I wish I lived in Florence…
…just so I could vote to re-elect this wise and sensible mayor who has managed to do what we could not - banish the stench of Jersey Shore from our own cities. Apparently the "actual real Italians" are a people of discriminating taste. Or at least a people who want to keep anyone named…

Another question…
…is whether they're going to tone down the way they draw Stephen Merchant so he doesn't resemble some sort of leering gremilin who's looking at Karl like he wants to eat him. Or rape him. Or both.

If the pants are zip-tied high up on the waist, then what happens when the kid needs to drop a deuce? Seems like that would cause a whole new round of saggy pants issues, at least in the back.

It was truly a glorious time, and no one dared to wear baggy pants halway down their ass, for the dreaded Atomic Wedgie was the well-deserved reward for anyone who dared that level of retardation.

And while this is more an actress issue than a costume problem, it would also help if she didn't have a look on her face like someone was holding a turd under her nose.

I grew up watching the TV show, so whether or not it's sexist, realistic, or faithful to the comic, I have three expectations for Wonder Woman's costume:

He looks like Jesus. Which, considering the "God did it all" theme of the BSG finale, might not be far off the mark.

Can you stop reporting on Charlie…
…and start reporting on that warlock? He looks like he's got just as many great quotes in him as Sheen does.

McPickleshitter just nicely summed up the message I got out of the Book of Job (which was also the final nail in the coffin of my religious tendencies as a kid). I just couldn't get my mind around the idea that God - for no other reason than just to see what would happen - treated Job like a bunny in a makeup testing…

That link was awesome. I very seldom forward links to people, but that one got sent out.

A question for anyone who knows about Utah?
What was up with that scene where Bill and the senate leader whip out their guns? Is it standard practice for public officials in Utah to carry concealed weapons, or is that simply one of those states that allows everyone to do so? Both of them seemed to take the weapons…

Three observations
1) Though the circumstances of Andy Whitfield's departure are unfortunate, I think these two episodes are going a long way toward showing that the series can stay on track in spite of his loss. I find myself wondering more and more how it will be once Season 2 starts and Batiatus is no longer a…

This was actually the first episode where Lwaxanna started to bug me. I had a higher tolerance than Zack did for her first two appearances, where she was at least comic relief. But starting with this one, she started slipping into a whole weepy "What issue does she have this episode?" arc (there's one coming up…

This is one of those episodes that set up an alien race as a one-shot appearance at the time, but then they decided to revisit the whole idea of the Trill as a joined species a few years later. Zack pointed out the part that always bugged me the most - that in this episode, everyone seemed to have a "Holy shit! …

Can I substitute the tiger pit for a double helping of ninjas?

I'll second that opinion on The Path Between the Seas - I'm working my way through it right now, and it's a fascinating read. I found it very interesting how close we came to having a Nicaragua Canal instead - for a while, it looked like Nicaragua was a done deal after the disatraous French attempt in Panama. That…

@ TV Junior: No, I'm not siding with the studio system, I'm pointing out that he's made an awful lot of money off the system he's now bashing. Strikes me as a hypocritical case of biting the hand that feeds you after it fed you. Over and over again.

The slave killing wouldn't have been considered that big of a deal, since by law slaves were property and not people. As for stomping the piss out of Batiatus (and then drenching him with it), that would have been more serious but for two things. One, he wasn't that well-known of a citizen at this point in the story…

@ Arsenio:

So he's mad that he had to learn the ins and outs of a complicated business that helped make him plenty of money over the years, and this somehow pisses him off after the fact? Give me a break. I like a lot of his movies, and I think he's a talented writer, but he needs to pull his head out of his fat ass that…