*Roger Mudd sees his chance, jumps in chair*

You can't buy the cladding if you don't buy the sheet[rock].

It's still peculiar to take a high-budget pilot that the network decided was not even worth airing and then spread it out over two episodes, regardless of the framing device Roddenberry put around it. It's doubtful NBC would have given the green light were it not for the fact that the first season production was…

There will never be a shortage of material.

It's comforting to hear a quote that is clearly in her own words and not written by a PR flack at all.

"Chevy Chase couldn't ad lib a fart at a baked bean dinner." — Johnny Carson

Back in the 3 network days, very few series were actually aired in the correct order. Executives were fiddling with things all the time, jettisoning more boring early episodes to the back of the season, moving what they felt were the strongest episodes to sweeps.
The beginning of Star Trek was a complete mess. The…

And then there's The Prisoner, the British show that was aired out of order, but also structured so confusingly that almost 50 years later, people are still arguing over what is the "correct" order of the episodes. No matter which one you choose, you have to swallow some narrative incongruities.

Yep. The business that doesn't directly figure into the main storyline isn't wasted; it's all in service to developing some really wonderful characters. Even the federal agents, who don't get a ton of screen time, have really fleshed out personalities. I love the bit at the end of their encounter with Martin in the…

Mighty fine cereal flakes, Mrs. Gunderson.

Has a subject of the Crown ever done a credible Southern accent on U.S. TV? Ever?

Jeff Altman's stand up oeuvre is mostly hiking up his pants and making novel threats of physical abuse.

My Year of Eating Shit

They're listed on Lickipedia.

I'm concerned that Nathan Rabin's entry is in preparation to kill me with a fire axe.

Who are you calling a Momofuku?

An afternoon well spent.

Seriously: This sucks.

Yes, but until that promo I was under the impression that in all professional contexts he pronounced it "Louie."

Except that in the promo for his "Oh My God" special pronounced it "Louis." He's all over the map.