And the Crying Games Tribe really loved Welles' 'Mr Arkafdi. Confidential report by Welles, which was loved by Drive as well, and Mr Arkadin really loved Greek legends…

I basically agree, though I think you're a bit hard on Broken Bow and Emissary is indeed clumsy, but has a huge amount of material to deal with, some of which needed to set up the whole show; `
It creaks under the burden, but- kind of amazingly— get the job accomplished..

Yeah, people criticize YoH for having a reset button, and then go on yo say 'They should have had it after a whole season!) Which simultaneously validates and elevates the idea of a reset button..

Great point, @avclub-64ad8f3af92ef8d9a1c7dfd7265e577d:disqus !

Watch it. The article is right- It is mix of missed opportunities and surprisingly great stuff. It is very vocally hated by a portion of fans, but tune them out and make up your own mind. Some eps are not only great Trek, but really great TV.. Others…

My second favourite Picard was Dr Roberto..

The Fantasy Island crossover was called

Not at all- Learning to resist— By thinking of baseball, of birthday cakes, of America— Will make you a better lover and you will be able to hold out longer and longer, giving in eventually, of course, but not before giving pleasure to your partner.

Of course there are real limits. There are to long involved stories as well. TO television, for that matter.

The Tinker Tailor example is mere an example of a story being compressed into the wrong form.. Short stories stretched out to novel length suck as well, as do ideas that would play well for an episode being stretched out in to season-long arcs… (as do films that might have been better as plays, or even paintings… This…

I am sorry, I am totally perplexed by this line about Friday night Lights, "…and given its intimate handheld-camera style, it can’t pull any melodramatic punches."

I saw The Breeders in a wonderful concert at the Whiskey a go-go in LA in 1992 or 93;; I remember thinking it was either their first gig, or one of their first…
Joesephine Wiggs was playing with them, but I have no real memory of Tanya (and I was  Throwing uses fan, so…)

The answer to the Breeders/Belly dichotomy is:

I love most of the songs on this disc, but I HATE the production which I find terribly flat, particularly compared to the amazing dynamics of POD which bring out every emotional nuance so clearly…

I absolutely agree that they both have advantages and limitations, and I quite like DS9's mix, personally… I also happen to agree that I find the constant distractions from the Dominion War not 'realistic' so much as jarring.. yes, life goes on, but one doesn't embark on so many frivolous, sill larks as they seem to…

True (if sad) story: When I was 12 I was arrested and held in jail for stealing D&D dice. I never played again (nor did I steal them again).

I agree with you, basically. But you can't say short stories are intrinsically worse or better than novels. that a TV series is inherently better/worse than a film..

It must be seen in the original 3D to be appreciated.

Nair is only for 'short-shorts'.. You can't even use it on just 'shorts'…

"A show has to have some romance, or it's just a cold, weird, emotionless
shell.  The question is: why didn't they find someone who could write
romances?"