That would make this a timeline where Ron reunites with Li’l Sebastian. He’s never walking through that final door.

Nick Offerman’s appearance got a quick “YES!” out of me, but Mary Steenburgen got a full-on applause. Marc Evan Jackson’s deadpan Shawn is terrific, but I’ll always be left wondering what Offerman’s Shawn would have been like had he not turned down the role (a tidbit revealed in one of the Good Place podcast episodes).…

Someone with a screencap can pinpoint everything, but Bad Janet’s void has some fun stuff. Besides the obvious flaming monster trucks and Pirates of the Caribbean 12: Jack Sparrow vs. Aquaman billboard, I saw Yankees, Cowboys, Lakers, and Trojans flags. (definitely some UCLA alumni on the production staff)

I haven’t watched the episode, but I might have to soon knowing that Artie Ziff is in it, because every post-classic episode with Artie Ziff has been shockingly decent. And yes, that includes the Treehouse of Horror segment he was in. I wish I could say the same about Mona Simpson, who they really need to retire (they…

I know that saying The Cure were the best show I saw in 2019 makes me sound like a 30-year-old who’s hit early “boomer-hood”, but Robert Smith’s voice has not aged in 40 years, and the rest of the band sounds as good as ever. They were in full festival mode this year with less variation than usual between shows, but…

I’m also really glad I caught BOCC this year, having seen both of their individual projects before. Phoebe going ham on a raging version of Bright Eyes’ “Easy/Lucky/Free” was a highlight. Vampire Weekend’s show here was on a poorly timed night for me, so I hope their 2020 tour eventually swings back through here. I…

Linda immediately going from joyous song to “Oh yeah” and throwing the turtle into the fire had us cackling.

Was going down the list and thinking, “Everything I loved is here. I have nothing to be outraged about!” I forgot Legion, so thanks for reminding me. A THOUSAND BEHEADINGS, A.V. CLUB!

“Kill the Alligator and Run”, “Homer vs. Dignity”, and “Saddlesore Galactica” are just a few bottom-feeders off the top of my head. It’d be a long list if I went through them all.

This was the first non-Treehouse new episode of The Simpsons I’d caught in quite some time, and it reminded me why I finally stopped keeping up even after hanging around quite a bit into the double-digit seasons; it’s just boring. During the zany Mike Scully-era episodes that turned a lot of people off, you were…

If Vicky doesn’t have time to regenerate into a slug monster, teenage boy, social media CEO, etc. before this show ends, then farewell to Tiya Sircar’s wonderful run on this show. I know she spent a whole season in a cocoon, but I love how the writers kept finding ways to bring her back into the fold. She was nefarious…

Wait, La La Land came out after Eleanor died, and with Earth time, Jeremy Bearimy logic wouldn’t apply! She clearly watched it during the return to Earth at some point. My money is on the flight to Australia, which in mid-2017, would line up with when it would show up as an in-flight movie.

No love for Elbow? I know they never really revolutionize their own sound, but they are consistently solid. New album this month, and this might be my favorite song from them in a while:

As do I and I still hope he returns one day, although I feel this album functions better without him than “Whiteout Conditions” did.

Mindy was laughing at Derek dying about as hard as I was laughing at her.

How many times does Megan have to die for her Emmy?

I completely missed the memo that Shura had a new album out. 2016's “Nothing’s Real” is one of the most overlooked records of the last few years. It’s vulnerable in a feel-good way and is very worth checking out if you missed it.

This sums it up for me as well. Season 1 might be my favorite season of any superhero show ever. It was an air-tight 8 episodes without a second wasted. When season 2 received a longer episode order, it was time that should have been spent on developing the supporting cast further, not pushing them into the background…

Arcade Fire at Coachella 2011 was life-changing for me. Despite coming off their surprising Grammy win, they had a lot to prove being a headliner that rose to the top largely on critical acclaim alone. What followed was a beautiful performance that culminated in an LED ball drop that synced up to the last several…

While I thoroughly enjoyed the first half of Season 2 (the second half was where it really meandered for me), the 8-episode order seems to be to this series’ benefit, and the extra few episodes may have caused Season 2 to drag on and be stuffed with too many Jon Hamm monologues. Season 1 was tightly-written and…