It's easy to mock Jeff Lynne, but the dude has done a lot of good to great work. The Move was cool, ELO had a lot of great moments, and while his production technique can be ham fisted in its sameness it's still pretty damn noteworthy: ELO, Dave Edmunds, Duane Eddy, George Harrison's Cloud 9, The Wilburys, Roy…

Did you read Paul F Tompkins' joke?

I loved it.

I loved it, and the dancers blew me away.

That is really funny. Although to be honest those dancers made me tear up - I thought they were incredible.

Loved Bushwick and James Brown, the rest was occasionally amusing, occasionally dull. And the Sia performance knocked my socks off. The first song was great (I don't really know her stuff, although I believe she's the niece of Colin Hay from Men At Work) and I'm not ashamed to say the dancers made me tear up - they…

Vidiots is one of like 3 things I miss about LA.

He's a nice guy, even if not really into talking about his work - when I lived in LA I met him when I worked at a gallery in Venice and he came to several openings (in the gaudiest Cosby-esque sweaters imaginable!). I tried to ask him about Blood Simple, but he preferred discussing the art. AND I was his stand-in on…

A shame they didn't bring in Carrie Brownstein or that mopey National dude or J Mascis whatever other indie rock hero is deemed appropriate instead of those hippity hoppity folks. Reggie was in a hip-hop band (Maktub), I hope that's ok with you - if not, I'll call Scott, I'm sure he'll take care of it!

I think I have Nellie Belly 'cause it's getting hot in here.

I know death has perhaps detained GWAR's lead monster for a few months (frankly, death is too puny a concept for Oderus Urungus), but if it's at all possible, just have them as the in house undercover band. Please.

I'd rather it be Lazy Sunday. Wouldn't it be nice to get on with me neighbors… https://www.youtube.com/wat…

For me, PTA makes films that demand to be seen at least a couple of times before I can fully form an opinion on them. I feel the same way about the Coen Brothers - I usually leave a PTA or Coen Bros film thinking about what I've seen, not really sure if I liked it. Then I'll see it again, either in the theater or at…

I wish I liked The Flophouse - I listened to way too many episodes before canceling my subscription. It has so many elements I enjoy, so I kept thinking I should really dig it, and so many people I respect really seem to like it. But I don't. C'est la vie.

"It was unabashedly joyous - funny and clever without being too snarky or overly hip. It's a brilliantly crafted piece of entertainment the everybody can enjoy!"

A lot of British TV is done as one 6 episode "series" at a time. I think it's better to have a great short run then to be dragged down after being too long (Brit Office v US Office). I wonder how tiring Fawlty Towers would have become if it was forced to go on for 6 seasons as opposed the 14 comedic jewels of farcical…

Damn, I literally just saw that yesterday in the midst of a months long MST3K binge. It's basically become the background music to most of my evenings. Heck, I don't even hate Pearl anymore. I don't like her very much, but I don't hate her.

I loved Sump'n Claus…In the wedding scene, she's supposed to be a WNBA player…who's had 10 kids? Uh…

Keillor is a goddam national treasure. Period.

Very interesting to watch the mind of an intelligent comedian work in real time (and reading this in his truly unique voice) - he worked up little bits and riffs , realized which ones worked and which ones didn't, kept calling back certain things and building on them, then came up with the unbelievably brilliant "3rd…