Jan and Dean’s “Surf City” (not a Beach Boys song, contrary to popular belief)
Well, Brian Wilson wrote it, so it pretty much is.

Yeah, the Elvis suite scene is the best of the series so far. And yeah, I was a big fan of most of the episode. But, seemingly like most, hated the reveal at the end for reasons discussed above. Also, it made the scene where Ritchie goes off on Zak a bit odd in retrospect. He seems to be genuinely angry with him, then…

Is he not the guy in the flashback at Warhol's factory in the second episode?

The structure of the episode was interesting, and I kind of liked it. They throw you into the middle of a bender by Ernst and Richie, which is disorientating especially since I think we met Ernst once, maybe twice, through flashbacks. I was expecting a "three days earlier" title to appear above the next scene. But…

Yeah, noticed that too. Worked very well in the scene.

Trying to remember this right: Is the little brother in Dazed and Confused listening to Cheap Treak when he puts on his headphones at the end to drawn out his mom? Is this a direct homage to Over the Edge?

Sir, please hold while I transfer you to the Internet's Quality Footage department.

I think you mean: "approximate singing through auto-tune"

Nice My Favorite Year reference.

True story: A couple months ago, I was in a Walmart outside of Nashville and saw a copy of Slappy's Revenge sitting atop a slew of books in the bargain bin. I was so moved by the ridiculousness of the cover (the name + a picture of an evil ventriloquist doll in front of a menacing haunted house) that I took a picture…

This might not quite be a "scene," but Mark Ruffalo losing it when Michael Keaton won't go ahead with the sex abuse story until they get can reach higher up into the church is certainly one of the best moments of the year.

That last scene from Phoenix immediately popped into my head. I had a unique experience with it. I saw it in the theatre and actually fell asleep right before the last scene; I woke up in the middle of it and absorbed it in that half-awake state that seems to leave your emotional senses heightened, so it had all the…

Preferably the Year 2525.

Or an "I'm OK, You're OK" dude.

Some people can pull it off (See Allen, Woody), but it's an extremely rare talent to turn ennui into riveting cinema.

MPDG was created to describe Kristen Dunst's character in Elizabethtown. But Natalie Portman's character might be its quintessence.

The Family Stone, etc.

who financially supports Aidan’s family while making no secret of how little respect he has for his son’s acting dreams

Scott Stapp is a great comp for Zack Braff. Their names even have the same amount of syllables!

It was my introduction to him. He really is good in it.