In the audio commentary included on the original out-of-print Criterion Collection laser disc/DVD edition of "This Is Spinal Tap", Harry Shearer revealed that he and Guest and McKeon must resurrect the characters something like once every ten years in order to maintain the rights to play the music (which they gave…

You beat me to it. A subtle distinction perhaps, but when the headline of the article incorporates the mischaracterization, it only comes off as especially boneheaded.

Meow!

Macklin, you son of a bitch…

I'm now waiting for the AV Club's list of the 10 most "iconic" infomercials.

Well, it's also a brilliantly executed parody of the "Lassie" TV show.

Melanie Hutsell?

I think I've read that that is also Lorne Michaels' preference (going back to the 70's) to keep the camera on the singer, no overly artsy angles/closeups, etc.. Not a flashy style, but I know I'm not a big fan of endless, epileptic seizure-inducing quick cuts and swooping crane shots intended to somehow ramp up the…

I was waiting for somebody to mention her role in "Malkovich"—probably not a film for the "Charlie's Angels" crowd.

A new Smashing Pumpkins album is being released next month—imagine how the AV Club would cover a Franco/Corgan SNL appearance.

Exactly—maybe I should have clarified. It seems apparent that Koenig intends to devote quote a bit of time to Syed's attorney in a forthcoming episode. I assumed (perhaps wrongly, we'll see) that when Koenig interjected the comment that whether or not there was a payphone is irrelevant due to the timeline issues, she…

There is also the issue—regardless of whether or not there was a pay phone where Jay said there was back in January of 1999—of whether Syed's attorney should have asked these questions.

"You're so white, your mama compares you to David Byrne!"

I agree—even during the so-called "classic" era, the show still staged more than a few clunkers, and Belushi in particular had some very noticibly "unprofessional" shows.

Must you people put casting spoilers in headlines? Sheesh.

In a perfect world, there would also be a porn actress named Ali McGraw.

Is it me, or does Glover appear somehow more gaunt than he did on "Community"?

The best thing about the scene with Wilder in shoeshine was it gave Pryor one of the best lines of his career: "What—you afraid it won't come off?"

I thought that "Tiny Elvis" was portrayed by future temporary Presley son-in-law Nicholas Cage.

I had much the same relationship with "The Dukes Of Hazzard".