I fear this is going to go the way of a typical Showtime show, in that it goes on too long. 

The more we see of Shane and his mother, the harder it gets for me to imagine that Rachel could’ve spent all of this time with them and not come to this breaking point long before the honeymoon.

I am really happy that you like it. I wouldn’t take enjoyment from anyone. A positive voice is good!

HEY CBS ALL ACCESS, YOU SCROOOWED IT UP!

Yep, I am reading the book again (how good it is, I read 400 pages in like a two days) and Harold is not even in it until page 350 or so. He is a fat 16 year old in the book, which I think better fits what the character is supposed to be. He is immature with large self esteem issues and much of his fall to evil is his…

I mean it is pretty beloved and remains timely, if not prescient: one of its more important characters is essentially a proto-incel which gives it renewed importance especially now, the main thing is about a horrifying plague, it establishes an important part of the King mythos (even I know of Randall Flagg, even…

The change to Vegas is particularly galling. The whole point of the book is that the law-and-order-kick-ass-and-take-names types follow Flagg. They deride Boulder as a bunch of hippy peace-nicks who can’t get their shit together and turn on the lights. And Lloyd! Ugh. Lloyd is also a tragic character, a dumbass loser…

It’s still confounding to me how little-used the source material is for this adaptation, and the moments at which they veer off do nothing to advance the plot in new ways.

I realize that portraying Vegas in the way it’s depicted in the book could very well draw a lot of parallels to The Saviors from The Walking Dead,…

It’s so weird. I’ve always thought of The Stand as a road story. The world falls apart and everyone starts travelling. Some to Nebraska, then Boulder. Some to Vegas. A lot of the character development happened on the road, but they’ve cut almost all of it. It’s very strange. They’re hyper-focused on very particular…

Sitcom semi-legend Bernie Koppell.  I didn't recignize him last week, but he was killing it in that signing scene.

the thing that most powerful people want to do with power is use it to tell other people to shut up 

Ripley and Belair was great. NXT’s women’s division stacked in general. It’s the one clear thing they have over AEW. If I’m AEW, I’m courting all these women in NXT, pumping their heads with stuff like “Don’t believe them. They’ll never put you over Charlotte or Sasha or Becky. Come join us and be a big deal”

How do I ban someone from just this comment thread?

I am simultaneously starring this and booing this.

Ripley is a fun worker, and her fitness just makes me feel bad about myself, personally. I need to lay off a little bit of the bubbly.

“My job is to coach the team.”- Adam Gase

I thought it was pretty good, but I think both are capable of a better match, especially together. I look forward to seeing Rhea in NXT proper for good, though; she rules.

Yeah, but the San Luis fans were fighting THE RIGHT WAY. 

Silent Violent Haze is also the name of the new Ben and Jerry’s flavor specifically marketed at the lactose intolerant.

The Deuce is good; Treme was far, far better.