I don't see a problem with the show dealing with the death of Howard's mom over several episodes. However, I would think there will need to be more substantive issues to be dealt with in terms of the house. Will Howard and Bernadette move in? Will the house be sold?

I think Henry lied to Eliza about still being with Julia for three reasons. First, he was being a gentleman. He knew it would have been awkward for them to be alone together with what had gone before. Also, he did not want to take advantage of her homeless state. Second, it was pride. He did not want to admit to…

I thought of two other possibilities for the reason for the delay of releasing the show on DVD. One, if the show is picked up by another network, they may want to coordinate the release close to the premiere of the second season. Two, if the show is not picked up, they may be able to talk more freely in interviews…

I wonder if Mrs. Wolowitz left Stuart anything in her will, which would set up a conflict. I do agree with you about the relationships in the show going nowhere. I wrote an extensive comment about the problem last week and this episode confirms my feelings. The people involved in the show have a choice. Either put…

One the one hand, I'm appalled at the lack of creativity on the part of the networks, but I'm also pleased that all of those underemployed New York actors may once again be able to make the rent.

A large portion of this show was how Samaritan was manipulating a whole town, but I can't help but wonder how much the Machine is playing the team. Is is telling them not to try to find Shaw knowing Root will will disobey and, if so, why? Does it feel Root will becoming too dependent on her, or is there a deeper…

In spite of all of the speculation regarding whether or not Harper Lee is being manipulated by those around her, I am glad it is being published during her lifetime rather than posthumously. Regarding the suspicions regarding the discovery of the manuscript, keep in mind that at the time "To Kill a Mockingbird" was…

Uh, someone needs to correct the last paragraph. The album is called "Shadows in the Night", not "Strangers in the Night." I guess Sinatra's influence even extends to reviewers. (UPDATE: It's been corrected.)

I never saw that episode, but I did see that clip before. I forgot that Big Bang Theory does make it a point of never doing anything repetitious. Seriously, has anyone in the show pointed out that Sheldon does use the word coitus a lot?

As porn? But that was the mild version. You're lucky I didn't write the spicy version.

No, but thanks for the insight and the recommendations.

The more I think about about the trailer, the more I realize how you can adapt the plot of a novel, but miss the point of the work. To me, the best example of this is "A Place in the Sun," the movie version of Dreiser's "An American Tragedy." Like Madame Bovary, the protagonist Clyde Griffiths has had a stunted…

I think the point of the book is that we're supposed to feel sympathy for Madame Bovary because she aspires to something greater, which places her above those around her who accept their middle class existences with complacency or petty ambition (as in the case of Monsieur Homais).

Since the point was to raise Sheldon's anxiety level, I'm surprised they didn't aim for the area that could cause him the most stress. For example, when Sheldon visits the women, I was hoping Penny would turn his assumptions on their head:

Thank you again. I can't seem to write this material in any other way except as a treatment or in script form. Even the submission I sent to the fan fiction contest was in that form to the point where I put in "cue opening credits."

Madame Bovary may be considered a great novel, but it hardly a "classic love story." If anything, it is a tale of how an overly romantic view of yourself and the world can lead to destruction, particularly if it includes excessive credit card debt.

I like the premise you put forth. To me, it's slightly different. It is that romantic love leads to attachment, which leads to valuing the needs of the one over the needs of the many and will lead to you losing everything you value. It's as if Lucas is stating that falling in love will not allow you to make a…

I am not denying Brann's right to free speech, but exercising my own right which is to call him out on what I perceive to be his stupidity and/or hypocrisy. By doing this in such a public forum, he invites public comment.

An essential part of eliminating racism is promoting tolerance. Maybe I was wrong in an earlier posting. Maybe they are serving irony on the menu.

What annoys me about people like Tommy Brann is that he tries to be both elitist and populist at the same time. The subtext of what he is saying is that I'm a ordinary guy who's better than these Hollywood types because I represent the "real" America.