Where she belonged? Like her or not, Rachel has always been the undeclared protagonist of Friends. It starts with her, she gets the biggest arcs throughout, she has the big romance, she goes through the biggest transformation, and then it ends with her. It was an emsemble-driven show, but if there was a lead, it was…

No, TV is still trying. New Girl and Happy Endings might have adapted the formula to single-cam, but they are pretty much the same formula as Friends. But I know the commenters here will never admit it.

Never got the Friends hate around here. People watch Parks & Recreation and New Girl, and they think Friends is too sweet and sentimental? Come on!

Yeah, I'm generally one of those "it lacks a dreamlike atmosphere" assholes that you mention it. In fact, I flat out don't like the film beyond the art direction and the special effects (and what they do combined - which may be redundant to say given the film).

Not to start a geek war, but this is why I think The Matrix is so much better than Inception (a film I have seen compared to countless time on the basis of exposition-heavy scripts). The exposition itself is riveting and it's vague enough that it doesn't take away from the visuals and doesn't become formulaic (the…

The second episode, with the mushroom corpses is still the best for me, but the skin angels one was a lose second. Oddly, this was my least favorite so far. Yes, there was a lot of plot development, but I thought it was sorta trite to have Hannibal leaving evidence lying around in his office, and I felt they should…

The self-seriousness is more about the tone of his films. There's no variation. Some say it's consistency, I say it comes from lack of depth instead of being able of keeping atmosphere while managing some fluctuations in mood.

@avclub-a452630477eb936fd36fc9a9542d4598:disqus I disagree. Rory was at Yale, and had a big fight with her mom over Dean. Distancing herself from her mother and making some mistakes felt right for that season and it felt right for her at that point in her life. She's at an age where you are gonna try different things…

Why do people need her likeable so much? Personally, I thought it was kinda refreshing when she was a bitch  and a bit brash at moments on season 5. But apparently that's just me.

I'll never understand the hate for the Yale years. I love season 5, and it's my favorite, and especially because the Lorelai/Rory dynamic goes to a very interesting place with them distancing from each other and Rory embracing Logan's world. Yeah, they kinda fucked it up on season 6, and the conclusion was kinda…

But only because Taylor was a jerk, and they make fun of anything to do with him. When you think about it, the weight was one of the things they least used to attack him.

I didn't like the Sookie characterization in early episodes, and the whole "WOW, SHE'S SO CLUMSY! HAHAHA!" had a lot to do with it. It was just too broad, even if it was for early stages in the show. I think once she got the tone for Sookie, the moments where she does something silly work much better, especially…

LUKE & LORELAI 4EVAH! BEST ROMANCE! THIS IZ REAL LUV!

It is ridiculous to say TV today doesn't meet any cinematic "standards". "Mad Men", "Game Of Thrones",and especially "Breaking Bad" and "Louie"… all are better shot and directed than most american films today. And yes, I'm considering all kind of american filmmakers, from the more obscure ones, to the art-house ones,…

It is ridiculous to say TV today doesn't meet any cinematic "standards". "Mad Men", "Game Of Thrones",and especially "Breaking Bad" and "Louie"… all are better shot and directed than most american films today. And yes, I'm considering all kind of american filmmakers, from the more obscure ones, to the art-house ones,…

I agree with @avclub-997c221538094d134659141cf61d51e3:disqus. Many great filmmakers don't have a diverse career, but make up for it by having inspired and precise execution. For me, a strong sense of identity, both aesthetically and thematically, is more important than trying to prove you can do anything. In fact, I…

I agree with @avclub-997c221538094d134659141cf61d51e3:disqus. Many great filmmakers don't have a diverse career, but make up for it by having inspired and precise execution. For me, a strong sense of identity, both aesthetically and thematically, is more important than trying to prove you can do anything. In fact, I…

Liked for "LINCOLN SPOILERS (lol)" - and no, I didn't read it.

Liked for "LINCOLN SPOILERS (lol)" - and no, I didn't read it.

@avclub-6ef36c8de89f58253dbbd5f338837bf1:disqus I know. I also loved Pixar's Amour, "Up!".