It was kinda fun to watch the show and think "this is probably where the ad break was suppose to be." I like the idea of darker humor, but notsomuch longer running times.

I do like how Tina Fey's auteuristic obsession is apparently crazy doctors with simple-looking names pronounced very very weirdly.

This episode is damn near perfect, and that might be my favorite joke of the whole thing. it's a great double-reversal joke that the show did so well in its heyday.

Both this and Better Off Ted also push a warped-reality aesthetic very frequently in a way that 30 Rock only occasionally did, so that's a good catch.

I'm three episodes in, and I'm already enjoying it greatly. It's a really great ensemble piece, but Kemper is completely owning the title role, allowing her to do a lot more than the "smiling naif" that she's been pigeon-holed into the last few years, and tap into the darker side of that.

Paul Downs actually talks about that in this interview: http://www.vulture.com/2015…

Fun fact: I saw the link on Facebook for this, where the article preview cuts off at "that damn…" and I was able to complete that part of the sentence before even clicking on the link.

During the meeting with the copyright people where Jimmy and the other lawyer were dressed exactly the same, I realized that Saul was playing some sort of long con that was going to tie into the cold open. I had figured it was just going to be the underdog angle, but when the worker fell off the billboard I was all…

Got them all in one minute even. I just started with Birdman and worked my way back. Not too hard.

Here's hoping that the writers have a random late '70s/early '80s movie quote for every episode of the season.

That whole scene in the desert was *long* for a TV show scene. It was what, 10, 12 minutes?

I found it random until Jeremy called Abbi's strap-on a knockoff. I busted out laughing at that moment.

When I was in Europe I wanted some cheapish soda, so I figured the best bet would be a McDonalds, where I ordered a large drink. It was 20 oz. I was very briefly offended before realizing that they are actually probably in the right on that issue.

xkcd, actually: http://xkcd.com/1400/

Meanwhile, Stephen Colbert sheds a single tear over the many, many missed opportunities.

I've never watched an episode of Trading Spaces, but this article does a fine job of making it sound surprisingly appealing. Definitely seems like the kind of show I wouldn't mind vegging out to when I have access to cable and time to kill.

A simple Googling of "Paige Davis scandal" does the trick.

Rewatching it now, I love the way it starts off pretty standard roasting material, and just gets more and more specific and biting and brutal as it goes on. By the time he gets to this part:

Don't forget Jimmy.

I remember watching this on DVD with my dad for the first time. He had gotten gallbladder surgery the day before watching it. That proved to be a poor combination.