"I always think there's a band, kid."
That one line redeems Professor Harold Hill more than the rest of the movie put together.

Surprise me.
*splorch*

Not if the old "brewers' droop" has set in.

Perhaps if they'd used those goose-stepping cavalry boots instead…

This argument Toby continued…

There is nothing fun about the town of Bismarck.

The Iron Chancellor, one assumes.

Surely one of the greatest cities in the world can provide you an alternative on one of the drinking-est nights of the year?

The trick, as always, is to be the bitter alcoholic in such situations.

Magnificent.

I want to see a human walk on Mars in my lifetime, but every time the smell of burnt popcorn drifts in from the break room, the dream dies a little.

It can certainly be argued that Tom Cruise is a better caliber of thespian than his body of work might initially suggest. His most (commercially) successful films, and the ones that shield him from the consequences of his behavior, are still the ones where he's playing "Tom Cruise".

"Je suis Napoleon! Ha ha, nah, I'm not."

"Chief get down with nurse. Make-um bacon. Mmmm."

Tom Cruise is a movie star, not a character actor, and so he can absolutely get by on looks, charm, or bankable box office returns. See also Mel Gibson and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Serpico would be a great television show.

Dune without Spice is Lawrence of Arabia.

I was up there the week of Halloween, and it was indeed sunny and a pleasing 50 degrees, with the last gasp of autumn color to serenade my senses. In Tucson it was 90 degrees and unrelentingly bright, our vegetation in its usual olive drab-to-dust color palette. I'll take the cold and the rain if I'm spared the six…

Or vote. Or own property. Or leave the house. Or scream for help.

"If you're worried about using butter, that's fine. Use cream."