I have a feeling that train's going to be the literal runner throughout the series.

I'd reply that we're laughing at hubris.

It IS of the same breed, isn't it? I love this show already too much, and now I'm remembering trying to get friends to watch Darkplace, because it was the greatest thing ever, and failing horribly.

To you and Dr Clint up there; I could never forget that boom, it was the ultimate (little) reminder of what a shit-show this production was supposed to be. The Spoils of Babylon has been sold as the ultimate vanity project. "Jonrosh" funded, supervised, and provided "amazescope" lenses to this whole fuckin…

No mention of the brilliant, brilliant scene in the flower garden? The one seemingly out of a Merchant Ivory production? This show is so brilliant and I find it sad that so few people seem to agree. The production values alone and the incredibly clever way the production figures into the jokes lift this show up…