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Luvlinsey!!! We missed you and are so happy to have you back.

I am hoping to talk to your BFF this weekendz, for sure. I will tell her you say hi, although you're probably tell her that yourself since you're so close.

It's a bit that Fallon does regularly where he reads news items while The Roots play slow-jammish music. He peppers the news items with "Awww yeahs," and the like. It's best explained via video, honestly.

My favorite part of Obama's slow-jam effort was when he dropped the mic at the end. I think all politicians should drop their mics at the end of every press conference, debate and major speech. It's decisive as well as dope. (And I mean dope in the "awesome" sense.)

I'm seeing "The Avengers" so I will be better equipped to answer this question in a few hours. Most of the early reviews have been positive, aside from the one Sarah posted about, via Amy Nicholson.

I am optimistic. If you're a huge Wheedon, seems to me you'd want to see it one way or the other, just to have an opinion.

As far as other films, I am excited about the big comic book ones ("Spider-Man," "Dark Knight") but I am just as much looking forward to Wes Anderson's "Moonrise Kingdom," Pixar's "Brave" and indie efforts like "Safety Not Guaranteed," which stars Aubrey Plaza and was well-received at Sundance.

Mine did the same thing. The good news is that you're not alone. The bad news is that we're both idiots.

Although, maybe we're not the dumb ones. Does anyone think that dog isn't capable of wiretapping? Maybe we're not the ones being naive right now.

I believe AHS returns around the same time it premiered last year, in October.

Connie Britton, Dylan McDermott and Taissa Farmiga are not returning, but Jessica Lange, Zach Quinto, Evan Peters (Tate!), Sarah Paulson and Lily Rabe are. Ryan Murphy recently revealed that the show will be set at a mental hospital on the East Coast. As previously stated, it will have not connection to season one or the Murder House. It's a new storyline entirely. Will be interesting to see if that works.

Interesting observation. And that is sad.

Oh, excellent example.

I would agree that President Obama's execution could have been better. Maybe Adam Scott could offer him some pointers. Based on our interview, I believe he would jump at the chance.

Yes. In the words of Peggy Draper, "I don't recognize that man."

I like the Nolan Batman movies a lot, actually, even with Bale's gravelly voice.

I think the "last in a trilogy hype" is just that -- hype to get people interested in the film, and accurate since this will be the last Nolan Batman movie. If "Dark Knight Rises" is good, it seems fair to call this chapter in the Batman movie story the most consistently well told.

But to your point, it probably won't be the last basis for comparison. There will be more Batman movies eventually. There's too much potential money to be made for there not to be.

Yes, I am optimistic about Snow White, too. Hope it will be good.

I do have a fun job. That said, every job has its challenges and frustrations so there are probably things about what you do that I woud envy.

You're very welcome.

I agree wholeheartedly. Unfortunately, I don't make those decisions.

Sarah is not imminently leaving or anything but she's still on contract and will be for the foreseeable future. As the blog posts show, I rely on her enormously, especially in recent months. When I have Style stories to write -- or when I've had personal issues to deal with, like my recent move or my mother's passing -- Sarah has kept the blog running and I appreciate it more than I can convey without resorting to the use of emoticons and/or exclamation points.

I've been to a few movie premieres as well but I haven't watched behind the scenes to see how they handle "the fan section." Do you have tickets for the movie, or just to scream on the red carpet? I expect they will probably usher you to a spot at an unnecessarily early time, forcing you to stand there for an hour-plus before anything happens. (I am basing this on my own red carpet experiences.)

Then you'll be encouraged to yell and scream, and also hopefully snap some pictures of some famous people. You'll have fun, and then you'll probably check it off your bucket list and say, "Done."

Oh no, did I? This is what happens when I write about TV shows at 11:30 at night, especially when the TV shows involve LSD trips.

I'll double check and correct if that's the case. Apologies, guys.

She can't stand up straight because she's not totally confident. But I have to give her credit for asserting herself to some extent in that relationship. I agree with you about her potentially dumping him and about his feelings as well.

If she does end the marriage, that will be particularly painful for Don because he revealed himself so much more fully to her than he did to Betty. She knows the whole Dick Whitman story, so it will undoubtedly feel more personal.

Ha, that's interesting. I can kind of see that.

Well, how do you know the person doesn't want to admit it or thought you were uncool? If memory serves, you felt weird asking about the blog. And maybe the person -- crazy as this sounds -- didn't see the chat when we discussed this.

Obviously you're cool, for God's sakes. You're here on a Thursday afternoon.

You know, I have been thinking about writing a post about the cast-aside Glee characters. Because some have definitely been given short shrift this season. Tina is one. Poor Lauren is gone entirely (Ashley Fink, the actress who played her, was recently told her hiatus is permanent.) Coach Beiste has barely been in this thing since early in the season.

There are so many characters and The Glee Project is only adding to that issue. Obviously graduation will thin things out a little.

Ah, well, I am sorry for that. Apparently I make mistakes during daylight hours as well.

Saw this news. Very sad. He was only 33.

Other writers have raised the race issue about this show. I think part of it is that the characters seem to have what are stereotypically known as "white people problems." They come from middle to upper middle class backgrounds (or seem to) and spend their time prattling about relationships, how to find themselves, etc.

Honestly, I think it's too early in the series's run to judge what kind of people the "Girls" are. By not making the leads a little more diverce, Lena Dunham opened herself up to that criticism.

To me the bigger issue is that TV is so segregated. All the shows with primarly African-American characters tend to be on BET or a Tyler Perry production on TBS. I think casts have diversified much more in recent years than they used to be. It's a less white landscape now. But the studios and networks need to do more on that front.

It's not that there aren't creators trying to make shows about various ethnicities, age groups, genders, etc. It's that they don't always get picked up by major networks for whatever reason.

Anyway, this is a hugely complicated question to tackle here and I am sure I have oversimplified. I will say that I am intrigued enough by "Girls" to continue watching, even though Dunham's sex-buddy gives me the total creeps.

This is true.

Ah, the things we could learn if only we weren't afraid to be ourselves more openly.

I mean, imagine the conversations you could have had about things that I, Sarah Hughes and Liz Kelly has written. Clearly those conversations would have been both deep and meaningful.

I think the timing was intentional. It was impossible to watch her perform that at the Grammys and not make that connection, especially when the year before, she showed video from her wedding.

Even if she didn't write it about Brand, putting it out after their split gave it some juice it might not have had.

It's probably because you watch Mad Men.

Well, Hasbro, which assumed control of Milton Bradley years ago, has tried to develop movies around its brands. Even if the movie has next to nothing to do with the toy/game that inspired it -- and "Battleship" seems to fall in that category -- it still circulates the brand name.

Re: your last question -- I don't know if it's wrong, but it is understandable. I've pretty much assumed that Taylor Kitsch is fighting actual battles on America's behalf because of the trailers and commercials.

I am not sure how deep it really is either. Like I said before, I feel like I need to watch more episodes before I decide.

I am also conflicted about "Veep." I liked "In the Loop," and I liked elements of the first episode (JLD and Buster Bluth!). But for some reason, all the f-bombs really got on my nerves. I'm not weird about bad language, but it struck me as lazy writing, and I read at least one piece that expressed the same annoyance.

Just because you can curse on HBO, that doesn't mean you have to every other word. I actually find bleeps much funnier than actual obscenities.

I have dibs on almost nothing, my friend.

But you are correct in that I will be covering it for the purposes of this audience, which is interested in the celebrity side of things and less so the political.

Check the blog, or the Facebook page and the Twitter feed,for updates from WHCD over the weekend, not to mention the usual Mad Men and Game of Thrones analyses.

I have to run, I'm afraid, but I'll chat with you all next week. Thanks for the questions, everyone!