Right, but the federal government does have the death penalty. If you commit a federal capital crime, you're eligible for the death penalty no matter which state you were in. I haven't researched how privatization of the prison affects this, but the federal government usually has jurisdiction over crimes committed in…

Yeah, and if she actually kills him, that could mean a life sentence or the death penalty.

Yeah. Not sure why she's in federal prison, rather than state, though—maybe Suzanne and the kid crossed state lines on the way to her apartment?

Just a minor thing: even though the show hasn't talked about federal vs state jurisdiction, it doesn't fudge the issue at all in the flashbacks! The show has been really careful to make sure that all the prisoners have a reason to be in federal prison. Mostly, that's because they've committed drug offenses (which is…

I live near a lot of casinos, so I'm looking forward to seeing the surviving members of many 70's and 80's bands. I think Def Leppard is touring this fall…

Me too. What gets me is that feeling that Sam has grown up so much in those few hours, and not in a way he wanted… it shifts his whole perspective. He doesn't care anymore about the Atari, which he wanted in a more innocent time; all he cares about now is his family.

No Tom Lehrer? He has a few good songs about nuclear war. (I'm a fan of "We Will All Go Together When We Go.")

My introduction to this song was Glee. I don't even watch Glee; I was just in the room. I am ashamed.

I've seen Death Cab live maybe two or three times, and I've always been disappointed. Ben Gibbard sings these sad songs, and he just seems so… jaunty. They're one of the few bands who sound better to me on an album.

I loved previews when I was a little kid, and Peter Pan was the only VHS tape I had that had an ad at the beginning. I thought it was amazing. I loved that stupid commercial (and it is probably the reason I like Raisinets).

A company called Sweet Sprouts makes a tiger that looks exactly like Hobbes. I got one at Target, but Amazon sells them too. http://www.amazon.com/Sweet…

Albert's gender seems to me like one of the most progressive aspects of the movie. Albert is essentially gender-fluid: people refer to him as both "he" and "she"; he wears women's clothing even when not in drag, but doesn't seem worried about passing as a woman; he's identified repeatedly as a gay man, but seems happy…

East Side Story! Found that one in my dad's old MAD magazines.

Don't Eat the Pictures! I loved that movie. And now the title song will be stuck in my head all day.