Abrams, who would probably bring Lindelof, would not be an improvement on Howard/Goldsman.

Crowe would be fine as Roland, it's Ron Howard who shouldn't be directing. This project really needs to fall apart completely and come back together under someone who knows what they're doing.

Crowe would be fine as Roland, it's Ron Howard who shouldn't be directing. This project really needs to fall apart completely and come back together under someone who knows what they're doing.

Did King really base Roland on Clint? Because I honestly don't see that at all. At one point he's described as having a face like "a tired poet". And he's not just a badass, he's supposed to be a representative of civilization and sophistication—a chivalrous knight transplanted into western garb.

Did King really base Roland on Clint? Because I honestly don't see that at all. At one point he's described as having a face like "a tired poet". And he's not just a badass, he's supposed to be a representative of civilization and sophistication—a chivalrous knight transplanted into western garb.

Is it just me, or is Wakko's voice really, weirdly different in "Meatballs or Consequences"? 

Is it just me, or is Wakko's voice really, weirdly different in "Meatballs or Consequences"? 

The way people turn so *violently* on Chicken Boo whenever he's revealed as a chicken, for no particular reason, is actually what redeems the bit for me. Why does everyone hate chickens so much in this universe?

The way people turn so *violently* on Chicken Boo whenever he's revealed as a chicken, for no particular reason, is actually what redeems the bit for me. Why does everyone hate chickens so much in this universe?

Kingdom Come, which has aged VERY badly. But yeah, he's good.

Kingdom Come, which has aged VERY badly. But yeah, he's good.

There's definitely something about doing a stand-alone episode that can cause showrunners to really swing for the fences. Usually you only get cool formal experiments in standalone episodes, for instance. That's why I feel like *too much* serialization can seem like a bit of a cop out.

There's definitely something about doing a stand-alone episode that can cause showrunners to really swing for the fences. Usually you only get cool formal experiments in standalone episodes, for instance. That's why I feel like *too much* serialization can seem like a bit of a cop out.

I actually wish TV shows nowadays would lean a little harder on what you call the "old fashioned" type of serialization, Rowan—episodes that move an ongoing plot forward but are basically self-contained and don't actively upend the show's status quo. They can service long-form serialization just as well, while being…

I actually wish TV shows nowadays would lean a little harder on what you call the "old fashioned" type of serialization, Rowan—episodes that move an ongoing plot forward but are basically self-contained and don't actively upend the show's status quo. They can service long-form serialization just as well, while being…

Also, weren't we supposed to read Ivanova and Talia as being gay lovers, even if it was never made explicit on the show? And that's actually reinforced by Ivanova's complete disinterest in Marcus. Poor schmuck. She probably could have saved that guy a lot of hassle by just telling him "I'm gay, sorry."

Also, weren't we supposed to read Ivanova and Talia as being gay lovers, even if it was never made explicit on the show? And that's actually reinforced by Ivanova's complete disinterest in Marcus. Poor schmuck. She probably could have saved that guy a lot of hassle by just telling him "I'm gay, sorry."

I think Matt Bright has a point, though—it really does seem like there was less shouting in the 90s when movies and TV slipped in progressive material. At the very least I think there was more courage among the creative set, a sense of, "Well, some people might kick but who gives a crap." TNG worked in an (admittedly…

I think Matt Bright has a point, though—it really does seem like there was less shouting in the 90s when movies and TV slipped in progressive material. At the very least I think there was more courage among the creative set, a sense of, "Well, some people might kick but who gives a crap." TNG worked in an (admittedly…

My favourite bit of that sketch is: