I think individuals get to make those choices for themselves. If someone is no longer a Whedon fan after this, I won't try to talk them out of it.

We don't really know what that line meant in the letter without more context.

I agree 100% with this; it perplexes me that there is a very serious thread of media criticism that essentially says that no bad thing can be depicted ever in fiction.

"His name is Aemon."

I didn't think of this at the time, but it is totally possible.

That's what I thought, but not-having-a-car-in-NY is hardly a uniquely "Millennial" thing.

THE BABY LOOKED AT YOU?!?!!

I like the show, but Shawn is definitely annoying.  In the first season in particular, he was so over-the-top disrespectful to Gus.  I'm glad they moved away from that characterization of Shawn, which does speak to some genuine and subtle character development.  Whatever you want to say about his narcissism, he's not…

I can understand the frustration at how inept the cops are.  It could be that I'm oversensitive to that issue because I have friends who are cops, but I wish they could do better than the "cops are dumb and oblivious" trope.

I'd imagine he will.  Nate and Sophie retire, having mentored Hardison and Parker to carry on their do-gooding == series finale.

Count me in the disappointed camp.  Burn Notice is facing the same problem as a lot of shows that have come before it: it has become nearly impossible to place the heroes in a situation where they're the underdogs.  As Michael has defeated a series of increasingly impressive villains (some perspective: the two FBI…

I'm pretty sure the email thing was a device that another villain, I think Brennan, used earlier in the series.  They may have repeated that exact same plot device (it does make sense here), but I don't recall Anson ever saying it.

Barry could be the mole, too.

Pearce didn't occur to me either, but it probably makes the most sense.  Jesse is reasonable, too, though I thought that the whole "families forgive worse than this" speech of Maddie's could've resonated enough for them to get past it.  Plus, Jesse has been depicted as such a white knight in dealing with clients that…

Michael's dad died in 1998, according to his headstone:
http://burnnotice.wikia.com…

The AV Club has this fetish for criticizing GTA 4 for pomposity, but I'm not buying it.  If GTA 3 and Vice City hadn't been so irreverent, these same reviewers would appreciate GTA 4's plot.  Instead, they seem to have this idea that the genre can't be serious, but that's a question of personal taste, not a question…

If you haven't checked out his podcast, you might want to.  There's plenty of longer form discussion there.  I think he basically gave the quick version on TV and then went on to the guests. That is basically the format; Maddow is kind of an exception because she has such star power that the network will let her do…

Uygur's tone can get a bit grating, but he certainly isn't lacking "intelligence" or "critical aptitude."  In fact, he's one of the few anchors who is willing to point out the fundamental flaws in our political system.  I think Maddow is great, but she's a little too wrapped up in Democrats good/Republicans bad…

I don't really see the issue here.  Is your argument "hipsters like the music; therefore sports fans won't"?  Why would that be?
Unfamiliarity shouldn't be an issue either—there are lots of people who don't really give a shit one way or another about music.  I'll bet most baseball fans wouldn't recognize more than half…

I think "Civilian" by Wye Oak would be just about the best entrance music EVER for a closer or MMA fighter or the like.