Thank you! It's been irking me for years and I've expressed it here more than once. But I'm trying not to let it irk me like a crazy person *laughs maniacally* No, at the end of the day, you can just ignore bad criticism, because there will always be bad criticism, and find and consume the good ones. Plus, of course,…

Heh, that's great. Hawley's been making the media rounds talking about his themes for the season, so hopefully Zach watches it again with those in mind picks up on more stuff.

Yes, it was very good, and a great one-volume articulate, evidence based argument for progressivism. Give it your Republican friends! It not only traces the postwar history of the Republicans but also talks about how the national business culture changed from American values to keep their employees happy to short-term…

I meant metatextually, and it's a big reach, but why not? :)

Think of any other forms of communication in relationships that required animations of small, cute faces/animals/various objects. Like a good marriage would be one where the couple spent time every day drawing pictures of smiley faces and eggplants to give to each other to tell each how they felt. It's ridiculous I…

Maybe he doesn't know how to use the winking emoji and thought it should go after saying something light and amiable. As in he really meant we all need a hug, including Democrats! I myself don't think I know when to use that emoji: should I use after I've made a joke? Does it mean that I what I texted I didn't mean,…

I haven't seen 3's work, except for Ninth Gate, and based on that, she can't act. Or she couldn't do that particular part.

Having read the review, nice of Zack to change his mind and baldly talk about his prejudices. But I have a feeling this is why artists hate critics. Wanting a TV show to fit your idea of what a TV show is, or any medium of art to be what you want that medium of art to be, is impossible for a writer because he has no…

"I mention this now because after watching “Somebody To Love,” it seems
clear that a lot my structural criticisms of this season were misplaced.
At the very least, all the disconnection that plagued me for so
long—the way characters revealed information at times that seemed too
late to be dramatically effective, the…

R Realignment? Yes, this season was a 2016 political allegory up to and including the fantastic ending. Even Mary McDonnell was dressed like Maddow, who's been covering the possible Trump-Russians story assiduously. But R for Republicans and Realignment because Trump won because he married conservative racial fears…

Nope, not keeping that comment. Never mind.

OBAMA ATE DOG! (AVC inside joke.)

It's pretty awful. I had no idea of the guy's pain until it happened. He and his brother were just cute little kids on the show. Since the show's in syndication, his loved ones can't watch TV.

Here's some paper that could be exchanged for goods and services—go see a star war.

I've read that and posted my thoughts here.

This is an impressively transparent post for clicks. I don't recall a recent newswire where the story was a movie's rating, much less a movie based on a clearly rated R source material. Having said that, I guess the story is that it's not rated R for that other, very infamous reason so I guess that's not included in…

It beats only being able to run in an L formation.

I too in such a situation would be calm and analytical, narrating the events of the moment I'm in in a flat affect, instead of, you know, RUNNING OUT THE FUCKING HOUSE! (This makes me think of a Guy Maddin film.)

It would help if a powerful institution that is supposed to do national and local good and has lots of resources—oh, let's say state and federal government—would make it a priority.

This reminds me of one of the Everybody Loves Raymond twins who committed suicide. RIP.