Aaron Sorkin. Love "A Few Good Men," watch it whenever it's on. Loathe, ridicule and despise "Newroom," "The West Wing," and think "The American President" is fairy tale nonsense. "The Social Network" was … okay… but mostly due to the cast. "Sports Night" I didn't see enough of to have an opinion, but the scenes I…

Tom Petty and Willie Nelson are one artist? I had no idea.

All the bitchy comments, my goodness. This is a great song — yes, a children's song. So, what, you hate "Yellow Submarine" too? Sometimes kids' songs can be great.

Just so Mike Vago knows, his caricature of Fox News is borrowed from left-wing activists and is pretty grossly inaccurate. I'm not speaking up for Fox News here — I don't like it. But it is not as he describes it, not even close. In fact they do not propagate the myth that Obama is Muslim or born in Kenya on their…

You got exactly what I meant, and then elaborated it beautifully. Great comment.

It's weird, but don't forget: Don is weird. He is a man who willed himself into another identity. I think he worked so hard to create that identity, which extends to the big-swinging-dick ad man he was in the early 1960s, that he more than anyone understand the difficulty of reinvention. He is the proverbial good…

Possibly, and obviously the talk of Don and Freddie going to Shea probably foreshadows some awareness of the Mets' triumph in '69. However, a baseball season unfolds slowly over six months. In the spring of '69, when this episode takes place, the Mets were below .500. As late as August, though very much improved, they…

Don, relating to CBS' rural comedies of the 60s. Revealing in a tiny way.

But this is drama, not some kind of political parade. The fact is, pioneers in the workplace often had to sacrifice other sources of happiness. "Leaders" still have hearts and fall in love. The complexities of life as a role model are what makes this drama. If you want to be soothed, go read "The Life of Julia." http:/…

Exactly. And Elton John was the sugar daddy. Get it?

As is so often the case, it all depends on where you live. This is a big, and not homogenous, country.

"hatred?" Boy, you must've gotten beaten up a lot in pre-school. This is a nuanced, multi-angled critique, and it's quite smart.

Meadow as "guardian angel," arriving too late at Holstein's. Brilliant. Had not thought of that. But it makes great good sense.

Meadow as "guardian angel," arriving too late at Holstein's. Brilliant. Had not thought of that. But it makes great good sense.

Hoping this show is a big success, enough to give Vince Gilligan the clout he has always sought at CBS so he can make "Vince Gilligan's Gilligan's Island."

Meryl Streep's reputation was almost as golden in 1982 as it is now. By this time, she'd been in prominent supporting roles in "The Deer Hunter" and "Kramer vs. Kramer," and won an Emmy for her performance in a big TV miniseries, "Holocaust." She'd also had a big stage career.

I gather the only places to watch Season 1 episodes are iTunes and Amazon?

They were explicit about why she picked Rust. Nothing to do with her "attraction" to him. She had to know she was setting him up for a beating. It was because she wanted to do something unforgivable, that would give Marty as much pain as he gave her with his infidelities. She said as much to Rust. In this case, the…

And AV Club WORSHIPS many TV shows. Which I believe are written by "TV writers." A TV writer wrote, for instance, "Ozymandias."

Don't go by this review. It's more of a B+, well worth your time. The cast might scream "Oscar-bait" to the tragically hip, but there are some great performances. I agree with the haters who single out Julianne Nicholson for praise. As a longtime fan of Law and Order: Criminal Intent, I'm proud to see Nicholson…