I’m a big fan of Gina Torres (Zoe from Firefly) and she has pointed out that she really only gets cast as “Black” and in Black films because, in her words, Hollywood prefers Latinas who look Italian.

So apparently the secret to making a good episode of a television show is to make it an episode of a different television show.

I also love the unmentioned detail that Brian Cox is famously socialist/anticapitalist.

Nice candor from Brian Cox there.

Lukewarm takes - Johnson’s best movie was either The Rundown or Be Cool, and Cena’s best movie is Blockers by a country mile.

I do like how the series has slowly made it very clear that Station Eleven (the book) is not some masterpiece. It is just a remnant made important by it’s survival, which I suppose maps thematically onto the series as a whole. I don’t think the book capitalized on that aspect of the comic book all that much, but it’s…

He’s sucking dick for crack in Heaven now.

Cant believe that wasn't mentioned in the review, biggest belly laugh I've had in ages. And yeah this show is special

Jeevan hiding under a heat blanket, bleeding out in the snow, yelling at the graphic novel for being “so pretentious!” is the funniest thing I’ve seen in a while. This show has completely blown me away. That birth scene was so poignant that my eyes actually stung from tears. 

Yeah, my theater nerd wife thought it was perfect and hilarious.

…a completely ridiculous Avengers musical number that Marvel Studios definitely thinks is funnier than it actually is. (It’s not not funny, to be fair.)

Same. Exact same age when it came out, and I still remember that, somehow, Wendy’s secured the kid’s meal toy tie-in - mainly because there was a Wendy’s right next to the theater where I saw the movie for the first time, and we immediately went and got some right after. Loved, loved, loved that movie and will defend…

The novels are so bad and almost entirely unrelated to the movie. I suffered through all three and can never recommend them.

Crews’ take on BLM has been something of a mixed bag. Not sure if he’s as universally beloved as you think he is. 

I actually enjoy it more than I think I did as a kid. (Except when Marv slips on the icy stairs, the aging adult in me is terrified for his back)

Of all the chefs who became celebrities, he always struck me as the most surprising. Zero charisma, charm, humor, the list goes on. 

If it’s for touring purposes, I’ve got no problem with it. But if they start releasing new music, no thank you. New Alice n Chains songs, for example, are just annoying. And if I went to a concert for them all I'd want to hear is their Layne era stuff.

This! Raichu fans always get screwed over. Why? Because it didn’t want to be Peter-Panchu for every? 

give us raichu you cowards

Oh, absolutely. The Friday columns (“When Romance Met Comedy” is really equally great, even though its subject speaks a little less to me) have been one of best, if not the best thing on the AV Club for a while. Also one of the rare places left with consistently interesting and active comment threads.
I really hope…