Year, Mr. White! Yeah, Science!

Breaking Bad fits squarely into the category of show known in my home as “stuff my boyfriend watches that I pretend to watch with him while really looking at Animals Talking in All Caps on Tumblr”  (see also: Boardwalk Empire, Dexter, Sons of Anarchy). Still, this Grantland piece by Chuck Klosterman is absolutely worth a read, even if you’re not a fan of the show itself– he’s got some interesting thoughts on morality and stasis in traditional television narratives, the way we as an audience experience and perceive a story’s protagonist , and the difference between shows with great production value and shows that are actually great.

Plus he says some snarky stuff about fans of The Wire that really made me laugh.

well, that’s just embarrassing.

“It was as if The Good Wife had finally winked at the core demographic lurking within its 12 million loyalists: vaguely unhappy people who listen to NPR.”

(Read the full article here.)

Oh like you didn’t see that one coming.

Swifty and Donnie Darko break up. Probably after Swifty SAW Donnie Darko for the first time and was all,”Dude, I thought this was about adorable bunnies.”

Personally I’m looking forward Taylor’s next single, “Gay Cowboy Heartbreak.”

Confession: I thought “The Proposal” was moderately enjoyable

Bullock + Reynolds ring in 2011, compare divorces and pretty hair.

 

 

Merry Christmas, Ya Filthy Animal.

Twelve Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Home Alone.