Assassination of Jesse James was a fascinating film, though you have to be in the right mood for its measured pace.

As for me, I'm not much of a Doctor Who fan at all…yet Blink is still on my DVR's hard drive, locked against deletion, because I know I'll be watching it again and again. It's got a very creative story structure, and a charming performance by Carey Mulligan. Really looking forward to this film as well.

I love the idea behind this show, but the execution (from what I saw) was way too formulaic. I keep wanting to give it another chance.

It's one of those things you have to play along with if you are going to enjoy the show.

I think Scott did spend a fair bit of time talking about the cult aspects of the film (albeit in the context of his own negative opinion), so I think it fits the idea behind this feature.

@all the pretty colors: I didn't know that about B5 (never watched it). And I agree, you can only bait-and-switch so many times.

To me, one weakness of the show (at first) was the general unlikability of so many of the main cast members. It didn't help that they were all working for an evil organization.

Far from hamstringing the writers, I feel positively giddy about how they might address the "known future" shown in Epitaph One and bring everything together.

There is a Powers/Disney connection here…
Disney is listed in the copyright section for Powers' novel here:

Smith was certainly a difficult show to sell. The episode I saw (pilot?) showed the "heroes" gunning down a security guard in cold blood. I suppose it was refreshing by showing the real consequences of crime, and not going for audience-friendly "crooks with a heart of gold" (a la Ocean's 11). But that doesn't mean I'd…

Any good mid-season replacements in the pipeline?
…because this list does not fill me with much anticipation for the coming year.

Growing up, the only UK shows we ever saw in Canada were the very best ones, and it was probably the same in the States. The Prisoner, Monty Python, Fawlty Towers, Sandbaggers, Yes Minister, etc., plus all the various great miniseries (Prime Suspect, Cracker, and the like). It gave the false impression that British…