But the plot of Blazing Saddles is practically a Marxist take on the struggle against racism. The ruling class enlists its lapdog government in a scheme to steal a bunch of simple, hard-working folks' land. The scheme involves playing on these morons' racism, by sending them a black sheriff. But the plot backfires…

But the plot of Blazing Saddles is practically a Marxist take on the struggle against racism. The ruling class enlists its lapdog government in a scheme to steal a bunch of simple, hard-working folks' land. The scheme involves playing on these morons' racism, by sending them a black sheriff. But the plot backfires…

From "Beyond The Fringe" (c. 1964):

From "Beyond The Fringe" (c. 1964):

He can't be wounded 'cause he's got no heart

He can't be wounded 'cause he's got no heart

John Brown gave terrorism a good name.

John Brown gave terrorism a good name.

I have lousy taste, because (too-obvious cutaways notwithstanding) I enjoyed the sound of the song mixed with the action at the climax. I thought it worked. I seem to have more in common with the majority of AVClub in the realm of TV and movies, much less so in the realm of music. I should just stop reading the music…

I have lousy taste, because (too-obvious cutaways notwithstanding) I enjoyed the sound of the song mixed with the action at the climax. I thought it worked. I seem to have more in common with the majority of AVClub in the realm of TV and movies, much less so in the realm of music. I should just stop reading the music…

The office manager at my first non-temp job thought her job was to watch the printer so she could scream loudly and at length whenever she saw an error come across. To clarify, it started as a temp job, but went to perm, which made me the first permanent staffer they'd had in over a year because no one else would put…

I second that. She's a food addict. She eats compulsively and without joy. Practically sleepwalking - and then she "wakes up" with a start, suddenly realizes she's got a mouthful of whipped cream, and runs to spit it out. I thought she played that spot-on.

@avclub-b3d6e130a30b176f2ca5af7d1e73953f:disqus They did successfully repel the U.S. invasion during the War of 1812, no?

With Pete Campbell's rifle - and then frame him for the murder! Brilliant!

If I read the bars on his shoulders correctly, that's Capt. Rape M.D.

Or maybe he kills Jesse, Skyler leaves with the kids, and he winds up stuck at a boring desk job when he really wants to be out there on the streets, kicking ass.

I never wanted to hang out with my boss, but I've never had a boss like Don Draper. What I found close to home was, wanting to hang out with the cool people, but being intensely conscious the whole time that I would never be one of them.

@avclub-7aee1b75b527e215f31e20a5c4e7a768:disqus Apollo didn't exactly lose the weight "without comment". Dee laid a great "you've gotten soft" speech on him, and we see him working out quite a bit after that until he gets back to his fighting weight. (iirc, it's been awhile)

That was a thing back then - formula is modern and scientific, breast-feeding is primitive and low-class.
They had some fucked-up ideas back then, to be sure.
Unlike today.

I think I'm on record (maybe in my blank unreg days) as hating Pete Campbell with the heat of a thousand suns - largely because of how he treated women, first Peggy and then the neighbor's foreign nanny and so forth.