My interpretation of that is "We're going to crowbar the idea we were already working on into this project, because a studio is now offering to pay for it."

Obviously. But you have to agree, it's one of the worlds richest sources of bat-shit crazy nonsense.

The Following?

The whole list should be pretty much that one song.

You're submitting your demand to the avclub commentariat?

Boy, no kidding. I guess enough time has passed that you could call "ripping off Calvin and Hobbes" being "influenced heavily by Bill Waterson."

I know… I guess I just felt like the gimmick didn't work, because the result was so unwatchable. To me.

That's a really good point.

Every episode ends on a cliffhanger.

"Howard Stern's a good governor!"

This is not well-constructed at all. The segments are too short and they don't wait long enough between them, so you can't really distinguish what they're trying to get you to see or hear before they pop up the next one. And since the whole point is that they're similar, I found the whole thing pretty confusing and…

There's definitely some truth to that. I guess what I was thinking is that while the talent is definitely talented, they dont really have any idea of what the business needs, or what its plans are.

… Damn you, Obama!

The primary mandate handed down from above on this project - the new browser must begin with the letter e so we don't have to have a dramatic change in logo.

If they had a talk show, they'd literally have a sign that they flashed in your face, commanding you to applaud.

He's probably the best interviewer in business right now too. He's churning out newsmaking interviews pretty much on a weekly basis

I heard that said at the time, people said Dave was afraid to find himself grooming his future replacement, so he picked a guy he knew would never go anywhere.

I think according to urban legend, the Be Afraid of the Dark monster was made by first bleaching a mask of Jay Leno.

Good question. I thought maybe the specific quote only existed in the Rolling Stone article, but no it's a quote from the NYT too.

At BEST.