Yeah it wasn’t all that long ago this guy couldn’t carry on a conversation in real-time. Now he’s behind the wheel at 30+ mph over the limit?

The barest of kudos for not attempting the “do you know who I AM??” flex.

Hoisted on my on pedantism...

Sounds like the Lonely Island piece is what put him over the top. The rest of the cast and writers are exhausted on Wednesday after the table read but at least they get some rest. LI then had to do a second job with the same timing expectations. That does sound nearly impossible to keep up with.

You know you’re going to get some decent laughs out of WE every time out, and the joke swap tradition is routinely the best part of each season. So yeah, I’m onboard.

That “Her” joke was first-rate.

Have to say this doesn’t surprise me in the least.

And Joey Tribbiani!

Well good for him!

I’d have the same questions. He deliberately kicked a woman actor in the head because she complained over concerns he was running too close to her in the dark (and wouldn’t they have camera footage of that kick)? Then followed her into a bathroom and big-timed her for doing it, using over the top villain language?

Fair. It’s been a long time since I saw the movie front to back, and even longer since I read the book.

Which probably contributed to why he didn’t like it. If Jack was somewhat a mirror of himself then I’m sure he’d prefer the character’s shortcomings be the fault of substance abuse and the Overlook’s influence, not anything innate. 

The broken arm thing IIRC was something he was deeply remorseful about, and a major driver behind his recovery from alcoholism. Whatever booze there was at the Overlook was supposed to be locked up or removed.  It’s no surprise the first way the Overlook gets to him is to open the bar, and the devil on his shoulder…

The way Jack is written in the movie, he comes off as the type who would marry a timid, unquestioning woman whom he could push around. So Duvall’s performance fits. Plus whatever spirit she once had was probably bullied out of her over their years of marriage.  She obviously steps lightly around him all the time.

It’s one of the reasons I really miss bookstores. As a kid I went to our mall store and pre-ordered a copy of It a month before the release, then waited for the notice that they were in. Even today standing in front of the new release rack is so satisfying (although my local Barnes & Noble recently closed, supposedly…

It’s been eons since I read the book but I completely remember that scene where O’Halloran is fighting the Overlook-induced impulse to kill the family.  It was a great look into how so many terrible things had happened there over the decades. 

I admittedly don’t know who a lot of those people are, but I would have expected Mulaney and Kroll to generally know stuff.  Of the remainder I’d put the most money (again among the people I know) on Braff and Faison.  

Especially the implication that many probably do not.

Yeah I mean didn’t he know the answer?

Ernst & Young. It’s the largest of the big 4 global accounting firms, and I believe their tax preparation group did the study. IIRC millionaire also meant $1 million or more liquid, not total net assets. A lot of people are house millionaires after prices ran up the way they have.