I think the box office sales will shrivel when it doesn't meet audience expectations.

No, when he did it to Taylor Swift, he was an asshole, but I was hoping he would get over it. Now that he did it to Beck, he's a total asshole. If he does it again, he will automatically be inducted into the Asshole Hall of Fame.

Of course Karen Gillan can't be replaced. You do bring up an aspect that makes me less hopeful, that as time goes on, it will be harder for the actors to avoid making other commitments that will keep them from returning. I don't think it's reached that point yet. Otherwise, I think someone involved in the show…

I have to agree with you, though it might be worthwhile to me if we could see this exchange:

I've been a bit more hopeful this past week that the show may be picked up. Someone else wondered if Emily Kapnek would send out a "all is lost" signal. I honestly believe she would. Her and the cast have shown respect for the Save Selfie campaign (even to the point that Karen Gillan sent birthday greetings to the…

Thanks. I just ordered the Lydia Davis translation. I'm not sure if you know, but it appears that Nabokov used the Frances Steegmuller translation when he taught the work. The edition I have shows a page from that translation from Nabokov's teaching copy of the novel.