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Rob Samuelson
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In, oh, 2005 or so, I didn't stop seeing the name Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! in the music sites I read. "Like The Talking Heads" is something I remember reading multiple times in those heady sophomore year of high school days. While I pretended to like Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!'s screeching "art" rock, I fell in love

The Simpsons will probably always be tops. I'm also partial to Arrested Development and 30 Rock. I know it's always considered a successor to Seinfeld, but I think It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia improves on Jerry and company in every way. Its satirical black heart speaks to me much more.

Seinfeld will, forever and ever, be a mystery to me. I've sat through at least 20 full episodes of that show as friends and family laugh uproariously around me. I shrug every time. I can see the seams and the construction of the jokes coming from a mile away, which may be a product of watching the things the show

The choreographed fight scenes would be better than any CGI extravaganza.

Gene Kelly and his 1,000-watt smile are perfect for a retro Superman. He might be a little physically small for the part, but he would embody the glee classic Supes gets from helping people. His can-do optimism in ON THE TOWN is perfect for the superhero who would outsmart villains rather than simply punching them or