I have adopted the rule of never explaining my IANAs. Let everyone else figure it out. IANAPWEMIANA.

I don't think Elizabeth doing things "for the homeland" (which she values dearly) is particularly less selfish than Philip doing things for his family (which he values dearly). But I agree hate is a strong emotion to direct at her. I like them both as characters.

I don't think you two are disagreeing, Roger is correct that the US, in a winning position, decided to use nukes, which did create the impression that the US would use a weapon that seems like a "last resort" as something other than a last resort. And you are correct it may have prevented many lives from being lost in…

Obama recently announced a visit to Hiroshima. PM Shinzo Abe:

I didn't think I'd cry watching a fictional story about fictional people watching a fictional story about fictional people, but I totally did.

Yeah, "an unflinchingly realistic understanding of the dangers of nuclear brinksmanship, aired for the whole country to see and think about"? Who'd want that?

The ice cream scene with the two of them (was that from the pilot?) is my go-to for Philip-Paige adorableness. Always great to have more in that vein.

I never, EVER thought I'd say this, but I've seen this exact Americans plot before in Heartbreakers, starring Jennifer Love Hewitt.

I too was a late driver. Partly due to some bad experiences on a manual transmission as a teenager (stalled in traffic, cars honking, panic, etc), so part of me was like "WHAT IS THIS 'SLIDE THE LEVER TO DRIVE' BULLSHIT" at Paige :P

I think we all know there's only one thing on that video shelf we really want more details about.

Damn straight! This is why I'm confused. All the liquor snobs are just aghast :)

It bothered me he wrote out Andy Garcia.

I'm still a little flabbergasted you're waving off a chip that changes your brain forever as no big deal. "Just turning up the volume". My brain, my entire personality, is more than just a song on a radio. Have you heard of manic-depressive disorder? Ask their families if seeing them "turned way up" to a manic state…

When I was in Peru shortly after college, my friends insisted on living up to the idiot frat boy American image by drinking our first servings of Pisco on the trip (which were at least doubles if I recall correctly) as shots, as our tour guide and far more refined British and French companions looked on (the Peruvian…

I'll admit I don't remember enough about last season to adjudicate the veracity of her claims :)

Unprompted D&D reference? Respect, Les.

What am I missing about pouring it back in? Does that ruin the bottle somehow? I mean sure it's absurd and I would never do it (because I am a redblooded American drinkin' man), but what's the big deal?

I hate caramel and am perfectly happy with motherfuckin American, traditional, cheesy popcorn as god intended. That conversation made no sense to me :)

There are legal complexities though right. Pied Piper the company owns the progress made to that point. Sure, the brilliant engineers leaving means they don't get as good a product, but Richard still doesn't get to take it with him, and any work they do on anything similar probably opens them up to some hardass…

@barnhouse:disqus I can't think of that song without going straight to Turk's air band audition on Scrubs. (He fucking killed it.)