This is one of the better Criterion Closet shorts on its own, and it’s also really illustrative of part of the family business side of nepo babies when it’s done right.

The whole ‘through the epic conclusion’ announcement was bizarre. With a 8 episode/season structure, the source material should fit fairly comfortably as a three season show.  It’s good to see that’s confirmed.

O’Barr was also a fan of Joy Division, whose former members turned down an offer from Most to re-record “Love Will Tear Us Apart” for the soundtrack.

I do hope the writers can figure out a way to sneak in “Happy” and “Hard on” when Harry is referenced by his name.

Although a high profile part on HBO’s Boardwalk Empire was ultimately cut short by a bout with cancer in the 2010s

Yeah, I am rather dubious if this is anywhere close to what Lucas was consciously intending versus a bigger, badder, “MORE INTENSITY!” (his trademark direction) lightsaber battle.

Thanks for this.  The show has been on my potential watch list but if it is as bad as you (and others) say, it’s way down there.

Pure speculation since I’m too lazy to dig around on this, but I’d bet there’s a hint of truth in the EP’s comment on Sheldon at 14 going off to Cal Tech being a logical end point for the show.

If the episode you raise is the one I’m thinking about, “The kid was picked up by his uncle,” followed by “He doesn’t have an uncle!” is one of the best closing lines of the entire L&O franchise.

I’m glad you put in the context to State of Love and Trust regarding Singles.

I suspect given the quality of the writing this season that there’s a good shot we’ll see some expansion of the various aspects of Moldaver/Flame Mother/Williams during Season 2 (presumably in flashbacks) to try to flesh out the moral ambivalence of the character and what her actions meant for the world.

While watching I was like ‘wait a sec, that can’t be who I think it is?’ and went to IMDB to check while I paused.

There’s an Aussie streamer on Twitch, BardicBroadcasts, who routinely plays retro arcade games and Golden Axe is one of his favorites.

I’d argue this was the episode where Maximus as a character goes from being a bit tedious to one that fits quite well within what they’re trying to do, and Moten’s performance is a big part of that.

The license fee has been an open sore for a while, but the culture wars are a huge part of that nowadays too, so he’s probably not all that far off.

One of the funniest comments I’ve read about the Maximus arc is that Titus is intended to be the player. As in, he’s whining and threatening his NPC, has them do the hard work, dumps inventory on them as mules, and otherwise behaves like a genuine dick to everyone around him.

While Gutierrez-Reed is probably right in considering herself a scapegoat for a production that went off the rails in terms of safety, there’s also this:

Not knowing the lore well, I suspect I was more creeped out by the Vault 32 field trip than those who have played the game and who knew about the ulterior motives for the vaults.

Very surprisingly, it’s turning out to be a pretty good show.

Through Episode 2, I’ve been pleasantly surprised with the suspicion this may very well end up working out better as an adaptation than TLOU did.