One year La Signora and I* went as Inspector Gadget (with removable hat-copter) and Carmen Sandiego, and it was great because people would call out how much they loved our costumes from across the street.

Soundtrack thread:
Cake: “Commanche” (“If you want to have cities, you’ve got to build roads...”)
Starship: “We built this city on [three rocks] and [two rolls]”

It’s good t’hear anyone acknowledging th’existence of Beware the Batman, which I was really enjoying and was sorry to see go. I was kinda hoping they might fold it in to the DCCWU, at least back before Katana was a different character in the latter. It seemed t’have a lot of DNA in common with Arrow, with Katana…

My problem with this is, as much as I adored the original when it was on, it is much more unapologetically a kids’ show and I can’t really get into it as a grown-up. Basically, if it’s not Transformers: Prime, Gargoyles (S1-S2), Avatar (either generation), or Superman:TAS/JL/JLU, kids’ animation just makes my mind…

Both our kids are three, so I’m somewhat surprised you had any objexion to the muppets. It had some double entendre dialogue that I wouldn’t’ve wanted to’ve had t’explain to a six- or seven-year-old, but our kids were two when that show was on, so they were just enjoying the funny puppets and occasionally laughing if…

I know right? What a gas it would’ve been to see this!

You guys are just gonna keep on harping on these giant pun threads, huh?

I dunno what everyone’s making such a fuss over. This Weinstein guy doesn’t seem so bad!

Having recently(ish) relocated from Delaware to Massachusetts, I can tell you that Milburn is very similar to the couple of “family fun” type farms that I’ve visited up here. Altho so far, their doughnuts are better, possibly just because they coated them in cinnamon sugar. So, if you’re ever in Elkton (MD), you…

Milburn Orchards (which is in Maryland, altho an almost-literal stone’s throw from Delaware) makes amazing ACDs.

Something that I did as a shortcut before the Kinjapocalypse, since finding things on AV Club was never a walk in the park, was to Google the episode title followed by “av club,” which always brought it up very quickly. For example.

Needs more Willburys!

I see you well, sai.

Lakefront (which is on the river, goddamnit!) is the brewery that finally got me into beer once and for all. Previously I’d pretty much only drunk fruity lambics, but La Signora and I toured the brewery when we were in Milwaukee in 2009 just to do something Milwaukeeish. We were hooked!

On th’other hand, tho, you’re gonna love the new Magic School Bus reboot!

He should’ve said “heckuva job,” so we could’ve known what he really meant.

I thought that too, for a long time, but it slowly dawned on me that, no, the movie is just called THE DARK TOWER.

I know the modern MoS movies have their defenders, but Quest for Peace? Really?

You’re doing god’s work. His pedantic, pedantic work.

Oh good; I heard “Hey skirt, go ‘way” and that didn’t feel like a good capper at all!