*EYES BURST OPEN* I’m gonna go watch that now...

Goodness, but she’s fantastic. I remember first seeing her in The Riches and being captivated.  Then, Mags Bennett.  She’s now some strange brand of quality.  Whatever she does, I’ll watch, because she’s always great and she picks great stuff.  

I routinely turn wine into piss.

Can we stop pretending the Steele dossier wasn’t based in fact?  This guy pissed in his mouth and became a Trumper.  There’s a causal relationship here.  (Also, if like 20% of America believes that Obama is a Kenyan Muslim terrorist, and another 10% believe vaccines cause autism, I’m going to stake out the reasonable…

That’s so insightful!  Yes, Jerry Stiller on King of Queens was like watching a transcendent athlete go on a badly coached, badly run team and still crush it.  Closest comparison I can think of is Larry Fitzgerald on the Cardinals in every non-Kurt Warner season.  Or Steve Smith in most seasons.

I had a sudden revelation the other day when I watched the end of #BlackAF, specifically the excellent segment where Kenya meets Tyler Perry. Ryan Murphy is a soul brother to Tyler Perry. Clearly talented, wildly erratic in quality, and completely uninterested in consistent tone. They both have loyal core fan bases…

Did you ride through Season 4 (with new fake Greg)?  I agree there were shifts, but I think the final season+ had some of the best, most devastating moments of all.  I think part of the question is, what was the show really about?  For me, it’s a closely observed coming of age story about a brilliant young woman…

Agreed.  It’s a tour-de-force (Everything I’ve Done for You, I mean).  So you didn’t like the fourth season?  I thought the show was amazing for the whole run.  If not for the casting problems caused by Greg, it would have been perfect.

I agree there are distinctions.  But I think a complaint would survive a motion to dismiss at the least.  Win at trial?  Who knows. 

The CEG song is legitimately one of my favorite songs. Donna Lynne Champlin is an American treasure.

NO! Man, what a fine and wonderful person.  He will be missed.  I may be wrong, but one of the things I loved most about him (and his family) was that they seemed like an actual family.  Also an incredibly hilarious one.

As a giant fan of both of them (and as a person in an interracial marriage myself) I’m intrigued.  They were amazing, but why did they resonate on that basis?

No, at SCOTUS, both parties have a right to present argument as a baseline. If NY was a party, the state designated a lawyer to present the case. Usually, but not always, this is the AG her or himself. Usually, this is at the discretion of the AG and/or Governor. Sometimes they screw over a Lower ranking deputy AG…

Oh - so, here’s the short boring explanation. In almost any scenario, a NY AG will be restricted to bringing suit in NY state courts. The NY state courts can generally only be appealed to through the NY appellate court called the New York Court of Appeals (I had it wrong before - because NY is a weirdo state that does…

Good review. I’m so perplexed by how the audience is meant to feel about Axe at this point - his fight with Prince might be his pettiest yet. The Dexter bit was a peak of silliness. And the show is starting to flirt with being Entourage for finance people in how ridiculously perfunctory and unnecessary the celebrity…

I mean, ask Sam Smith and Katy Perry? It’s not an easy analysis and there’s a lot of factors. But this certainly raises some flags for me. I’m particularly struck by the song’s overt awareness of IP rights with the Olaf joke.  Bottom line is that the musical approach, theme, and orchestration was overwhelmingly…

Lol.  Sure.  You have no idea what you’re talking about but fine.  Have a nice day.

Weird Al famously and explicitly received consent for each of his works.  It’s why he never did a Prince song.  His works also clearly tie to the lyrics or style of the derivative work, which is key to parody.  Otherwise, any comedic work could copy any other.  This just isn’t how the law works.

Nope. “Parody” is not a blanket license to derive from any work whatsoever. If they acknowledge the source, they can do it. This is just a lift with no actual connection to the source. Otherwise, there would be no limit to the doctrine.  

Sure.  I’m saying literally the melody, rhythm, and build are identical to Face Your Fears.