In the books, she has a swordfight, so the wood-chewing was a step toward the MORE realistic.

Well, it's because of that formula discussed above. TMM is the last book of the "Baudelaires go to place, have bad guardian, Olaf comes in disguise" format. Technically 5 and 6 also fit that, but 5 introduces the Quagmires and VFD, so Handler was thinking past one book at that point, and it shows.

You didn't make it up, there just weren't any jokes in it. I guess that Monopoly thing was kind of like a joke. Like when a four year old makes up a knock-knock joke because they know what those jokes are shaped like, but don't yet understand what makes them funny.

Let me respond on a level a Sam Kinison fan can appreciate.

Hey, say what you want about the Cat in the Hat, but Bo DEFINITELY did their job on that movie. The production design was exactly fitting with the rest of it.

When a fat and ugly person points at someone and says "THEY ARE FAT AND UGLY HA HA HA", it is worth noting the hypocrisy. Even when that person is a notably misogynist comedian who occasionally found companionship with some gold diggers.

Unlike the 2010 GOP, we'll have two (really eight) years of disenfranchisement and gerrymandering to deal with, though. It'll be tough.

Hey everybody, check out how cool this guy is.

I don't think the Middle Place was a lie, because Janet is the one that brought them there. She is a legitimate Good Place Janet, with all of the attendance knowledge. Michael basically confirmed that she is the only thing apart from the four of them that's genuine.

My favorite is Parks and Rec, which is something like "An employee at a rural parks department has good ideas but is bogged down by bureaucracy." First, Leslie LOVES bureaucracy. Second, the CITY of Pawnee. It's right there in the name. It's not rural. Based on the fictional town's website, it's the fifth largest city…

Well, Mike Nelson doesn't do albums, and he's… Yeah, he's the only funny conservative.

Sam Kinison, of course, was slim and muscular with a soothing voice. Every woman's dream, really.

I do get it, and the reference is well appreciated. Colin Mochrie for Mr. Bass next season?

Speaking of, I liked that they gave this one to the androgynous henchperson. They didn't get a lot of play in the books other than being mute and gigantic. As I recall, they mostly just sat in place guarding things. This gives them a featured story, a good showcase for their new "least enthusiastic henchperson"…

Carrey is 6'2", NPH is 6'0". Not a huge difference. Maybe the kids are taller.

Poe, Baudelaire, Edgar and Albert, Beatrice. And that's just in the first book.

I get that is was a very literary type joke, but I'm still a bit miffed that they changed her name from Shirley T. Sinoit-Pecer.

When they announced this, I was so sure that Billy Connolly was the one cast member that couldn't be improved upon, but dang if they didn't zag on me.

Indeed they were. Two out of the three, which bodes poorly.

Well, in the end, or rather, in The End, Olaf is harpooned, the Henchperson is burned up, so is Esme, Fernald is probably eaten by a sea monster, the Bald Man is devoured by lions, and the White Faced Women probably died on the mountain. So… You know, they did eventually fail.