No one bothered to call or text him? That's my best guess, given those who were at the hospital making it all about them.

Same. The greatness of Viola Davis and lawyer Paris Geller couldn't overcome weak plotting and subpar performances from the rest.

I'd also recommend The Odds, which is also quite good and a quick read.

Mabel Lane Fox is too good for him.

There are two big sex jokes in the film, one funny and one unfortunate, and neither involve Seinfeld. [MINOR SPOILER] Seinfeld does make it rain at a strip club at one point in the movie though. I hadn't realized until it happened that it was something I absolutely needed to see. It was hilarious.

I saw Top Five last night. Good enough to justify another Rock film, should he decide to create more.

I've seen a few sketches. Not bad, but not good enough to really hook me.

The gay joke took a turn into deeply unfunny territory for me. I thought the bit with the grandma was funny and the gradual escalation was humorous enough, but the "punchline" was awful. Specifically, I like the idea that giving someone everything they want in a relationship, especially things that go against the…

IMO, it's a bit of both. It's a pretty good movie, but not quite as good as the hype would suggest. The rom com elements feel shoehorned into the back half of the film and there are a few jokes that don't land, but I don't think these issues mean that Rock won't get other opportunities to make films.

Fair enough, although I still think it's a stupid call. Why not chain him up and dump him in the back of Alaric's car if the major concern is that Damon will go rogue and kill him if there's a clear shot? Keeps him contained and away from traveler magic.

Hard to keep your eyes on someone you've chained up in such a fashion as to mostly block him from view. It makes no sense that they would chain Kai to a tombstone facing away from them. Takes most of the fun out of Damon throwing rocks at him, not to mention it opens the door for his inevitable escape.

I just finished The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher last night. It was my first time reading Mantel's work, since I haven't gotten around to either of her Booker Prize-winning novels yet. None of the stories were bad, but I'd categorize nearly all of them as just OK. Among the highlights for me were Comma and The…

I couldn't get through Gilead either. Home is sitting on my shelf, but I'll probably never get to it.

Took a break from Hilary Mantel's most recent short story collection to read Salvage the Bones. I'm about halfway through and it's pretty good so far. I do wish Ward would have just gone for it and written the whole book in dialect, given some of the similarities between it and Their Eyes Were Watching God. Another…

I just finished The Colorado Kid by Stephen King and Her Best-Kept Secret by Gabrielle Glaser. King's novel was short and fairly engaging, working well as a depiction of the professional relationship between journalists in a small town on the coast of Maine. However, it fails as a mystery novel by not bothering the…

She brings her checkbook.

I'm going to give it a shot. I've never done it before, so I'm a little nervous about the idea of cranking out so much content in such a short amount of time. But I've had an idea kicking around in my head for a while and I figure there's no time like November to figure out if it can become more than that.

For the most part, I don't have an issue with Max, pre-Jess Dean, and Luke. They are fine on their own, but I'm just not a fan of who they become when they enter into relationships with the Lorelais. We got glimmers of actual distinct personality from Dean before he got stuck in an endless loop of movie nights with…

Also, Paris and Doyle. Really, the only female characters who consistently showed terrible taste in men are the Lorelais (great-granny excluded, since her man knew how to wear a spiffy track suit).

He played a crazy homeless guy on 30 Rock and was hilarious there too.