"(a) trying really hard to show how contemporary they are"
This is what I'm most apprehensive about.

But when he does it, it's justified. When Obama did it, well, it was one of *those* people doing it, you see.

I wish they all charged for carry-ons. I always check my luggage except for my personal bag because I refuse to participate in the melee of people trying to force all their possessions into an overhead bin.
Then there's the hour and a half it takes to get off the plane because all the people in front of me are…

Yes. That's why she goes to talk to her dad about what it meant to him to not be very involved in her life.

Check out her TV series.

Seeing Kelly and the Nicholas Brothers together is worth the price of admission.

Possible, but it was a different time. People took reality more seriously and it was seen as crazy to deny facts.

They repeated Ford's pardon of Nixon on Update right before the 1976 election. In the Hill/Weingrad Saturday Night book, it's said that the writers on the show believed they influenced the election.

"Hey Hey, Adobe!"

Oh, I agree it's a near-perfect show, but the article's about whether the main character is the favorite. Funny thing is, I found the character far more likeable the way he was written on Cheers.

Ironically, The Tonight Show is where Rickles' greatest TV moments happened.

I don't agree. I find him the least likeable character on the show. Self-centered and egotistical, and not in a way that makes me like him. It's still one of my favorite shows, but not because of the Frasier character.

When I was a kid I always tried to catch the Tonight Show when he was the guest host. Just hilarious. Plus we got the bonus of hearing the band play the matador music on his entrance.

Like AV Club has any copy editors.

Yes, I just read it a couple of weeks ago and it's wonderful.

Well, to be pedantic myself, I said his comment went beyond pedantry. I never said it wasn't pedantry. Unless you're contending Wade's remark is merely pedantry.

And Your Bird Can Sing

I think Raymond carried it off much better, though. For them to have turned into what MWC turned into would have meant having Frank enter yelling "Holy Crap!" followed by 3 minutes of the audience cheering.

They cheated a bit on Duet, though. A year or two in, they fast-forwarded two years. Then later the love story was discarded completely and the characters became real estate agents.

I don't know if anyone else has pointed this out, but It's Garry Shandling's Show wasn't in the original FOX lineup. Duet was.
Anyway, the first 3 seasons of the show were incredibly inventive. At the time, I thought it was the best-written show on television. Then it descended into cartoon territory and became one…