Going off topic: I was wondering what your thoughts were on last night's Hannibal @Scrawler2:disqus . I thought it was absolutely brilliant, but I saw you gave it a B and are a bit more down on the show in general than most people, so I was just wondering what it is you're not liking about it. I'm finding it to be a…

Yup I've seen it. She also was very good Miss Havisham in last year's BBC miniseries of Great Expectations, which was otherwise pretty unremarkable. It was very odd casting, but she portrayed the character very differently from most actresses and the fact that she's so young altered the character in really interesting…

Yeah I didn't like Solaris at all. It struck me as a very slick, unmemorable, and hollow remake. I was amazed when I watched the original at how much more substantial it was, and how much deeper the story went. And the remake somehow manages to drag more than the original, despite not featuring a 20 minute shot of…

According to IMDB she's in four episodes, including this one. I'm looking forward to The Fall as well, it's great to see her finally get some major roles after being wasted in tiny and forgettable supporting roles for so long. And she's got an NBC series called Crisis premiering in the fall, though that's pretty…

Oh God, they need to do that. It'll be like The Talking Dead crossed with MST3K.

This would be the perfect low rated show for Netflix to pick up: lots of critical acclaim, already a lot of devoted fans that talk a lot about the show, and seem to mostly watch via new media, a recognizable franchise name, and it's horror which a lot of people that watch Netflix seem to like (look at how well Hemlock…

Of course! I was trying to remember who he reminded me of from the books. He and Tobias are definitely lovers, though Franklyn obviously has a lot of issues with his sexuality. I'll be interested to see how that plays out: it's interesting how a lot of the things that this show takes from Harris that work best are…

The shot spiraling into the ear was VERY reminiscent of a shot very early on in Blue Velvet where the camera moves inside a severed ear. This show's visual style and tone owes a lot to Lynch so I'm pretty sure that's what the director was going for, though they could have been referencing Psycho as well.

Oh God Tennant as Hannibal would be terrible… no scenery would be left unchewed.

I've always been creeped out by that aspect of BSG. Roslin is a super creepy dictatorish type of ruler, and all the characters basically act like democracy is this dumb thing that just gets in their way, and that can be pushed aside whenever it's convenient for them. Even Lee tends to lean that way more and more as…

I'm guessing they had a deal with Home Depot? This whole thing is pretty bizarre.

This time it will be Loki that seduced Pepper though. And the whole movie will basically just be Whedon going completely fanfic on us.

@avclub-0597cbcd1a3ba547c1ef58a6358b5b66:disqus Was he really in the suit that little? I find that complaint weird, it never would have occurred to me if so many people weren't mentioning it, unlike say, The Dark Knight Rises, which is seriously lacking in Batman doing stuff. I guess because I find Stark a lot more…

I just figured it out @Scrawler2:disqus ! It's "How To Live With Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life)" which I'd completely forgotten was a show. Based on that title I'd guess it's not long for this world.

@avclub-29501df08e5d9ae59e432e4f188d3735:disqus That isn't really the exact opposite then? I see what you're saying though, I feel the same way. Though I was already pretty bummed last year when we heard about Harmon, the Russos, and a bunch of other people being fired/leaving.

Dowd will give every major summer release a C+. Star Trek, Fast & Furious, Pacific Rim, After Earth, Man of Steel… they are all equal in his eyes.

I could have sworn that movie came out like, forever ago… I was waiting for it show up on Netflix. I guess it must have played at TIFF or something last year so I figured it was out by now.

Hasn't Whedon always been a very mainstream act? His early work includes Toy Story, Alien Resurrection, and Buffy, a WB show watched primarily by teenage girls during much of it's run.

What? It just sounds like they yet again took a fairy tale/famous story, then contorted it beyond recognition in order to turn it into a completely bland and generic police procedural. I really have no idea why this is a new trend…

Ichabod Crane is a historical figure now?