I’m not fond of the slideshow format, but gizmodo’s gotta eat. First off, the person has to be British, while a Canadian might have created the show, the Doctor will be British. So some of your “picks” are eliminated for that alone.

Well, she technically does.

Hate to piss in everyone’s cornflakes, but I doubt the BBC will cast a non Brit in the role. 

I see that you’ve failed to mention Richard Ayoade (voted fan favorite to replace Whittaker a few months ago) and my disappointment is immense.

Those compilations are not a good indicator, A) because reactors are all generally inordinately positive and B) the compilations won’t have any negative reactions.

I remember lots of people complaining back in the ‘80s about MacLachlan’s Paul, that he came off as very plastic and artificial, and that he’d probably never act again. But when I watch the movie today, knowing that MacLachlan did become a star, I think it’s a much more nuanced performance than people gave it credit…

Getting actual teenagers to play characters in movies is problematic, because underage actors are subject to stringent child labor laws. I do think that Villenueve cast Chalamet and Zendaya because they look like they could be younger, unlike MacLachlan and Young, who were clearly in their mid-twenties in the early…

I’ve said this a million times, but the biggest problem those two characters share is that their status feels (and this is subjective, obviously) completely and utterly unearned.

Burnham reminds me in a lot of ways of CW The Flash’s Barry Allen. Like, every story arc, you fucking did this to yourself, why won’t you learn from it? You are your universe’s worst enemy. Just because you jumped through a bunch of dramatic hoops to try to fix your own mess doesn’t make you a hero.

One of the most undeserving characters to be given the captain’s chair, right up there with Kelvin Kirk.

Star Trek: Picard says “Hold my beer.”

which are similar things in Space Jam

How bad do the ratings have to sink before they pull this travesty off the air? Bad storytelling, morally bankrupt yet somehow still boring characters, a dark tone and the wholesale rejection of the Federation’s ideals that are so deeply rooted in the heart of the franchise, it’s no wonder the fanbase is turning their…

To be fair, I think the point with Ben was supposed to be that she’s mad at him so she’s painting him in the worst possible light.

“the show doesn’t address the dissonance of a career-driven, independent woman like Nalini, who wants her daughter to get into an Ivy League school, pressuring Kamala to get married”

I was really excited till I saw that J, then that second J, then that “Abrams”.

He makes very popular pretty movies with terrible plots that spit on the property’s legacy and disrespects the fans. But he makes big corporations lots of money... but none of his dreck will stand the test of time. None of it.

Its NOT Amazon. It’s Sony/Radar. Amazon is producing and distributing the TV show Sony/Radar maintains the film rights. You’ll notice the article says Radar, with no studio or distributor attached to the production yet.

Seriously. I’m having Dark Tower flashbacks here. Honestly, I think this thing will most likely just stay in development hell for a few years before quietly getting shelved. No way this is happening before the series has proven itself.

I’ll bet dollars to donuts this thing only happens if the Amazon series is a success. If it turns out to be a giant Game of Thrones style success (which is....overly optimistic I think) this movie prequel trilogy probably will eventually happen. If it gets canceled after it’s contracted two seasons the movie will rot…

Boy, announcing spin offs and pre/sequels before anyone sees the initial thing, just always goes swimmingly! Nothing could go wrong here, and this will totally not be a financial faceplant.