I wanted to say, everyone is quick to blame the jury in Galveston as being idiotic and making the wrong decision. It's important to keep a few things in mind -

It likely has to do with the people writing these articles not having seen The Staircase, and arguably not being in a great position to write about the genre as a whole without having any other point of reference than fictional TV dramas and a podcast.

I completely agree. "Killed them all, of course!" can easily be written off as projection. "Surely I killed them all!" is another way of phrasing it, and his attorneys will have no problem selling this as him simply projecting what other people think he's done.

"Should Durst dodge conviction, The Jinx will go from success to failure, thereby highlighting slow crime’s tragic flaw."

I was actually surprisingly impressed by the special effects. Given that it was 1988, I expected the central concept of the film to be distracting, but it wasn't nearly as distracting as it could have been, or as I expected. The performances were allowed to speak for themselves.

Well, I also think at that time, Cronenberg was too out there and too Canadian for a film of his, or a performance in said film, to be properly honored.

I just watched Dead Ringers for the first time last night. Not sure why, but it was great.

Is it?

That's the joke.

That was the moment where I truly learned that life isn't fair.

I also only like movies about adolescence that take place where I grew up. So far there haven't been any, but I haven't liked any others, because I find it difficult to relate to movies that don't consist of my own specific experiences.

This movie looks super confusing.

It would help if either of those movies was nominated, but I agree, for what it's worth.

I'm the same age as Hannah, and I know exactly who he is, though I certainly don't care about him enough to learn how to spell his name correctly. Also: I have British friends who know he is (and any other number of American TV personalities) as a result of simply being in North America and having North American…

I'm of the opinion that he will regret it. How many opportunities like this does one get? How many people get a show to air, let alone for three seasons, and then have the option to keep going? I'm hot steaming mad.

There's also nothing saying that it isn't a reference that Hannah makes often enough that Jessa's picked up on it. She's also not required to have been a huge Phil Donaghue fan to make a throwaway comment about the first American talk show host that popped into her head. It's sort of a silly quibble, as it's not a…

It's not shot-for-shot the same at all. There are plots that follow the same beats, and a couple of episodes that are very close in content. Both shows are deserving of appreciation in their own right.

I'm hot steaming mad that this show is ending. I don't think it was a wise move for the show, or for Kroll. If he never gets another television show to air, won't he regret this decision? I'm sure he'll have no trouble finding other roles, but will he have this kind of outlet again? This could easily go for one to two…

He definitely could have managed, and I'm still confused as to why he didn't let it go for one or two more seasons. These stories don't need to be wrapped up.

And I think this is actually one of the first times a shitty movie did well at the box office, and so it's worth thinking about.