I saw the debut and somewhat tracked the storylines as the show went on.

I think they'd be better served just making a model Death Star than trying to turn this into a cornhole board. If I have to wait 30 seconds between throws for the board to do its thing before I can toss again, I'm going to get annoyed real fast.

FLY? YES. LAND? NO.

I've read that about the smart-people thing, too, and it's generally the only one of those traits (like to stay up late, have anxiety from overthinking things, etc.) that I don't claim.

There are probably a lot of moms that don't swear around their kids in an effort to not have them pick up on such language. And some, for whom it comes more naturally, might take the opportunity to get it out when they have the chance.

Fair assessment. Though I don't live in the Wild West of the 1870's. I'm a DBA in the 2010's with a sensible sedan and a gym membership. A slightly less extreme life probably calls for me to use less-extreme language.

As an aside, consider a show like "Bojack Horseman." They make a point to only use the f-word once a season (technically twice in Season 3, but it was split across two episodes). When they use it, it usually really hits. It's like, when you save it for when it's really time for it to hit, it has a lot more meaning,…

I have very little control over foreign policy. I have much more control over the words that come out of my own mouth.

Like I say, it's not that I'm offended by it. It's more just that I see it as crude. I want to put a better foot forward than that with my language.

Yeah, I don't use those words under any circumstances. It's not whether they're insulting or anything. It just seems like the lowest of low culture to me and I just want to represent myself better than that.

I'm starting to think I'm a dinosaur because I do everything in my power refrain from using four-letter words in all my correspondence, written, spoken, online and otherwise. Maybe it's just a habit I got into while doing media stuff, where you always assume a mic is open or that your words could be seen. But I also…

I'm not saying "ban." Everyone has a right to their own taste. But I also have the right to call it bad taste.

"The Seven-Year Itch" is, in and of itself, kinda creepy on a few levels. The plot revolves around an older man fantasizing about a young model who moves in upstairs from him while the woman kind of unwittingly does all kinds of flirty things around him. The movie is as much about the fantasy as the reality. He has a…

In one of his masterclasses, he tried to play Lullaby and started breaking down. Not sure if he still plays it live sometimes or not.

It is. It has a sweet wistfulness to it. Also, any Billy Joel song that hasn't been ridiculously overplayed gets a plus.

I've listened to a number of Joel's masterclasses online. For everyone who says his music was derivative, Joel basically says in the classes, "Yeah, all music is," as he proceeds to musically break down the work of great artists and show how he and other artists have simply adapted others over time. You develop a much…

Conan O'Brien is one of those folks for whom I think people like the idea of watching moreso than actually watching, particularly since he left Late Night behind.

I made an effort to dismiss some early career foibles. Blame It On Rio and St. Elmo's Fire were both bad, but even the best actors and actresses tend to not start their career in outstanding stuff. If we were to evaluate Tom Hanks through Big, we'd be making an error.

Moore had a diverse career in a not-so-great way. She was in some really, really bad movies (Nothing But Trouble, The Scarlet Letter, The Butcher's Wife, The Juror), some good movies that haven't aged well (Ghost, Disclosure) and some movies where she was sold on her looks moreso than her acting ability (Indecent…

Wouldn't you want to get more than one source if you're a reporter? Particularly a national one?