DtotheP, I disagree. I had actually noticed Dean Norris years ago in Lethal Weapon 2 and in Starship Troopers, and he's got tiny parts in both of those movies. When I first watched the premiere of Breaking Bad, on the first cut to Hank I immediately thought, "Oh, that guy…good!" (even though I couldn't remember where…

DtotheP, I disagree. I had actually noticed Dean Norris years ago in Lethal Weapon 2 and in Starship Troopers, and he's got tiny parts in both of those movies. When I first watched the premiere of Breaking Bad, on the first cut to Hank I immediately thought, "Oh, that guy…good!" (even though I couldn't remember where…

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No, her stardom and box-office popularity over three decades is based on people disliking her.

No, her stardom and box-office popularity over three decades is based on people disliking her.

A counterexample that just occurred to me: Gore Verbinski's The Mexican (which is a pretty sweet little movie in its own way).

A counterexample that just occurred to me: Gore Verbinski's The Mexican (which is a pretty sweet little movie in its own way).

Also, it could just be the performance, or (even more ephemerally) the actress' "presence."

Also, it could just be the performance, or (even more ephemerally) the actress' "presence."

I think that people who get into this bitter mindset convince themselves that the opportunity they missed was their one chance; their only shot at success. It's psychologically easier to blame the universe/fate/Erma Bombeck than to man up and get back on the chain gang again.

I think that people who get into this bitter mindset convince themselves that the opportunity they missed was their one chance; their only shot at success. It's psychologically easier to blame the universe/fate/Erma Bombeck than to man up and get back on the chain gang again.

Accusing Breaking Bad of hating children is like accusing Schindler's List of hating Jews.

Accusing Breaking Bad of hating children is like accusing Schindler's List of hating Jews.

What are some of the other examples of the show's ignorance of physics? Genuinely curious.

What are some of the other examples of the show's ignorance of physics? Genuinely curious.

"Auteur theory" applies to movies, not television. Television is much more producer-based; producers are considers the "authors" of their shows the way that directors are considered the "authors" of their movies. This goes back decades.

"Auteur theory" applies to movies, not television. Television is much more producer-based; producers are considers the "authors" of their shows the way that directors are considered the "authors" of their movies. This goes back decades.

Like the end of Hamlet, huh?

Like the end of Hamlet, huh?