"Best example of that"
I'd actually posit that Kurt Vonnegut's Breakfast of Champions was the best example of a metaphysical construct where the author as a god-like figure meets the main character and discusses the meaning of life. But maybe that's just me.

I'd gladly trade them the right to marry for a promise that they'll keep their Broadway shows on Broadway, where I can easily ignore them

Andy Cohen
Every time I overhear his snarky, effeminate voice during commercials when my wife is watching some terrible show on Bravo, I die a little inside.

Between Sea Change, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, Blacklisted and A Rush of Blood to the Head, it was truly a golden age (Beck song title pun intended) for depressing break-up music.

Let's face it
When Shrek wins, we all lose.

I think a film version of The Dark Knight Returns with the Batman and Superman characters could work

"But when you come to bed you look like Tyler Perry"
I think you gave this joke too much thought. I've seen it executed in the commercial about 18,000 times now (they've played it basically every commercial break during the NBA playoffs) and I'm pretty sure it was born this way:

"Not like Godzilla exactly"
So… Gamera? Mothra? Mechagodzilla?

People looking to spend $12 for two hours of air conditioning?

What's the matter, Colonel Sanders? Chicken?

While I agree Wu-Tang Forever had its weak moments, "Dog Shit" is certainly not one of them. That might be my favorite two-and-a-half minutes in ODB's entire oeuvre.

9/11
We're definitely in 9/11 territory now. I specifically remember coming back to college that fall and all my friends and I being obsessed with "Clint Eastwood" while that "I'm Real" song was a huge hit.

"Hanging By a Moment" sucks even more when you consider how much it blatantly rips off the hook from "Corduroy" by Pearl Jam

"The skit was never funny. It always felt forced and awkward and desperate (like most of SNL in the last 10 years). Hopefully this will put an end to any further movie adaptations…"

Am I remembering this or making it up?
Does anyone else remember Franco doing publicity for Pineapple Express stating that he was quitting acting, at least for a while to finish college?

Making me feel old
Remember the childhood pleasure of looking up dirty words like "ass" in the dictionary?

I love when people call The Beatles overrated.

Jon Hamm
I read Jon Hamm had a decent sized part in this. Are there any poorly executed attempts at a sly Don Draper joke?

But what about us fans of unattractive people?
Oh yeah, wait, The View. That's right.

Cassettes
What's a cassette? That's some kind of new iPod?