I think it's more "lesbians who were in Atlas Shrugged".

Knowing Moffat, he probably will say exactly that at some point, and we'll find out.

@avclub-15d496c747570c7e50bdcd422bee5576:disqus  Well, you're an exception in that case, from my experience. I know many individuals who seek him out because of the work he did on Who, and feel the same way as you about his professional career, though hopefully Thor 2 gives it a boost (but then again, GI Joe didn't,…

"I'm not objecting to the idea of somebody that's not a white guy being cast, just saying I disagree with the idea that it's racist/sexist to not cast a white guy. People have suggested some specific non-white guy actors that they wanted to get the part, and that makes sense, but a lot of the objection at this point…

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Then they were a massive waste of everyone's time, because in the half-hour special, Moffat said he had Capaldi in mind from the beginning, and shot a private video with Capaldi as Twelve that he then took around to the other writers and producers to bring them around on the idea.

Or maybe he's a 1200 year old Gallifreyan Time Lord with two hearts who comes from a race of aliens that, according to canon, can really take on any kind of human-seeming form.

I see what you're saying, but considering the career boost that would accompany being the lead on Doctor Who, I have a hard time believing someone would audition for it and then decline the role. If they're in a position where they're auditioning for multiple roles, there's no way they'd decline a ticket to stardom…

For Capaldi's selection, there were no auditions, it seems, and for Smith's selection, there were, which is what makes me think Gaiman made this statement in a "no, we're not racist, we asked one black guy to take the role" kind of way.

Could not agree more. Weinsteins or no Weinsteins, Fruitvale Station would be nowhere without critics singing its praises. Likewise for The Act of Killing, or Margin Call, or You're Next. As long as critics continue to bring movies like this to public attention, they've done their job, as far as I'm concerned.

Critics play a very small role in influencing the public when it comes to summer blockbusters, as Sean has pointed out.

"Both will probably win many more Oscars in the future"

Oh…Totally missed that.

"Also, the dome apparently runs down the middle of the street right outside Julia’s house, which…did we know that?"

This was a 30 Rock episode.

I think he actually did quit the union in 2004 because he wanted to give credit to Frank Miller in Sin City for something more than "story by", and they wouldn't let him.

"I don't really care, honestly. I liked her in both incarnations. Neither stood out to me as better than the other. She and Sam obviously had more chemistry in her second incarnation, but that suited the story, so it didn't bother me that they hadn't really had it before. (I thought Ruby 1 had great chemistry with…

That would be nice, wouldn't it?

Oh, and I agree about Anna not getting the ending she deserved. I feel the same way about Bela too, I'd have loved to see her stick around some more, especially in Season 6 as the Winchesters' answer to Balthazar.

"I liked Anna a lot. I was really sad to see her go. The Harvelles were enjoyable, but I never wanted them to become regular characters. They were used well sparingly."