Thanks - read and updated now. I missed that posting and you obviously had fleshed out details. Curiouser and curiouser how it plays out.

er… yes, we agree?

Ok, I wasn't concerned about this being a capitalist fear, variations happened in socialist and communist countries probably even more so. I just thought the advocates were so invested in keeping the museum away and the arguments included the lakefront, and one of the missing discussion points for "why not just one"…

Certainly that opinion is out there. Although I'd like to believe there is a method to that madness of cartoon-y farce, sprinkled with brief absurdist tangents, that has to do with opening a unique space allowing in types of social commentary and themes the authors are going after.

Oh I'd forgotten that, good point. Problem with recalling binge-watching I guess.

Nicely put. Plus I wonder if by giving the right to build this museum on lakefront, it opens a precedent that allows others to start trying out claims there too.

A nymphoseum sounds promising.

I get how a behind-the-curve point could be felt, especially after "Unbreakable Kimmy.." and others put in new types of energy. That near-to-network-sitcom potential is in there, I hope this season decides what it is. Still, the show gets credit to introduce front and center the premise of the otherwise non-network…

I'm glad this has returned for a second season. I binged the first and got hooked. Smart female characters and Tomlin no less (a treasure) that was a good beginning. The idea of addressing age another. There were some really great comedic moments but not sitcom laughs, more integrated in the story. And there were very…

Definitely appreciate it - the animation artwork was beautiful, still in the school of wild abstract backgrounds used wisely, very distinctive set of characters, bold lines, fast paced, great voice acting obviously with Poehler, Richter and so on, a very dimensional mother, a hillly san francisco setting, and the…

Agree about the production houses - I think to a podcast interview I heard with Stoller (Lieber&Stoller) where he discussed starting out as songwriters, hitmakers, eventually to arranging and then even recording the groups, to the point he wanted a new category to credit what they do. He saw it as "director", as in…

I'm sure there will be a tie-in like special offers if you use the new denomination with her image on it, to pay for the film about her. Either way, about time but I sort of imagine how it's going to be, with that term "homeland" in the title already.

The Wrecking Crew remains a fascinating story within the whole recording scene, no doubt. And yeah, LA, sun and money (and later coke) can help the explanation for many things it seems. At least in the entertainment field. I find it fascinating to read about that relatively short period, partly because alot was really…

Yeah agree on Obama being tailor made to also withstand the ridiculous commentary that he had to and not get bent out of shape. Loved him calling out the Repb. party head, saying basically is it all working to plan so well you can be here tonight…. stuff like that made it tougher for wilmore to follow.

Stranger things have happened… but yeah we know what kind of fee he's going to get for speeches now that he is free of a position.

no, but thats not how tropes work anyway. it is a melodrama staple from way back, but i mention more that it became extremely used as an insert device, a sign substituted for any real logic that all these films ( with probably shared writer assists or producers) kept introducing. regardles of any real plot difference.…

I recall seeing this, for a Stallone film it was good. I recall it was one of, if not the first, of the "grab my hand" to save someone from falling tropes (as seen in the clip basically) — first time around, the person tries and close up of hands showing them almost meeting and then he/she falls; second time around,…

Seriously, Obama had the better timing, could address the audience members like a roast, and had many memorable one-liners. Plus he looked like he enjoyed doing it, no rushing, let timing work for him, and spoke it out loud and clear. God, does anyone recall those Bush years…. it was such a pleasure to have a…

Starting off by admonishing the crowd for their lukewarm applause wasn't a good sign - if you want to do that, you have to follow it up by showing it didn't affect you. He instead seemed nerved by it, as if it put him off for the first minutes. Also he keeps having to remember to raise his voice, like an…

The two who came out of the starting gate fully formed and with genuinely strong programs were John Oliver and Samantha Bee. It's proof that it's possible. Oliver especially makes best use of his HBO slot. Meanwhile, Wilmore has attempted to do something different in tone, but it's more like a 15 min show with that…