"('Repilot' has some issues, but, then, it would, because it has to cover
so much ground. It’s like an entire episode of laying pipe.)"

I think all the showrunners have realized this, haven't they? I haven't seen a new clip show of anything in years, outside of Legend of the Seeker a few years ago (and it surprisingly didn't do a terrible job with it — that show was a lot of fun). Are crappy standard sitcoms still doing this? Something on ABC maybe,…

Without seeing the financials and the ratings for Community in syndication, we can only guess. That's probably what will really make the difference. But as for first-run numbers, a 1.3 and a 1.2 are a heck of a lot better than the 0.8s that the two newer sitcoms at 9 and 9:30 got.

Excuse my very late response, but if you're still struggling with online dating: It often feels like pulling teeth, but it IS possible to meet someone cool on there. I met my last girlfriend on OKCupid (which is less awful than all of the others, in my experience, but still seems awful 90% of the time) and it went…

That's not entirely true. From what I understand, Sundance HD is carried on Dish, Bright House, and in limited areas on Time Warner and Charter. Unfortunately though, pretty much everyone else is screwed.
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I'm very conflicted. Part of me agrees with you strongly. Serialized shows generally are much more satisfying when they take the Buffy approach and wrap up their ongoing arcs at the end of each season.

That's true, it does make an interesting example. I follow most TV ratings generally, and I was gobsmacked when the show was renewed for a third season. Pleased, but gobsmacked. The S2 finale would have made a pretty decent finale. And then the third season suffered a dip in quality, at least early on, so I wondered,…

You cruel bastard. This is a great show and doesn't deserve a 0.0. I'm tempted to downvote you.

I was asking someone here about CM just a few days ago, because I haven't seen a full episode of that dreadful show since its early years, when it was stunningly idiotic and filled with sickening violence. Surprisingly, a commenter replied that CM has toned it down a bit in recent years. I guess this means I shouldn't…

That bad? Granola always struck me as pretty easy. I make pretty good granola and I'm not good at cooking anything complex (I'd be skeptical that I could do a rib roast). My granola simply involves heating and stirring together half a cup of sweet liquids (honey and/or maple syrup), half a cup of cooking oil, about…

ITV did the show, not the BBC. Also, there's no contractual necessity for the BBC's material to end up on BBC America in America. They are not that closely linked and there is tons of BBC stuff that never appears on BBC America (but should, in some cases).

I say this every year, but George C. Scott fricking DESTROYS Alistair Sim. Obliterates, pulverizes, mashes his face into the snow! Sim is ROADKILL when George C. Scott is done with him!

A sudden, unexpected rant against the injustice of Xmas airline delays in the middle of a college basketball entry? Brilliant. I love it.

I don't usually catch the show, but I'm visiting the folks for Xmas and they always watch it. From what little I've seen in the last several years (mostly around holidays), there often seems to be somebody like Larry with an absurdly huge lead that takes all the suspense out of the game, but on Monday, it was an…

Not to repeat what another commenter said, but to clarify, Wire is a really great, lean, mean, sharp rock band. I guess you could call it "art punk." Maybe. If you like that sort of thing, check them out. I had no idea they existed until I heard them on WFMU.

I figured everyone else would vote for Breaking Bad and Game of Thrones, so I went with the last moments of the heartbreaking flashback to Shoko's life in Adventure Time's "The Vault." Somehow that affected me even more than "Simon & Marcy." I also thought about going with the recent big events on the terribly…

Hey, woah, all of the DJs at WFMU are volunteers. I know Tom (sort of, a little) and he's a big fan of the station. I don't think he'd feel quite right taking money from them. The whole thing operates on a shoestring and on the sweat and saliva of volunteers who help fold up t-shirts and stuff envelopes like me. (Well…

Woah, woah, don't lump all of us Whovians in with that guy. Some of us love both WFMU and cheap-looking robots that chase British guys in scarves.

I'm a huge fan of WFMU as a whole, and I get the impression that a lot of people here, especially podcast addicts, have only listened to the Best Show and not the rest of FMU's great programming. Scharpling and Wurster were definitely an unusual (and great) offering by FMU standards and most of what you'll find there…

I love them both too, but I'd say POI has better writing whereas I'd give Tatiana Maslany the edge on acting despite great performances by many POI actors. POI definitely has better plots and certainly MUCH better villains. Orphan Black doesn't seem certain where it's going with its story arc — I guess we'll find out…