That's how I started watching it back in February! I took a sick day from work and wanted to zone out to something I thought my husband wouldn't care to watch. So 11 episodes later…. I'd realized that this thing I'd written off - even earlier that day when I was stuck in the shitty first 5 episodes - as a weak piece…

It depends on how much you think your enjoyment would be informed by the big reveals. Personally, I'd hate to have known any of the surprises coming my way. I still think the show would be enjoyable, but the pacing might suffer in your eyes if you're just waiting for a shoe to drop.

It depends on how much you think your enjoyment would be informed by the big reveals. Personally, I'd hate to have known any of the surprises coming my way. I still think the show would be enjoyable, but the pacing might suffer in your eyes if you're just waiting for a shoe to drop.

So I actually love Elena as a character, but I wouldn't necessarily think much of Nina Dobrev as an actress beyond "competent" and "good crier" if it weren't for Katherine. I realized partway through mainlining Season 2 that I constantly forget it's the same person playing that role. She is SO good as Katherine, and…

So I actually love Elena as a character, but I wouldn't necessarily think much of Nina Dobrev as an actress beyond "competent" and "good crier" if it weren't for Katherine. I realized partway through mainlining Season 2 that I constantly forget it's the same person playing that role. She is SO good as Katherine, and…

Also in the discussion for worst: the Halloween episode, which is also supernaturally-tinged - this time it's the ghost of a kid who is remarkably like Jordan. For a show that in only 19 episodes managed to fit in more realism than many series manage over several seasons, it's surprising that two of them go to the…

Also in the discussion for worst: the Halloween episode, which is also supernaturally-tinged - this time it's the ghost of a kid who is remarkably like Jordan. For a show that in only 19 episodes managed to fit in more realism than many series manage over several seasons, it's surprising that two of them go to the…

But I think she claimed that those debts were expenses already incurred for this album. She did not get specific about that at all, and there's no way to prove it, but even if it's true that that $250K went toward album expenses, there would still be enough left over to pay $35K for backing musicians in each city (her…

But I think she claimed that those debts were expenses already incurred for this album. She did not get specific about that at all, and there's no way to prove it, but even if it's true that that $250K went toward album expenses, there would still be enough left over to pay $35K for backing musicians in each city (her…

@olivececile:disqus "what's to stop any creative with a big fanbase to just use free labor?" And to tie this into Scrawler's original point, one thing that stops Martin Scorcese from hiring an editor to work for free — sorry, for "exposure" — is that creatives in the film industry belong to labor guilds.

@olivececile:disqus "what's to stop any creative with a big fanbase to just use free labor?" And to tie this into Scrawler's original point, one thing that stops Martin Scorcese from hiring an editor to work for free — sorry, for "exposure" — is that creatives in the film industry belong to labor guilds.

My biggest problem with this whole mess is that she's essentially perpetuating the same problem she was railing against by starting her Kickstarter in the first place. Her claim was the the labels take advantage of musicians and only focus on the bottom line, devaluing the music itself, creatively stifling the…

My biggest problem with this whole mess is that she's essentially perpetuating the same problem she was railing against by starting her Kickstarter in the first place. Her claim was the the labels take advantage of musicians and only focus on the bottom line, devaluing the music itself, creatively stifling the…

Thank you - the analogy in the article missed the point entirely. I would actually even amend your analogy from "local journalism students" to "freelance journalists," because AP specifically said she was looking for "pro-ish" musicians. She was not looking for high school kids who like to play the tuba or whatever to…

Thank you - the analogy in the article missed the point entirely. I would actually even amend your analogy from "local journalism students" to "freelance journalists," because AP specifically said she was looking for "pro-ish" musicians. She was not looking for high school kids who like to play the tuba or whatever to…

This was my exact thinking as well, but I voted Slap Bet because I'm not sure I can stand to read much positive commentary about Unfinished Business. My God, I hate that episode so much.

This was my exact thinking as well, but I voted Slap Bet because I'm not sure I can stand to read much positive commentary about Unfinished Business. My God, I hate that episode so much.

Mmmm, yes. Also good in this vein were the E.L. Fudge Chocolate & Peanut Butter cookies, which sadly I haven't seen in years. Man those things were awesome.

Mmmm, yes. Also good in this vein were the E.L. Fudge Chocolate & Peanut Butter cookies, which sadly I haven't seen in years. Man those things were awesome.

Um. I thought they looked awesome. But I have nail-envy, because mine are sad and weak from a lifetime of biting.