Even more bizarre to me is the idea that a fade out is a "cop out," as if it's hard to figure out a place to stop, or somehow Wilson lacked the inventiveness necessary to, say, finish on the one chord after playing the chorus twice. Just yikes.

Excellent point. I just read this Max Boot piece making the same point, and describing how Israel targeted these support networks to great effect: https://www.commentarymagaz…

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Alien gets accidentally stranded on Earth. Hides in closet. Goes home.

It's amazing how well that one has aged. I especially like 'Leave it Open' but they're all good.

Garden State?

Yeah I'm not sure this was ever actually shown in season 1. I only remember it as something that's referred to in his past.

Agreed, though Neelix provided the perspective of a Delta Quadrant 'local' with lots of street smarts from his wheeling and dealing days. But his character was a simpering mess most of the time, and of course his "local knowledge' was totally superfluous after they acquired Seven, who had all those Borg memories of…

"Are women like that? No they are not. Even the hot ones [points at Pam] aren't really that skinny."

I like the moment where she asks Michael to please not throw garbage at her.

Joy Division? I mean they changed their name but it was the same lineup with Sumner singing after Ian Curtis died.

I initially misread this as Tom Cruise. Seems equally apt.

Phil Reeves

It would be perfect for The Graduate.

They're worse than the phone cops.

I LOVE the phrase 'Axis of Whine' but I can't quite agree with you about Ross. For most of the show at least. his whiny, obsessive, insecurities—while played for laughs—are portrayed as actual flaws. Whereas we're supposed to somehow like Ted Moseby and think he's super sensitive and soulfully romantic and dammit why…

"Hey I like the alien conspiracy stuff"

I always loved "Criminal World." Great bass line.

Death Cab at MSG. They were good. The opener was "Explosions in the Sky" who were also good, but by the third song I was like, "WTF is this a band that is entirely based on the the theme song from "Friday Night lights?" A google search on the train ride home set me straight.

I'll admit I had to read this twice to fully grasp it, but now that I have this analogy strikes me as absolutely spot on.