If Empire itself has been faced with criticism that it portrays damaging black stereotypes, doesn't a drag spoof of it shine a light on the issue rather than make it worse? Especially when watching the white queens who try to be "black"? Ru lets them do it rather than fingerwag them in another direction, because he…

Mostly because there was a bottom 10 in that challenge.

Airing shows not produced in-house is rarely a no-brainer for any network. Networks usually prefer to book shows produced by the studio arm of their own massive media conglomerate. That way, any revenues from the entire life (and afterlife) of the show stay in-house. With a show like Hannibal, the only revenue they…

We're all lashing out because we're in denial. It's one of those stages you go through until you finally let death take you. And then you get to speak through Tyler Henry to let Julianna Margulies know that it's okay for her to move on with her life.

I agree that the writers have been using a sledgehammer to communicate to us that since it's the last season, they want to show us how much Alicia has grown and changed since the beginning. Too bad it feels about as organic as a polyester pork roast, despite the best efforts of one of the best casts on TV.

"Good spooj, everyone!"

Comcast owns NBCU, of which NBC is but a part. NBC would be dead without NFL football. They lose money putting on the Olympics, sometimes breaking even. And without football and events, their ratings suck. Hannibal was a bad business decision on their part, because other distributors could have given it a longer life…

Maybe the bailiff is a vigilante superhero by night.

Needs more Will Rogers. Although it does possess a certain Mark Twain cadence.

Especially on Jezebel.

Same here. My bagged/boxed collection consists mostly of Bat titles from 1974-1980, plus many from the early-mid 90s around the Knightfall/Knightquest era. I didn't stick around for any of the umpteen reboots to the DCverse. And I'm not interested in a reading/watching a Batpunisher.

According to Jim, no. But he wouldn't be likely to blow his cover.

A show like Hannibal has none of the back-end appeal of your average broadcast show. First, it wasn't co-produced by NBCU, so they automatically prioritize it lower on their food chain. Also, only a small hardcore fanbase will buy the episodes of any boradcast show after they have aired. For Hannibal, that base is…

Never watched it, never downloaded it. That might be another factor, eh?

As a bitter former starred commenter in the pre-Kinja days who is still "gray" under the new system, HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA. A bunch of self-loathing writers getting paid by a king douche.

Farewell, Chellick. Engage.

I'm imagining Mrs. Kasha Davis had a Tootsie look ready for Snatch Game, if she had made it that long.

It really needs to be Field/Trejo 2016. It just does. *snickers*

SHELBY DRINK THE JUICE! *whipcrack*

His handlers still haven't sat him down yet to tell him he's an actor.