@avclub-da518aecddbf5c94588f53562012c452:disqus I'll freely admit that I know little about the dynamics of cancelling shows, but if Fox has so many sitcoms with poor ratings (Dads, Mindy, B99), doesn't that make it all the more likely that B99 will be saved if it develops a solid cult following a la Community?  And…

The CHVRCHES album.

For a second, I thought you were referring to East Carolina University, and I was really confused.  Then I read the rest of your comment.  Reading stuff, it really helps you understand things.

This is off topic, but when I barely glance at it in tiny-avatar form out of the semi-periphery of my vision, your avatar reminds me a lot of Bill O'Reilley.  Which makes me realize that, with all the sexual harrassment charges against him, that asshole would probably make a really good real-life HBO CEO of Tits.

Oh, awesome, thanks.  I haven't taken part in any of the book club stuff before.  I wasn't even aware that the commentariat had organized its own book club since the official AV Club one stopped a couple of years back.

Out of curiosity, did anyone pick Hostages?  Sonya Saraiya's D- review this week. was probably the funniest thing I've read on this site in a long time.

Oh yeah, eight-way tie for fifth!

How much of the book should one have finished to participate in the discussion?

ArchAndroid is awesome.  Probably even better than ArchAndroid.

If Holmgren had so little trust in Lavi that he was willing to fire him after an 0-3 start, then Berube should have been introduced as the new HC the day after the regular season ended.  Holmgren has made such a mess of things making ill-advised decisions over the past couple of years.  I get the feeling he must just…

Rush - BU2B2
Rush - Resist (Live)
Black Sabbath - Voodoo
Led Zeppelin - Black Country Woman
Tool - Forty Six & 2

As for the Canes, after a decent opening weekend, they fell 5-2 to the Pens.  Jussi Jokinen scored a hat trick.  Way to trade a player to a division rival for nothing in return, Rutherford!  But yeah, the Canes showed me why I don't think they're a playoff team last night.  If you're can't beat great teams, you've at…

But seriously, if you guys haven't seen Tomas Hertl's fourth goal from last night…http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3W…

Hockey Thread

But I think AT has always (and especially since the overarching plot started coalescing into something vaguely serialized) been a show about Finn growing up in a technicolor fantasy world.  So saying that it's not about realism feels like it's failing to distinguish between psychological realism and realism of plot…

The thing is though, it's realistic that Finn would become a hormone-addled schmuck at some point; he's a teenager, of course he's going to do some stupid shit.  But they realized that this could outstay its welcome pretty quick, so they kept the story arc short enough that it doesn't outstay its welcome, and it…

I wasn't too high on "A Glitch is a Glitch" myself.  I'm not really complaining, because nitpicking on a list like this is kind of dumb, but, if I were going to pick an episode highlighting a successful experimental gamble, I would go with the much less critically divisive (at least based off of what I remember of the…

I really think that people are reading way too much into this episode.  I don't think the analysis of the Box Kingdom needs to go any further than Finn was bored, interpreted an adorable cat's meowing as a complex narrative of political intrigue, and the writers were deliberately ambiguous as to just how much of said…

And oh, hey looks like Laviolette was fired just this morning, and replaced by assistant coach Craig Berube, whom I know nothing about, but wish you guys luck with.

So what's the deal with Emery?  Is he injured or did he legitimately lose a starting job to Steve Mason?  In general, I'm not a big fan of Philly's defensive/goaltending situation, and even though I think the offense should be MUCH better than it's been so far, you guys really need some star forwards to step up if…