I'm lukewarm on Lucky Louie, but what I meant by that comment is that David's Situation just seems to have more potential for success than Lucky Louie did.

Well, it wasn't me. We have disagreements here about lots of things. But you're right, it was at least partially our fault.

Considered and dismissed (along with Low) because Exene and John generally sang together, rather than separately (y'know, there was no "I like Exene's songs" vs "I like John's songs"). Yes, we realize this is pretty arbitrary, but that's part of the fun.

Not so into Drive-By Truckers myself, but a strong case was made… Almost included Wolf Parade — maybe they can make the sequel. I've heard the new record, and it's pretty fantastic.

Yep, see above. Had to set some strict-ish parameters, or this thing could've gotten out of control.

Just to answer some questions before they're asked a bunch of times, our "rules" were loosely that a) the singer had to be prominent (we said roughly 30% of songs) b) that they had to be in the band at the same time (no replacement singers) c) somebody had to actually believe they were great and d) that the singers…

It's funny, I had to _not_ comment on so much stupid stuff since this piece was getting long already. I could essentially just convey every plot point, and each would get a laugh.

Madonna and The Roots should be online later this week. Major labels = tough to get early advances. And we actually reviewed Robyn on its original US release date (which was bumped at the last minute); you can find that review here: http://www.avclub.com/conte…

I wrote it, and wholeheartedly stand behind it. Con Air 4-eva.

Genevieve just left the office, saying, "I can't stand it. I have to get a bomb pop right now." This is not a joke.

No, the first paragraph is made up. Like a joke. But the people who made this video are serious. That's what I meant by real. Sorry for the confusion.

What Genevieve didn't tell you…
What Genevieve didn't tell you is that our office rock band is called Gena & The Three-Cock Pileup, and that she's easily the best guitarist in The A.V. Club. (Fake guitarist, Kyle is the best guitarist-guitarist.)

Well, we can certainly still agree that South Park is worth watching. I don't feel like I wasted my life watching the episode or anything. Just that it was average. Hence the C. I'm not giving up. We're all on the same team. Viva la revolucion, etc.

Oh, I can relate—and laugh, as I said—for a few minutes. Then I want a new joke. That's just what I'm looking for in South Park. Call me crazy. I didn't think the point was "salient" or "haunting" (Sean, this is South Park!); it was a little funny for a short time.

The biggest buzzkill of all
After next weekend, Sean O'Neal will be married. The suicide rates among goth girls in Austin are bound to triple when they learn that he's taken.

Regardless
Regardless of our differences in approach, I would've arrived at the same grade for this episode — C. I thought the reveal of Cartman as Edward James Olmos was amazing, but then they beat it into the ground. And despite the reputation that Sean has foisted on me, a penis (or a fart) just being there isn't…

You forgot

May I…
May I respectfully say that Steve Hyden does not speak for the entire staff. I'll leave it at that.

It's because I'm hoping against hope that it will actually be good, even though I know it won't be, my friend.

Jason, did I tell you that when I was in England last summer, I picked up Time Out only to realize that Ned's Atomic Dustbin was playing my last night in London? Indeed they were, and yes, I sure did go. And it was awesome. Average age of audience member = 35, with a good 50% or more wearing Ned's T-shirts.