I meant the last episode of any given season of The Wire (which are, indeed, great, though they're more like an epilogue to the season, not the climax, which is different than the last episode of S4 of AD, which is why that part of the analogy wasn't especially solid), not the last episode of the series.

Yeah. It may not actually be the "true climax" like I said, but it is my favorite episode.

I feel like that's how most jokes on Arrested are written.

Yeah, Crews' performance helps make that character something greater than just a straight-up Herman Cain parody.

I've only watched this season once, but it felt sort of like watching The Wire in that I was confused for the first five or so episodes. Then it all starts to click, and after that each episode is better than the last. Except, like The Wire, the penultimate episode is the true climax and the most satisfying part of…

So true. Here's a handy guide:

As far as aged metallers past their prime go, it sounds like this is at least better than Super Collider.

Todd Rundgren did it on his new album! And it was pretty fucking okay!

Bigs ups on Uncle Acid. That record is just ridiculously entertaining.

I worked in a thrift store back in high school, and I will say that there's no archetypal thrift shop customer. Some are annoying white kids; some are poor white kids; a lot are old immigrant ladies; some are just people who like browsing; others are people who'd rather spend money on things other than clothes.

@avclub-cfe912f5cb3aa572bd1c9ae2a9b82207:disqus I'm afraid to say I haven't seen it! But the best Fulci movies are less like stories and more like dreams. I always remember them that way, as something I dreamt, disconnected images, and I can't recall how they fit together.

When it comes to Fulci, I count "caring about the storyline" as a minus. The more baffling and incoherent, the better!

I've seen it! It's really good! It's probably not coming to a theater near you!

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I don't know, I can think of about 20 scenes in Dredd that had more visceral impact for me than that lackluster Mad Dog fight. That whole movie is just repetitive, monochromatic grayness, whereas Dredd is bursting with color, lurid—-almost abstract—-violence.

They Kicked 'Im In the Nancy! Starring Ian Carmichael and Terry-Thomas, I hope!

The dog also kills one of the mutants. He's the secret star of the movie!

Yeah, I've seen The Raid: Redemption. Dredd definitely reminded me of it with the whole closed-off housing complex thing. But I think Dredd kicks The Raid's ass in about fifty different ways.

I really like The Twonky. Goofy anti-television satire from the '50s? I'll take it.

Mama - I thought it was pretty lame. Some okay old-school buildup to a really lame conclusion.

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