And if you're in LA, it's playing at the New Beverly this Friday/Saturday (in a double-feature with Lenny).

There was no new episode this week.

And Norbert Leo Butz is a god damn national treasure.

With Alan Cumming as Paul, right?

Yeah, the Abbie Cornish/Oscar Isaac present-day stuff was a weird juxtaposition that didn't really do what she thought it did, but it wasn't a terrible movie.

Oh, damn! That was driving me crazy too. I meant to look up the actor on IMDB but it slipped my mind as my day progressed. Thanks for that.

Not to say that there aren't fine new works on Broadway, because there
are, but most of what would fall into the groundbreaking,
confrontational, and challenging categories are going to be found
off-Broadway. Sadly, it's just not economically feasible to produce much
more than a big blockbuster-y hit on Broadway and…

They did start out as the Black Republicans.

The cut to the sight gag of Merchant in full-on douche outfit (scarf, hat, stripey V-neck cardigan), leaning against the table, putting out the vibe was completely hilarious to me.

He is a god damn national treasure.

A friend once said he looks like a potato. That about sums it up right there.

Scott Bakula made 13-year-old me feel special feelings. I think it was the chest hair.

If Cinemax wanted me to start watching its shows, all it had to do was cast Clive Owen in one. Not sure what took them so long to figure it out.

I saw it too. The audience was almost hilariously full of very excited teenaged Harry Potter fans…and their equally excited mothers.

I think so. I guess it's a matter of how you look at it, but I find there's a strong life-affirming thread that runs through the show.

Slow and contemplative I'll give you, but I wouldn't call it depressing (even though it definitely made me cry several times).

Especially when Andrew Lincoln somehow managed to find his way into the best actor category instead.

I think I cried through 90% of the season finale. This show is so god damn good. It just makes me feel more when watching it than anything else I've ever seen on TV.

He was. There's a flashback scene in a previous episode where he tells his fellow inmate he just learned his father has died.

I still have so many fond memories of Night After Night…