“Not since Cougar Town has there been such a repellant title doing a disservice to the show contained within”

I didn’t hate the monologue as much as a lot of people did, I guess. I thought it was mediocre, but it had a few good moments. And I’m sorry, the line about “so, how are you doing?” cracked me up—that’s just funny, IMO. He’s not a stand-up, so his delivery was lackluster and his material wasn’t tight or consistent,…

Man, people seem to dislike this episode and the character of Kali and the gang but I really enjoyed it. It was fun, and I think the show is smart to open itself up to new directions (i.e. exploring the other kids from the lab and what became of them).

Please expand on “Hillary Clinton would have made a great [puppet.]” Because without context or supporting statements that kind of thing just makes you sound ignorant and foolish.

One thing that stuck out to me was how much more skilled Nicole Kidman was at acting in that film than Tom Cruise was. And I think she’s only gotten better over the years—he’s grown, too, but not nearly as much. She’s phenomenal, and she’s the reason I watched the film not once but twice.

I’ve felt bad for Christine since the start of the show, but this episode made me really, really feel for her. I have no idea what I would do if I were in her situation, but I don’t think I’d handle it well.

I actually think that Kenan Thompson was the glue that held that sketch together even more than Hanks. He is the essence of sketch professionalism—he doesn’t try to go outside what he is supposed to do and pull focus, he just acts as glue when he is needed as glue. The sketch would not work without him.

I actually really liked the Kevin Roberts concept, I just don’t think the writing was strong enough. Looked good, though, and Larry David was great.

I don’t know, he’s only 41 and he’s in pretty good shape:

Thank you, I love this song but I couldn’t place the band. I remember hearing it performed on Letterman a few years ago. And I love that Perfume Genius fits in stylistically with their Tangerine Dream style score.

What’s really scary is that the estimated rate for children (both male and female) is estimated to be even higher. Kids are easy to exploit, particularly children with disabilities that limit their ability to fight back or communicate. Kids on the autism spectrum are more likely to be sexually abused because…

What you call “descent into gossip and voyeurism” can also be called “giving a voice to victims of sexual exploitation and violence.” Shut up and let these people tell their stories. Listen to their stories. Stop being such a bitter, nasty human being.

Well of course Woody Allen is worried.

Aww, I liked the theme for The Shield. It perfectly captured the chaos and feel of the show, IMO.

Wow, I did not expect to see Regina Spektor getting called out here, but also I’m surprised no one mentioned the (IMO) terrible theme music for Psych. I think the ban was a friend of James Roday and that’s how they got the job, but dammit it’s just TERRIBLE. It’s even more annoying than the Friends theme song.

I thought some of this felt a little forced (the bits about dating exes, the weird presence of Marty and his nephew just to make the final bit come together) but most of it was brilliant. The pickle jar bit, the tongs (brought back beautifully at the end), the dialogue with the sex worker—all gold. And I think the…

Regardless, his comment was off-putting. It’s not about “females” vs. “women”—if he had said “it’s funny to hear women talk about routes” it’s the same thing. To me it demonstrates a certain degree of sheltered sexism and that doesn’t make him a bad person or anything, but it’s not a constructive or progressive way to…

TV depiction of things like autism and mental illness tend to be extremely black and white. ASD is, after all, a spectrum disorder, and as you point out it’s rarely all-or-nothing. More often there are “deficits” in numerous areas of functioning, not just social functioning—and I’ve worked with people on the spectrum…

I think it’s got to be a ridiculous casting choice on purpose. Bobby Moynihan is actually only 5'8". John Larroquette is billed as 6'4" and I believe it. I mean, here he is standing next to Richard Moll who is 6'8" for goodness sake.

Actually, Eraserhead is a good parallel in some ways. Except where Eraserhead deals with the very personal fear of parenthood, mother! takes parenthood and relationships and uses them as tools to explore broader themes. It’s a strange movie—it’s not as subtle as I would have liked, but the more I think of it the more…