What the Major was, simply put, is the idealized non-ironic version of the American Protestant Work ethic. Well educated, successful, noble, patriotic, pious, productive and constantly decent.

Let's take a look at those simple lyrics, and remember that Lynch's lyrics are often taken from deleted bits of spoken dialogue. "Just you and I, together forever in love. Together we go strolling together."

James was so bland that when they wrote him a leitmotif, it was "Americana," a few minutes of an electric guitar doing nothing but playing open blues chug chords. I wonder if his "motorcycle journey" would have been less laughable if paired with more evocative music? https://www.youtube.com/wat…

American America is killing its youth!

Pat was in a loving relationship with equally androgynous Chris, and had no problems with their life in general, though people around the two of them certainly did.

Newer.

For a little while it looked like they were going to have a gimmick with Albert Singalong, with guests or surprise cameos joining him. But no, every week he just comes out and does the same choreography and the same song.

They never did tell us who killed Laura Palmer though…

I like that it doesn't try too hard to be "authentic" like America's Got Talent. It makes no pretense that its acts are amateurs or believe in themselves. They're burlesque, freak show and performance art professionals. And they're competing for the enormous cash prize of two thousand dollars.

I disagree. I think the passive aggressive hostility of host and panel to the contestants was one of the funniest parts.

I know you're doing an Ed Grimley bit, but one of my most toxic codependent friendships was with a Star Trek actor who wanted someone to listen while he played PS3 and complained.

Dorne obviously descends to whoever has de secont beddest poussee.

"There are precious few at ease with moral ambiguities… so as act as though they don't exist!"

"In Penny Lane there is a penis-eating cannibal,
He's coming towards you with a napkin and a knife,
And it's clear he means to take your life,
And then eat your penis,
Which doesn't rhyme…"

"Bing is really really great…"

When I did West Side Story, during an invited dress rehearsal our Riff accidentally let his instincts take over and "won" the fight with Bernardo. Kind of left us standing like "what do we do now," before the director said "let's roll it back."

I just got off a gig playing vintage eighties keyboards (including the Yamaha Red Baby) in The Wedding Singer. Complain about whether certain movies do or do not need to be musicalized, but that show is a JOY to play.

No, Community is coming back in 25 years as an eighteen hour long form movie. Prepare yourself for endless shots of Troy still at sea, drifting aimlessly. Your attraction to Annie will be not only unrewarded but dissected. And all the things you liked about the Dean? Well, they're bad things now.

Actually Sara Bareilles played the part at the Hollywood Bowl event this TV special was patterned after.

The weird thing is that Tom Wopat is probably more respected, though less famous, in musical theatre than in film and TV post "Dukes." He's an acclaimed interpreter of Sondheim in particular.