Eh, I think Allen is enough on the ropes at this point that I’m not sure anybody is really taking a risk by denouncing him. The dam is breaking.

There were definitely some things they were leaving open for future installments. Presumably if the film was a hit, sequels would’ve involved more stuff about the replicant rebels trying to take down Leto (and maybe Deckard going on the run with his daughter).

Funny thing I noticed when rewatching the play. You can see the ref throwing a meaningless excessive celebration flag on Diggs (presumably for taking his helmet off) that they ended up not even bothering announcing.

Voting began on Friday and ends this Friday, so probably. His career going down in flames prior to the ceremony seems a distinct possibility.

Early Prediction: Season 2 of The Deuce will star Maggie & Jake Gyllenhaal.

It would be a great title if they didn’t feel the need to add Letterman’s name to it. That’s what makes it awkward.

I had not read prior to today that Norm Macdonald is on the writing staff of this, so now I’ll feel obligated to watch at least one episode.

There’s always the next trade!

I wish them luck, and I’ll definitely be watching out of curiosity. But I’m having a hard time envisioning any scenario where this’ll result in something resembling good storytelling.

Damn, this one was my favorite of the bunch (save for the finale).

Writers room was four men (Spike, Barry Michael Cooper, Lemon Anderson, Cinque Lee) and four women (Lynn Nottage, Radha Blank, Eisa Davis, Joie Lee).

I mean, if adding facial hair via CGI is so much easier, then couldn’t they have just added his MI6 mustache to all of their already shot scenes? I’m sure they could’ve contrived some Kryptonian magic reason for him to have grown facial hair while dead.

“The show is even successful with stories outside of Nola’s dating life. Chyna Layne and rapper Fat Joe enjoyably fill the show’s universe with a heartbreaking storyline around black female body image, botched plastic surgery, and the male gaze.”

This (from 2012) comes pretty close.

Franken is also a guest on one of the episodes of Letterman’s upcoming Netflix show, so I’ll be awfully curious as to how they end up handling that since it’s still months from airing.

You should’ve worn a tie.

Howard Johnson was right!

My least favorite brand of journalism is doing a quick Twitter search and then writing a “People are upset” article.

I’ve never rooted for an athlete to sustain a horrific injury (even the total scumbags), but I can’t help it in Brady’s case. His whole “My health regimen has made me invincible!” shtick is just begging for a harsh reality check. If he were to get Theisman’d on the field, I would just start laughing.

Breaking: Rough cut of movie was significantly longer than finished product.