People aren't "turning on" this show because they randomly decided it started to suck one day, they're doing so because of the very public firing of the showrunner who was very widely publicly known as the genius behind it.

This @avclub-472d722b57a4ed37e41e70c9c9d7d0f3:disqus gimmick is one of the most labored and tiresome I've seen yet.

This @avclub-472d722b57a4ed37e41e70c9c9d7d0f3:disqus gimmick is one of the most labored and tiresome I've seen yet.

It's not the "try something else" that's the problem, it's the figuring out what else to try. Which is why the moment it "dawns on him" is when he actually sees some really inspirationally creative comedians.

It's not the "try something else" that's the problem, it's the figuring out what else to try. Which is why the moment it "dawns on him" is when he actually sees some really inspirationally creative comedians.

Harmon set up the reveal of Jeff's dad by having Jeff Googling him be a major plot hook in the S3 closer, we've already gotten a look at the mansion in the S2 opener with everyone getting ready for bed (with the giant Young Chevy Chase portrait, remember?), bringing back one-note tertiary characters is a beloved…

Harmon set up the reveal of Jeff's dad by having Jeff Googling him be a major plot hook in the S3 closer, we've already gotten a look at the mansion in the S2 opener with everyone getting ready for bed (with the giant Young Chevy Chase portrait, remember?), bringing back one-note tertiary characters is a beloved…

The most interesting thing about this Film Crit Hulk article:

The most interesting thing about this Film Crit Hulk article:

John Byrne said in his opinion the editorial rule of thumb should be that if something is one character's particular shtick they have to be better at it than a character for whom it's just one of their suite of powers.

John Byrne said in his opinion the editorial rule of thumb should be that if something is one character's particular shtick they have to be better at it than a character for whom it's just one of their suite of powers.

Oh, but if you're doing something in canon like shooting Barbara Gordon in the spine or rewriting Joker's origin and can't get the creator's approval… it's ok because the creators didn't write them as a mini-series, so anything's fair game.

Oh, but if you're doing something in canon like shooting Barbara Gordon in the spine or rewriting Joker's origin and can't get the creator's approval… it's ok because the creators didn't write them as a mini-series, so anything's fair game.

It wasn't a "typical" black experience — whose black experience is "typical", anyway? Does black equate to working-class? Because that's a problem too — but it was very much a black experience.

It wasn't a "typical" black experience — whose black experience is "typical", anyway? Does black equate to working-class? Because that's a problem too — but it was very much a black experience.

Have you ever even listened to Chris Rock's standup?

Have you ever even listened to Chris Rock's standup?

Cannot like this enough.

Cannot like this enough.

TJ, you do realize that the Pharisees described in the Gospels *literally were* the "religious right" of their time and place, right?
Do you really think that being a member of the correct religion, nominally based on what Jesus said, has changed the basic nature of the class of people who make up the "religious right"…