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I didn't realize there was also going to be a crossover with Futurama later in the fall! Coooool. http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/09/04/simpsons-futurama-simpsorama-crossover/

The marathon was a huge success: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/03/business/media/the-simpsons-marathon-lifts-ratings-for-fledgling-fxx.html I know that I tuned in more frequently than I expected to.

K is for Kirstie Alley (I checked and we hadn't done her yet). Edited: Oh crap, we actually did use her already, for A (not for K). So, as a backup answer: K is for the karaoke machine that they had in the bar, in at least one episode.

Just popping in to point out that this show returns to MeTV's schedule as of tonight (Sept. 1).

B is for Boston.

W is for Woody (Boyd and Harrelson).

Coming out soon is A Walk Among the Tombstones, which will star Liam Neeson as P.I. Matt Scudder. I don't know if there are any other Lawrence Block (the author of the series) fans around these parts, but I have been reading Scudder novels since the early 1980s, and I am not (at the moment) on board with Liam Neeson. But Block gives him a big thumbs-up, so I might change my mind once I've seen the film. Scudder was only put on film once before, as far as I know, and I didn't see Eight Million Ways to Die, with Jeff Bridges in the role. But the interesting thing is, I'm re-reading A Walk Among the Tombstones now, and it was written in the early 1990s, and it's all before cell phones and web searches, and all of that lack of technology is actually important to the story, or rather how the investigation is handled. So I don't know if the film is going to be set in the early '90s or now. Makes me wonder why they didn't choose a more recent Scudder novel to adapt.

R is for Rebecca, who was played by Julia Duffy in a guest spot. She was an old friend of Diane's who was heartsick after a breakup, and so of course Sam hit on her.

Yeah, it may be season 18, but the "24 Minutes" ep is easily in my Top 10. Perfection.

N is for "Nocturne," the name of the poem that Sam got published in that literary magazine (but it was actually Diane's poem). "I fly through a puckish arena, where echoes dance, where echoes dance, where echoes dance..."

F is for Frasier Crane, who didn't show up until season 3 but outlasted everyone (thanks to his spinoff).

Well here's the thing. I don't own the DVDs and when I Netflixed the show, I stopped after season 9, so the stuff that FXX is showing now? Episodes I have not seen since they originally aired. So yes, I'm still watching, and my expectations are low, so I end up mostly enjoying myself. Last night I had way more fun with "Day of the Jackanapes" and "New Kids on the Blecch" than I thought I would.

It was on this weekend too? I caught it on Thursday. I feel like it was, originally, either 90 minutes or 2 hours, but the version they showed Thursday was an hour. It was a little tough to watch now.

Guilty. "Do it for her" gets me every time. That promo that says "we're all gonna die" has pretty much got it right. Is there news going on in the world, I wonder? The TV's been on FXX since I got up this morning. I didn't think I was going to be this obsessive. (I probably won't be in about a week's time.) Lots and lots of classic eps today, though.

R is for Rhea Perlman.

I'm at work* but just checked in via Comcast streaming to see where we're at. Almost done with season 3 already?! Aye caramba! Last night I thought it would be kinda cool to leave the TV on overnight so that, at the various times I woke up, I'd hear whichever episode was on. But apparently my subconscious wasn't into that idea, because I snapped off the TV sometime during the wee hours. (* Homer voice: "Stupid work.")

O is for "O Canada," which was Carla and Eddie's song.

G is for Kelsey Grammer. (No, spellcheck, I did not mean to type grammar.) (This is weird, i got G in the last round too.)

X is for the X-ray that gave Norm a health scare in one episode. There was a spot on it, but it turned out to be a flaw. (I love when he comes into the bar in a complete daze, and instead of everyone doing their big "NORM!" they look at him and collectively go… "Norm?")

G is for Gary's Old Town Tavern, the rival bar.

K is for Klinger, aka Jamie Farr, who was supposed to send a dress for the celebrity auction. (Well, he did send it, and Sophia was wearing it.)

On the subject of Pierce Brosnan, his open letter to Robin Williams brought a tear to my eye. I know they became close during Mrs. Doubtfire. http://instagram.com/p/rngrQgm6Qj/

When I read this from page 1 of this thread: …two scenes immediately came to mind. 1. Jim Carrey in Liar, Liar, physically unable to say anything untrue in court (starts at the 1:00 mark). Swoosie Kurtz's reactions make it even funnier. 2. From Analyze This, Billy Crystal attempting to represent Paul Vitti at the meeting of the mobsters, part of which is here: When I saw both of these for the first time, I was sitting in the theater laughing so hard the tears were streaming down my face.

The first time I saw this ep, I was absolutely on the floor when Penny simply pointed at herself and then Rosie for "A League of Their Own." This time, knew it was coming, of course, but same reaction. It's just so freakin' hilarious. Of all the eps I've seen, this one's the most entertaining. A Chris Colfer is so darn cute.

I actually thought it did suck, and I'm a huge Kelsey Grammer fan. (But, full disclosure: I'm not sure I've ever bought him in any role besides Frasier.) I only laughed twice, through both episodes (the "air quotes" around "the law," and when Kelsey said, "Did you just leave me at the altar?"). I wanted to like it, I really did. Sadly, it's a miss for me.