I don't mean it's totally terrible — nothing showcasing Cyd Charisse's legs could be totally terrible.  And by "comparatively uninspired" I mean comparative to the rest of the movie, which is a high bar.

I don't mean it's totally terrible — nothing showcasing Cyd Charisse's legs could be totally terrible.  And by "comparatively uninspired" I mean comparative to the rest of the movie, which is a high bar.

Now see Borges did that with "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim" because he said he didn't feel that he could pull off the novel in question.  But he can get away with that because he's Borges.

Now see Borges did that with "The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim" because he said he didn't feel that he could pull off the novel in question.  But he can get away with that because he's Borges.

@avclub-fdd08c99916b5c8cbf1d1dd364ab229c:disqus : Well, they could fuck once.  That might be OK.

@avclub-fdd08c99916b5c8cbf1d1dd364ab229c:disqus : Well, they could fuck once.  That might be OK.

The Futterwacken is something that cannot be held in the mind.  It is x, a void.  It is anti-thought, unlife, nonsane. It is not even evil, for evil is a thing. It is a tear in the fabric of space.

The Futterwacken is something that cannot be held in the mind.  It is x, a void.  It is anti-thought, unlife, nonsane. It is not even evil, for evil is a thing. It is a tear in the fabric of space.

One that always bugged me in a movie that I really love is the big "Gotta Dance" production number that Gene Kelly wants to put in the movie-within-the-movie  The Dancing Cavalier in Singin' in the Rain.  It's supposed to be a sensation but instead it's long, drawn-out, comparatively uninspired, and obviously…

One that always bugged me in a movie that I really love is the big "Gotta Dance" production number that Gene Kelly wants to put in the movie-within-the-movie  The Dancing Cavalier in Singin' in the Rain.  It's supposed to be a sensation but instead it's long, drawn-out, comparatively uninspired, and obviously…

I think it is never, never, never a good idea to create a character who's supposed to be a good writer in a movie or TV show, not if you ever plan to have their writing featured.  It is always garbage.

I think it is never, never, never a good idea to create a character who's supposed to be a good writer in a movie or TV show, not if you ever plan to have their writing featured.  It is always garbage.

I was thinking of those too.  Whether they're great paintings or not, they're entirely believable as the visionary works of Gulley Jimson.

I was thinking of those too.  Whether they're great paintings or not, they're entirely believable as the visionary works of Gulley Jimson.

The interesting thing about this show is the way it keeps you guessing about whether its characters will turn out to be good people or not.

The interesting thing about this show is the way it keeps you guessing about whether its characters will turn out to be good people or not.

I read that though more as Hamm allowing for an unspoken backstory rather than hinting at the future.

I read that though more as Hamm allowing for an unspoken backstory rather than hinting at the future.

However, the way Joan was looking at Don during his speech at the end suggested that the story there was not quite done.

However, the way Joan was looking at Don during his speech at the end suggested that the story there was not quite done.