I'm with you. I mentioned upthread that it was the first of their albums I bought, so that's definitely a factor, but there's something about the sound of it all that just sticks with me. "Intervention" is a good example, there's a certain raw power to that song that all their other albums, even Funeral, don't quite…

Neon Bible was my real intro to Arcade Fire and is still the high point for me, but Funeral is very close behind. Everything else I find kinda forgettable, though.

The Germans might as well be a dispassionate force of nature, with the way they appear in the movie.

Tony getting in the suit and leading the Air Force in a low-speed pursuit through the main approaches to LAX is a real highlight.

That's Jeremy Irons's character.

There are now Double R Diner franchises dotting the Pacific Northwest, and that booth is the corporate HQ.

You can get one of those pretty easily, actually. Just make sure you have the raccoon power up and fly up at the end of 1-1. Should be hidden in a pipe behind a secret door.

Was that not Angelo Badalamenti? I thought it was, but I can't find any confirmation one way or another.

From the looks of things, the coordinates are something like 48N, 117E, which is not near any of those sites. That is, however, in the northeastern corner of Washington.

I'm a big Adams fan, and I was pleasantly surprised by how much I liked it. It's not a perfect translation of his style, and I think they cast Dirk a bit younger than they should have, but it's still an enjoyably weird little show.

To be fair, if you play in Philly and don't get booed mercilessly, there's probably something wrong.

Yeah, I'm with you on that. In theory I should like them, but in practice I find myself going for the skip button whenever one of their songs comes up.

I'd have to go with either "Polka Your Eye Out!" or "Polka Power!"

This is the AV Club, it's what we do.

It's too bad that there are no fictional podcasts out there that they might be able to compare this idea to.

32 miles per hour, oddly enough.

I'd hate to have to work with that system.

Blessed are the cheesemakers.

Could also go with Herman Cain's Hermits.

You can also remind them that after watching France lose the French-Indochina War rather badly, the United States stepped up to the plate and lost the Vietnam War spectacularly badly.