The bible, archaeology, and . . . tits. This has been one fascinating thread. Thanks guys.

I just got sued by a Bucked-toothed Girl in Luxembourg.

My thoughts exactly.

Okay, now I'll suck up to Noel
Thanks Noel. I think you're at your best when you write about your adolescent years. You write in a way that's nostalgic, a bit wistful, but never Wonder Years cheesy. I've been meaning to tell you this since I read your article about Alex Trebek.

The Go-Go's — thanks Leonard!
Well I finally made it all the way through the comments, and so far no one has mentioned Leonard's Go-Go's pick. I always try to think of my answer to the Q&A before biasing myself with staff picks. I picked The Go-Go's. I don't actually remember if they had any songs that WEREN'T fun…

I spent many a summer in the mid-80s laying around watching MTV (i.e. when they actually played videos). Similar to what Noel wrote, this was my magical window of time when I was old enough to pretty much do what I wanted, wasn't old enough to have a job and thus had buckets of free time. The Cars videos were so…

I actually have that Mungo Jerry version on a "45". Ninety percent of my album collection from '85 to '90 consists of those little records and I was seriously into "oldies" back then. Ah, time to fire up the record player . . .

I don't think "Take me out to the ballgame" is cheating. I always sing "root, root, root for the CUBBIES" during the 7th inning stretch regardless of what stadium I am visiting or what teams are playing.

A radio station I listen to often (broadcasting from southern New Jersey, of course) plays "Girls in Their Summer Clothes" pretty often. It's a great song and I get a little misty-eyed when I hear it.

Forgot to ask: Does anyone know if they actually filmed any of this in Madison? IMDB seems incomplete on this subject.

The journey is picaresque AND includes Madison, Wisconsin?
Count me in! In the meantime, I'll be waiting on my vast veranda for my sweet, untouched Miranda.

Yo Gabba Gabba: My kids were chanting "don't, don't, don't bite your friends" for days.

I started watching Buffy when they were airing the series in re-runs on FX at 6AM. I had a baby and a full time job by then and that was pretty much the only time I had the TV to myself. There wasn't a whole lot else on at 6AM, and I was pretty quickly hooked. None of my friends had ever talked about the series,…

While I can't say I like Sarah Michelle Gellar, I'm certainly not holding that against Buffy. At first I was puzzled by the idea that someone would continue to watch and even profess to love a show when they dislike the main character . . . but I guess I could say I feel that way about The Sopranos and even Sex and…

Whatcha talkin' 'bout Noel?
Hey Noel. I read your "A Meaning to an End" blog earlier today. Please explain who/what you're talking about in reference to Buffy:

My 8 year old is being treated for "lazy eye" right now. A couple times a week we have to pen her to the ground and put atropine in her good eye. Poor kid. Anyway, she went to see the 3D version of Monsters Vs. Aliens last weekend, and she could actually see the 3D effects. Reading comments above, I wonder if she…

Homicide vs. The Wire?
I'm voting to include Homicide: Life on the Street in your Classic TV coverage. I've still never seen a single episode of The Wire, so I'm also curious about comparisons between these two shows. Do they only have Baltimore in common?

True Blood and Buffy have a couple important things in common. Their vampires don't sparkle and they aren't particularly into abstinence. Hence I'm looking forward to both TB season 2 AND the trip down Memory Lane in the Buffyverse.

I've been staring blankly at my monitor for several minutes trying to comprehend a Joss-free Buffy. It's just so blasphemous. Obviously they are going for the Twilight teen demographic and not for anyone who actually liked the original series.

No, thank YOU for failing to note the joking nature of my comment. Sorry, no parting gifts for you.