Best theme song. (And damn shame we didn't see more of his co-star afterwards.)

I watched the first few episodes a while back, and despite how very tongue-in-cheek it is, it works. It helps that Lawless is just magnetic.

Aren't most karaoke songs just instrumental covers?

That may have been my favorite gag.

It is definitely weird having everyone see this at a different rate. I'm about a couple of episodes before this and am eager to have watched the whole thing so that I can really dig into discussions.

One of mine also had us watch some educational videos the real Escalante did. She was a huge fan of his.

I really love "Voices". It's short but effective.

Good list. There are some songs I would have liked to be there, but that's the thing with Madonna.

That's pretty cool of him.

Except that's the only thing you have to find out- not who it is. It's one of those really tricky "what's the real problem here" problems.

Said wacko being Gene Roddenberry, the man who created the whole shebang. From page 1, a liberal hippy-dippy hugfest with women and minorities everywhere.

Amy insisting that Holt not tease her brain but "go to town" on it was memorable in a disturbing way. But I loved the overall enthusiasm, and Terry frustratedly devouring the islanders to save them from this weight-based madness.

Apparently this is an actual fashion choice for Peretti at times.

What? No, that's actually the objective setting of the show. It may not be realistic but it is what the show is about- the "no money" thing first comes up in Star Trek IV, of course, and was cemented in Next Generation.

The shouting made sense to me when she was doing the bit about being single and painfully lonely, since it was like an expression of how desperate she was. Doing the same act for a bit about how cold New York is in the winter kinda cheapens it.

Someone get this man a thesaurus.

I am capable of appreciating many things at once. My appreciation of her beauty- and in this case, her ability to pull off a look most people can't- in no way compromises my ability to appreciate her comic talent as well.

You realize that Star Trek takes place in a socialist utopia where nobody has to work to earn a paycheck, and everyone just pursues what's most fulfilling for them, right?

Not to mention the show going for the super-happy ending.

You see, normally, I would be in full agreement that yes, minority parts should not be played by white actors.