I admired Brick for its creativity more than I loved it.  It was a little too affected to love.

I admired Brick for its creativity more than I loved it.  It was a little too affected to love.

Oscar bait doesn't refer to movies being terrible

Oscar bait doesn't refer to movies being terrible

@avclub-8485e79dd4e6b0d529430cf3d37f1498:disqus , it's not, really.

@avclub-8485e79dd4e6b0d529430cf3d37f1498:disqus , it's not, really.

Since the initial reaction to Swift's "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" was how pronouncedly different it was from her usual country-pop sound, it's notable that the later songs released from the album (like the just-arrived "Begin Again") are more to her usual style.

Since the initial reaction to Swift's "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" was how pronouncedly different it was from her usual country-pop sound, it's notable that the later songs released from the album (like the just-arrived "Begin Again") are more to her usual style.

It's in another language, allowing us to imagine the lyrics are better.

It's in another language, allowing us to imagine the lyrics are better.

I liked it.  I like it more than Vegas, in a lot of ways, because that feels like its premise could only ever grow to its full potential on another network, whereas the Sherlock Holmes character is totally at home in the crime procedural with a heavy emphasis on episodic stories (indeed, it's the grandfather of the…

I liked it.  I like it more than Vegas, in a lot of ways, because that feels like its premise could only ever grow to its full potential on another network, whereas the Sherlock Holmes character is totally at home in the crime procedural with a heavy emphasis on episodic stories (indeed, it's the grandfather of the…

Season 3 of Fringe is one of the best, most ambitious seasons of TV in recent memory (particularly on broadcast TV).  Season 4 I'm more ambivalent about, though it definitely has its strong points.

Season 3 of Fringe is one of the best, most ambitious seasons of TV in recent memory (particularly on broadcast TV).  Season 4 I'm more ambivalent about, though it definitely has its strong points.

The politics on GoT (the show) are pretty simplistic, and removed from the modern day.

The politics on GoT (the show) are pretty simplistic, and removed from the modern day.

That would have worked as a standalone, but would it have worked the best for the series long-term?

That would have worked as a standalone, but would it have worked the best for the series long-term?

I'd put Homeland, Mad Men and Breaking Bad at about the same height.  I don't watch Boardwalk Empire.  Game of Thrones is fun, and is worth watching because of how unlike everything else on TV it is, but it has a lot of flaws (both as an adaptation and as a standalone).  Downton Abbey had a great first season, but a…

I'd put Homeland, Mad Men and Breaking Bad at about the same height.  I don't watch Boardwalk Empire.  Game of Thrones is fun, and is worth watching because of how unlike everything else on TV it is, but it has a lot of flaws (both as an adaptation and as a standalone).  Downton Abbey had a great first season, but a…