I just read an interview with James Gray on Collider about this project where he said how he was going to struggle not to put in too many homages to Aguirre, since he considers that film such a masterpiece.

Liked for excellent reference.

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Early in his career he actually did go by "Ben Carlton." Then he got a new agent who learned his real name and said he'd be a fool not to use it, because it was something people would remember.

If I have one major criticism of the show it's the lack of development for Walt Jr. He's the only one who is the exact same character from the pilot to now. Also, he is perhaps the most wide-eyed, innocent 17 year old on the planet, despite the fact that he lives with CP, his parents' confusing on-off relationship,…

He could give Junior the DVD of his interview with Hank. Of course Junior would be in denial at first, but he would also try even harder to contact Hank and Marie. Even if Junior ended up believing whatever bullshit Walt and Skyler spouted, the doubt would be implanted and Junior would always wonder and that would be…

Walt may not be dead, but we know from the flash forwards that someone got him. In the flash forwards, he's clearly lost his family - whether they're dead or estranged from him or he's cut off contact for their safety - and everyone knows he was Heisenberg. It was spraypainted in his abandoned home and his neighbor…

Orange should come with a graphic that says, "Just get through the first two episodes, we swear." I almost gave up at that point too, and I know so many people who have. But really, the show is not about Piper and Larry and though Larry never does become more tolerable, Piper at least goes through a character…

I watched the Thick of It after a marathon of Veep, because I loved the latter so much. They're both awesome, and it's kind of amazing how the tone is so similar and was able to transfer from the U.K. to the U.S.

1. Hannibal
2. Orange is the New Black
3. Broadchurch
4. The Americans
5. Borgen (don't know if it's new this year, but new to me)

I enjoy Girls, though it's obviously not without its flaws. What's curious to me is that a lot of the major advocates of it have been male critics, and again a lot of the controversy and backlash has been spearheaded by female critics. With Girls, there's also a lot of racial issues that have been dragged into it as…

Having recently binged on the first four seasons, I can see that point, although personally it was not as distracting to me. I think it was between seasons two and three that it was really noticeable, and that's mainly because within the show's universe, almost no time had passed which made Skyler's sudden change in…

As a female Breaking Bad fan, I find Sklyer interesting and morally complex. Same as with the other characters. Do I "like" her? No, same as with the other characters. Likeability is overrated.

Why is there a Newswire item about Benedict Cumberbatch not written by Sean O'Neal?

Plastic Ono Band is more relevant if you're interested in John Lennon, his biography and personal issues than as a great album to listen to because it's full of great songs. Songs like "Mother" and "My Mummy's Dead" are wallowing, and you also have political songs like "Working Class Hero" and "Power to the People"…

McCartney is truly underappreciated as a production pioneer. Ram sounds timeless. Most of Lennon's solo work, on the other hand, sounds very dated, which is why McCartney's solo work gets a greater appreciation over time while Lennon's doesn't hold up as well. Lennon adhered so much to 70's production standards.

Tom Hanks' performance in The Ladykillers is probably HIS secret masterpiece though.

Breaking Bad was more of a cult hit at first (it wasn't until season 4 that the critical drumbeat really ramped up and started calling it one of the best dramas ever) but Bryan Cranston won an Emmy in the first seaon so it was hardly largely ignored.

They aired the last season of Downton Abbey months after the U.K. premiere and it got recordbreaking ratings for PBS, even the episode that was opposite the Super Bowl. They also know because they tried an experiment of coordinating Call the Midwife with the U.K. broadcast and said it had zero effect on that show's…

But it hasn't affected the PBS ratings, which was Kerger's point.