Offbeat Pynchon mention in NYT

[The Great Quail]

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/12/arts/television/12TVWK.html

TV WEEKEND | 'CARNIVÀLE'

Carnies, Dust Bowl, Apocalypse
By ALESSANDRA STANLEY

HBO  does not do drama lightly. "Six Feet Under" is bubbly compared to "The
Wire," a dense crime series that requires almost as much time and
concentration as  Thomas Pynchon. In December  viewers will have to brace
themselves for "Angels in America," a six-hour HBO movie based on the epic
plays of Tony Kushner, starring Meryl Streep and directed by Mike
Nichols.....