This week wasn't too intense on new and interesting developments. I did a bunch of pre-employment procedures, which, due to it being a hospital, meant having a physical exam done on me, multiple shots, having blood taken, and having to go through a drug test. It makes it a lot more official that I soon will be…

Also, while this was the first time doing a full episode live, they have done other live events which are pretty similar.

Actually, since the Dawes album got a B+, sharing a B+ is actually Dawes good and thus the true ultimate grade to get.

Honestly, that fits right in with what Fighting For Air said, as it seemed like alternatives were more interested in provoking than in carrying out interesting journalism.

I'd personally say that Jeffrey Combs overacting is at least worthy of being in the C range myself. Also, it has to be respected for being 85 minutes long. It gets in, it gets out, it's done. Now, obviously, it doesn't get it done well, but it is nice to see a lean movie every so often.

Alternative weeklies are just as corporate as the regular press. There was a really good book by Eric Klinenberg, Fighting For Air: The Battle To Control America's Media, that had a very interesting chapter about the state of alternative weeklies. Worth checking out if you have an interest in the subject.

Hell, as has been widely noted, 50 Shades was originally fanfic, so it's not really that far off.

MODELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL! Which should be as popular as SIMMMMMMMMMMSSSS owing to Modell's trashing of the sax from much earlier.

You can have the magic bus FOR 100 English Pounds!

I'd probably go for Zero Dark Thirty as my favorite of the nine and one of my favorites of the year. For Best Actor, I'd say Daniel Day-Lewis is the front runner I'm most happy about and Best Actress would Jessica Chastain for me, although Emmanuelle Riva is also very, very strong.

Do you have a link? Curiosity has been piqued.

Just checked Wikipedia: it was Sir Paul McCartney who performed the year after.

@avclub-0f0d67e214f9fef69b278e3d08114da9:disqus Do you mean to imply that Genius Of Love is a song that's good to leave and get a beer or to drink beer to? Because I have to take exception to the former. I think it's a pretty fun song, mostly because of the Chris shouting and the bass line.

He still is the godfather of soul, y'all, so check it out!

Sounds kind of like a version of Gloria for non-broadcast television.

One part of Oasis. Try Don't Look Back In Anger for another part of it, with the superior singer.

@avclub-9079ea527e08a24dfad44e3302d5f091:disqus Although, even with not being set on Mars, the Total Recall remake still didn't do too well, so the curse struck it even without being set there. And man, was that ever deserving of not doing well.

Well, did any element of the film change because of this? This Inventory isn't about whether the film struck nerves with people; it's whether or not an element of it, even just the title, had to change because of real world events.

That reminds me: when was the last time there was a film out that had a G rating? It seems like the minimum rating now is a PG. It's like G is the new NC-17, only it's more because G carries connotations of general lameness as opposed to being box office poison.

It's all a bit Hard To Explain. What is easy to explain is that New York City Cops ain't too smart.