This probably goes back to every element of filmmaking. If you're noticing it, it's not doing it's job. The best editing is seamless and doesn't draw attention to itself, the best acting is natural etc. etc. there are exceptions of course when the style of the piece lends itself to such grandstanding but if you're…

My problem is that the ratings are arbitrarily applied. Meaning a really dumb show with maybe a little camp value like The Strain gets higher ratings than something of actual quality like True Detective.

Then grades mean nothing. If they're grading "People Eating Poop", then particular episodes of people eating poop can rate an A+ because they are the most excellent episodes of people eating poop in the entire series.

Loved this episode and yeah, to all the people that somehow wanted and expected a rerun of season 1, suck it. Every season should be different and hopefully offer something within the genre but fresh and worth spending your time with it. I've never understood the excess criticism this season has gotten, especially…

My impression was that Frank wants to use this information he's now learning to work on his end. Blake is clearly running things behind Frank's back and all indicators point to him being behind some if not all of the mess that's been going down on Frank. If Blake is the one that told him the wrong name of the…

I've been enjoying this show enough but it was that final scene in this episode that put me over the top. You're right about the various interpretations available and I choose to go with a twinge of guilt that she was considering aborting her baby if it did have downs syndrome. I love this portrayal of the emotional…

Yeah, I mostly enjoyed the series but that misdirect bothers me and seems intentionally dishonest. It certainly misleads the viewer into thinking something for no other reason than to create mystery that otherwise would not exist. I like well done red herrings but I don't really consider this a legit red herring. …

I came to this series late and basically binge watched it. So I probably missed discussions about this one part that bothers me at the end. Early in the series, Pilcher meets with the FBI agent who tries to get him to call off taking Ethan. In that scene, Pilcher clearly has the 4028 haircut. In the 2014 shots of…

I'm just responding to people reacting to me. Glad that gives you joy.

Honestly, I can't remember character names, that's how little impact this show has but if Angela is the one who flippant put the cd in the computer and opened the company up to infiltration from who knows where, no, I have no sympathy for her as a character. She's acting like a brat willing to allow the company to be…

Ha! If you're looking at this program as some sort of fountain of truth then I guess it would make sense to you that anybody that doesn't like this sci-fi fantasy must be unable to handle the harsh reality it is exposing to the world.

I stayed with Lost to the very, very bitter end and debated it with a couple of close friends all the way to the finale. We violently disagreed all the way through the last several seasons but damn, we had fun arguing.

I bailed on HOC after the first season and it became apparent that the lead was a super villain who could always anticipate his opponents next move and destroy them with ease. Add to that Spacey's accent and I was done.

I didn't even think about this until you mentioned it but I didn't know what network this was on. I'm currently living overseas so I have to get my TV through alternative sources. The only USA shows I think I've ever watched before have been when visiting my mother with her detective shows. I think they were on…

'that woefully low bar is the pathetic limit of their maximum potential.' is the perfect example of what I'm referring to as "sophomoric." If you're not sure about the definition then you should google it.

Funny you mention the bouncing ball in the prison cell because as soon as that popped up, I thought of Steve Mcqueen doing the exact same thing in The Great Escape.

His suicide would probably be more entertaining for me than this show.

Again, fair enough. First of all, the show has so many borrowed parts that I find myself distracted by the blaring comparisons than absorbed in the drama. Right now it's like I'm watching Holden Caulfied in a combination of Fight Club and American Psycho. I'm all in for homages but these simply are not done well. …

If Bill was the poor sap humiliated in the tech firm, then yes, I'm sympathetic to him. If they bring him back as the lead, please let me know because I'll certainly have more interest in Bill's future than in anybody else here.

I've lived in two of the largest cities in the world and worked corporate (not my life today) and I've had my share of troubles and challenges. When we talk about "sympathy" for characters in a work of fiction, we are talking about how much we identify with them and care for them. If a boulder fell on the lead or he…