and of course...

I get it: "The Middleman" is what "Chuck" would be if it was truly awesome (I like the show but it lacks somethething. Like Natalie Morales). Also, cancelled.

I mean:

"Also, the alternate Middleman is a tribute/parody of Snake Plissken, the aforementioned film's protagonist. In the same episode, numerous references are made to the classic Star Trek episode "Mirror, Mirror", specifically the Mirror Fatboy Industries logo and the fact that every man in the alternate universe scene is sporting a beard, in honor of Spock's mirror counterpart in that Star Trek episode."

(!!!). This makes "The Big Bang Theory" look like it was made by a bunch of jocks who have no idea how to correctly reference Pop Culture. And I have no idea how the actors learned their lines because the dialogue is just...stunning.