Obvious ancestor of the Triumph voice.

Is everyone watching Louie? I started the series about two weeks ago and I’m already almost caught up. It’s incredible.

There probably needs to be a Hall of Fame for TV shows. Every time a really good show comes along, people inevitably say, “it’s the best thing on TV,” or “it’s the best thing ever on TV.” We have no better way to heap praise upon it because the Emmys are about as good at rewarding the best TV shows as the Gold Gloves are at rewarding the best fielders. Of course, it’s no safe bet the Hall of Fame would be either.

Anyway, Louie might actually be the best thing on TV, though it’s definitely not the best thing ever on TV. The only other worthy candidate for current best show I can think of is Breaking Bad, which excellent. But it’s worth noting that a purported comedy about the life of a comedian manages to be more thoughtful and more bleak than a drama about a cancer-stricken meth cook. Apples and oranges though, obviously.

Both shows are better than Strike Back, but Strike Back features more hot people blowing stuff up and having sex at angles unique to Cinemax.