All the exterior Abaddon scenes are filmed in my office complex. It's in Woodland Hills in the San Fernando Valley, pretty far from Riverside.

I'm almost finished with The Casual Vacancy, and I, for one, love it. I wasn't expecting much, and it starts slow, but gradually the fact that there are so many different perspective characters pays off when they're all interacting with one another and I can understand where they're all coming from. It's a rather…

I think "deliberate mediocrity" is a ridiculous term. If Commentary Tracks of the Damned has taught us anything, it's that even so-called "bad" movies had people making them who really wanted to produce a good movie and hoped the audience would enjoy themselves. I say "so-called" because even "bad" movies have their…

I watched the first season on Netflix a couple years ago, and, though I liked McAdams a lot and loved the bits where Geoffrey is explaining Shakespeare scenes or motivations, overall I was a bit… bored. I can love a low stakes, slower moving show (Men of a Certain Age, Treme, etc), but a lot of the characters and…

Wow, everyone seems really mad at people who didn't like the show. I will admit I didn't really like Luck for most of its run, and I love-love-LOVE Deadwood, The Wire, Mad Men, etc. The characters and storylines just didn't click with me, and yes, I was often bored. Sorry you all hate me, I guess? Anyway, it wasn't…

@avclub-f56d8a16255ec4cc8d123aab95970a74:disqus I don't think it's boring! Thanks for the info! Next time I see a fight-scene with a woman in high heels I'll try to pay more attention to how it's shot.

That is really just the worst. That's the name of a show-within-a-show that is making fun of bad cop shows.

I fixed my garbage disposal yesterday.

I agree with you that, now that HBO Go is a thing, they should make it something you can subscribe to independently (though I get why they haven't).

If the AP Style Guide jumped off a bridge would you jump off a bridge too?

@avclub-eac75edc18b8546c46893fe4b75ab995:disqus I have to assume that when they covered the season premieres the articles just didn't get enough readers to justify covered episodes 2 through 10.

I'm watching it on HBO Go. One episode left to Season 3. That show is so funny! It's probably one of my Top 10 comedies, and I watch many, many comedies. I hope it gets renewed for another season.

I read the first book after finishing the first season. They are pretty much the same storyline from first chapter to last with hardly any changes that I noticed. In fact, I think the actors and directors and set designers on the TV show are so good that it makes the book redundant. It's still an enjoyable read, but…

I think I remember a Community writer saying on Twitter that whenever they got more than a 1.6 they celebrated with donuts, so I guess 1.7 is a good enough rating for what's expected.

It made sense for DirecTV to get Friday Night Lights or for Netflix to want Arrested Development, but The River doesn't exactly have a devoted audience desperate for more adventures on the Boiuna or whatever.

Chocolate is my favorite martial arts movie of the past few years. I don't watch a lot of them, I admit. For me, many newer action movies have too many special effects. With Chocolate, I felt like I was watching something that was actually happening. I like long scenes shot at enough of a distance that you can see the…

I'm sorry I'm so late to the party.

Put Katherine Heigl in there and you've got yourself a nice, little end-o'-days.

Hey.

I'm not sure I understand what you and @avclub-3be42d8a3412057f79af152555e39bd4:disqus are saying.