your braying laugh and noxious cologne have annoyed me since I first set foot in this office

They say you should always try to go out on a high note. And so... Read Comments: 0

good fortune happy lucky big time for you and family

When a sitcom is clicking on all cylinders, it doesn't even need much of a concept to be funny, fresh, and inventive. A couple of timeless gag... Read Comments: 0

constant barrage of obscenities

Like it or not, Newsradio became increasingly disconnected from reality as the series went on. Personally, I'm in the "like it? no -- love it!" camp. Why quibble about whether a... Read Comments: 0

pissy wisconsin jerk

Attention Classic Clubbers: Your Newsradio schedule will soon accelerate in order to complete Season 2 by September 2. Supersized posts (three episodes!) are coming for the final two weeks.... Read Comments: 0

oh, don't go in that closet, fibber!

Seventeen episodes into its lifespan, and Newsradio has really hit its stride. Today's two episodes are top-shelf stuff, and they illustrate what it means for a... Read Comments: 0

just like the old saying: everybody loves a cane

"Bill ... I stole your cane."

For many of us, clearly, it's the epitome of Newsradio-style comedy. We've been cackling about it in the comments... Read Comments: 0

it felt good to be out of the rain

Let's subtitle this week: "A Study In Contrasts." Because the whims of the two-at-a-time schedule have thrown up a draggy, dreggy episode and a solid near-classic for our... Read Comments: 0

1948-2003

You know when you rave about a TV show to your friends or co-workers, and they come back in a few days and say, "Yeah, I tuned in, but I couldn't see what's so special about it," and you say, "That wasn't a very good episode; I... Read Comments: 0

snap!

They could've called it "Models," or "Bill's Stalker." But they called it "Goofy Ball," and a legend was born. On the other hand, they couldn't have called our second episode anything but "Rat Funeral," because absolutely nothing is... Read Comments: 0

my pastry would be a cheese danish, for obvious reasons

Two years ago -- back when we thought 100 comments on an article was a stratospheric, shoot-the-moon kind of event -- the A.V. Club ran a... Read Comments: 0

it's like a cruel magic trick!

It was May 2, 1995 when I first knew that I loved Newsradio. That was the night when I sat on my crummy couch in my two-bedroom furnished apartment and watched "Big... Read Comments: 0

how quickly they can turn on you

... And here's where my high expectations begin to get me into trouble.

I was jazzed by the unexpected riches and already-crisp pacing of the first two episodes of the series. ... Read Comments: 0

pick it up, dave

As Noel proves on a weekly basis in Popless, your life history is inextricably tied to your aesthetic judgments. So it's with some trepidation that we revisit... Read Comments: 0

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