That’s some terrific trivia! Do you know which stunt? 

Also worth mentioning: Buster Keaton stunts make terrific GIFs.

Man, you are in for a treat with Keaton.  

Oh man, I’d love to see City Lights in a theater.

That’s terrific trivia! I don’t suppose you know which stunt? I’d love to know.  One of my favorite films.

I’m pretty sure he did originate this one. I read that the wall that fell around him weighed like 2 tons. The lore is that Keaton learned the day of the stunt that he was losing authorial control of his films, and was so dejected that he didn’t care how dangerous the stunt is (lore also says the crew found the stunt…

I mean, just look at what he did with surveying equipment, math, and bodily precision in that famous Sherlock Jr. scene (you know the one; he’s stuck in the screen but the film around him keeps changing). Incredible.

OK, that’s actually pretty good.  I didn’t even know French’s eyes opened that much.  

Phew. Seriously. Keaton’s a hero I don’t want to lose.

That is sheer genius. People credit the “marriage” montages from Citizen Kane and Up, and here is their progenitor decades earlier. And man, what a funny, profound, seething commentary—everything feels so vital and emotional in young love, and then...

Keaton, Chaplin, Lloyd. It’s been vogue to hate on Chaplin for the sentimental stuff, but that strikes me as just a fad in the ironic-detachment age. (I think if the youths had any interest in this, they’d love Chaplin’s earnestness).

Lack of interest, I’d gather. The Chaplin biopic was practically preordained—wasn’t he at one point (even after the silent age) the most recognizable figure in the world? Ask 100 people, and I’d be shocked if even one knew who Keaton was (while I would bet the majority would at least know generally who Chaplin was).

Nils Frahm is extraordinary. Cannot wait to see him live. A few years old, but:

I, in a unthinking moment of selfish, suggested to my wife with anxiety that we try Black Mirror. The pig episode. That was not a fun night.

I just read it...I can’t imagine why anyone would want to watch that.  What possible entertainment, idea, or merit at all could there be?

Hi Anal, I’m Ryan!

Civil lawyer here (i.e. talking out of my ass); my take is she read and considered the letter as part of the sentencing. It verified to her that he was unrepentant and worthy of the sentence.

It’s certainly part of the problem.

Man, me too.  After listening to some of his greatness on CBB, I made the regrettable mistake of reading news stories that were released after his death.  I was crying in the parking lot of my office. 

I’m torn. Getting to seven seasons often means a show has run out of creative juice and is a limping imitation of its peak years. Sometimes, a quick run ensures the quality never dips (see Kroll Show, Review, Arrested Development (that only had three seasons, didn’t it?))