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"People sometimes forget that after Jackson departs in Motown 25, there’s still about an hour of show left—much like people forget that when the United States Olympic hockey team beat the Soviet Union, they had to play one more game to claim the gold medal." People also conveniently forget that Bill Buckner's error

He is a fine actor from the other roles I remembered him in (after browsing his imdb). I need to watch Justified, I know.

The sheer joy in which he yells "Wrestlemania!" is still pretty terrifying, though.

Seriously, his co-star Dave Bautista never had quads like that even in his (allegedly) roided-out heydey of 2005-2006. Well done, Pratt.

The horrible audio design was great. The room mics were so loud on the sitcom. I loved it.

Bobby's been criminally under-utilized on this show for a while now. I hope he gets more to do next episode.

"Where'd they print that? You can't print that!"

That's a gross generalization that is true of a small minority of horrible improv performers, but to say it's an improv thing in general could not be further from the truth.

The fridge still having the fresh-out-of-the-box plastic wrap still on certain sides of it when Taran flipped it over was also noticeable and a nice touch.

I disagree. Last season they just kept bringing back old cast members over and over again, to the point where it felt like, "Some of those people JUST LEFT last season, stay away for a while!" Like them or not, the new cast last night felt like a cohesive unit, moreso than last year's obvious "this is a transition

I don't know if it was the new set design, but Jost seemed infinitely more comfortable and better in the role last night than he did all last season. Going from Seth using the same set that he had used years previously, to Seth & Cecily on the same set, to Cecily & Colin on the same set was a rough transition.

My wife doesn't know who Shannon Sharpe or Ray Lewis are. She laughed a total of 0 times during that opening sketch. The joke of Ray Lewis explaining how his kids get to school made her smile a couple of times, but having no point of reference for the impersonations really showed how bad the writing was in that sketch.

I couldn't tell if that was the fake laugh track they obviously added into the sketch for extra sitcom-emphasis. Also, I loved how the room tone audio was SUPER loud, the silence was literally deafening, it just fit with the horrible production values of some of those cheap 90s sitcoms.

All I remember about Dear John is Kirk. Even now, when I see that actor, most recently I remember he was the group leader on Breaking Bad in Jesse's rehab group, I think "Kirk!"

The "wet mouth" line gave me the biggest laugh of the night. It was the perfect Boyle line.

I have to think him stealing the sandwich is foreshadowing that he's going to be gaining weight and looking even more penguin-esque as the season progresses. At least that's what I'm hoping for.

They won't, because this isn't The Shield here, it's a show based on a comic book. Yes, Gordon could turn bad and kill Bullock or kill an innocent person at some point, but I personally don't want to see that. There are still plenty of ways to make this show interesting without going completely against the character

And now that song is stuck in my head. I hate you.

Most critics were not that kind to the first few episodes of The Sopranos or Breaking Bad (at least, they didn't see them and think "this is the greatest show ever"). Hell, Sepinwall didn't really start completely loving Breaking Bad until Season 3, if I recall correctly, and the critical consensus seems to be that

But before that, we'll see Gordon and Bullock walk out of a gay bar after interviewing a witness, then camera pans to show Falcone enjoying himself chatting with some men at the bar.