He sounds like a character from a long lost song from Grease.

IT'S A TRADITION LIKE NO OTHER, DV. YOU WILL SUBMIT.

There really is something blythely hypocritical about how the broadcast networks and the NFL itself make millions of dollars on a violent sport that gains traction from its larger than life personalities, and yet both are quick to point the finger at the fans or the players for giving in to the mentality these…

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"The specialists in the kicking unit must work together as one, executing a crisp rhythm as they seek to propel a brown oval down the field, or between two sticks."

I don't know, I think The Great Khali gave him a run, or rather, awkward halting walk, for his money.

He has reprised the role in both the Clone Wars cartoon and a couple of Robot Chicken sketches, so he's not totally done with the character.

Oh man, that conversation with Andrea and her sister was brutal. I'm pretty sure I was laughing at the end of it. Not sure I'd hold it up as the paragon of colloquies on this show.

It's funny that the author mentions Slings and Arrows, because my first thought when seeing the previews for this show was that the producers had created it based on the premise, "What if Darren Nichols was in charge of an orchestra?"

I like it too, though I definitely think it was the peak of "if you didn't read the book, a lot of this is going to be very confusing."

Yes, what SNL really needs to put it over the top is more accurate soap opera-based humor.

There's something weird about watching Bruce Springsteen play, because it's hard to shake the sense that he's being backed up by Silvio Dante and Conan O'Brien's band leader.

My immediate thought when I saw the logo for Bronx Beat was "oh god, this is going to be a beating." And then it was. It's never been funny, because they're two low-key yet exaggerated characters who simply don't work in the context of a live sketch comedy show. They wouldn't be my favorite characters, but you could…

What? He and Data were corny, but hilarious!

He did his Sinatra impression on the SNL 40 special. It was short, but good!

From the department of weird coincidences I was randomly listening to this album with headphones while a friend was doing the same with the end of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince film. It's not a connection you'd make naturally, but there is an odd resonance between the "I will do what you ask me to do…" part…

Instead, we've gotten what can only be described as the shared fever dream of Ray Lewis and Aaron Hernandez.

Burn it! Send it to hell!

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It's a beautiful song about a heart-rending idea. And it's a great example of one of Darnielle's strongest talent — being able to both tell a story and capture a complex feeling in the bounds of a 3 minute song.