Well, I think his intent wasn't the same as #ALM or #PLM since he's certainly not part of any power structure trying to bring down a burgeoning recognition of minority rights. It's really only offensive because #ALM/PLM are rigged as setups for the white power structure to maintain authority and using this as a faux…

Because we can't discuss something complex and ugly when there is mourning to be done due to proximity? ~3000 is a far cry from ~500 thousand. But those ~3000 outrank due to proximity?

Woo! Yeah! Blind nationalism! How dare people have dissenting views from the agreed upon nationalist ideology! Damn those people, they don't deserve to breathe our air or share in our wealth….or you know….'MERICA!

I'm actually intrigued to know why because I see these kinds of reactions in my students all the time over these issues and I suspect you'll have some round-a-bout answer involving nationalism and prostration over the deaths but while I agree it lacked taste what does violence resolve in this moment?

I actually had to go double check it myself but with CBS more or less an equal partner in it (since they owned UPN). They've used the network as a launching ground for shows that wouldn't meet 'CBS ratings' standards. So this feels like a found formula (i.e. Arrow, Flash) that CBS is willing to risk putting on the…

The muppets, blindspot, and Supergirl all look good enough to try and watch but I'm really only holding out hope for the Muppets. I suspect Supergirl is going to die a painful death or shift to CW quickly because it won't get 'CBS ratings' and the Blindpspot is really overhyped but it worked for the blacklist…so who…

I believe his premise is that as he can sit as second or third chair as a 'researcher' there is no breach. The rules vary state to state as who can represent another within the framework of the bar association. I think they'll address his position early on…

Sat down watched the first and second episode back-to-back and they're spot on my new go to late night show. I fell off watching it when I moved out of EST due to the weird 10:30 setups in the other zones for the most part. This though has me interested to watch it every night. I don't remember if AVC said it or…

That I will agree with. The basic movies are really about kiddie pool deep versions of Arthurian legend set in space. The expanded universe does take a serious stab at being honest science fiction instead of science fantasy but even they're limited by the core of the universe itself.

When Spielberg was involved in recreating the 1940s/50's cartoons for a modern generation he got it spot on. The problem was he was in some ways parodying things a little too old to be fresh into the 21st century. A good many of the jokes were based on jokes from the 50's and the overall joke of Orson Welles was…

They were parodying things that were already old. I think they hold up just fine if you take into context. They were rehashing an era of cartoons that simply no longer existed and it's sad because I don't think any show is comfortable doing something akin to this any longer.

I didn't count the Daily Show or the Nightly show in that paradigm but they also have far less guests per average and tend to be more political. But it should be interesting none the less.

To be fair, Leno was declining year-over-year, but you're right. I think they're going to be using a middle-age to youth movement to keep the shows from becoming too host-centric and that's partially why Lorne was likely handed control. He'll have no problem supplying talent from his SNL pipeline.

That's not really fair, it's more like 'wow, these people LOVE something that is commercially overexposed to a level that makes you wonder if they are sane.'

Letterman's ratings were fine, he was just lagging in that 'beloved' 18-34 demographic. He was also a 60+ year old man where Fallon is in his early 40s. Colbert is about 10 years older but he has had no problem remaining hip within his confines. I see him being completely relevant and able to hold his own but I…

For some it becomes a way of life. I can think of how the 1970s became the decade of disco but also the urban cowboy because so many kids grew up with the westerns and spaghetti westerns later on.

That's all I thought about as I read this article….

This is going to be interesting with 3 of the 6 major late night shows (and 2 of the 3 11:30 broadcast networks) running their shows in NYC. But I'm excited for having a reason to watch late night TV again with Letterman gone and Stewart retired to a life of directing so-so comedies and doing wrestling events. …

It's been effective though….mainly because their competition has been aging, terrible, or moved to basic cable. It should be interesting with Colbert running a strong campaign against Fallon though arguably it'll be the same result. Letterman catered towards a consistent intellectual crowd while Leno simply drove…

It definitely won't be part of a huge franchise. I can see some obscure toys from obscure makers finding a niche within the market but we're never going to see the huge values we saw for Superman #1 or some of the stratospheric prices on toys.