can see how Gilliam grew as an…

I actually prefer Jabberwocky to Holy Grail or any other Python outing. It's much more studied and artistically informed in its depiction of the Middle Ages - and, like you suggest, portrays the squalor in ways only hinted at in Holy Grail (and not necessarily geared toward comedy). You can see how Gilliam grew as an…

Would have expected them to be more interested in bands like Liturgy, Tombs, or maybe White Suns.

Would have expected them to be more interested in bands like Liturgy, Tombs, or maybe White Suns.

"The Laughing Gnome" is the only Bowie song that matters.

"The Laughing Gnome" is the only Bowie song that matters.

Well, it's the end of my shift. You know what that means. It's 3 p.m.

Well, it's the end of my shift. You know what that means. It's 3 p.m.

In my mental list of moments that are quintessentially "early Cheers," the "Amazing Grace" performance ranks up there with the tracking shot at the end of "Sam at 11," the Sam/Diane scene at the end of "Endless Slumper," and the semi-dramatic Norm/Cliff scene from earlier this season. Had the same storyline of "Coach…

"And Cliff’s very odd in this episode, making little jokey asides that come off a little manic and exaggerated for the character."

He also consumes a great deal of coffee.

First of all, I love "Where There's a Will…" - it has a "morality-play" feel that reminds more of sitcoms (and TV in general) from the 1950s, 60s and 70s - when writers would attempt something like parables about social responsibility, etc. - than anything made during my lifetime. The pacing was not an issue for me…