"I remember once at a New Year's Eve party, stroke of midnight, he high-fived me. Two problems with that: One, gays don't high five. Two, gays don't high five."
Sonof, I am with you. Modern Family is ok but I watch it just to get to Cougar Town. I think it is way funnier than Modern Family although they pushed it a bit with Jules last night. She was just a bit to annoying. The murder suicide thing had me on the floor!
"Is there some kind of rivalry between Star Trek and Star Wars fans, or are they unified in their nerdery?" More of a rivalry but as a Star Wars nerd, I respect the original cannon of Star Trek. There is Marvel vs. DC for comic book fans.
For the record, I have nothing against "Cougar Town"; I just haven't gotten into it yet. But it took me a couple of seasons to get into some of my best beloved sticoms. In fact, it's rare for me to jump into bed with a show the way I have with "Modern Family." (I also love Courtney Cox.)
Here's a recent article re the Bronte split: Jane v. Cathy