this isn't the bleedin … splish spash show

to think that before this she was just a struggling actress living in Los Angeles

agreed on Kathy, Pope. When she was introduced she was made out to be another Stepford-Wiveish compound woman, but she had really developed into a strong character.

it's been made pretty clear that Heather has some severe SSA for Sarah, Ronda's accusation being the most telling moment.

didn't the cabby say he was in Long Island City? LIC is one stop away from Manhattan (also, it's where 30 Rock is shot - Silvercup Studios)

I prefer the term "gay as a summer hat"

Clarkson seems like a twat, but May and Hammond both strike me as good eggs

well, I don't think anyone wants it to "hew clost to historical facts" unless they really dig scurvy

"the drive through the deep south: best hour of television ever"

Fry: "Do you take Visa?"
Salesman: "Visa hasn't existed for 600 years."
Fry: "American Express?"
Salesman: "400 years."
Fry: "Discover?"
Salesman: "Ooooh, sorry, we don't take Discover"

one of my favorite stories: two British diplomats are at a transfer-of-power ceremony for a now-independent fomer colony. One says to the other: "Ultimately, what do you think the lasting legacies of the British Empire are going to be?" The other responds: "The game of football, and the expression 'fuck off'"

Scruffy's rollin out a large pill

Zapp, piloting the orbiting restaurant:

okay, it's Saturday night. I have no date, a bottle of Shasta, and my all-Rush mixtape. Let's do this.

"When you open up a Reggie bar, it tells you how good it is."
- Graig Nettles

10 P.M. LOCA VIDA — "Ass, Gas, or Grass." Cash-strapped after a shopping binge leaving his closet full of board shorts but no shirts, Anthony (Nicky Katt) offers the Writer (John Sayles) creatively alternative forms of payment for his ghostwriting services. Matthew MaConaughey guest stars as the board short salesman.

yeah, Hollywood!
rich successful person coming to terms with mortality = boffo box office!

hey, I saw that movie. You didn't get out of your car the entire time!

talkingstove - I think you are the only person in the world who seriously regrets losing Soriano

my spider sense is tingling! Did someone call for a webslinger?