I hated The English Patient before it was "cool" to do so. I wish I'd thought of the "Casablanca for assholes" one-line review, though, it would have made so many of my 90s movies discussions that much shorter.

Oh, God yes. We never subscribed to Showtime, but oh, those free preview weekends (one somehow lasted for nearly a year, and we just never got around to asking our cable company why).

Ditto the Knots Landing. And Malibu Bikini Shop. Man, I miss USA Up All Night. And Cinemax After Dark.

I'm sure this has already been covered, but uh, Roxette's "The Look" was not released, nor did it hit the charts, in '92. I'm ashamed to know that without even having to look it up.

Mrs. Miller, Wesley Willis…most "outsider" music works, really, since the average Joe has no idea what the hell is going on. I used to use Mrs. Miller to close the record store I worked at. Even some of my employees revolted. I still own my copy.

Isn't New Year's Eve just 200 Cigarettes minus Paul Rudd? God, that was a shitty movie, too.

Andie MacDowell, Groundhog Day. Any other actress would have been preferable.

Roger screws up.

Tranquilizers and vampires
I know what you mean about tranquilizers needing circulating blood to be effective. So do erections. Someone please tell me: how do vampires get boners?

I like to imagine poots.

The Bear That Wasn't
(Both the book and the cartoon) is awesome. It may not be a place to start, but sticking at the end of the article makes it seem inconsequential (I know the article said it was elegant, etc). Nitpicking, I know, but when I saw Tashlin's name, TBTW is what popped into my head first. Just sayin'.

I saw him on an episode of Family Feud
Not a Celebrity Family Feud, mind you, but the Gold family vs. some other schlubby family. He had to explain to Ray Combs (and by extension, the audience) who he was. I remember thinking that was kinda sad. "Lonely Boy" and "TYFBAF" were staples on my dad's record player growing…

Eisenstein
I really need Ivan the Terrible Part 3, please. Every frame of Parts 1 and 2 is a work of art, and I would love to see how Part 3 handled the whole filicide/genocide thing. Of course, that would require not only Eisenstein living longer, but Stalin leaving him the hell alone to do it.

Why do you hate joy?

Hmmm…
Probably the second best group named after Barcelona.

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When you someone eat it.

I Wanna Be Sedated
…features my favorite guitar solo on any rock and roll record, ever.

Pretty much all of his characterizations could be classified as "Mopey SOB". If his goal is to get the audience to actively hate all of his characters, then the man is a genius.

Can I sue Alan Ball
For Six Feet Under, American Beauty, True Blood, and other assorted crimes of pretentiousness I'm sure he's guilty of?

Yep, you're wrong.