Bumping in with a loosely related video, this one marvelously explains the origins of Frasier:

What I find interesting in the review of this show and the comments in the first couple hours is the perception of "bad people." Are bad people genetically predisposed to be bad people? Are babies born who are destined to become evil criminals? I might be able buy that shaky theory, but does that mean those people…

For sure, Joe WANTED to be in prison during this entire killing spree. He has no desire to be anywhere else but in his cell, pulling the strings on his cult puppets. How can such a simple concept annoy the hell out of you when it makes perfect sense? (Granted, in a show that is utterly nonsensical).

Attorney-client privilege does not include when a lawyer believes that her client poses a mortal threat to other human beings. Under those circumstances, I believe an attorney is legally compelled to reveal their interactions with a client.

You obviously do not understand the impact of mental illness. No one is born in a vacuum, nor exists without being directly shaped by others. Yes, they are still bad people, but whether we might feel bad about how they got to be bad people is still up to us. The worst abusers are invariably the most abused.

The lawyer, Olivia, appears to be knuckling under to Joe's whims because of his direct threat on her life. He's already had his minions cut two of her fingers off, obviously implying that he will kill his lawyer if she doesn't follow through on his demands.

After six episodes, The Following still frustrates, but I have to admit it's dug its talons into me. Two weeks ago, Sims said the flashback formula “is rapidly outliving its usefulness” and he bitched about it again this week, but I think they're still essential to fleshing out the main characters, and tonight they…

No, that doesn't make it right to reference a movie you have to look up on the internet to decipher a single passage in a critical review. Thank goodness Molly didn't reference a more obscure movie, but at least we have you around, since you are intimately familiar with the 100,000 professional movies produced since…

Ryan to Megan in basement: "I'm with the FBI. I'm going to get you out of here. Just wait here quietly. I PROMISE I will be right back!"

So, if this show gets two seasons, which is entirely likely, are they going to stretch Joe's story into the second season? What would be the point of calling it The Following if they don't? How would this series last for four or five seasons? It couldn't possibly be with a new cult killer every year. The premise of…

I will say this though…six inches of old, slobbery duct tape sure is an effective gag.

I think Molly was referring to the 1995 sequel to the 1991 hit with Steve Martin. The first movie with Martin was quite awesome and held its own with the Spencer Tracy original, though the sequel I barely remember. I did end up looking up the '95 sequel on IMDB to figure out what Molly was referencing, and I sort of…

Yeah, you're probably right. Derailed me from commenting on the show, too. Which was a good one overall.

What irritates me is when a TV critic writes something like "I’m hoping the constant repetition of Veronica’s very slim chance of conception don’t lead to some Father of the Bride Part II-style tomfoolery" as if everyone reading the review regarded some 17-year-old mediocre film as a cultural touchpoint.

I don't agree that the violence on Criminal Minds is always gratuitous. The violence is literally woven into the fabric of the show and integral to not only the plot, but the character development of the team members. One of the foundations of the show is how characters like Spencer and Emily have been deeply affected…

@avclub-ec26fc2eb2b75aece19c70392dc744c2:disqus No, that is patently untrue. Lots of sex crimes on SVU do not involve murder. Most of the child sex crimes do not, and many of the adult crimes don't either.

I've been sticking with this from the beginning to see if they could resuscitate a solid premise that they'd been fucking up within minutes of the first show. And while this ep wasn't exceptional, it was way better than the past three.

About a year ago, I went through a Chelsea Lately phase when I watched it quite a bit over the course of several months. It was never appointment TV, but it always got a few laughs out of me and Handler sports a malevolent sense of humor and self-deprecation. You can see she has a very quick wit, which no one would…

Not only was the cheek-slap choreography poor; if you get slapped THAT hard on the same cheek TWICE, your skin is going to quickly flush red and stay ruddy for a while. Hardman's cheek color never changed one iota after the slaps.

Dollop has always been, and shall forevermore be, one of my favorite words.