There are moments of bracing darkness scattered throughout "Separate Vocations" that are almost too emotionally apocalyptic to b
e funny."

The series finale of Roseanne?
I thought Roseanne ended its run in the spring of 1997, at which time its cultural relevance had long since faded, meaning that this piece of dreck has only itself to blame for its low ratings.

Yeah, I expect a story about zombies to be violent and gory, but the comic book is so unrelenting in its "everything bad that can happen does happen" way of having terrible things happen to its characters, only a fraction of which have anything to do with zombies, that it's impossible to suspend disbelief. I get the…

Doctor Who has never been hard SF and has always had a strong metaphysical streak. The "nobody can die" premise works for me despite, or maybe even because of its implausibility, in that it has horrific implications that give the story a grand sense of urgency, or it should at least - This episode had a fair amount of…

The last ten minutes of this episode…
…may have killed the whole mini-series. I mean, here we have a great sci-fi premise, and the first two episodes had some great moments exploring the effects of what amounts to a total paradigm shift in human life, and the twist that a drug company is behind the whole thing is very…

asking for it
I may be the only one here who feels this way, but after watching the series I read the comic book (all the issues up through late 2010), and found it to be pulpy, over-the-top and completely lacking in subtlety. The plot twists are silly and arbitrarily violent, and for a comic book about zombies,…

Sad
I really want South Park to be great - Unlike the Simpsons, which, aside from overall quality, is irrelevant because its characters and setting are redolent of an era in American culture that is all but over, South Park still has the potential to be a showcase for classic satire. However, after two lackluster…

Brilliant analysis of South Park, 3rd Prize, but Bob's Burgers is more like a middle of the rotation starter who has some talent and might be great someday, but for the time being can be expected to put up 10 wins at best and an ERA well above 4.00.

The best "worst" season of any long running show ever
I still think that if season 5 were the only season of Newsradio, it would still be a cult favorite of sorts, that comedy nerds would remember fondly and bitch about it should've been renewed ("It was just getting good! It had so much potential!") Of course, the…

Also might count
"Dance Little Sister" and "Dancing with Mr. D." by the Rolling Stones. Well, Mick could strut around while singing them, but the average person would look pretty silly trying to cut a rug to them.

I have to confess
I think "The Jimmy" is in some ways pretty stupid. The titular character is annoying - Who actually speaks like that? Maybe once in a while, but all the time? And Elaine's stupidity at agreeing to a date with Jimmy not even knowing she's met him is totally out of character. The thing is, if I…

Kathy Griffin is the poor man's Vicki Lewis. Get yer facts straight, knuckle-head. ;-)

Next on NBC
"Joe Rogan Gets Paid"

I haven't seen it in a while (still rewatching season 5), but it's the only episode I remember thinking was patently stupid.

Dear AV Club
There are no "bad" Newsradio episodes. Okay, the episode where Jimmy confronts his fear of hippies is close, but even that one's like a B- at worse. (Okay, it's more like a D+, but that one's a rarity.) The show consistently delivered for five seasons - The good episodes are all-time tv classics, and the…

I believe most of the therapists are decent, caring individuals who actually want these people to get better, but as far as the producers and the network are concerned it's just "Everybody look at the crazy people" while they count the money.

Coast to Coast Carpet of Love is a little uniform but contains some amazing songs (Slow Hamilton, Miles Under the Skin, Current Desperation). Sadly, some of the best songs for the planned double-lp Coast to Coast Carpet of Blood (Carpet of Love + Standard Gargoyle Decisions) were only released on a limited edition…

Exploitation at its best
I generally don't believe in the idea of "guilty pleasures" - If I enjoy watching a tv show, I can usually defend it as intellectually stimulating or at least redeeming on some level. This show on the other hand is completely indefensible, yet I can't look away from it. I've started referring…

You forgot
to review Pollard's best album this year (so far), the Lifeguards' Waving At the Astronauts. Mars Classroom's New Theory of Everything (a collaboration with the guy from Big Dipper) is also pretty good.

Have you heard of Youtube?