My pop culture reference point was Heather Locklear's character on Scrubs, who did the same thing to Dr. Cox that Nancy did to Dr. Cornish, except without the ulterior motive.  It sorta bummed me out, what Nancy did.  Cornish seemed like good people, and Nancy brought him down to her level, which was of course…

I think premieres are graded against the potential of their premises and cast. Of course, the letter grades are ultimately about as arbitrary as most numerical grades that other sites hand out. I think a flat five-star (or less) system is the only one that makes sense, with no halves: great, good, decent, poor,…

I think premieres are graded against the potential of their premises and cast. Of course, the letter grades are ultimately about as arbitrary as most numerical grades that other sites hand out. I think a flat five-star (or less) system is the only one that makes sense, with no halves: great, good, decent, poor,…

Are you saying Kris Humphries is gonna murder Kim and Kanye?  We must acquit!

Are you saying Kris Humphries is gonna murder Kim and Kanye?  We must acquit!

Honestly I prefer his first two specials.  Laugh At My Pain was great too, but probably my least favorite of the three.

Honestly I prefer his first two specials.  Laugh At My Pain was great too, but probably my least favorite of the three.

That's the way he needs it.

That's the way he needs it.

Well then, you gon' learn today!  Provided that you take it upon yourself to look into it, or someone tells you about it.  Which I certainly won't do as I find such explanations to be undignified.  Also, this reply would've been more effective had I posted it not long after your comment, rather than 10 hours after the…

Well then, you gon' learn today!  Provided that you take it upon yourself to look into it, or someone tells you about it.  Which I certainly won't do as I find such explanations to be undignified.  Also, this reply would've been more effective had I posted it not long after your comment, rather than 10 hours after the…

That was probably my biggest laugh of the night.  Agreed, very nice to see Leela get some slapstick.

That was probably my biggest laugh of the night.  Agreed, very nice to see Leela get some slapstick.

It was definitely "pheasant" — that's why Bender returned afterward with feathers all over him.   And the "high-concept joke" was great and made me laugh, but I think the show has pulled essentially that same gag at least once before (though I can't think of the specifics), and this wasn't a particularly great…

It was definitely "pheasant" — that's why Bender returned afterward with feathers all over him.   And the "high-concept joke" was great and made me laugh, but I think the show has pulled essentially that same gag at least once before (though I can't think of the specifics), and this wasn't a particularly great…

True.  And he's a Sinatra fan, which is a definitively stand-up thing to be.  I give him too little credit.

True.  And he's a Sinatra fan, which is a definitively stand-up thing to be.  I give him too little credit.

Shannon only briefly appears to be a standup guy!  He turns out to be every bit the miscreant he appears to be.

Shannon only briefly appears to be a standup guy!  He turns out to be every bit the miscreant he appears to be.

Perry!  Perry!  Perry!  I've got the bloodlust!