I've done a fair amount of reviews on TV.com and I've noticed a bit of a pattern.  It seems like lots of people disagree with negative reviews but lots of people agree with positive reviews.

What a bunch of whinny babies.

If I thought people actually read my reviews, that would be a different story, but it's much easier to click a button than have a discussion.  If I brought up points they disagreed with, they know how to reach me.  But no, they disagree or agree because they're fans.

I loathe this kind of mentality.  It completely removes any bias and people are unable to critique shows they enjoy.  There are plenty of shows I enjoy but that doesn't mean I turn off my brain or refuse to notice when the show screws up.  The best way you can praise a show is to respect it enough to pay attention to its strengths and weaknesses. 

Seriously, for all the people that thought the season finale of Veronica Mars: Season 2 or tonight's episode of House were brilliant, there is something wrong with your brain.  Unfortunately for you, there is no agree/disagree button for this post.

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Unfortunately, at the rate I'm going, I probably won't be Slee-stakified until the year 2052.

In tonight's episode of Rescue Me, Sheila rapes Tommy but it's hardly "justice".  If anything, it only shows how messed up Sheila is.  Tommy doesn't seem too broken up about it; not even the thing that should hurt him most, that he "fell off the wagon", doesn't seem to phase him.

While I know Rescue Me never condoned spousal rape in the first place, to say that this is Tommy's comeuppance is pretty weak.

Last night's "pixie sketch" was apparently the one that pushed Dave Chappelle over the edge as he felt he had crossed the line from parodying stereotypes to merely reinforcing them. 

Whether the Q&A after the sketch was Comedy Central's way of telling Dave that he over-reacted or just an honest conversation discussing the merits of the sketch, I'm glad they did it.

Personally, I felt that the sketch wasn't offensive or enforced stereotypes (it's hard to do that under the banner of comedy; I would say a film like Friday Night Lights enforces stereotypes).  My main problem with the sketch is that it wasn't that funny.  One audience member said it reminded her of the Racial Draft.  I can see the comparison (along with the John Mayer-music sketch) but this was nowhere near as funny and if anything, felt like a poor imitation of previous work.

But on the whole, I've found most of these new sketches to be quite good and certainly not some huge decline in quality from the second season.

1) More episodes to develop the characters and their relationships.

2) It's an ensemble where every actor gets their time to shine.  It could have just been the Michael Scott show or even focused on the four leads like the UK version, but everyone is a distinct and hilarious character.  I can't think of many other shows where a background character like Creed could steal entire episodes ("I like to steal things.  It's what I do.  I stopped caring a long time ago,").

"All the Wild Horses" by Ray Lamontagne is probably the saddest song I've ever heard.

You don't deserve this kind of greatness for free, so go get it while the gettin's good (read: free).

So this year when a contestant is eliminated, not only do they have their jacket impaled on a hook, their photo bursts into flames.  That alone got me watching again.  But next season, they'll have to go even further.  I recommend that the actual contestant burst into flames.

weak sauce

not weak-sauce