Two things that bug me about "Shane" -

Agreed, great observation. I'll even overlook the incorrect spelling of 'ordnance.'

Not silly. Flight training accidents were pretty common in the ANG around this time.

Pare can emit a banshee shriek with me anytime.

Amazingly, YouTube did not lead us astray. Gerhartz states that she's the singer on her Facebook page. No download available yet, though.

What is more demeaning for an accomplished actor: this role in a Lifetime ANS biopic, or Landau's turn in a "Mike's Hard Lemonade" ad?

Attendant symbolism or no, that melancholy cover of "Fame" is pretty damn good. Any idea who sings it?

Patricia McPherson. Bonnie from "Knight Rider." Yum.

Because innuendo!

He's been more like a half-wit for quite some time now.

Gen. Westmoreland, I would hereby like to selflessly volunteer to remain behind in order to maintain an American presence in Megan's Southern region.

EVEN IF THE REASONING'S
REALLY REALLY F***ED UP

Ugh… Fixed.

In a society where everybody gets a trophy, neither Chevy nor Bieber will ever be allowed to fail.

If there's ever a company that deserves to be portrayed as rampantly, hedonistically self-destructive, it's late-60s GM.

GAAAAAHHH!

Cristin Milioti is extremely cute. Perhaps most importantly, though, she's also a different kind of beauty than Cobie Smulders brings to Robin, while still fitting into the established show narrative (dark-haired kids, etc.)

Whaddya mean he was DEAD the whole time?!?!

Damn, that's a great point that did not occur to me! Yes, JFK Jr. wasn't rated on instruments, and spun in on a hazy night over water - it's doubtful he could see a horizon anywhere, just endless black.

Me too. (It was low-tech, but endearingly so.) Points also to the production crew for making the plane look like an authentic 1960s Cessna - albeit a wingless one -  and for requiring Ted and Don to basically yell at each other over the engine noise. I can't imagine flying one of those today without headsets and…