But the thing isn’t winning and it never was. (Frankly, I was a little surprised that Thiel won, but since he was out for blood he was probably willing to do whatever it took.) Really, this is about making legitimate journalism the subject of requests for TROs/injuctions and defamation suits so it can’t be published.…

Hey everybody who was cheering Peter Thiel on against Gawker: Congratulations! This is exactly what you wanted! Weinstein even hired Theil’s lawyers! Betcha can’t wait until that sleazy New York Times finally gets what’s coming to it for *squints at index card* reporting on matters of public interest.

Eh. I find Family Guy juvenile, violent and absurd. There’s literally an episode where Chris teaches his grandfather how to masturbate. I don’t know if there’s any reality in the cosmos where that constitutes good television.

it sounds like that whole seeing-starlight-for-the-first-time bit was inspired by the Asimov short story and novel Nightfall - where it does, indeed, go very, very badly

SuperNerd here: TOS did it in “For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky.” But the concept goes back farther than that — see Heinlein’s Orphans of the Sky, for one.

Four episodes in to its first season, The Next Generation wasn’t just mediocre, it was almost terrible. It took a while for the best Gene Roddenberry had to offer to learn how to walk, whereas The Orville is already taking several steps at a time.

Since you asked:

It wasn’t bad. It wasn’t great, but it was endearingly enjoyable, for the most part. The special effects are pretty amazing at least, so it’s got that going for it.

Most people agree that the first series of TNG was pretty bad. We have to give this series time. It’s bringing us something that we all want and if you sit back and enjoy the ride it’s quite good. I think the humor will ramp down and it will find itself if people give it the time to do so. In a lot of ways this show…

What exactly do people want out of this show? Obviously it’s nowhere near being Star Trek level good, but TNG was even further away from being Star Trek level good in its first season. Most of the comedy misses rather than hits, but at this point I don’t care because The Orville is clearly a sci-fi drama, not a sci-fi…

If you can't take jazz freak-outs and echo-y vocals, you have no business dealing with Radiohead's Kid A, or maybe Radiohead after The Bends at all.

Jesus Christ, this poisonous queen is everywhere all of a sudden. I never head of him a month ago. Where the hell did he come from, and what exactly is his talent supposed to be?

Wait, there are TWO Bald Homosexual AVClubs?!

As someone from NJ, I know there are always exceptions (the Feelies, Kool & the Gang, some guy named Bruce). Real Estate is from my hometown. But its also produced a lot of crap. In the 80s, for every Smithereens, there were four Trixters.

…Is "The National Anthem" really that pretentious or angsty? I mean, I can see how the freakout at the end might get a little grating, but the bass line, the drumming, the little horn bit in the middle- those are all awesome, and just as catchy as any of the pop tunes Branum listed. I swear, literally any other song…

Bon Jovi was inevitable. My father's lawyer's son (seriously) was a drummer in a band in the early 80s. They kicked out the lead singer because of his terrible ideas and taste, who happened to be Bon Jovi. Not too long thereafter Bon Jovi poisoned the world with their crap while the drummer eventually formed a band…

Who the hell is Guy Branum? That's a picture of Billy Corgan! YOU CAN'T FOOL ME WITH ANOTHER BALD HOMOSEXUAL AVCLUB

We were all figuring out how to live in a post-9/11 world. Bad haircuts get a pass.

"You’re assigning a belief to all people who might like Radiohead. "

No: it's either "Margaritaville" or possibly "Escape (the pina colada song)"