I often wonder what Fuqua would have done with American Gangster. He was originally supposed to direct the film and from what I understand his version would have focused solely on Frank Lucas rather than the dual leads like with the Ridley Scott version.

I feel like a lot of what Rust says is rooted in pretty common existential dread. Maybe most people don't take things to the level of pessimism that Rust does, but at their core its fairly universal I would think.

I think what people took to in Rust is that he gave voice to thoughts many people have but generally don't express. I can't remember the exact quote but someone once said that one of the best moments you can have when reading or watching a story is when you see feelings or thoughts that you thought were unique to you…

I feel like anyone who's ever faced depression or taken more than a passing look at philosophy should be able to relate to Rust Cohle at least somewhat. Lots of people complained that the show was presenting Rust's philosophical musings as being more deep or original than they were, but I never thought that was the…

Well if the leaked plot synopsis is true then the second season will also feature tortured characters investigating a murder case possibly tied to the occult and a conspiracy involving very powerful men.

I think the Tysha thing has already served its purpose. It destroy's Tyrion's relationship with the one family member who loved him, underlining just how alone he is in ADWD. It also underscores how Tywin not only hates Tyrion, but is absolutely convinced that no one else can love him either, even going so far as to…

Leaving out the Tysha takes away an element of tragedy from Tyrion's story. The whole point of Shae in the book is that she was everything that Tysha was not and yet she was the best Tyrion thought he could do because he saw himself as unlovable. He finds out that this wasn't true but its too late and the fact that…

There's gotta be a market for animation like Korra and Young Justice, shows aimed at the tween/teen market. They seem to have large followings online though I guess that doesn't always translate to a good revenue stream. Thats what I like about Japanese animation, without the limits of a live action budget they're…

Was the No Jokes thing ever even confirmed? Either way it seems like the backlash against gritty blockbusters has been slowly building. I suspect movies like GotG will soon become the norm for several years until the pendulum swings back the other way. Not like we can just have a balance of both or anything like that.

Jax knows his mother has lied to him before and the circumstances of Tara's death were very strange. Would a professional killer be that sloppy? At the very least, I'd think he'd want to hear what the guy had to say before killing him even if to just hear him plead for his life. Keeping him gagged the whole time just…

Not only did a struggle clearly take place, but the guy Gemma pins the murder on is a pretty big guy. Even if he hadn't been armed does Jax really think a man that big would have needed to struggle at all against someone Tara's size?

I'm sure others have mentioned this but there were two plot points that I found particularly contrived. The first is that there's no logical reason for Wendy to have let Unser in her apartment. She knows its vital that Juice doesn't get caught so why wouldn't she have her stuff ready for when Unser came so that he…

If that is indeed the reasoning behind the departure than I wonder how close you'd have to be to someone in order for it to work. Otherwise, surely every major criminal in the world would be gone. I mean even if it was only the people who were wishing that person gone in that exact moment, you'd think there'd be a lot…

My main issue with it aside from generally not liking "it was all a dream" stories is that Breaking Bad never engaged in that kind of story telling. To never do a dream sequence in 5 seasons only to make the finale one would have been completely against the general style of the show and the kind of shock that…

From what I've heard its a mix of HBO wanting to pull the plug and Winter wanting to move on to this new drama that he's developing with Scorsese. No way do I buy that he wanted a shortened season though.

I'm still baffled that there are people who think it would have been better if Breaking Bad's finale would have been revealed to be a dream sequence. One critic even wrote she would have written a "rave review" if that had been the case.

So did the first season cover everything from the book or is there still material left?

Anyone who's lost someone close to them will tell you that the pain never fully goes away and the fact that all of those people still kept pictures of the departed in their home proves that they hadn't forgotten. So I don't see what point the GR wanted to prove. A lot of people's reactions seemed to be one of anger as…

Yeah, the other thing for me is that David Chase has specifically said that you need to pay attention to the scene with Tony and Bobby as well as the scene where another mobster is killed in front of Silvio (and he doesn't realize it at first) in order to understand the ending. I've yet to see a "Tony lives" theory…

I think seeing a younger and more cheerful Jill was my favorite part of this episode, especially in light of her recent choice to join the Guilty Remnants. The actress did a great job of playing a more youthful version of the character. The braces helped sell it, but also the way she changed her voice.