It could be an age-related thing but my high school friends that had jumped on board for the Attitude era shenanigans were long gone by the time of the WCW buyout

I know we're splitting hairs here, but the buzz in 97 and 98 was a lot higher than the following years. The raw numbers for the WWF may have been higher in the following years but as a junior high/high school student, 97 and 98 were the one window where it was actually acceptable to wear a wrestling t-shirt in public…

"Why would anyone watch that? That's lowbrow television that’s catered to children and man-children."

A terrible made-for-network-tv miniseries, yes.

Well, I read it about 15 years ago but it definitely had an effect on me. If you liked The Godfather and want to stay in that world, I also recommend the cash in novel authorized by Puzo's estate a couple years ago. "The Family Corleone". Don't expect the Great American novel but its a good straightforward…

They recently paid off their debt to Cameron Esposito. Now they're paying off this one.

How are those Lynch books? I was reading the synopses and it seems like an interesting world that he built.

Yep, I remember really liking The Sicilian too. That's something I want to revisit at some time. Omerta, as well. Puzo had a terse writing style that I really appreciated.

I picked up the old paperback of Mario Puzo's The Last Don from my parents' house that I read probably 15 years ago. I don't know if there's ever been a thread about Puzo's novels beyond the obvious mentions of how all the extraneous stuff was cut from The Godfather. Well in terms of extraneous, this book's…

I'm all in with you on 11/22/63. A slog to read full of paper thin characters and a supposed 30-something protagonist who suspicously reads like a 67 year old man. I picked up Doctor Sleep on the cheap but am very wary of any modern day Stephen King.

Reading the synopsis, I don't know what to expect from the new Franzen novel. To be honest, I wouldn't mind him staying in his dysfunctional family wheelhouse. I want to feel the cringe!

I've grown from liking this franchise when I was in the target demographic of late teenager to wanting nothing more to do with it (I played through GTAV earlier this year). The college freshman-level satire of American culture is groan inducing and the lack of any sort of rpg elements make it seem behind the times. …

Yeah, the next year saw the release of Independence Day and most summer blockbusters have been following that cgi-infused template ever since.

I'm going to give your first podcast a listen.

Yeah, I have fond memories of it too. I don't think being able to afford the likes of Ethan Embry and Seth Green will be a problem.

I tried watching that show the other night thinking I had stumbled on some next generation of Taxicab Confessions gem. It sucked. It was an insult to the Shock Videos of HBO Past.

Don't stoop to Vulture's level, AV Club. It's gotten pretty rough over there.

It also means $30 million opening weekend with savvy marketing on a small budget. A quick exit from theaters however with $50 million total North American box office net leading to two forgettable sequels which by this time everyone says they're "over the franchise". Shortly thereafter follows the quick writing,…

But this is a an easy way to get that AV Club newswire comment section buzz! Donald Trump!

On the topic of ex-wrestler podcasts, Ric Flair's podcast is a-mazing. Probably the best of the bunch. An oft-times drunk older man who's blown through money and wives while running up enormous bar tabs across the nation telling rambling stories about the decadence of the pro wrestling in the 80's is a must listen…