This was one of several reasons why I thought this was easily the weakest episode of the series so far.

I’ll give a little bit of what Dash said about that as well, because it’s a really interesting bit of context on some of the issues facing people who write popular history.

I definitely think the novel still has some value in vividly bringing to life the Columbian Exposition and the world and society of that era since it’s fascinating, but yeah, given the true story it’s really not a movie that needs to be made if it’s a faithful adaptation.

You’re looking for H. H. Holmes: The True Story of the White City Devil by Adam Selzer.

There’s been a bunch of research that has largely debunked the ‘based on a true story’ part of the book, and while I doubt it had much impact on actors dropping out, it’s probably not a bad thing that it’s not getting made as such.

On a directly related subject, the single most useful piece of cookware I’ve gotten in the last few years has oddly enough been a 3/4 quart butter warmer that’s induction compatible.

Yikes. Since links still don’t work, Tasha Robinson:

Oh, he doesn’t, at least not any more than he ever realizes he’s a good chunk of the way towards the Frederick Forrest character too.

Even when discussing this with friends right after release, I’ve never really understood how some considered D-FENS even an anti-hero. Sympathetic at times, absolutely, but the movie tells you outright that his whole walk across LA was to murder his ex-wife and daughter. That tends to put a damper on a character’s…

I’ve only watched the monologue, largely because I was clicking around on Youtube and the livestream of it popped up in my suggestions.

Was Landsman as darkly funny as reported?  That must have been an amazing riff between the two.

I don’t use my Tivo HD much nowadays having cut the cord a while back, but one thing permanently saved from it are the three L&O crossover episodes from Homicide since TNT somehow got a hold of the raw open matte version and used it for them.

Belzer’s description of the real life Munch, Jay Landsman, from the 2010 AVClub interview (wish links weren’t broken!) is worth a read, since it was why he ended up getting cast despite concerns about his acting.

My favorite story about Fried is that he was startled when he began getting residuals from The Simpsons for Amok Time; “I never wrote anything for them!”

Mixed feelings about the episode.

I got the feeling from the review that the writing during the first half of the season is just as bad as S1 and S2, but that something happened in the middle of the season - I’d bet either the full return of the TNG cast or a series of TNG-like episodes in how they interact - that got them interested again, and so…

That’s not even the best part of I Love Lisa.

Future FNL TV cast member Connie Britton also stars.

You’re not nitpicking as much you’re on to something, which is that the show has been asking viewers - especially those who haven’t played the game and thus aren’t entranced by knowing where the main plot is going so they can more easily ignore this - to suspend disbelief for things that if they were written more…

To me, Lynskey’s role is the first poorly done tell rather than show that we’ve had for the series.