Pirates of Somalia: The Taking of the Maersk Alabama was rejected for some reason.

The show is already ignoring the actual procedure of the court (where judges are elected from the state’s five districts)

I could definitely see him as the Thing (he could be an Ethiopian Jew, since I think Ben Grimm being Jewish should be kept, as his creators were), but not as Colossus.

This project has been in development since the time the shuttle was in operation.  Too late to change it.

Apparently Captain Phillips did very well in its preview screenings on Saturday, which is a good sign for its prospects next weekend. I saw it then, and it does deserve to do well.

I read and enjoyed Massie's book on Catherine, though I didn't think it was as good as his biography of Peter the Great.

Haha, NERD!

I saw a new movie in theatres each night from Friday to Sunday.  2013 had been pretty weak for much of the year, but we're finally getting to the good stuff:

People making jokes in stressful situations, once she's had time to adjust a bit, hardly strikes me as "changing personalities".

Same with me.

On the other hand, anyone who still had investments in telegraph technology is in for a few good years.

It seems to me like the Brown v. Board of Education decision would be a far more interesting subject for this kind of behind-the-curtain legal story, following Earl Warren arriving on the court mid-case and finding the other eight judges split down the middle between those demanding that the law be struck down (Black,…

That's what I recall.

She's signed for six episodes, last I heard.

That's still a good number.

Yeah.  There are casting audition videos for the Penny role floating around online, and after Cory died they changed the audition script, at which point the person she was talking to was different, and the character herself had shed two years in age and was a college student instead of a regular professional.  Plus,…

No he wasn't.  The episodes were rewritten after his death.  Filming hadn't started when he died (though it was only a few days away from doing so).

I loved it.  I completely disagree about Bullock, who I thought was in top form.  This is the best performance I've ever seen her give.

This show has an enormous number of LGBT characters, but on closer inspection its attitude toward most of them is really questionable.  Kurt was a groundbreaking character, but (particularly since Blaine showed up) the show has become uncomfortably fixated on the idea that his effeminacy is a major weakness, and…

I think the main difference is that most of those things you list are not major goals.  Santana's ambition isn't to star into bad commercials for the rest of her life, and the show doesn't focus on them; Santana getting the commercial is there (a) to be a good joke and (b) to create a moment of annoyance for Rachel. …