I briefly attended a church school at which Jack Chick tracts were displayed in the classroom—the science classroom—in the last year of the Carter administration.

This comment is a good reminder of Hollywood's new perverse incentive.  I ended up paying extra for a 3-D ticket to that boring TRON sequel, and why?  Because I expected the fancy effects would be the only thing worth seeing.  If I'd thought the movie would have anything by way of plot or character to recommend it, I…

I can't help but wonder whether her own singing contest show was already in development when this was shot…

During blind auditions, it seemed clear to me that several singers were selected basically as cannon fodder.

Um, actually Blake kept Charlotte, not Lex.  Kind of a surprise, really; the editor & the product placement team obviously favored Lex, & Blake tends to make sentimentally paternalistic choices.  Charlotte has only one trick (apparently), but she does it well.  Also there's her killer backstory…

I liked Howie Mandel fine on the show, but his prop-comedy stand-up was mostly terrible—yet he landed possibly the best single moment of Carson I ever personally saw: http://youtu.be/im9tQ4kTwhM

Wow.  I'd forgotten that episode, but now I remember it made me weep like a child.  Almost got me again just now.

I don't have a dog in this fight (yet), but I couldn't help noticing the love-interest-ready tennis coach in the pilot…

Season 1 of Slings and Arrows was truly phenomenal, but season 2 was kind of a disappointment.  I've skipped season 3 so far for fear it might suck outright…should I give in & watch it?

I'm too lazy to look it up, but I think the idea is to have a new production anchoring each season—creator Rebeck even seems willing to fantasize that the show-within-the-show from this season might end up staged in the real world, which isn't quite insane based on what they've shown so far.  If they're really…

Is The Genocides related to Disch's The Puppies of Terra or was he just fascinated by the theme?

With backing vocals, apparently, from Iggy Pop.  It's minor among Cohen's work, but the performance is flawless & it's great fun.

Liked, with extra credit for correctly spelling "discreet".  I hope Oliver Sava will be inspired to correct his use of 'discrete" in the Stray Observations; Regina's unlikely to be concerned that Emma will cease to be an individually distinct entity.

I was working at an art house as well, and this film led to an exception to policy.  We were always reasonable about providing passes to patrons who found a movie not to their taste, but we were pretty strict about not offering actual refunds.  For Cook, Thief we actually did provide refunds—as long as they were…

The Good Wife isn't quite as consistently good this year as last, & it's a pain to keep up with after football on Sundays, but it's the best current network drama by a considerable margin.

I agree that the acting is strong, but there's too much sloppy writing. 
As MichelleNL points out, it's ridiculous for a neurosurgeon to be
g00gling causes for hallucination—the show needs us to know what sort
of worries Michael is having & can't be bothered to come up with a
way to do so that makes sense.  And I'm no…