Yeah, it also surprised me that Diane is 35. I thought that she and Todd were around the same age.

"Whose Line" is short form improv, pleb. What are you, a level 2?

I've watched the whole series, and just watched the pilot episode again because my roommate wanted to try it out. I honestly don't see the Family Guy comparison at all, other than both being animated series that are sometimes raunchy. FG is all about jokes and references and rarely cares about characterization or…

Yep, and even well-meaning protagonists like Diane fell into this trap. Although Diane is in a unique position compared to other people because she could literally choose to go to Cordovia and write about it if she wanted, so I think it's a little unfair in some respects. A serial rapist/abuser/whatever Hank is still…

I saw it as more of a Devil Wears Prada thing, but that was probably influenced by Sorkin to some degree.

I think it's pretty helpful for this binge-watch type of show. I sometimes forget which plots or jokes or what have you happened in which particular episode.

After some obligatory Netflix binge-watching, I don't know how I didn't realize before that Ross is a huge dick. The "we were on a break" thing is just the tip of the iceberg.

Frank did set him up. He gave Ray the wrong guy's name, picture, and address, for reasons that will probably become clear in the next episode.

I'm not so sure about that. I've read some of his short stories and they're generally quite good; the guy can write. My armchair opinion is that he's a little trapped by the format of the show. Even though it's an anthology, there's an expectation of carrying forward the themes and atmosphere of the first season. It…

I work with people who use "bandwith" like that all the time… Frank probably picked it up in some management seminar

It might work a little better if his philosophizing was met with a little more of those reactions. Rust's pronouncements in season 1 almost always got some pushback from Cohle, or at least some knowing smirks from the guys interviewing him.

Yeah, that was some pretty low-rent psychologizing there. "This guy with *thick rubber gloves*, a *cudgel*, and a history of violence and mental instability *clearly* has no intention of harming me!"

His ex-wife has strong suspicions that he killed the guy, which says to me that his behavior was "off" during that time in a way that it wouldn't have been if he had simply given the go-ahead to Frank. Stuff like coming in late, burying/burning things, etc. There's no direct evidence of this so far, but it doesn't…

Great point. Your description put James Gandolfini in mind for me. Tony Soprano said some pretty out-there stuff from time to time, especially in therapy scenes, but Gandolfini always sold it.

I agree, except for the minor quibble that I thought the Season 2 shootout very clearly made LA County feel like the Middle East. Especially with Woodrugh's combat background.

The Josh Groban one was hysterical, just watched it a few days ago

Broke Black Mountain

Yeah, I see a fair amount of similarities in the performances. Both characters violent gangsters trying to repress their past and earn acclaim/money/legacy.

The Left is Right

City on the Hill took some getting used to for me, but now I can't stop listening to it. I think it fits better in the context of the album.