There's a better adaptation to be made. Just hasn't been done yet.

Just tell them, "if you're going to pray for me, pray for my damnation. It's an ethical point."

There was a computer game in the 1990s called "Nightmare Ned," which took place in the surrealist, cut-and-paste nightmares of a timid tween. One of the five levels was "The Attic Basement," a strange old house conceived entirely as a series of attics and basements, with no comforting "real house" in between.

I had made a brief gasp at getting the stage rights to "Something Wicked," found out it went to a team I admire greatly, and recycled some of my work from that project into the increasingly Halloween-centric adaptation of "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" I've FINALLY gotten off the ground after five years on the back…

You can feel quite aloof, playin' rummy on the roof,

I remember the telethon concert for Hurricane Sandy, 12/12/12. They started to hype up a special SNL guest appearance, and everyone assumed it was going to be Stefon… but no. Drunk Uncle.

Judgey face! Jud-gey-face!

A lot of people have theorized that it's inspired by late-period Danny Elfman movie songs. The weird "found percussion" and layered, speed-changed "midget voices" are Elfman trademarks.

I'd define it this way: when the song is just a homage to the style and oeuvre of a specific artist, it's an original. When it's a pastiche of a specific song or album, it's more a parody, original in name only.

To quote a famous Star Wars reference, it's so dense- every joke has so much going on. "Tjing Tjang Tjing" is a Danish holiday tune; the racist, Mexican-hating member berries are an impersonation of George Lopez's famous "'member? You 'member" schtick; even a ten-years-after-the-fact "High School Musical" shout-out…

"I can't eat that bacon, Chuck. You know I'm Muslim, right?"

The Baron had Snoopy right in his sights

Charles Schultz's love-hate relationship with organized religion was never stronger than in Linus, who believed devoutly in God, but believed just as devoutly in literally EVERYTHING ELSE. As soon as that kid turns fifteen and discovers Pete Townshend, he's gonna go full Baha'i Faith.

"Sir, I didn't, it's not, you don't- are you familiar with polyamory?"

When broken down into a series of soundless GIFs, Victoria Justice looked very fetching. But… that's it.

Is he gay? Maybe, who knows- being a black Southern-Protestant Christian and a gay guy can't be an easy balance to strike. But I'm not sure I can assume he is just based on his schtick; we're living in a world where Fred Armisen and Martin Short are straight guys too.

I don't like most Tyler Perry movies (by most, read "all I've bothered to see"), but I have a weird appreciation for the character of Madea herself. I think she's a little bit like Jiminy Glick: the primary alter ego of a character comedian, with a cult following, but a character that can't really sustain a leading…

I played Keys 2 for that show. Lots of fun.

Let's look at it this way: Lin-Manuel Miranda is a musical writer, but also a quirky pop-culture personality. He can afford to write whatever he wants. Jeanine Tesori, creator of "Fun Home," flip-flops between prestige projects and things she takes just for the paycheck, so that she can afford to take chances on less…

It was a little quirkier than the usual, but "Crazy Stupid Love" has a fairly decent legacy.