Byrne has said that the touring offers they received during the 90's were so ridiculously low that he never seriously entertained any of them. Also, on a television interview, Chris Frantz said that Byrne continues to be adamant that it'll never happen. Good for them.

"I'm just glad that this is all over."
-Jerry Harrison at said induction ceremony

Calling X "scrappy" is a little dumb. D.J. Bonebrake and Billy Zoom are two of them most accomplished musicians to come out of the L.A. punk scene, and Exene Cervenka is one hell of a great lyricist. 

It really is goddamn pathetic that the arts aren't subsidized on a large scale in the U.S. I'm glad we have our priorities straight-murdering people overseas is always crucial.

HUDSUCKER PROXY is still the best film they've ever made, and I doubt they'll ever top it.

"Whoever wins, we lose."

I'd say the entire nation of America is a better example than just one man. We're peacekeepers! Except we always start wars. We promote justice and equality for all! Except we disenfranchise voters, minorities and people that don't conform to our ideals. We value education! Of course, we had to make it a business and…

M*A*S*H took place during the Korean War, although it was meant to be a commentary on Vietnam (hence the stupid tag at the beginning that 20th Century Fox demanded).

It's not. The movie is basically a standard 3-act piece as well, with it being divided up by the training, then acculturating to life on the base in Vietnam and finally the pursuit of the sniper. As an aside, it's tragic how few films explore the Vietnam War from the perspective of the Vietnamese people.

I remember rumors of a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles show that would've adhered more closely to the original comics, but that was probably just fanboy daydreaming. Still, it would've been pretty cool. An animated PREACHER or SANDMAN could've been terrific as well.

I think Carrell only agreed to film his cameo after the producers brought his wife back on as the realtor who sold Jim and Pam's house. He looked like he was in pain the whole time the camera was on him.

I always wondered about how much of that show was real and what was scripted. Extremely compelling stuff.

Murphy was one of Altman's best stock actors. He makes a great early impression in the just recently restored THAT COLD DAY IN THE PARK (1969).

I really wish that HBO would take another shot at making some animated shows for adults.

The original was designed and constructed by Kubrick's wife Christiane. 

He's been talking about some screenplays he's written for a while. Perhaps he sold them…?

This is the inherent problem with topical-centered humor like SNL-it ages terribly, you end up recycling the same characters ad nauseam and it becomes formulaic (I understand that the live nature of the program makes it easier for the producers and writers to make skits revolving around fake talk shows, but none of…

It would be a pretty nice little movie if it didn't have the most godawful narration ever (courtesy of Mr. Martin). In the cinema I saw it at, people started groaning every time it came back.

He's published quite a few books ranging from memoir, fiction, plays and comic essays.

Michael Gira of Swans and Ray Davies are both fiction writers as well. Supposedly, Billy Corgan has a novel in the works, too.