It still irritates me to this day.

Flealectric Bagaloo

Remember how the AV Club was reviewing Fleabag and then just suddenly forgot to cover the last two episodes of the season/series?

If only someone had thought of casting Will Ferrell in this, it would have been fantastic!

It’s a good statement from him. I didn’t interpret that as him being ready to leave the role behind anytime soon, just that “Loki” as a concept and character is much bigger than him and he won’t always it.

Except Ben Affleck.

Which is what I’d like to see. Not the original pitch, or even the excuses that were being made 24 months in. This went on for more than 10 YEARS before bullshit was called, with money constantly being shoveled into the hole. It’s those later tapdances with investors that would be interesting.

Really looking forward to seeing what the new series will be. I’m still not over how much I loved Fleabag.

I’ve thought about this a bit too. From reading Bad Blood, it seems like the strategy (which, sadly, worked) was to get a bunch of finance heavy hitters and not really any scientists at a leadership level. Most finance people would probably glaze over 15 seconds into a science presentation and couldn’t vet the…

Sounds like he wants his future roles to be a bit more low key.

I’m hoping this delves into her relationships with her investors, for exactly the reason you bring up. An idea gets maybe a couple of million bucks, at which point there is a milestone checkup to see if it has legs. But Theranos somehow spent close to a BILLION dollars without every demonstrating actual progress. I’d…

I read that quote and had the same WTF reaction. Not sure what the author was trying to say but Theranos was a good idea the same way a perpetual motion machine is a good idea. And “easy to root for?”  In what world do people root for an unnervingly weird sociopath?

I can understand why Ferrell was disappointed that McKay didn’t cast him as Buss, given their friendship and the fact that this looks like a blast, but Reilly was 100% the correct choice. People forget he had like a dozen dramatic roles under his belt before taking his comedic turn. He’s a far, far better actor than…

Exactly. Many people don’t understand that the key part of this story is that her idea was impossible. She could’ve attempted to build a time machine or a faster-than-light drive with the same results. People who told her it was impossible, got fired on the spot. She lied to investors, forged documents, people who…

I’ve posted at length about Theranos, but the thing this article points out that I still find absolutely crazy is that this technology appears built on nothing more than a fantasy. It’s one thing to have a nascent technology supported by science that still needs tweaking and improving, but the bones are there (and…

Notice how you were able to say you hated the movie without blaming it on “this woman” and crying about “allusions to homosexuality.”  That’s the difference.

Both are incredible performances in what I would consider each director’s best movie (don’t @ me, Jackie Brown/Edward Scissorhands fans), but I would give the edge to Jackson. Looking back at the past (Jesus Christ!) nearly 30 years, that’s the performance that spawned a thousand imitators and has become truly iconic,…

Just as an aside, I’ve found the older I get as an adult, the less of my time and patience I have to devote to watching stories about characters I find distasteful or unlikable.

I have been starving for quality movies over the past couple of years, and was excited to see this. It bored the shit out of me. I wish I was speaking literally, because at least there’s entertainment value in crapping oneself. However, I found it tedious and painfully dull. That’s not to say that I didn’t appreciate…