It's been a while since I've been so disconnected to critical consensus as I was with that series. I watched all seven episodes and never really felt it was anything beyond okay-to-good. The only conclusion I can draw is it played much better without weeklong breaks.

Someone dishonoring their marriage vows? Not in Las Vegas!

Wouldn't it be great if McClane dies in the first five minutes and the rest of the film is just an Altman style comedy where all the surviving supporting players from the prior films gather at his funeral? Samuel L. Jackson could punch Kevin Smith! The possibilities are endless.

"Honestly, Woody Allen only makes a movie really worth seeing every 4-5 years these days."

He could make nothing but shit for about another decade and his batting average would still be close to .600.

You know, if the POI writers knew this was only going to be a one year gig, I suspect they wouldn't have killed her, so we can add that to show's ever-growing list of crimes.

Saraband.

Hey, remember when his show Starved premiered at the same time as It's Always Sunny and they got pretty much identical ratings, yet FX only renewed Sunny and some people insisted it was the wrong call and Starved was more deserving of a second chance? I don't really have an observation beyond pointing out how silly…

Somehow The Godfather Part III is regarded as pretty good but not great, yet The Two Jakes is dismissed by most as outright bad. I have no idea why that is. I've always liked that film. Keitel is great in it, and that final scene really works.

She's the female television equivalent of Sean Bean!

To be fair, I haven't seen the film but isn't it supposed to be like a decades spanning film that starts with Crystal in his twenties and follows him into old age.

It's a show where I can recognize the skill, yet can't really stand watching it. About once a month I try to watch an episode and there'll inevitably be some really sharp writing and clever jokes, but the main kids are so irritating and unendearing that I start to gradually dislike the show as the episode progresses…

Nugent is Paul!

Hah! That leaves only Pete for Tobias, the one they begrudgingly took along.

Well, nothing assures you that everything is fine quite like a written assurance that everything is fine. Consider this matter settled.

@avclub-b3d29f8f22c60a4b2c5fc2b1691c1d62:disqus Oh, there's no way that Bell has made as much money as Braff. Braff was the lead actor on a hit network sitcom that lasted long enough for him to negotiate a second contract. He's loaded.

Not really an important distinction. Bell & Thomas probably have less money, but they're all people who could've financed the projects themselves without risking financial ruin.

That's half true. WB would only green light the movie if they didn't have to pay for it, but I don't think they would've cared that much as to who actually did pay for it.

We really don't know most of the details on that front. All we know is the (surely simplified) narrative provided in the Kickstarter pitch, but I highly doubt that Braff walked away from a firm multi-million dollar budget offer just because the financier had some notes.

Well, pretty much anyone who gives money to the project is someone who wants to see it realized, so I'm not sure you've made much of a distinction.