Hamlet is often played with his clothing askew, based on this passage from Opehlia:

Anna is played by one of the writer-creators of the show, and when you know that it helps to see Anna as the same kind of always present, always watching, always making things happen character that a writer is.

Jerry is such a terrific character. His arc this season is so perfect and moving.

The more time I spend around marketers and PR people, the funnier and funnier Frog Hammer becomes.

I'm mid-40s and love this show. I was not prepared to really like it, thought it was over-hyped, but it's really grown on me. At the same time I think it's a very good show, at least once per episode I say to my husband that there is no amount of money in the world you could pay me to go back and do my 20s again. So I…

Definitely saw some on Queer as Folk.

By sheer coincidence, received Disc 1 of the series from Netflix this week, and have been planning to watch with my two sons, who have become (sort of unlikely) Bunheads fans. Eager to rewatch along with you all!

I wanted one of those SO BAD!

This is so early 80s that it's still basically the 70s in terms of hitchhiking. Known dangers, but still something people did.

I feel like we haven't heard the last of that episode. They spent an awful lot of time on it, when for narrative purposes they could have occupied the kids while Elizabeth and Philip were being interrogated in any number of ways, or not mentioned them, to keep them out of the picture. Whether it just turns out to be…

I said it onstage (while working some tech thing late night) in college and was forced to do the whole spit-swear-spin thing and go outside and ask to be let back in. I never subscribed to the superstition, and continue to say Macbeth whenever necessary like Geoffrey does, but will confess that I kind of love all…

That's the whole point! he's making fun of people who refuse to say it by drawing it out and over-enunciating. I think it's hilarious, and has become a catch-phrase (phrase? it's one word) in my house now that my 5th grader has watched it.

With the Prospero references at the very beginning of the show, I'd love to see The Tempest at the very end.

Mrs. Madrigal's mother from Winnemucca!

I think Ellen's point, and it's a good one, is that yes, she should follow her dream, but she also should allow herself to have more than one dream. Kate is torn, truly torn between her dream of playing Juliet and her dream of being with Jack, and Ellen's advice lets her value the second dream as much as the first.

It's so true, that the Shield's endgame was absolutely brilliantly done. It was deeply emotionally moving, taut as hell, and not terribly predictable, though completely grounded in what had come before.

In sum I think that's mostly right!

I agree about those similarities, but what I think distinguishes Breaking Bad and makes it arguably "greater" is that the consequences stem from actions taken due to Walter's very carefully constructed psychology in a way that is more sophisticated and richer than the motivations for Vic's actions. Vic always struck…

Really looking forward to this. I loved The Shield, eagerly awaited every episode and often watched them as they broadcast WITHOUT DVR BUFFER. But something holds me back from thinking this is a Truly Great Show, rather than just an extremely excellent and fun one, and I'm interested in figuring out why I think that.

Oh yay! Can't wait to finally watch this.