My favorite part of the joke job, incidentally, and speaking of obsolescence, is that Del describes the shower curtain rings as being made of “Czechoslovakian ivory.”

I’m going to put forth a bold and unconventional theory:

I just recently started on Titans since HBO Max threw it in front of me, having already watched Doom Patrol. I didn’t realize they’d recast Dr. Caulder in the spinoff, but I’m glad they did. Timothy Dalton was much easier to feel ambivalent about.

I agree. But I also think part of Mon Mothma’s reluctance stems from the fact that her family will be tied to someone who is genuinely dangerous; the way she has described Davo Sculdun goes beyond “amoral banker” and seems more in line with “loan shark” or worse. Even if Leida likes the idea and likes the boy in…

I think the “data box” that these reviews use pulls directly from IMDb, which generally lists the cast starting from the very first episode of the show. With most shows it’s less of a problem, but in an anthology series like this one, it makes the data box worse than useless.

That’s what I get for commenting before I finish watching the episode — the second appearance of the accordion guy does sound a bit like “Master of Puppets,” but it’s different enough that I can’t be sure. Compare with:

For clarity’s sake, the heavy metal accordion guy was playing the intro to “Crazy Train” by Ozzy Osbourne. (As a heavy metal guy myself, I relish opportunities to educate the uninitiate in matters of this important but often misunderstood art form.)

I just rewatched Captain Marvel for the first time since seeing it in the theater -- I’d forgotten how they tried faking the audience out about what happened to Nick Fury’s eye before revealing it in the post-credits scene.

I think we did find out some new information, namely that Leida has an affinity for Chandrilan tradition, which can only make Mon Mothma’s dilemma that much crueler.

I was one of those 3 people watching Krypton, and I wish there had been more, because it was better than it had any right to be.

A big part of why I decided I should watch Arrow (just after hearing The Flash was coming and trying to figure out if I wanted to be fully versed) is that so many actors from Spartacus had appeared on it. Not just Manu Bennett, but Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Katrina Law, and Nick Tarabay all showed up.

Honestly, the only thing that keeps me from revisiting Arrow (as opposed to Legends, which I will happily binge anytime) is that I really never warmed to the “half the episode is flashback” structure, especially in the early seasons. (Soft whiny baby Oliver is like nails on a chalkboard to me.) Then after season 5…

Definitely thought Damien Darhk needed to make this list, probably in place of Prometheus, who I am honestly having trouble remembering even after reading the blurb. Not only was Neil McDonough consistently entertaining as Oliver’s nemesis, he was part of the excellent Legion of Doom storyline that completely turned…

Indeed, the episodes of MST3K that are streaming on the Gizmoplex have been including the little documentary featurettes from Ballyhoo Motion Pictures that accompanied the Shout! DVD releases years ago, which is kind of fun since it’s the first time I’m seeing them for the most part.

My wildly uninformed guess is that the legal rights between the producer and the distributor for who can offer bonus material and what it costs are well-worn and standardized for physical media but not so for streaming video. But I could be and almost certainly am wrong.

I hate the Star Trek branding so much, for complicated reasons. Maybe it’s because Trek is one of “my” fandoms in a way that Wars isn’t, but for me that little cartoon starship draws a “these aren’t stories, they are intellectual property and don’t you forget it” line in the sand in a way that really steams my beans.…

I’ve been a fan of Kerry Condon since she played Octavia in HBO’s Rome. Easily the most manipulated and abused character on a show full of ‘em, but she just kept bouncing back.

I don’t know about you, but Hayek’s sexy vampire dance in From Dusk ‘Til Dawn changed my lifetime...

I also thought it was a scam, but a scam Mary was running on everyone including the salon owners. Mostly because it seemed to have happened several times.

I watch very, very few documentaries, so I kind of consider myself a test audience for whether the show’s comedy works without that frame of reference. I’m happy to say almost all of them have been very funny even to a tabula rasa — pretty much the only one that I didn’t really enjoy was “Original Cast Album: Co-Op,”…