I mean, they kind of did believe all their jokes would survive that long. The show chose to keep its characters static. Lots of other shows do that too, but it gets weird in a long series.

It’s a cocktail. I’d say the third ingredient is that most of the other characters on the show who aren’t white (err, yellow) are minor side characters.

I would say that yes, some of them are, but that that’s a problem too. Off the top of my head, Smithers is a sort of disturbing portrayal of a gay man - not just closeted but constantly being creepy to his boss. I don’t think that character would be greenlighted in a new show, especially since that stereotype seems…

Well, that’s about the most problematic way it could have handled things.

Well, that’s about the most problematic way it could have handled things.

Well, that’s about the most problematic way it could have handled things.

If she marries the knucklehead, it’s a bad news. Neither an engagement nor a baby matters for someone who’s in entertainment but not an actress. She won’t lose roles or anything. She can make an album and do branding and sell pictures, like she would if she weren’t pregnant. Ultimately, her success depends on what…

Holy shit, you’re right!

I kept reading it like that every time, and I keep waiting to see if Hogg or any of his friends is a Pratchett fan.

Stay tuned for the resurrection of Home Improvement, Touched By an Angel, and Jerry Springer. No, really, at least one of them is getting rebooted.

Why do they even do these things? She never tells the truth. She never gives useful information. His base never cares. Just say, “The president’s words speak for themselves,” and let him tweet away.

Kitty! That picture has a kitty in it!

Step back, Hypebeast Pigeon, we all know Martin is the Queen of Summertime.

You know, Hypebeast Pigeon, I am feeling kind of inspired. Maybe I’ll by that blouse in the pink and green pattern rather than looking at it and ordering the black version.

I’m not sure Rick Perry ever figured out much about governing a large state. But if by “do a job like this” you mean “engage in graft and corruption,” then yeah, I can get behind this theory.

Now that her talk show has lost all those sponsors, she has to do something.

It honestly said a lot about this Cabinet that they have. He’s an absolute moron who had little relevant experience for his post, and I expected him to be in the news constantly. But everyone else failed so much more obviously that he managed to avoid attention. Maybe those glasses really did make him smarter.

I’m going to bet on next Friday at 7:12 AM, when Trump sends an irate tweet from the bathroom. Pruit isn’t even going to be next to go, because next week a mid-level staffer is going to be resign after it’s leaked that he failed to disclose a conviction for embezzling from a children’s charity.

This is one of the very few things that makes me optimistic about the future of this country. If you check them out, a lot of them are really amazing people, too. They’re racially diverse. Many of them are young. Few of them are wealthy. Some are lawyers, but there are also scientists and teachers and nurses. If we…

The awkward embarrassment of the truly innocent.