I really enjoyed reading this recap - almost as much as I enjoyed watching the actual episode! Anyway, while there are definitely a few kinks that I hope are worked out (mostly, the character of Ethan and the lack of prominent non-white characters), this was definitely one of the stronger pilots I've ever seen. Sheen…

The Fringe pilot wasn't fantastic and admittedly, I'd already seen the first half of season 3 before I went back and watched the first two seasons, so I already knew I liked the show, but I still thought it was one of the stronger episodes of the first season. At the very least, the three main characters were…

That was probably my favorite moment of the episode.

The only show that I've ever fallen in love with after having watched only the pilot is Mad Men, and even then, I watched it years after it actually aired, so I already knew about all the critical acclaim it was getting. At the same time, though, there's so much TV I want to watch that I'm not going to spend my time…

The Masters of Sex was pretty damn promising, just FYI. I'm conflicted about trying Sleepy Hollow because on the one hand, people seem to like it, but on the other hand, it's still a show about a headless guy with a machine gun, and the comparisons to Supernatural and Elementary haven't made it sound any more…

Huh. I've only seen the pilot since it was up on YouTube, but I enjoyed it quite a bit. It wasn't perfect: I agree with one of the commenters below that Ethan was too over-the-top in his douchiness, and I'm a little worried that it'll veer too much on the soapy side. If that was a "weak" episode, though, I'm looking…

I'm tentatively interested in Catching Fire. On one hand, I'm highly skeptical about the casting, especially the actor playing Finnick, and the director they chose. But on the other hand, I agree that the most recent trailer looks pretty promising. At the very least, the visual effects look infinitely better than they…

Well, I don't know how many people are going to see this, but whatever.

It's what I expected, but still, goddamnit. You deserved so much better, Happy Endings. My shows have dropped like flies this year: Fringe, 30 Rock, The Hour, Enlightened and now this. At least Mad Men has one more season… /cries

One of the things I liked about Before Midnight (and, to a lesser extent, the previous two movies) is that Jesse and Celine are aware of how privileged they are. They take some things for granted, but they also know that their problems aren't exactly earth-shattering. And I guess as someone who's firmly in the…

@avclub-9c75bab0f5d964591655e73e7c22c540:disqus It's practically a crime. If Jon Hamm never wins an Emmy for Don Draper, it'll be even worse than Steve Carell never winning for Michael Scott. Also, it's a shame that Vincent Kartheiser is the only main actor on the show who hasn't even been nominated.

That reminds me. I should probably watch Lone Star at some point. There are only like four episodes, so it shouldn't be too hard…

@avclub-2ada31fe193c3a8c3f18a2d15c64362c:disqus Isn't that why most superheroes wear disguises - because they don't know how the public will react? I sort of see what you're getting at, though. I guess I just didn't think they made his motivations and goals clear enough, which might just be me being slow (I also think…

@avclub-2ada31fe193c3a8c3f18a2d15c64362c:disqus I feel like it was pretty much a given why Superman would want to keep his identity a secret, though. I just never got a firm sense of Superman/Clark Kent as a character, other than that he struggles to control his temper and that he wants to belong, both of which seem…

I don't generally like getting into these kind of discussions on a site about pop culture, but I also found it a little unnerving how many people are criticizing Sally. Even if he wasn't "definitely" going to rape her, she clearly felt uncomfortable and he didn't seem to be backing off, so she was completely right to…

Does anyone else think that James Wolk has been Emmy-worthy this season? Even just in that last scene with Pete, the subtle changes in his expression were great.

I think this season had a few slow episodes, but overall, I've been really enjoying it. I also think it's a pretty natural direction for the show to go in, given the themes that have been present since the very beginning. I'm not exactly sure what the critics of this season want from the show. But I will say that I'm…

I have a soft spot for Peggy and Pete too. I don't actually think he'd be good in a long-term relationship together, but I enjoy their scenes together, and I like them as friends/colleagues. I'm a sucker for couples who have long, complicated histories together, which I guess is why I also still have a soft spot for…

I didn't believe Weiner. The ten minutes or so between when Ken got shot and when he showed up with an eye-patch were agonizing because I wouldn't have been at all surprised if he did die.

There are apparently gag reels that exist, but for some reason, they only show them to the actors. It's unfair, I tell you. Unfair!