Whoops and a clarification because the last bit got muddy with edits...

One of the colleges I attended was in Charlotte and it was right around the pinnacle of Jim and Tammy's ministry. My friends and I used to get stoned and go down there to ride around — this was before the waterslide, when it was mostly a hotel, condos, an outdoor drama and television facilities. At Christmas, they'd…

Actually, Bakker was a protege of Pat Robertson and they were Assembly of God Pentecostals, while Falwell was a regular Southern Baptist. Not to mention that Falwell was political, while the Bakkers preached about finding prosperity and wealth.

I'm on the Hulu 8-day delay, so I realize few will read this and it may have been answered in a later episode, but do we know that Walter did the experimentation in this timeline and it wasn't performed by Nina or William Bell?

It'll be interesting to see the new episode. I hadn't really thought about the difficulties of playing both characters or the differences between them, plus now that you mention it, while I had noticed the different relationships in the new timeline, an episode featuring the largely undrawn Astrid could help drive the…

I'm curious. Were they also running the ads on Hulu or is that just what you use?

In my mind, the term "high fructose" is followed by "corn syrup".

It's also a common plot device. They used it a lot on Hogan's Heroes.

I've read comments saying they were moving prisoners out and others saying that was the cover story that was written in hindsight. I'm not sure which is true.

Great formula. Very straight-forward and it appears to be useful.

I first became aware of and impressed by Giancarlo on Homicide: Life on the Street, where he played the Lieutenant's son, an FBI Agent.

I don't know. I'm about the same age as Broderick and I feel good about my life. When I was a kid, I used to drive the hell out of Mustangs, but now I drive an Escape.

But, the image they're selling is not failure. They're trying to find a fun way to sell a car.

Yes, it's a take-off on one of his films, but he's not playing a "corporate desk jockey" with a failed marriage, who didn't pursue his dreams. In fact, "Ferris" may have dreamed of becoming Matthew Broderick, who's getting paid a premium for a 145 second ad.

Whenever I see Matthew Broderick, "Ferris" is one of the characters that I see, but I usually start with the fellow from War Games, then The Producers, Broadway and Sarah Jessica Parker, followed by Ferris and Biloxi Blues, right before Glory. The guy has had a full career.

In the ad, he's playing Matthew Broderick, a movie actor. I assume because it's the career he has chosen, it makes him happy and was one of his dreams. There's no mention of Sarah and the kids, but as a father, I'll say that on the days mine are out of town or when I'm traveling for business, I sometimes want to play.

He's playing himself. He's having his agent call in sick to a movie set and the agent character calls him an "actor", toward the end of the ad.

Kids can't really ride in a Ferrari, so owning one is an indulgence most fathers don't get.

Nobody tell the "auxiliary forces" joke to J.J. Abrams. He'll make a freaking show.

Nobody tell the "auxiliary forces" joke to J.J. Abrams. He'll make a freaking show.