True, they do indeed sound perfectly fun there as co-stars / partners, but I still think once differences between roles are introduced (one's the on-screen star, one's focused oncreating the storyline and directing that star) no sure bet.

Right - I think Arnold would have worked as a dependable comedic actor, the buddy roles, second banana, comedy relief, etc. but he and Roseanne together (not so much in her series, but in general) just was toxic for him in the long run. I think Falcone is the same, able to do his thing fine, but being a…

"Falcone still doesn’t offer much behind the camera" - exactly. He's probably a very nice husband, but the need to be a "team" hasn't proven itself at all, quite the contrary. Judging by her/their appearance on the Colbert show the other night, McCarthy has now taken to pulling him into her interview slots, as a…

I enjoyed the concept and definitely the way the script worked at getting all those puns, double entendres and the like. I felt like the cartoon leveled it to too much of a one-note in delivery by Wander this time. There are some sections that could have been lifted and placed in a Frasier script, the ones leaning…

"One of the best Gene episodes in memory" - I agree completely, I think it is the sum of many Gene episodes, except that there is no focus on musical strength. But it managed to give him some different expressions similiar in a way to the episode (dropped the title now) where he shares the school radio program. And…

Getting the news of, or realization of a possible, most likely impending death would release that feeling too - hurry and do all those things, enjoy life, etc.

It seems like they had no idea what to do with the initial set-up, so they just had them show up and say a few lines, everyone is fine. And as for maturity, Raj hardly confirms this, he's reverted to type and they left him in the closet again.

Or its boring - watching characters just appreciate their good situation (after way too long seeing them be immature) is asking to enjoy paint drying on the wall. I'd rather see a real plot. This is more like the writers can't figure out what to do with an ensemble so they have them just show up to say "sorry" or "hi"…

This episode basically confirms the idea of two shows existing at this point, Sheldon/Amy, and Rest. I really doubt viewers, even those who once cared about Leonard and Penny, would mind if the rest of the cast just had incidental updates (baby arrives in sudden comic way! Will Sheldon have to deliver it!?) rather…

I was also thinking that the ads really don't do a good job at conveying what exactly this show will be. Lopez always seemed most at home as a comedian on stage, where he definitely knew his audience and brought energy into the mix. Each tv/sitcom project seems unable to really provide him an alternately good platform…

I would say there's no reason to introduce someone may see his voice as possibly phony, especially when one considers the jail time he spent as an artist with a credible voice (obviously) and the cultural politics of that time, and specifically regarding Africa. He perfectly embodied that moment, and the discourse of…

All these titles remind me of those albums and covers and things like "part 1" as in, long long grooves. A favorite: "International Thief Thief (I.T.T.)"

This and his role in the Bored to Death series were so great, I don't associate him with the hangover series.

I agree and specifically appreciate that lack of exposition dump as you say.

Yes - another sign of a good finale, so many new paths can be imagined to continue the old ones as well as start up new options.

now that's a good conclusion for the first season. (edited to add: I meant that it was a good finale if the first season was it, because I presumed they wrote it before they knew they had a second season as well, so it had to function as stand alone season ending)

I was looking forward to see this finale, which I think it did a great job, factoring in if it doesn't come back next season. Thanks AV club for reviewing the full season.

I agree about Fresh Air, but Louie was pretty masterful in working with it, even when you could hear him choking up about his brother's recent death, he worked it through as material, made it into something more than surface-level maudlin pathos (Walters style). He covered alot in that interview, was politely…

Exactly this. Even their first greeting hug seemed genuine, a bit long and heartfelt. But I can't imagine Jerry had any inkling about Garry being truly ill, because he's got a whole bit emphasizing the hypochondria of Garry, even using that graphic of a meter to count off how many mentions of not feeling well… so…

This news really hits hard especially as I just recently watched the Comedians episode, and he and Jerry were obviously friends and really played off each other, re-visitng the old sitcom sites, the comedy clubs, it was a perfect overview, including now eerily talking about how it felt to hear about Robin Williams…