That finale is amazingly hate-worthy. Points that come to mind:

The "slap" was way beyond bullshit. From what I recall, they were having a little handsy "you're tearing me apart, Lisa!" moment when his hand accidentally touched her face.

Like the show or not, SatC deserves credit along with the Sopranos for helping to usher in the recent golden age of television. At the time it aired, SatC was huge and drew a ton of attention to HBO. In terms of impact on the culture and television landscape, it was basically the comedy version of The Sopranos. …

Aasif Mandvi later added to his "one-off bit part on HBO series" resume as the doctor who treats Phil Leotardo on the Sopranos.

I loved everything about that Marnie music video. Come to think of it, I think I love the whole sub-genre of comedic "earnest-yet-terrible artistic endeavors by characters who are unjustifiably confident in their abilities." Off the top of my head, a golden example is Brent's "If You Don't Know Me By Now" video from…

I was thinking something along the lines of:

"Girls" is the Tim Tebow of television shows.

I've always thought that Keaton would make a fantastic Joker, largely based on this movie.

I don't necessarily disagree with you, though I think that the bigger annoyance is simply how much attention he gets.  Athletes have been bible-thumping forever, and people generally don't waste their energy disliking them for it.  But when there are five hours of Tebow stories on ESPN every day, it encourages people…

I don't necessarily disagree with you, though I think that the bigger annoyance is simply how much attention he gets.  Athletes have been bible-thumping forever, and people generally don't waste their energy disliking them for it.  But when there are five hours of Tebow stories on ESPN every day, it encourages people…

The show could be trying to say that.  In the end, we're all just speculating on what the creators' intentions were.  I just completely disagree with Todd regarding what those intentions were, based upon the finished work.  Ben Kingsley was a little douchey, and companies give celebrities free luxuries that they don't…

The show could be trying to say that.  In the end, we're all just speculating on what the creators' intentions were.  I just completely disagree with Todd regarding what those intentions were, based upon the finished work.  Ben Kingsley was a little douchey, and companies give celebrities free luxuries that they don't…

I agree with chocolatestigmata on that point.  I see very little intent to satirize Hollywood, and a lot of intent to show that these mobsters are buffoons when they're not in their element.  Rather than saying that the concept of a luxury lounge is ridiculous, the show is saying that these clowns don't know what to…

I agree with chocolatestigmata on that point.  I see very little intent to satirize Hollywood, and a lot of intent to show that these mobsters are buffoons when they're not in their element.  Rather than saying that the concept of a luxury lounge is ridiculous, the show is saying that these clowns don't know what to…

I don't think the Hollywood stuff is supposed to be read as a critique of Hollywood.  I think it's more of a critique of these mobsters who are largely incompetent embarrassments when it comes to anything outside of organized crime.  Ben Kingsley looks at these guys as a joke, which they are.  Considering the very…

I don't think the Hollywood stuff is supposed to be read as a critique of Hollywood.  I think it's more of a critique of these mobsters who are largely incompetent embarrassments when it comes to anything outside of organized crime.  Ben Kingsley looks at these guys as a joke, which they are.  Considering the very…

Besides knowing him from school, I don't think Tony had any lingering affection for Robert Patrick's character.  Artie would be on an express train to Beansie-ville: someone would horribly beat/injure Artie over a dispute or debt, and Tony would step in after the fact to put an end to the conflict.

Besides knowing him from school, I don't think Tony had any lingering affection for Robert Patrick's character.  Artie would be on an express train to Beansie-ville: someone would horribly beat/injure Artie over a dispute or debt, and Tony would step in after the fact to put an end to the conflict.

I equate the Girls hate with Tim Tebow hate… it's a vicious "chicken or the egg" cycle that's become self-sustaining.  Girls receives a ton of attention before its premiere, with critics tripping all over themselves to call it the "voice of a generation" and television game-changer.  There is then a sizable backlash,…

I equate the Girls hate with Tim Tebow hate… it's a vicious "chicken or the egg" cycle that's become self-sustaining.  Girls receives a ton of attention before its premiere, with critics tripping all over themselves to call it the "voice of a generation" and television game-changer.  There is then a sizable backlash,…