[Say What?: Commercials That Made Us Scratch Our Heads]

The sales girl walks over and refers to the woman as "tight Angie".

 

She says "Hang tight, Angie."

[S06.E10: Good Air / Bad Air]

Private planes don't have to go through much customs, especially if Boris tells the pilot to fly somewhere with... looser laws - maybe take a pit stop in Venezuela?

 

I figure if Boris could slip in and out of Cuba the way he did, it's not a problem for him to get Divya and the kid out of Argentina.

[Faux Life: Things That Happen On TV But Not In Reality]

If you were in the Air Force you can fly anything from the oldest helicopter to a Space Shuttle by the seat of your pants.

 

Well, I could, but I've always been special like that... ;-)

 

[Commercials That Annoy, Irritate or Outright Enrage]

I haven't seen the Staples commercial this season, but in the past, their Back to School spots had a father going up and down the aisles with a shopping cart, dancing to the holiday song "It's the most wonderful time of the year" while his kids dejectedly shuffled along behind him.  I loved those!

[Faux Life: Things That Happen On TV But Not In Reality]

Yes, it is. That's one of the first things ingrained into boot/rookie LEO's by our FTOs (Field Training Officers) after academy graduation.

 

On an early episode of Southland, Cooper and Sherman are on patrol, and Coop keep asking "Where are we now..." explaining to Sherman that he should always know where they were in case they needed to call for help.  At the end of the episode, they're involved in a foot chase with a suspect.  When they apprehend him, Sherman radios for backup at "186 1/2 Main..." which no doubt made Coop proud.

 

[Homespun Marketing: Local Commercials]

I live about an hour from Red House furniture now - I may have to check them out, since they are so welcoming!

[Approach The Bench: Law & Order General Discussion Thread]

What is the reason for the large number of producers on this show? Not so much in the early seasons, where there are only a few an episode. But the number keeps increasing, and at a certain point it became routine for there to be 15-20 people with the word 'producer' somewhere in their title listed in the credits.

 

A variety of people, often writers, can end up with a "Producer" credit.  Here's a bit of an explanation:

http://johnaugust.com/2004/producer-credits-and-what-they-mean

[Evan Lawson: CFO to the Stars!]

He improves.

Not by much...

[Say What?: Commercials That Made Us Scratch Our Heads]

Then, an eagle's* head pops out of her stomach, a la Alien, and she feeds it a piece of the jerky from the plastic bag.

Haven't seen that one, but they have another set in a conference room, where a wolf's head pops out of the guy's stomach for a piece of beef jerky.  I get the same Alien flashback when I see it.

[Tunnel Vision: Actors Who You Could Never See Outside of That One Role]

JK Simmons as Vern Schillinger in Oz

I never saw Oz, so he'll always be Dr. Skoda of Law & Order for me.

[S06.E01: Smoke and Mirrors]

They've almost always jumped ahead with the start of a new season, I don't know that they've ever really shown what goes on during the winter - it's not very interesting in the Hamptons that time of year.