Yeah, and I gotta wonder: in the real world, do large companies and other wealthy folks actually hire law firms that change their names regularly or lawyers who hop from firm to firm seemingly as often as I change my sheets? Because doesn't that seem like a sign that these people are either not very good at their jobs…

Wait… this episode was supposed to be funny? Then it was even worse than I thought.

It was most definitely not in the original scroll. The Name Which Shall Not Be Mentioned was added for the 1981 theatrical re-release.

The only evidence I need that Lucas is not an underrated genius (despite his involvement in some of my very favorite films) but rather a misguided and perhaps insane hack is that he took a beloved film with a fantastic, exciting title and then tried to convince everyone that it was actually called something else…

Let me be clear here: I thought Fargo's first season was terrific. So "the worst aspect" of it still wasn't bad, it just wasn't as amazing as everything surrounding it. I mean, something had to be the thing I liked the least, right? I think Star Wars (to use this week's AVClub theme) is a pretty much perfect movie…

Couldn't agree more about Key & Peele, which I thought was easily the weakest aspect of last season, both because they did feel like they were on a different (sketch) show and because ultimately, they didn't really play any part in the plot so they just felt kinda shoe-horned in. Their first scene was fantastic but…

Yeah, no.
This was the most consistently funny episode of an improving-weekly sitcom, imho.
I can't help feeling the reviewer is concentrating more on the imaginary show they wish existed rather than what's actually on the screen.
Criticizing a sitcom for having sitcommy plots is like criticizing a medical soap opera for…

I think the real problem might be simply that the hot girl is a not-so-good actress.

I don't honestly care whether they end up together or not but I appreciate the writing and acting involved in their current relationship.

THIS!
After floundering with what I thought were too many storylines all season I am relieved and excited that they all turn out to be basically a single one. Great action, great forward momentum, great characterizations. Why can't this show always be this good?

Fair enough.

I suppose, but that's like saying Once Upon In The West is similar to Stagecoach because they're both westerns. It's just a comparison that yields no fruit, IMHO.

Yeah, Jason is one of the only elements of this season that is working for me at all (the other big one being Alicia herself, who really has been fabulous despite being stuck in uninspired storylines.)

It sucks for a variety of reasons, not the least of which being that every time I click to see if anybody has responded to my comments, I get the standard Disqus error page. BAH!

I agree. I have never before associated this film with Star Wars in any way and this article utterly failed to make a case for why I should.

Exactly. "Put these lawyers in a tight room together and get them talking about anything, and it’s bound to be great" is both wrong on its own and a nice encapsulation of what is wrong with this show in general these days. The writers are just plain lazy, simple as that. They have no more stories to tell but they just…

Up The Academy!

Two Doors-related anecdotes not really relevant but hey, it's as good a place as any to share them:
1) I've sung in two bands, both of which have done a song that had an extended "weird freak out" instrumental section. As a singer, there's not much for me to do during those parts but there's always a nagging voice in…

"… a food consisting primarily of ingredients you wouldn’t wish upon your worst enemy"

I actually stopped reading it after it became clear it was going to be non-stop references to things that I haven't seen and don't want spoiled. I look forward to reading the entire interview on November 14th.