The info about Capitol rejiggering the releases is introduced as an "irony" to the author's argument that Beatles' albums must be received as aesthetic units. I would say that, more than being ironic, it reveals that such a stance is based on nostalgic fabrication, not unlike any other pining for a bygone era that…

Right! Of course! Still a horrifying show, though.

Right! Of course! Still a horrifying show, though.

@avclub-6b4a9e228208a5008088d8ad6e1b3dd7:disqus : Vegan here; you can imagine how the assumptions would be pretty uncharitable there, too. You choose to extend moral concern to a wider group of sentient beings than the social baseline, it follows that you must be some kind of humorless scold (or at least I guess…

@avclub-6b4a9e228208a5008088d8ad6e1b3dd7:disqus : Vegan here; you can imagine how the assumptions would be pretty uncharitable there, too. You choose to extend moral concern to a wider group of sentient beings than the social baseline, it follows that you must be some kind of humorless scold (or at least I guess…

"High lactose tolerance?!" (In the Full House section). You need to really be able to handle your milk to be a Full House fan? What on earth is that supposed to mean?

"High lactose tolerance?!" (In the Full House section). You need to really be able to handle your milk to be a Full House fan? What on earth is that supposed to mean?

I was hoping they'd call it "had been taken," to respect the sequence of tenses. But no.

I was hoping they'd call it "had been taken," to respect the sequence of tenses. But no.

You're right; we need to go deeper: "sorry recalcitrant states: you were burned to the ground because Lincoln's moms got vampired!"

You're right; we need to go deeper: "sorry recalcitrant states: you were burned to the ground because Lincoln's moms got vampired!"

Nah, he starts the show like 23 and washed up.

Nah, he starts the show like 23 and washed up.

Oh, sure: this isn't clear from my comment, but I'm not implying that Family Matters is good, and therefore doesn't fit on the scale. I meant to imply that I was having a tough time deciding whether FM was affably mediocre (Private Practice) or a laughable misfire (Joey). It was a long-running series, so there was…

Oh, sure: this isn't clear from my comment, but I'm not implying that Family Matters is good, and therefore doesn't fit on the scale. I meant to imply that I was having a tough time deciding whether FM was affably mediocre (Private Practice) or a laughable misfire (Joey). It was a long-running series, so there was…

I love how casting non-white people automatically turns it into a "message show." Also, I found Gilmore Girls to be obnoxious, unwatchable treacle.

I love how casting non-white people automatically turns it into a "message show." Also, I found Gilmore Girls to be obnoxious, unwatchable treacle.

Your touchstones for spinoffs are "Private Practice" and "Joey?" How about "Frasier," "The Colbert Report" and "Count Duckula?" Not sure whether "Family Matters" would be a Private Practice or a Joey (since there doesn't seem room on that scale for a show that's actually good).

Your touchstones for spinoffs are "Private Practice" and "Joey?" How about "Frasier," "The Colbert Report" and "Count Duckula?" Not sure whether "Family Matters" would be a Private Practice or a Joey (since there doesn't seem room on that scale for a show that's actually good).

Sorry, slaves. Turns out the civil war was really about vampires and personal vendetta!