I'll buy that.  Honestly, if Ron Moore hadn't done the whole 'angels in Time Square' thing, if he'd just ended with Adama sitting by Roslin's grave, I would have liked/respected the show a lot more.

(I've never watched the show.  He didn't ever eat anybody, did he?)

Oh, what else was he going to do, eat it?  He's a homicidal maniac, not a cannibal!

Yeah, me too.  Honestly, reading Mr. Alston's acerbic commentary has been quite entertaining (quite unlike Dexter, apparently).

How would you rate it verus the Battlestar Galactica finale?  Because, honestly, I loved seasons one and two of that show so much, and, after the final episode, I just don't feel good about recommending it to people.

You could try the BBC America site.  It's also on iTunes.

My prediction: the killer is Ellie's husband.

I don't think it's cheesy.  The thing about animals, especially dogs, is that they don't act.  The scene of Tom giving the dog treats was, for the dog, as real an interaction as any other time when a human has something tasty that he wants.  So the dog isn't pretending to look nervous and eager to please in the back…

OK, go ahead and spoil me on this: does Nigel actually kill that poor dog?

He specifically said "the second commandment", so if he's meant to be referring to the Decalogue, he's completely wrong.  On the other hand, he might just be one of those odd Christians who thinks it's more important to focus on the actual teachings of Jesus, rather than his ancient antecedents.

Baltar, both in the original Battlestar Galactica, and in the reboot.  Arguably, the revamped Baltar, as played by James Callis, was too useful and interesting to ever really let go (and they did at least put him on trial), but John Colicos's Baltar was dunderheadedly treacherous and totally incompetent.  Why the…

No love for Tobias Menzies (AKA Marcus Junius Brutus in HBO's Rome) as Stepashin?  I thought he nailed the role of hard-core party loyalist as the second in command. 

I'd go with Sutekh for scariest uber-badass threat.  Not only did we get to see what would happen if the Doctor did just walk away, he was utterly and completely outmatched when face to face with the bad guy.  Since I loved Tom Baker's Doctor as a child in part because he always gave me the unspoken assurance that…

"The woman at the shop" theories:

@avclub-1e2184e9a38acddfb65b66905ad70f9a:disqus Yes, you are.  Gina Bellman was a constant delight on this show.  Sorry you missed out.

@avclub-1e2184e9a38acddfb65b66905ad70f9a:disqus Yes, you are.  Gina Bellman was a constant delight on this show.  Sorry you missed out.

I think you are completely missing how good the show is right now.  I agree that it's darker, and I miss the light-hearted tone, but the show is called Burn Notice, and now Michael is well and truly  burned, for something he actually did, and meant to do, and wouldn't take back if he could.  And, now that he's spent…

I think you are completely missing how good the show is right now.  I agree that it's darker, and I miss the light-hearted tone, but the show is called Burn Notice, and now Michael is well and truly  burned, for something he actually did, and meant to do, and wouldn't take back if he could.  And, now that he's spent…

Jeez, with a movie this bad, why isn't it a Fiasco?

Jeez, with a movie this bad, why isn't it a Fiasco?