I am watching on Hulu so I am a few weeks behind, but seriously Nina is almost always on top and Nick is really up and down (although I confess he still doesn't seem like a jerk yet, but I haven't gotten to Stephanie's ouster). I guess people (re: producers) like the idea that anyone could win on any given day, but…

I'll have to check that out - I hadn't really seen much about it.

Are you familiar with the story Moneyball? A man uses statistics and logic to win several baseball games - it's my favorite film.

Wasn't she on their Quidditch team?

Pitt, the gleam in the milkman's eye.

Luckily I am an immunologist so my response is always "eh, it'll boost my antibody titers or complement my commensal flora."

Yes, microbiology truly is the path of the fame-whore.

Doc, it is still kind of crazy! East side seems ok, but West side was terrible - my tech had to abandon her Jeep after over 5 hours on the road when she got stuck on a hill on a side street. Her hubby came to get her and one of his friends took a couple of his strangers back to his house so they didn't have to sleep…

I don't know the story behind Schneider leaving, but Mark was a good character for the first half of season 2 (if there's any doubt, watch Practice Date again), and it seems like the writers either completely lost sight of the character or actually torpedoed the character for some reason (possibly due to Schneider…

Agreed completely - I think 2 edges out 3 by a slight margin due to Ron and Tammy and Practice Date. Plus, Brandanowitz told Ron Swanson to shut up!

2, 3, 4, 1, 6, 5

"I'd like to get stove by Chris Hemsworth's whale!" The whale is his penis.

The captain (Pollard) certainly had a rough go of it (read The Jonah Man, a fictionalized account of his life). I'll be interested in this as well. It is definitely on my most-anticipated list.

We would have also accepted "I'd like to be shipwrecked and eaten by Chris Hemsworth!" :)

Let's face it, EVERYTHING comes down to bad booze storage.

Todd's my favorite writer here, so it's good to see him reviewing books! Especially ones that appeal to me - I trust his judgement a lot.

Which one is predominant now? I read a book a few years ago suggesting that they were overwhelmed by the alcohol fumes from overturned barrels, took to some life rafts to let it air out, but forgot to tie themselves to the ship and drifted out with no supplies. Is it that one?

In The Heart of the Sea is a terrific book, plus a movie coming out next year starring Chris Hemsworth. It is like Ron Howard looked into my soul and said "what can I do to please you" and came up with this combo.
I also just read the first hand accounts of this tragedy written by two of the survivors. It is…

I think they are really walking the line well between him being lovably dorky to the squad vs. a pathetic loser

Where's the buckle?