Obviously I don't think anyone is sympathetic here (and I don't think Kimmel was actually complaining) but $15K is honestly a pretty shocking figure considering the Oscars presumably has enough money behind it that they shouldn't be operating on a "we're paying you in exposure" model. My knowledge is more in the music…

So…anyone with gross sexist/homophobic/racist/etc views should get their own show? This has been said a million times but Adult Swim can choose what they want to air. When people advance the censorship argument I'm always confused to what the end goal is other than people being allowed to say and do whatever with…

"Deeper Understanding" is fairly cringeworthy as well despite being incredibly prescient.

100% this, I am all for liberals and conservatives having rational discussions (I mean, that's ideally how the government gets things done) but Lahren has said some reprehensible things. I think Noah did a good job here pushing back but at some point you can't just fall back on "we're just 2 people with different…

I've really enjoyed Scream Queens this season, too bad it's dead in the water. This week's episode was probably the weakest of the season so far but it's also coming off a month hiatus so I have to give it a little slack.

In the US jurors are generally allowed to talk about deliberations after the case is decided. There are exceptions but it's more or less a freedom of speech issue.

Yeah I was about to comment on that and had to go back to the review/comments for E4 to see if it had been brought up. There is the whole thing about the "real" ghosts being more feral (like Edward Mott) but I don't think that really explains the weird racism here.

This was discussed in the comments a few weeks ago but the credit order is largely contractual - my understanding is that it's generally preferred to be labeled a "special guest star" or whatever over being the 10th billed starring actor.

I thought the finale was a lot of fun, which ultimately feels like a letdown since the creators seemed to be reaching for something more meaningful at points. I agree the Spirit Chasers sequence was mostly an excuse to kill some throwaway characters, but it really nailed the look and feel of that kind of show so it…

I might be wrong but it sounded like Bomer was the narrator of the true crime segment of the finale.

I assume Bomer has to be the real Ambrose or Edward Mott, right?

I can't find the interview where he talked about it but I don't think he was intending to go to 2 seasons a year permanently- IIRC it was something having to do with having 2 options for season 6. For what it's worth, ACS is filming 2 seasons back to back. However, I also know how much Murphy likes to spin bullshit.

Hasn't it all been shown through either the hidden cameras or phone cameras though? I don't remember any moving shots that weren't from someone's phone…my understanding is that we're literally watching the show within a show.

Oh also thought of the 5th observation I meant to add…Shelby murdering Matt was truly shocking but did it seem a little over the top to anyone else? Like, if she brained him and knocked him out I get that but immediately jumping to bashing his head in? That made me think there's something else to it, I don't know what…

Interesting, I actually never saw that - have they said why the season is so short? I'm definitely on board with AHS being long enough to tell the story without being padded with additional plots that go nowhere.

I was starting to wonder about this last week when characters immediately started dying, but there has to be another twist/pivot to the season, right? We only just cleared the halfway point and only 5 characters are still alive. I agree the filming of the Polk scenes feels a little suspicious considering we're…

I have a feeling that there aren't actually more commercials this year, it's that the episodes are running noticeably shorter - have any of them run over an hour this year? I remember the last 2 seasons regularly running over, with some getting into 90 minute territory.

I dunno…personally what I strongly disliked about The 20/20 Experience (separately or in parts) was that it felt really regressive compared to Futuresex/Lovesounds. That was an album that was honestly kind of shocking when it was released, whereas "Suit & Tie" or "Mirrors" feel much more "safe" than even anything on…

I know I'm just replying to a troll like an idiot, but what about Adult Swim's shows is fundamentally "male"? I doubt most of the people involved are thinking in their head that they're just dudes making shows for other dudes to watch. Just looking at the quickest demo/ratings #s I can find on Google it looks like…

Wasn't Boondocks an outside production? Not that it ultimately matters to this conversation but I was under the impression it didn't come from Williams St.