I dunno… Markie Post would have made for good satire, too…

Best non-Christmas use of "Skating" ever.

There was something in my small hometown of about 25,000 people a year and a half ago where some guy got into a 100-year-old vet's house and attacked him.  He later died at the hospital.  I wonder if maybe they heard that story (it's not all that far from LA) and tweaked it to fit their story.

I think I like season 1 only because it shows what the show was originally planned to be.  Kevin talks above about critics souring on the format of the show, but I think in transition to TNT, it's kept the same game plan and tone but had to shed its ensemble cast setting by way of losing out on an NBC-level budget.…

@avclub-54d4cda5a907f7d4dd75662ab0199318:disqus That's all well and good, but Iconis is no Jordan.

"Higher" was a weed joke.

I'm not sold on Jordan in this capacity—not yet, anyways—though that could be an issue with bad writing for the character more than a charisma translation or ability to elevate the script.  His character so far just rubs me the wrong way, though maybe I'm just having a hard time getting past him being cast as a…

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JIFF

@avclub-4fb31f9907483a41a11fe166f194e4c8:disqus That's enough to make a muse for some people.

Except that—and not many people know this, I only found out from a cousin in the biz, then looked up her bio—McPhee went to school for musical theatre, and only dropped out because her people convinced her to give the industry a shot.  American Idol was done as an attempted fame grab.  I mean, I love her, but even for…

He could have his own version of "Taken," or "24" or whatever.

I had to look up Captain K'nuckles to figure out what the hell you were talking about. That can't seriously be the top/only way you know Brian Doyle-Murray…?

You just had to remind us.

She's also explained more saliently in recent episodes why she fell for Jimmy.  It's not just him: seeing the loving family he was raised by, despite all the weirdery they've got going on, she sees potential for an equally loving relationship.  I guess she wants that all the more, given her relationship with her…

The "And Introducing" gag has been around since day one.

I'm thinking there's an episode that I forgot I missed…

Ah shit. I slipped.

So, based on what I'm seeing from the commentariat so far, I'm the first one here to be sincerely optimistic to excited about this?

Yeah, can a brotha get a [sic] on a quote?  I feel like we should have a [sic] on that quote.