Ugh don't get me started on Thompson. Every time I see his name in the credits I think "how is he going to fuck this one up" and he finds a way. "The Sign of Three" was only slightly tolerable because all three writers wrote that, so his usual stupidity was muted for once.

Same here! That theme was genuinely eerie. I always love it when basic tech can still convey a mood or theme.

Yes an enthusiastic response for the most average trailer I've ever seen in my life. I'll happily watch Season Four, but the luster is off so they've got a long way to go. I'm worried at this point Moffat's too deeply entrenched in his flaws as a writer to see past them and improve.

The violin solo in the first version of the game is genuinely haunting. I even have it saved on my iPhone with the rest of my video game music. And the Latin choir on the stairs leading to Dracula is genuinely intimidating.

The morning sun has vanquished the horrible boner.

"Mega Man, shine my shoes!"

KONAMI: Because FUCK YOU!

Perhaps the same could be said of ALL religions…

I don't agree at all. NES games are a soundtrack unto themselves at this point. Plus, it's greatness from simplicity. You had four channels, no bullshit.

"Belmont's Revenge" is such an underrated game. I'm a huge fan of black and white comics and manga, so seeing a Gameboy game (with all four of its colors) with such badass sprites and settings is still really inspiring to me. You'll notice the game takes few cues from horror icons and has some of the most original…

I wish I could cite a more specific example, but Eugene Mirman had a great bit about a MySpace band who emailed him who said their most prominent influences were Maroon 5 and Sublime. I thought "Good god, that'd create a singularity of douche rock."

I almost referenced that show in my original comment, but occasionally Todd stumbles on the odd one-hit wonder that DID have staying power, even if the career of the artist didn't. "I Touch Myself" or "Monster Mash" have made their mark on culture. It's the other forgettable dreck on the Billboard that I worry about.

WILSON: "Tim Taylor! What went on in your head?"

Yea the Tool Time segments were so strong I kept wondering why they didn't make it a workplace sitcom instead of a family sitcom.

She had SEVERAL mom haircuts over the course of the show. When she got a more attractive one after it was over it blew my mind.

Those were my favorite parts too. If they made it a workplace sitcom instead of a family one maybe then it'd have been more memorable. But Tool Time always felt so incidental.

I'm a big fan of music reviews by Todd in the Shadows, and his videos on Billboard charts are fascinating. I won't paraphrase, but basically he pointed out there's tons of mediocre music that comes out all the time and gets insanely popular for a while, even if it or the artist has no staying power. Same for TV or…

Yes but did Hurley have Lil Wayne and a song with a motherfucking sitar on it?

Maggie Gyllenhaal. Fell in love with her in "Secretary" and never looked back. She's such a natural, fearless actress I'm always compelled watching her.

We have indeed, but I think the difference is that people are telling interesting stories that just happen to be set in that time period. Heck the better ones have shown the decades warts and all. Boomer films meanwhile just felt like a circle jerk.