Two things that make me beam about my hometown of Omaha, NE: It's the place where Johnny Carson started his career. It's also the home of Saddle Creek Records, the label that finally put the city on the Indie Rock music map.

Hang on a second. Do these music experts really tell you what to like, or do they just make suggestions? Because there's a difference.

I'm definitely talking about POP music, the stuff played on mainstream radio stations and available for sale at Target and Best Buy. The decade actually was a great one for independent artists and labels as they figured out how to use technology to produce and distribute their music outside of the major commercial…

At least we now have documentary evidence that, aside from a very few great songs (i.e. "Seven Nation Army"), the 2000s was the shitiest decade for American Pop music ever.

OLD PEOPLE REMIX:

"How did Gus get away with just shooting an unarmed and injured man?"

I apologize if it's been mentioned already, but Thornton's performance as Malvo is a dead ringer for the character of Rorschach from The Watchmen. A black hole of menace and high-functioning nihilism.

I've been thinking about this all day - How specifically is Phil not in Claire's league? Other than in the sense that Phil is awesome, and Claire is so not?

Yeah, right.

Without Troy around to humanize him, Abed is becoming more and more of an oddball creep. And weren't he and Annie supposed to find a new roommate? What happened to that story line?

I have to disagree with Mr. VanDerWerff about this one. I think this is one of the better episodes. Blithe's story wasn't the strongest, but it was an effective exploration of the central problem of anyone in that situation - how to deal with fear. The irony of the ending, where he finally is in a place where he can…

True, but that rank and role means nothing to viewers who aren't familiar with how the Army works. It is too bad they couldn't include in some kind of explanation why Nixon, who was basically with the company all through training, was now moving in and out of the central action.

After almost giving up on this show more than once, I'm glad I stuck it through to the end. It's evolved from a good idea to one of the better sitcoms on TV, and I'll be back for season two.

As someone who grew up on G.I. Joe and other low-grade animated commercials disguised as Saturday morning cartoons (Transformers, ThunderCats, Super Friends), I loved this episode. They nailed every detail. I wasn't so much into the ending, though. Getting depressed about hitting an age number is so Baby Boomer. Be…

The first four episodes of the series were the best. "Day of Days" and "Carentan" might be the best depictions of a battle ever made for TV.

R.I.P. to a true legend.

Actually, you should watch more TV rather than making such inaccurate statements about television. By the way:

The dude-dominated world of TV comedy? You mean the one with 2 Broke Girls, New Girl, Girls, Girl Meets World, How I Met Your Mother, Mom, Modern Family, The Big Bang Theory, Glee, Orange is the New Black, Archer, Community, Parks and Recreation, Brooklyn 99, Cougar Town, Nurse Jackie, and The Mindy Project? Because…

Yeah, that opening was the business. So well done.

It might be just me, but I don't remember Cyril being this annoyingly shrill and useless in seasons past. No, he's not a field agent, but you'd think he's seen enough of Archer and Ray in action to at least stay out of their way.