hbo shows don't prioritize pacing
there's either too much going on (big love, true blood) or not enough (treme, hung, entourage).

if it really is best enjoyed tabula rasa then an opening line in your review to that effect would have been appreciated.

2 of the 4 movies had Bender's name in the title. having neither of the first two eps about him is a bit of a releif.

the books
anyone here read the books? they sort of plot out where the show is going this season. they're not gospel though, alan ball (thankfully) diverges a great deal.

AD + Hung
Tom Jane just wants his kids back!

show me the penis!
How can I take seriously a show that center's around a guy's big penis without ever seeing it? I'm not asking for porn, just some flaccid Jason Segel type action would do.

ditto. grow a pair. nominate quality not just slot in the 5 oscar-bait movies of the season.

even ted danson's skeleton is more of a star

the only mistake joss made was in writing too awesome of a premise. FOX and Eliza were the anchors around his neck when he got onboard with the project. Joss comes up with a thought provoking central conceit with a meaty lead role that an actor would find challenging and fun. Unfortunately FOX hates sci-fi and…

writing+
this episode was much better written than last week's. i swear last weeks writer wrote as if they'd never seen the show, it was so ham-fisted.