People, people!  All your suggestions, and ALL of these bands, other than A Nice Vibe, are destined to fail.  You know why?  Because Al Walser needs to nourish a relationship with them first.  There's got to be a nourishing going on.

Anyone born after the McDLT has no business stomping around acting punk rock.

Anyone born after the McDLT has no business stomping around acting punk rock.

BURNS: I wonder if this Homer Nixon is any relation?
SMITHERS: Unlikely, sir.  They spell and pronounce their names differently.

BURNS: I wonder if this Homer Nixon is any relation?
SMITHERS: Unlikely, sir.  They spell and pronounce their names differently.

I first saw this guy in John Sayles's Silver City…and I utterly hated him.  He seemed so out of his element as the lead in that messy piece—sure, it was an ensemble cast, so it's not like the entire weight of the picture was on him—but you gotta have a sympathetic somebody to hang your hat on for something like that,…

I first saw this guy in John Sayles's Silver City…and I utterly hated him.  He seemed so out of his element as the lead in that messy piece—sure, it was an ensemble cast, so it's not like the entire weight of the picture was on him—but you gotta have a sympathetic somebody to hang your hat on for something like that,…

I asked her to, but you can't talk to a psycho like a normal human being.

I asked her to, but you can't talk to a psycho like a normal human being.

Poor Q*bert and friends.  It's nice that Ralph gave them temp assignments.  They can stay on my couch for awhile if they need to.  If they're looking to get back in the permanent workforce, I'll drive them down to GOG.com tomorrow and have them fill out some forms.

Poor Q*bert and friends.  It's nice that Ralph gave them temp assignments.  They can stay on my couch for awhile if they need to.  If they're looking to get back in the permanent workforce, I'll drive them down to GOG.com tomorrow and have them fill out some forms.

No kidding.  I appreciated all the parallels hinted at, particularly the climactic Sugar Rush victory shot of a distant mountain (Master Control Program tower) shooting a beam of volcanic energy (data) into the sky while the landscape reset itself (the landscape reset itself).  With the addition of a big go-kart…

No kidding.  I appreciated all the parallels hinted at, particularly the climactic Sugar Rush victory shot of a distant mountain (Master Control Program tower) shooting a beam of volcanic energy (data) into the sky while the landscape reset itself (the landscape reset itself).  With the addition of a big go-kart…

That blushing may have just been rage at Sonjia's ouster—I'm not nearly as comically mad at Fabio as my wife is.  I would agree with the Most Improved nod; he certainly never compromised who he was for the final collection, whether you like that aesthetic or not.  Homeless jokes to the contrary, I'd be mildly…

That blushing may have just been rage at Sonjia's ouster—I'm not nearly as comically mad at Fabio as my wife is.  I would agree with the Most Improved nod; he certainly never compromised who he was for the final collection, whether you like that aesthetic or not.  Homeless jokes to the contrary, I'd be mildly…

That is definitely a more apt comparison, and better articulated than my hemming and hawing.  I remember being sad that Korto didn't get the nod that season, due to her just flying under the radar with consistent excellence.  I wasn't steamed at Leanne for pulling off her final coup, but I did wonder, "aren't the…

That is definitely a more apt comparison, and better articulated than my hemming and hawing.  I remember being sad that Korto didn't get the nod that season, due to her just flying under the radar with consistent excellence.  I wasn't steamed at Leanne for pulling off her final coup, but I did wonder, "aren't the…

I take care of the clothes when the Master is away!

I take care of the clothes when the Master is away!

Justice for Baby Gru!  I'm glad John brought up the Mondo/Gretchen rip-off that was Season 8.  After all, titter the judges, Fabio has ideas, and aren't the homeless exotic, and he probably even knows something about that Occupy movement etc.  It ain't near the same thing, in my eyes.  I'd go over the specifics of…