I'm starting to think Rabin is just using this column as a place to dump reviews that he procrastinated too long while writing.

Why punish the entire series? Couldn't they just kill off his character, like they did to Valerie Harper on "Valerie's Family"?

That's true. Naked Gun follows the standard police thriller structure. I can't think of any sequence that is completely extraneous to the plot.

Exactly. Zoo2 was lousy, but four months after the initial AVClub review is too soon for a retro analysis.

In 2001, America needed it.

Abrahamic traditions?
It's no picnic being gay in modern China or India either. You're letting a lot of Eastern religious (and unreligious) cultural traditions off the hook.

He was raised Muslim. He must have been somewhat familiar with the basics of the faith.

I cannot believe that Doc Hollywood was an original concept.

Best not to think too hard about the reality of "Inside Out" either.

Are people really clamoring for that though? "Clamor" sounds a little strong for a reaction to a twelve year old movie.

A lot of those assets are with the program because they are true believers in Samaritan. If POTUS was inadvertently killed by a bunch of amateur terrorists, many of them might start questioning their faith.

Wasn't DS 9's second-to-last episode about wacky Ferengi stuff?

That was the premise Plageman and Nolan sold them five years ago.

Much like the show 's own schedule.

And yet surprisingly not Captain America, where this development would have actually made sense)

Starlord's mom flirted with Cap in The First Avenger. (Although I guess it could have actually been the same character?)

Well. Its a western.

I imagine the studio thought filming the sequel to the successful "Now You See Me" and giving it the title "Now You Don't" might have been tempting ironic fate.
Especially in light of all the other failed sequels this year.

Between this movie and Jimmy 's Hall, Ken Loach seems to be under the illusion that Ireland was some tragically thwarted socialist utopia.

That's how it worked for all the Cheers characters.