Disagree entirely. I think The Twilight Zone is one of the very best television shows I've seen. 'Dated' is generally not criticism I put much worth into because it tends to either be entirely subjective or it has very little to say about the actual quality of the television show in question. It definitely holds up…

Um…no…it's not 'almost certainly the greatest drama television has yet given us' at all. It's a very, very good drama. But it's not 'almost certainly' anything.

They aren't like that though. It isn't a 40 book chronological series. There are arcs within the series that span only 6-7 books, and then there are complete standalones and one-offs. It's not a series with a continuous storyline and the same characters spanning 40 books.

…um…nope. Definitely not my quote. But okay.

Um…have you gone insane? That IS your quote. And it's rather astonishing you've still missed the point I'm making.

I was talking about your quote "In the best service of the art". Once again, and for the last time, as this is a little boring now, the best service of their art and the colour of the lead actor's skin, are not linked in the slightest.

Once again, the best service of art is dependent on how the art is crafted.

The best service of the art is how it's made, not the colour of the actor's skin.

Utterly NOW? What a horrible expression. I hope this doesn't catch on.

…Nah.

Except without the talent, the understanding of directing or writing, and completely lacking in perspective of the history of the art form and the ability to talk meaningfully and add anything of value to the discussion of film and cinema. Oh, and without being anywhere near as funny or witty.

What a strange post.

No big loss.

They have no responsibility to anyone but their film. There are no quotas in art.

I don't have any issue if general movie goers who aren't super interested in film as an art form have issues with black and white…it's a fairly common theme it seems among day to day folk.

What a maddening article. A couple of other people have covered why, and I think PDN is a pretty poor writer, so I guess I shouldn't have been too surprised, but still, the David Gale tangent was a little laughable at how utterly over the top it was, and the overall point of the article is pretty off base, as Spacey…

The makers of the film should choose whoever they want for the role, the one they think is best and no doubt, the one who they think might also have a better chance of drawing viewers. Perfectly fine casting if that's what they want.

In that case, I'd like to see what you could do with Villette.

I'll suggest Henry IV part 1 because the quicker you become acquainted with Falstaff, the better.

I don't see the need to upgrade any of those novels. Sorry.