It's guaranteed to end badly, but only after season after season of absurd made-up-on-the-spot plot developments, cliffhangers, mysteries and tons of filler to keep the suckers watching and the machine churning.

The National's music doesn't get me down, but this news sort of does.

That tears it, I'm going to get a manicure tonight in case there's an apocalypse soon.

But Red Dawn was all jingo-y!

I might dig those, Ape, I'm in an apocalyptic type of mood.

Bottom line: Cobra was just a gaudy but generic menace - even Cobra Commander didn't know why he wanted to take over the world, and it didn't matter anyway because they were the Washington Generals of terrorism. The middle eastern thing is pure nonsense, if Sirota really put that forth he may have been drunk at the…

Well, Clin-Ton, I can only say that I know a lot of liberals that don't have any love for Clinton and perhaps only the most grudging of respect - but they probably wouldn't be inclined to admit that to a Republican.

Man, people really have their jingo on today.

C'mon, we've just GOT to make this Cobra thing fit. For Sirota!

Uh…I didn't expect anyone to actually call me on that. I'm not sure I can deliver.

The '90's tend to get a pass because hating on the "Clinton-era" just seems unnatural to a lot of people. Sure, you can hate on Gingrich, but that's kind of small potatoes. Not fulfilling. Too, the dot com greed - although stunning - was way more fun than '80's greed because, hey, it seemed like anyone could cash…

All I know is that we get to say "Reagan-era" a lot and about how much we hated it, even if we weren't alive. That's chubby material right there.

Red Dawn just smacks of Reagan-era jingoism!

I say see it and report back.

I hate that song. I'm like, old and stuff, so I remember it being overplayed on the radio when I was a kid. For something so utterly meaningless, I find it depressing as hell.

sarCCastro, Overboard holds up as exactly what it as - a pretty ok comedy with a few decent bits and no surprises. Fear not.

Yeah, Stewart, blah blah blah…me, I was sorry to see Craig Kilborn go. Remember that guy?

The Dead Milkmen were right to mock the Communards.

I take your point, fast, but since the subject came up it's only fair to mention that Britain and the U.S. also provided The Soviet Union with thousands of combat vehicles (primarily tanks, fighters and halftracks) during World War 2. But I suspect you know this.

Agreed. Definitely worth a look.