No, it's a movie based on a 40-year-old television show that is so iconic and beloved that its out-of-date, utopian take on "the future" has become its own wonderful cultural touchstone, to be reproduced with love and respect, years later (just like 1960s Stan Lee/Jack Kirby comics or Ian Flemming spy novels, which…

You're simultaneously 1) wrong; 2) annoying and 3) dropping a spoiler.

I just meant it was like Twin Peaks in that characters suddenly tapdancing or trying to shoot at apples over each others' heads, or strange, slightly-mannered characters appearing in the living room for no reason, were all the kind of stuff that would happen (especially in the Lynch-directed episodes).

@avclub-5bbc67c39fbdf1c74e28b86c595f6e4a:disqus Everything involving M*A*S*H sucks — especially that odious Altman movie.

@avclub-27c38ee092bace33f1a24aed62beb22c:disqus She's fantastic, except for that goddamned accent. It drives me nuts from the first scene to the last. (In fact, from before the first scene, because when she does the "lalala" singing over the titles she's already doing that damn accent.)

@avclub-011d0b4fe6835bb3d37ef4e0ea713de6:disqus Well, that's why spitting in his face (both in the book and the movie) is the only appropriate response. I can't think of any other modern example of that gesture, and it's perfect.

But it isn't necessary for me to be right about checkers…only for me to be right about what the writers and the characters believe about checkers.

She's still pretty dumpy.

Right? I mean, I was really thinking about it. The "classic" Don Draper we all know and love/hate may finally be over. He may have to reinvent himself as a brand new guy with long hair and a corduroy jacket and beads…or have some kind of Michael Corleone apotheosis where he just gets worse than ever and swiftly…

"When the X-Acto blade penetrates your forearm artery…Chevy."

So is "The Crash" Ken's car crash at the beginning? (No; that's an obvious decoy.) Or is it Don's "crash" at the end of his speed trip, including his literal crash to the floor?

I love that Roger and Cutler were playing checkers.

@avclub-dff4148f038e22e5ef2c2380a99351d6:disqus They did indeed, and we got to "see inside" all the main characters…but, since the characters we were "seeing inside" were TNG's gang of dull lame-os rather than the excellent originals, it was pretty weak.

That's very interesting.

Right.

God, she's unbearable in that role.

Irrespective of whether you liked it or not, I don't think it's fair to call it "a mess." It wasn't remotely random or chaotic; the entire 47 minutes was as precisely controlled and designed as a Swiss watch. It might not have been your cup of tea, but it's fairly clear that they did exactly what they set out to do,…

Yaphet Kotto.

You're right. Sorry all. I just get very jumpy when "The Naked Time" comes up. It's my favorite Trek episode, and one of the best hours of film I've ever seen.

It was at least 80% the performance. She was absolutely terrifying.