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But The Simpsons has been on the air since the late 19th Century! It was a fully appropriate reference.

An infected injury could cause major tissue damage or necessitate amputation, not to mention the possibility of death due to blood poisoning.

I propose that Guru-Murthy be swapped with any random member of the White House press pool.

I wish I could say that with your degree of confidence.

the only thing separating her from a coyote being a really good agent

Then she gave it a far greater destiny than poor Ms. Karo ever could.

I've never managed to see the Max and Ruby cartoons, but we dearly loved the books when our daughter was a toddler.

I'm on file with one of the casting agencies for this sort of thing, but apparently nobody who looks like me has committed a serious crime in the last four years or so. I got a call back in 2011 checking whether I'd be available during a particular week, but there were a couple of other contenders, and I guess one of…

forget the Turing test—the best way for artificial intelligence to truly
prove how human it can be is by clutching its pearls at dick
references.

I thought maybe you could just spend one to painlessly sober up after drinking yourself unconscious.

I have enough of a gripe with writers who write about writers, much less one who keeps revisiting a personal trauma so obviously — Like even a slight modification or extension of their personal experience would somehow be less "real"?

I've long assumed that Craven took some inspiration from the story of Gary Heidnik — http://en.wikipedia.org/wik…
At least the foundational "Evil rich white guy living in squalor in the ghetto with a pit full of prisoners" conceit.

Frankly, the Mongolian Death Worm deserved better.

People Under The Stairs V: The Stair Master

I thought everyone got one whether they wanted it or not.

They've acquired things like smart phones over the years, but I can definitely see the Simpsons still driving a 20+ year old car.

We snickered in Philadelphia too.

"Franchise" shows like the various NCISs, CSIs, and Law & Orders are really a different category altogether.

There's a bit of a distinction between spinoffs of established characters, such as the ones you mentioned (where the producers are seeking either to multiply the success of the original show, or salvage something when the original shuts down), and "back door pilot" situations like Mork and Mindy or Maude, which are…