That's actually worse than Lester Bangs dying while listening to "Dare" by The Human League.

Works for me, but I've always been kind of a cat person.

Maybe I'm misunderstanding what is meant by "white panic, " but I always thought of "The Jungle" as an anti-imperialist story — dishing out comeuppance to those who have profited off the exploitation and misery of underdeveloped nations. The mechanism used to deliver this justice may be steeped in racial stereotypes,…

Still Valley is definitely a lesser episode w/ some very poor acting. But The Jungle is vintage Charles Beaumont and features a creepy nighttime walk through an oddly empty NYC.

Best's character is especially good at using a buffoonish front to push Conny's buttons and drive him to visit the graveyard.

Don't forget producer Buck Houghton, who brought the production values and script selection to TZ's first three seasons. Once he left, the show was handled by three producers over seasons 4-5. Of those, Bert Granet was the best, relatively speaking. He oversaw Living Doll, Nightmare at 20,000 Ft, Steel and the best…

To be honest, I was never really sure about what happened the first handful of times I saw it. As a result, I've seen and pondered "The Arrival" more times than the episode actually deserves. Like the protagonist, I needed to understand what was really going on. Maybe that was Serling's proto-meta intent. In any case,…

One of my favorites. Awesome performance by Joseph Schildkraut as Becker. Usually, an episode so relentlessly intense can be overbearing. But with this subject matter it's justified.

I think the ambiguity comes from a flawed script, but I always thought the lost plane had threatened the protagonist's sense of himself as a Mr. Fix It. The arrival was a delusion that gave him an opportunity to figure out what happened and regain his sense of self. Didn't work, but I don't think there were any…

That would be "The Hunt" written by Earl Hamner Jr., who went on to create The Waltons. May not be the edgiest or most nuanced episode, but I don't know a dog owner who doesn't love it.

That's not the plot, but what you described is more intelligent and grounded in reality than the plot "Consenting Adults" follows. I don't think anyone should pay money to see it, but if it's free On Demand or available on You Tube it should be experienced.

I know it's another mid-'90s thriller, but I'd like to nominate "Consenting Adults" for a future "Watch This." It's packed with ridiculous plot twists and inexplicably bad performances by otherwise fine actors such as Kevin Kline, Kevin Spacey and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio.

Isolation Drills was a very solid tribute to arena rock. Easily their best effort between '96-last year. As for the reunion trilogy. I think Class… and Lunch… are on a par with Vampire… Maybe even Under the Bushes.

I've already burned 2 Reunion best ofs from last year's trilogy, plus single B-sides and tracks from the EP GBV released this week. 82 classics.

The production, and sub-par songs like "Cheapskates," make "Give Em Enough Rope" my least favorite Clash album (I don't count "Cut the Crap"). Which is a shame, considering Topper is jaw-droppingly good throughout.

I love Joe's barking the way others love Tom Waits or post-'75 Dylan. But as dumb as the lyrics are, I think that moment in "Rude Boy"  gives the song a real sense of urgency and passion. Too bad the vocal was eventually drowned out by countless Mick Jones overdubs.

I always thought Brad Goodman was based on an LA-area radio psychologist who used to host a TV call-in show in the early '90s. If memory serves, it was on after Saturday Night Live. Don't remember his name, though. The hair, if not the personality, was identical to Goodman's.

I always thought Brad Goodman was based on an LA-area radio psychologist who used to host a TV call-in show in the early '90s. If memory serves, it was on after Saturday Night Live. Don't remember his name, though. The hair, if not the personality, was identical to Goodman's.

Glad Boardwalk Empire made the list. Sad the "Sunday's Best" episode didn't. Best hour of TV I've watched in at least 5 years. Then again, my ratio of quality-to-crap viewing leans more to the latter than I care to admit. 

Glad Boardwalk Empire made the list. Sad the "Sunday's Best" episode didn't. Best hour of TV I've watched in at least 5 years. Then again, my ratio of quality-to-crap viewing leans more to the latter than I care to admit.