I almost threw something at my TV when that cover of 'Bittersweet Symphony' started.

The choreography in that rejected Taylor Swift song was abominable. Why does all of the choreo in Hit List look like terrible interpretive dance from a high school talent show?

You can try a drinking game-that's my plan!

I have an honest-to-goodness question-why would a Syracuse (that's 'Cuse', right?) and Louisville meeting ' be a pretty good emblem of all that's wrong with collegiate athletics.'?

@avclub-c9e3da9f8710cefd2d6ef8629f6a5269:disqus : I get where you're coming from, and I do mostly agree, but the thing is, I don't really recall Sammy actually doing anything with the tape just yet. It certainly seemed like his guilt over the tape was reaching critical mass and he *might* do something with it, but he…

If I remember correctly, that guy had a warrant out for a murder. I got that from the conversation our guys had with Shaq earlier in the episode.

When has this show 'claimed' to be authentic? That Boston police show that comes on before Southland seems to be making that claim, but Southland has never presented itself similarly. Is it shot and presented in a way that makes it seem as though it's making claims to authenticity? Sure. But it's not the same thing.

Isn't that point of posting? Just because someone does that doesn't mean that anyone reading will immediately accept the points being made. Personally, I don't think @avclub-1343022fc4003e2cf16f0368302d86e8:disqus jumped to anything without some pretty interesting reading of this episode. I like reading what he has to…

I've realized that I have moments where I sort of groan 'oh no', and moments of tension-releasing nervous giggling, and that if these two moments cross, it's a good indication that it's my 'holy shit' moment of the week. But this week, I only groaned 'oh no' at the same…

I agree. The fact that it came out of nowhere was the very thing that made it effective, imo. When Sammy's voice broke with emotion while he was calling for his son during the aftermath of the home invasion in this episode, I felt for him, but a large part of this wasn't necessarily about a father and his son, but…

Ugh..I finally refused to assign that book to students starting last year, I got fed up with it…But the cover still makes me giggle/shudder.

I have to watch the heck out of this film in the next few weeks, and this release is just perfectly timed for me, I'm so excited!

But it is genius to frame it in a way that represented something like a rebellion against the establishment..err, the Hollywood studio system.

@avclub-222afbe0d68c61de60374b96f1d86715:disqus : It's a little retrospective to say so, but the reason Gun Crazy got away with a lot of stuff is mostly due to its status as a B-picture.

Such terrible news.

I will definitely miss this comment section, and it's most certainly my favorite.

I may be old, but at least I get to say that my first live concert ever was Nirvana/Melvins/Breeders in December '93. :)

I haven't listened to these guys in years but I do remember liking Are you Normal? more. Ned's was my second live concert ever-it was in May of 1995 (I was in high school). Yes, I am old.

Awww..I've always wanted to try D&D, but it's always seemed fairly intimidating and kind of like one of those nerdy things I'd love but can't figure out how to get into without awkward, vaguely condescending conversations with fellow nerds who know way about this stuff than I do.

My take on this, and I'll just summarize so I don't sound like a know it all, is that the viewer will always be effected by the deployment of a trope. It's just a matter of how-you'll experience some 'pleasure' (and I mean that in the academic sense) at recognizing the trope or you'll get pleasure from recognizing…