Mad Men (AMC, Sunday) – On this week’s episode, Sally Draper burns hundreds of ants to death with a magnifying glass while laughing maniacally, then goes inside and drowns a cat in the bathtub. Probably.

Game of Thrones/Veep/Girls (HBO, Sunday) – I don’t watch any of these shows live, but I’ve got to believe — for those who do — the transition in style from “Game of Thrones” to “Veep” to “Girls” is jarring as hell. Like trying to drink coffee right after brushing your teeth.

Neal Brennan: The Half Hour (Comedy Central, Friday) – Neal Brennan, co-creator of “Chappelle’s Show” and all-around funny guy, has his first stand-up special airing tonight at 11:30 p.m. I strongly recommend you watch.

Fairly Legal/Common Law (USA, Friday) – I said this on Twitter (shameless plug), but at some point in the past few months, I became a person who DVRs “Fairly Legal” every Friday night and watches it Saturday morning, even though I am still not caught up on “Breaking Bad.” I’m not exactly sure how I feel about that.

Saturday Night Live (NBC, Saturday) – Season finale, hosted by Mick Jagger. This could be the last episode for Kristen Wiig, Andy Samberg, and Jason Sudeikis, so I imagine we’re looking at a glorified Best Of episode for the three. BRING BACK BLIZZARD MAN.

The Simpsons/Bob’s Burgers/Family Guy (FOX, Sunday) – Season finales, all around. Lady Gaga appears on “The Simpsons,” as discussed here.

Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt (CBS, Sunday) – The latest in the series of CBS’s made-for-TV movies. These actually aren’t bad, for the record. But on a night where it’s up against so much other quality television, not even Tom Selleck’s luxurious mustache can get me to watch.

Sherlock (PBS, Sunday) – I have been furious with my parents ever since I found out that Benedict Cumberbatch was a thing you could name a baby. It makes my name look so boring by comparison. That’s why I’m naming my first son Stegosaurus Jones. No regrets, you know?

The Client List (Lifetime, Sunday) – This is probably the best show about handjobs currently on television.

Aziz Ansari: Dangerously Delicious/Hannibal Buress: Animal Furnace (Comedy Central, Sunday) – In addition to Neal Brennan’s special on Friday, Comedy Central is also airing these two specials back-to-back on Sunday night. Ansari’s is the one he released online a few months ago, and Buress’s is brand spanking new. Both dudes are hilarious, so these also come with a very strong recommendation. DVR them. You’ll thank me.

As previously discussed, this Saturday is likely Andy Samberg’s final episode of “SNL.” Therefore, it’s the final episode with a Digital Short, and it sounds like the Lonely Island is going out the same way they came in, assuming you don’t acknowledge the existence of “Lettuce,” the Isn’t Anything of “SNL” sketches.

Andy Samberg was spotted with Chris Parnell filming a segment for Saturday’s season finale outside Magnolia Bakery in NYC’s West Village. (Via)

First off, for all you New York City tourists out there: NEVER go to Magnolia Bakery. I’m sure Big Cupcake wouldn’t want this getting out, but their cupcakes are terrible. They’re so sugary, they actually hurt your teeth when you bite into them. Imagine some sort of drug-induced high, but instead of going from good euphoria to terrible after-effects, it’s ALL skin scratching and regret. But yeah, “Lazy Sunday: Part 2.” If they’re going to name drop another movie, I’d have to assume it’d be either The Avengers or Battleship. Unless it’s set in the future, and Snow White & the Bluntsman is already out. God I hope they’re better than that.

WHATEVER, JERK. I DIDN’T WANNA JOIN YOUR STUPID CLUB ANYWAY.

I’m gonna start my own club and it’s gonna be called “The Danger Guerrero Club for Awesome Dudes Who Like to Party and Not for Stupid Dogs with Stupid Jerk Faces Who Have Stupid Jerk Clubhouses in the Woods.” It’s gonna be 50 … no, 100 … no, ONE THOUSAND feet up in a tree, and there’s gonna be an elevator to get up to it and the elevator will be full of candy and Ken Griffey, Jr. is gonna be there every Saturday playing video games with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on a giant TV and you can’t come in. EVER. Not even when we invite up all the super hot girls I know from camp to play Truth or Dare. You don’t know them because they go to a different school, but TRUST ME, they are HOT, and you’d never have a chance with them. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to go buy 100 posters because my mom said I’m allowed to put up anything I want on the walls, even pictures of butts. What are you putting on the walls of your clubhouse? Oh, that’s right. YOU DON’T HAVE ANY WALLS BECAUSE YOUR CLUB IS STUPID. Have fun on your dumb bridge.

[runs off crying]

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I like some of the USA Network fare — it’s solid, escapist, and entertaining television that can be watched in the background while you’re doing something else. What kind of annoys me about many of their shows, however, is their insistence on adding serialized elements that will never actually wrap up. I stopped watching “Burn Notice” because I got tired of waiting around to find out whether Michael would get his old job back, and at a certain point, it became tediously irrelevant. Yet, the show continued to play those serialized elements up, trying to convince us the show was something it isn’t. There’s always some series long mystery in these shows that won’t resolve until the end of the series, and since the USA Network never actually cancels anything, there’ll never be any damn resolution.

“Political Animals” is different: It’s a six-episode mini-series with a defined story to tell and no loose threads. It also stars Sigourney Weaver and, perhaps more importantly for our purposes, Carla Gugino. It looks OK. Like the kind of mini-series you’d find on The USA Network. Nothing wrong with that. I wish they weren’t airing it on Sunday nights, up against “Breaking Bad” and Sorkin’s new show, but that’s what DVR’s are for.

Oh, and there’s definitely a glimpse of a sex scene with Carla Gugino in this trailer. What? Did I bury the lede?

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Thanks to everyone who made it to the live chat with Jim Rash and Steve Basilone last night. And if you didn’t, you’re dead to me – or check it out now, and you’ll be reborn. Like Jesus. So, be like Jesus everyone. The only reason we were able to get an OSCAR WINNER to participate was because of you guys and your lovely support of Warming Glow and Uproxx. We really appreciate it, thank you for it, and we’re working hard to get more awesome guests for more awesome live chats in the near future.

Enough of that crap. Rather than a normal GIFs of the Week feature, I wanted to send off “Community” in style: with the best GIF from every episode this season (with the exception of last night’s, which received multiple, thanks mainly to our boy Chet Manley). You’ll quickly notice that I have a preference for certain characters, so for all you Annie and the Dean fans out there: you’re welcome. Also: we’ll probably chill on dedicating every other post to “Community” for a little bit, too, at least until we talk about Donald Glover on “Girls.”

Anyway, enjoy and remember: “Let’s Potato Chips are a buy.”

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In case any of you were looking for proof that the world is still weird and terrible, there’s this: some very, very sick person has been sending horrifying threats via email to Dog the Bounty Hunter about killing and sexually assaulting him and his family. I am going to post the text of the threats, as reported by Radar Online, but I will warn you ahead of time, they are disturbing as all holy high Hell.

“I’m going to murder you. I’m going to come to Hawaii and murder you and your family in cold blood. You are next on my list and are the bane of society. I will deliver you to God.”

“I’m going to murder you and your family. I’m going to slaughter your family. I’m going to cut the fat t**s off your wife while I watch your children bleed. I want to see you cry, like you did everyday in prison. I want you to watch as your family gets massacred right in front of you Then I’m going to f**k you in the a** with your f****t indian beads.”

“Your children looked nice today. As previously stated, I have a rather nasty vendetta against you and your family. I know this goes through contacts; and they may be the bane to your saving. I encourage you to thank them after I have your family tied up and gagging. I can’t wait to rape your daughters. Feel them get blasted by my c*m. It will feel so great. The blood of the innocent gets me so hard. Bye Duane.”

A “rather nasty vendetta”? Sheesh. That’s a little like saying “the sun is kind of big and hot.” Anyway, the Radar Online story goes on to say that the FBI is investigating the matter, which is definitely a good thing. I’m glad they’re getting involved, because anyone sick enough to send these kinds of threats should be locked up under the watchful eye of about a dozen dudes in lab coats. I don’t want to make light of a serious, scary situation here, but the fact that the target of his violent fantasies is a D-list, quasi-reality show star whose fame peaked a few years ago is the scariest part of the whole thing to me. Not that making threats against a bigger celebrity would make it better, but, I mean, Dog the Bounty Hunter? This dude’s psychosis digs deep.

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