I don't want to presume your reasons for disliking the TBS episodes, but generally speaking, it's pretty jarring creatively for any show to make a move like that which was forced upon American Dad!, and losing a producer and writer that has often been referred to as "the heart of the show" can be especially…

Ever since the first season, my partner and I say one thing or another is "too much tuna" on a daily basis; the fact that we'll only be more esoteric in doing so as time goes on is too much tuna to bear.

I shouldn't say "solely." I do like Joel McHale.

Regardless of how funny you think she is/isn't, she's at her best when she's not trying. In her earlier days and in her late night talk show incarnation, smart ass comments and an unpretentious approach to celebrity interviewing made her stand out, particularly on a network that traffics solely in fame-worship,…

I initially read "I was freaking stupid for Skye to shoot Ward," which I would've agreed with because it made me stupid-happy when she did. Not only was it hilarious, but it made sense given how unreliable Ward is as an alliance to anyone/-thing but his own interests. Handsome bastard deserved it, too.

Ignatiy Vishnevetsky's choice is wonderful. I wrote a paper on The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym in college, and the novel has always stuck with me. I had a similar experience reading it, too; very cool to get his take on it.

I never saw it, but I've heard good things. I did read an article that made exactly your point, after seeing your post, so good on you to point it out. I assumed there was fist-shaking, but if there's not, I'd nevertheless go back to my point that Terriers didn't garner the viewership it needed to stay put,…

Of course an off-hand hypothetical yields more or less the exact scenario having played out in reality, unbeknownst to me, because my words are magical that way. But I'd blame Terrier's lack of viewers for it being replaced before you shake your fists at American Horror Story.

Most "formal" criticism is merely an opinion draped in convenient facts and specious citations, strung together by an author who would argue theirs is somehow credibly definitive. I've never enjoyed anything that wasn't thrashed by some group of vocal haters, and I've never detested anything that wasn't loudly adored…

DVR? Unless you're writing this on the free internet at your local library, I'm pretty sure someone who can afford cable and internet can throw in an extra 10 bucks and watch whatever they want, whenever.

Agreed. I think one of the things my boyfriend and I love about it is just hooting and hollering while we're watching and then talking about it afterward. Maybe the show requires some sort of mental deficit or chemical imbalance to truly enjoy it, but if that's the case, I'm okay with being one of those people.

I haven't agreed with your interpretation that there were no "stakes" because death was a non-issue in the series. When Papa Legba showed up, I think the stakes grew pretty high. The writers had a very clear vision of Hell, and I think the versions we saw were specific and insightful. The idea of selling one's…