I grew up in Minneapolis and KTMA 23 was far from crummy — they were always your first stop for Wild Wild West reruns.  Jim Mallon was the original operations guy there and hired Joel for the original gig.

I grew up in Minneapolis and KTMA 23 was far from crummy — they were always your first stop for Wild Wild West reruns.  Jim Mallon was the original operations guy there and hired Joel for the original gig.

"Burlesque" without the earthy realism.

"Burlesque" without the earthy realism.

Zosia Mamet, by him and Lindsay Crouse.

Zosia Mamet, by him and Lindsay Crouse.

I was with it until, at the end, Fallon reaches to the lens and pantomimes turning the camera off, as if he was just shooting this with friends, and there wasn't a camera op, camera assistant, audio guy, A2, three producers and an intern on the other side of the room. That is how you spell irony.

I was with it until, at the end, Fallon reaches to the lens and pantomimes turning the camera off, as if he was just shooting this with friends, and there wasn't a camera op, camera assistant, audio guy, A2, three producers and an intern on the other side of the room. That is how you spell irony.

A.V. Club, you've changed, man.  You're going soft.

A.V. Club, you've changed, man.  You're going soft.

Thanks. I'll never be able to watch her in "Herbie: Fully Loaded" the same way again.

Thanks. I'll never be able to watch her in "Herbie: Fully Loaded" the same way again.

I'm a sound effects editor in LA so I know a bit about this, from a practical standpoint.

I'm a sound effects editor in LA so I know a bit about this, from a practical standpoint.

"Didn't anyone in Hollywood watch Lost?"

"Didn't anyone in Hollywood watch Lost?"

After "Playing God" and the Glover episode, I've come to the conclusion that The Joining is simply the Trill home world's way of disposing of its boring over-achievers.

After "Playing God" and the Glover episode, I've come to the conclusion that The Joining is simply the Trill home world's way of disposing of its boring over-achievers.

Sakonna's subplot gives us some things, mainly as a foil for Quark's development-

Sakonna's subplot gives us some things, mainly as a foil for Quark's development-