The Venture Bros.

Just how steep is the learning curve for someone diving in for the first time?

“I have certain attractive qualities, but blond, open-shirted athleticism is not necessarily what they are.”

Now everyone who hasn’t seen the show can stop complaining about it being too “hard to get into” or whatever. 

“I do get there are those factions out there, those groups—and my mother’s one of them—that’s literally tried to get that show off of TV.”

Our TV Club staffers encourage each other to check out Peep Show, Shark Tank, Elementary, and even The Neighbors.

Every year, we vow to do the next year better. What are your entertainment goals for 2013?

Everything from series finales of long-running cult hits to aging sitcoms to news coverage makes our supplemental list.

It’s not just because it’s a Halloween special—we’re just glad to have The Venture Bros. back. Also: Other holiday spirits (har har) and the end of The Thick Of It.

Another list from The A.V. Club. 

In the first of three installments, Archer creator Adam Reed walks us through the lunacy of the third season of his animated spy series.

This week we review the fourth season of Breaking Bad, examine the effects of low expectations on Real Steel, and offer our picks for the comedy equivalent of The Wire.