I believe it was actually that whatever local affiliate bought syndication rights just wasn't interested in possibly re-opening the 'controversy.' 

My friends and I saw Revenge of the Sith in a fairly, empty theater (us and maybe 15 other people) and we weren't the only ones to laugh at the 'NOOOOO!'  It would have been weird to have been the only one laughing at that at the premiere, midnight screening. 

The writers 'gave' George a short fuse in the later seasons since having him flip out is generally funny.  Normally it seems like leaning on good acting to cover for so-so writing, but I like it a lot here.  I could complain that it makes him seem more childish, but 1) I don't particularly care if characterizations…

"My sister and say said that about everything for literally five straight
years, including on 9/11: It's like this every day in Puerto Rico!"
I can't stand this episode, but that is a fine way of thinking of 9/11. 

He could have avoided the P.C. hissy fit and just called it poorly written.  Making an appearance of Dr. Van Nostrand and Art Vandelay boring is a crime against nature. 

"Being in NYC is like being in a giant Seinfeld museum."
The city has to justify its existence somehow. 

What controversy is there?  I thought Larry David's character defending it in CYE was even his acknowledgement that it was pretty shitty*.  Who are these mysterious people who thought it was brilliant to show that gang were assholes the entire time?  Enjoying that episode seems to hang on having never figured out that…

The Puerto Rican Day Parade deserves far more vitriol.  I try to stay above doing this, but…..
SIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMMMMMMS!!!!!!

An unrated film of that name is already available.  

Mel Books doing a Lethal Weapon or Braveheart reboot, however, could still happen.  

I choose to GTFO. 

Porn. 

Not that this conversation wouldn't otherwise be happening, but that screen grab sort of invites it. 

You can't stand the TORInt of puns?  Sorry. 

Additional challenge: say 'I saw the Thief of Thieves from Thebes, in Tevas and a thawb' ten million times. 

Did you catch this last week?   http://www.slate.com/blogs/… 
The article isn't quite what you said, but it does the very Slate thing and equates pushing your kids to get into Harvard with winning child pageants.

In fairness, Landon Donovan, unlike Beckham, was never captain of a team that won the World Cup.  Wait a minute…

Shut up, Veena.

Eh, I have seen hotter ostriches. 

@avclub-0a963a0730546783e9e534ce14918086:disqus  I don't complain about prices now precisely because I do remember what games cost 10-15 years ago.  I just didn't know that they cost $70 in 1982.