I might be late to the party, but I would wholeheartedly support the AV Club's decision to start covering this show.

How it is that hand gestures aren't allowed but mugging that would make Silent Bob blush is a-okay?

Can someone who'se read these books please explain how falling into a hole during the Civil War lands you on Mars? I've read things in the past where the hero enters a fantasy realm after hitting their head or something, and it's always annoyed me. (Maybe it was okay 70+ years ago, but not anymore…) Do they at least…

I feel like the marketing team behind this film were afraid to tell anyone it took place on Mars until the last second… like it would scare off all the folks who would see Gladiator but not a sci fi film. The out of the blue you've got Willem Defoe on late night television talking about playing a giant green alien…

Good gravy, is there gonna be a lot of marijuana smoke on that set.

Shorts, shorts.. Shirt… Maimi… Shorts, shirt, sexy… Maimi!

Goodbye junk mail!

So… mustache, yea or nae? I give it a tentative thumbs up, but only because it looks so drench in irony it comes back around again and seems sincere. Sort of the 40-year-old version of wearing a fedora in high school.

Yeah, they packed waaaay too much into the premier… Everything before each commercial break could have been an episode on another series. I know hey want to draw people in, but a police raid, a prison sentence, a prison break, a reverse kidnapping, a time jump, a new world orientation, an outside the wall jaunt, a…

As is usually the case, Sliders already did it. They left it in - it was up to the people to decide.

Are there Morlocs? Sorry, you're The Time Machine.

I would actually be okay if they hop back and forth between the past and the future. I think it would sort of be fascinating to see some more of the scorched earth fascist dystopia of the opening scenes. Plus why would they have burned so much on a useless set if we never going to return as viewers? (Also I would like…

I thought the Professor looked pretty badass as an anime mad scientist.

Yeah, I'm surprised the review didn't comment on one of the episode's funniest running gags… each segment used a specific element of the genre being spoofed to get around needing to show something impossible. So you not only got Zoidberg's impossibly complex and beautiful dance illustrated by a single, static frame…

Double Con: You go through life with your name permanently associated with a ghastly death ship full of radiation-ravaged French sailors from freaky cult TV show.

Die Hard: Dying Doesn't Seem Quite So Hard Anymore

The worst thing about opening monologues on SNL is that they're all so obviously written to reinforce whatever personal branding the host's manager is currently pushing for their client. Miley got to highlight that she's not a bad girl, but still has done some "edgy" stuff, like smoking Salvia. I thought he claim…

I actually gave it a B+ in the user rating section. I was not expecting much from Miley; however, I was pleasantly surprised. Miley's Beiber and Fergie impressions were spot-on, he Disney School of Acting was good, the French Youth Skit was wildly random and hilarious, and even the opening monologue was pretty funny.…

I vote "silvertip badger" as the most obscure reference…

Best moments
The two best gags in this episode can't appear in the random quotes section since they're visual: