Homer on "The Simpsons". The show was initially a vehicle for Bart with Homer being a sort of cross between Archie Bunker and Fred Flintstone.

She did a good job within the limits of the show as I recall. She was obviously a good deal smarter and more capable than he was, but she also seemed like she had as much going on and seldom came across as a scold.

Right, though that's a good illustration of the difference between "having value" and "being irreplaceable".

Yeah, it's probably better to view it as a percentage of earned income rather than as an absolute amount.

NO MILKMEN.

Good point about their appearances.

Sure, but one of the many differences between the two shows is that we followed Tim to work and it was a major part of the comedy setup.

Very true. Great casting in that film all around. Allen doesn't give a world-beating performance but, as a Shatner stand-in, it'd be downright jarring if he did. He does exactly what's required.

Archie Bunker was often wrong and sometimes an actual bigot but he was seldom presented as an outright buffoon, and his opinions were treated as real even while the show was demonstrating exactly why they were incorrect.

I've said it before: Reiser was perfect as Burke.

He's been pretty shitty so far, IMO. Never had an opinion about punters before and I'm not enjoying the sensation.

I saw it in 3D and had a lot of trouble following the running firefights in the derelict enterprise because they were so dark (especially with the glasses).

I understand both viewpoints, really.

Our run defense looked pretty solid, but it sort of looked like the Jags (!) could throw for 5-9 yards on us more or less at will. This is a problem.

Professional football is fundamentally unsafe for its players. Safety levels can be increased, risks can be mitigated. But at the end of the day the sport calls for men to do things that could leave them crippled or even killed.

That's true, though Clarke is waaay too beautiful to be well-cast as the everywoman that Sarah Connor is supposed to represent (at least at the outset).

It's a nice touch that he's dressed like a homeless guy, too.

Probably my single favourite aspect of Commando is the villain. It's like they realized that it'd be pretty hard to find an actor who'd seem as dangerous and formidable as in-his-prime Schwarzenegger, so they didn't even try.

That's just silly.

Probably for the best. If Zhang Ziyi was in this movie you just know her character background would be a sex worker.