Well that was probably because their records before that one had conspicuously boasted "no synths!" in the liner notes/credits.

I was thrilled to finally see J. Geils Band, a bucket-list act for me, live in the summer of '15. The portion in the middle of the show where they ran their three (synth-driven) 80's top-40 hits, "Freeze Frame," "Centerfold," and "Love Stinks," seemed obligatory, out of place, for the benefit of younger or casual…

I would include the Beatles' last album, Abbey Road, as a huge milestone in incorporating synth into pop/rock. Its use is mostly subtle and understated. so we might not even think of it as much of a synth album, but that's what makes it remarkable: unlike the random noise experiments of, say, George Harrison's early…

Okay, I'm down for the Deuce (The Wire and Treme being two of my very top all-time faves, plus I'm a sucker for 70's period pieces, as it seems a lot of people must be these days), Great News, and I'm Dying Up Here, more excited for Curb Your Enthusiasm than I am for most other things in life, always look forward to…

Not sure the explanation will be very enlightening for those children, they might not be familiar with Brylcreem.

Same here as some below commenters….love satellite radio and since I first installed it in my car in '07, haven't voluntarily listened to FM, it is torture in comparison.

No need to watch the preview 'coz I'm anxious to watch the whole special first chance I get! Loves me some Jim Gaffigan.

That guy is not necessarily offended by everything; the character is more like a running broadcast of the internal dialog of what Jim imagines a hypothetical average audience member might be thinking in response to the routine. Very often this imaginary person is more bewildered than offended.

Huh, interesting, thx. He'll have to find a new Valerie Bertinnelli to haunt the fantasies of today's prepubescent boys.

Is that a new Jim Gaffigan stand-up special coming out? Hope so, he's one of my top faves. Meanwhile, there is already a tv show called "One Day at a Time," does this new Netflix original have anything to do with that, some kind of modern reboot?

The earlier eras of the comic strip, 60's/70's I'd say, have many sublime moments, the humor is much more for adults I'd say (or precocious kids like I was) even though the characters are children. The paperback collections of those early strips are gems.

I interpreted the number they cited as just what she won on that first day - in fact that's pretty clearly what it says, so it doesn't seem incorrect.

Hmm, most of the shows I watched and dug made the list so I like that, and then a lot of other shows that I haven't checked out but know are also supposed to be excellent, also made it, I guess it's good to know that I don't spend enough time watching tv to keep up with all the good stuff.

My mileage varies from everyone else's I guess. Frank may be "rarely funny" but he is the only character who's *ever* funny, and more to the point, the only character with a sense of humor or anything interesting to say. (Kev is sometimes mildly amusing with his dumb-guy schtick I guess, but it's pretty one note.)…

Okay I know I'm very old and everything, but the new Rolling Stones doesn't merit a review around here?

So when do those two NY dates go on sale?

Funny episode. As to this:

I remember the Six Million Dollar Man as the first hour-long, non-comedy series I watched regularly, as a kid that seemed pretty grown-up somehow. Big crush on The Bionic Woman (and her spin-off series was actually better as I remember).

Exactly, and I'm a big fan of so-called "cringe comedy" in general - if that means darkly honest, unflinchingly human comedy in the style of Larry Sanders, British Office, The Comeback, all of which have been described that way - and Girls, which I think is another great entry in that same tradition, hilarious. Can't…

I'll really miss this show, it's been one of my top favorites.