It's an echo of the earlier episode where Rainbow calls bullshit on the fact that she does all the housework, but then after Dre puts chips in the fridge once (?!) the episode concludes with her saying "haha nevermind, I actually love housework!" IE, Blackish engages with real issues in a way that sitcoms never do…

Am I the only one who saw the trailer and thought CENTER STAGE CENTER STAGE CENTER STAGE?

I also loved the character of Tanner Bolt, though I read him completely differently than they did above. I don't think he's a great moral voice, or someone who can see through to Nick's soul and know he's innocent. I think he's just an exceptionally good lawyer. He defends Nick because it's his specialty, because…

STELIO.

Even betamaxes need electricity. Maybe via Kodak ViewMaster?

So far I've stayed off the Dowd-bashing train, but I think I'm ready to board, thanks to him calling American Dad execrable, A Million Ways to Die in the West underrated (!), Foxcatcher overrated (!!), and Night Moves most disappointing (!!!). Does my ticket come with a free torch and pitchfork?

The docking scene is by far my favorite film scene of 2014: Zimmer's score, the wide shot of the Endeavor spinning out debris, Hathaway passing out from the force of the spin. Perfect.

And they contrasted the "let's give Haley a new car!!" storyline with yet another character ragging on the smart, responsible child for being a loser.

Working the Gap at Christmas: Paul McCartney, Wonderful Christmas Time. It's the musical equivalent of folding a pile of sweaters and organizing them by size, only to have someone grab the one off the bottom and dump the whole pile on the floor, before realizing they actually needed the size on the top of the pile. …

She's one of my favorites, though I do find her albums a bit uneven (songs I LOVE and songs I REALLY DON'T). That said, she has put out some really amazing music. I'd start with either her solo album Rabbit Fur Coat or Rilo Kiley's More Adventurous. I also really liked her new album this year. And rkives.

Counterpoint: Jenny Lewis, "Head Underwater"

I agree it's broken, I just think it's much more noticeably broken for the poor.

America's healthcare system is only failing people who don't get healthcare coverage through their jobs. If you're emigrating to America to attend a top graduate program or work in Silicon Valley, you'll get great healthcare. The people who are fucked are the ones who are making a few dollars an hour picking fruit…

I remember John McCain during the '08 election talking about how he reads emails now (as long as his wife opens them and prints them out and hands him the printouts). IIRC, he also raved about what a technical genius his wife was, to be able to open an email inbox and print individual emails. This is about where my…

"She may be young but she only likes old things. And modern music, it ain't to her taste." However many years later, I still say "Oh, COME ON" out loud whenever that song shuffles on. I mean, YOU ARE BOTH MUSICIANS. YOU BOTH MAKE MODERN MUSIC. SHE WAS IN AN IPHONE COMMERCIAL.

I'm with you. I saw this with high hopes, and found it a bit… meh. It's one of those movies that pokes you in the ribs repeatedly and says "DID YOU GET THE SUBTEXT THERE?!? DID YOU GET IT? WAS IT TOO SUBTLE?!?! BECAUSE THERE WAS SUBTEXT!!" I also thought the allegory was a bit too literal. The Shining had the…

I agree that was the problem, but I think it was even more pronounced in later episodes. A lot of my remaining affection for the show died when the last episode tried to play off Stuart getting the model as a nice-guy-finally-wins scenario. Um, didn't I watch 6-8 hours of Stuart being a shallow, terrible guy? …

You and me both.

Shut your ugly boat mouth about Don't Trust the B.

IIRC, by the last few episodes, the comment section has a mostly "Urg, this show!" feel.