A personal caveat to Semley's notes on Paradise Lost: I don't feel it's an appropriate series to marathon, since it's always felt akin to Apted's Up Series — for one, each film fills you in on the previous ones (which means if you marathon it, you're rewatching a LOT of footage), and two, the time between viewing…

The entire run of Louie as a television series thus far has been justified solely on David Lynch's fake late-show monologue.

The entire run of Louie as a television series thus far has been justified solely on David Lynch's fake late-show monologue.

At first we were kings, quieting the unruly, the boisterous, the cop-a-feel teenager.  We made it safe for 19th century British period pieces again.  No one fucked with us.  Then we got greedy and shiftless, yelling at the projectionist when the aspect ratio was off, and the theater managers when they'd keep the aisle…

At first we were kings, quieting the unruly, the boisterous, the cop-a-feel teenager.  We made it safe for 19th century British period pieces again.  No one fucked with us.  Then we got greedy and shiftless, yelling at the projectionist when the aspect ratio was off, and the theater managers when they'd keep the aisle…

@avclub-0f2a88b3b0df4b2cca4df1e6c67af432:disqus There's a time and place for David Cross, and this is absolutely it.

@avclub-0f2a88b3b0df4b2cca4df1e6c67af432:disqus There's a time and place for David Cross, and this is absolutely it.

And now that Fred Willard has free time….

And now that Fred Willard has free time….

The original title of this was "BA in Critical Gender Studies"

The original title of this was "BA in Critical Gender Studies"

I stopped watching when I realized the actor in the still picture wasn't actually Martin Starr.

I stopped watching when I realized the actor in the still picture wasn't actually Martin Starr.

AVC's gonna write such a great, introspective piece on these guys in their "2012 Week," 20 years from now.

AVC's gonna write such a great, introspective piece on these guys in their "2012 Week," 20 years from now.

He's also colorized with water-paint pastels.

He's also colorized with water-paint pastels.

Brilliant agitprop, is what this is.

Brilliant agitprop, is what this is.

Could, would, and should come up with this.