hey Murray! F. Murray Abraham! (I love Hank Azaria)

haven't seen it since it was broadcast - does it hold up?

umm… *raises hand sheepishly* …I was…

I heard it a few times, then FF-ed it from that point on. Horrible.

off topic but: always liked the Copeland-esque theme for DS9. Thats all.

is it wrong that I wish the baseball bat to the head landed with a bit more force? I mean, if you're going to do that shot, make it real.

is still in the Putin mindset of their colonial ancestors? What? Oh, you said Puritan…

hope so - thats what the trailer looks like. But then most trailers are horrible reductive.

sounds good. I'm already humming it.
The tune, not the dic-oh whatever…

this looks good (if a bit over-wrought) but why is the director working on this when we don't the next Smiley movie yet? Wasn't there talk of a series? I could do with some Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 2 Electric Boogaloo.

by the looks of that photo, it's going to be a show about a geezer and some of his old lag mates coming out of pokey only to to get conned into one last job.

the guys who made Dredd certainly did.

I must be a mutant who is immune to this semitone theory, cos I can't hear a word that anyone is saying in any of those clips.
Cool lapel pin, though.

good point (and good "Face in the Crowd" reference) but what I meant was, what will he need to do to turn his supporters? e.g.: if they realize that they actually need Obamacare, the coal jobs aren't coming back etc.
(I actually think he's had quite a few "Face in the Crowd" moments, but the crowd didn't seem to care.…

I try.

oh, nicely said. Concise and accurate!

Interesting theory on the latest Economist podcast: basically, Trump supporters don't care about what he says because it's not about them. Say something sleazy/offensive/inappropriate to a woman/world leader/reporter/opponent etc? Who cares. So, they're not going to be offended until he says/does something…

its not as good as (the better episodes of ) Luthor.
Sherlock is it's own weird little mess.

oooooooooh….

it's a grade better than most British cop dramas but if you hate the rest, not sure I'd recommend it.