I'd like to think that she's only doing a much better than average multicam comedy while her kids are young and her husband's career is at its peak and that she'll go back to starring in movies once her children are old enough to be a bit more independent. She's a comedic genius and she and Chris Evans were 98% of…

Mindy Kaling never worked in late-night comedy. Few women have and no women of color that I can think of have. Seeing yet another veiled tv memoir that's meant to be especially profound or grounded because it's basically a collection of diary entries makes me want to roll my eyes too, but this at least seems like a…

I hope so too. So far, she seems to fit that archetype. From what I remember from TFA, she was a mix between Luke and Han. She had the rogueishness of Han and the seriousness and determination of Luke. If she's the chosen one of the saga, she'll probably stay single. It doesn't seem like Jedis can fall in love without…

That's a genuine concern, but I don't think making him Rey's love interest is the only way to avoid that particular racialized trope. He'll probably be the most light-hearted and humorous of main humans but hopefully he'll still be relatively grounded and human and won't be forced into the role of the one-dimensional…

I'm not going to try to argue that Hollywood movies, especially blockbuster movies, aren't racist. I just hope you're wrong when you automatically assume that Rey is going to kiss someone because she's a prominent woman in this franchise and that she's more likely to fall in love with Kylo-Ren (even though he's the…

Or maybe the most important aspect of the series isn't who the female lead gets involved with romantically? This new series looks like a retread of Episodes IV-VI and it'd be much more of a statement if Rey's relationships with everyone else were platonic just like Luke's were instead of pushing her into some random…

She didn't have a huge role. My point is just that she wasn't some unknown before she was cast in Shameless.

Shameless is show that was adapted by John Wells, an executive producer of ER and The West Wing, and based on a well-regarded British format. I'm pretty sure Showtime would've picked it up regardless of who was playing Frank.

I agree on all three counts. I would've loved to see Ruby and Mulan get together. Like you said, it's heavily implied that Mulan is gay and she and Red have pretty decent chemistry, so why not make her Ruby's girlfriend and a series regular? As far as I know, Lana Parrilla is the only person of color on the show and…

I agree completely. It's a silly show with bad special effects. Late season two was legitimately bad, but the show overall is mostly just ridiculous and campy in a way that you either like or you don't. It's just diverting entertainment that doesn't really have any artistic pretensions other than a few broad themes…

One of the most disappointing things for me (other than the Noah's Arcing of every character on the show) is the sad waste of Mulan. Jamie Chung is so naturally likable and Mulan is easily the most compelling Disney princess. If Aurora essentially got a full season of random appearances, then Mulan should too.

She starred opposite Gerard Butler in The Phantom of the Opera when she was eighteen and was in Mystic River, a movie directed by Clint Eastwood. I'd also argue that she's the emotional core of the show and that after seven seasons, her role within the series should be more important than what credits she had before…

The three comments that I read when I first saw the article were supportive. It's too bad the ignorant douchebags came crawling out of the sewers to talk about how worthless the show's de facto lead is.

Fair enough. It's entertainment, you can enjoy it for any reason you like. One odd trope that I always appreciate is when characters have to put on fake accents (bonus points if they're really bad at it). There's no intellectual reason either, it just brings me joy. Thanks for responding.

That disappointed me too. The idea of a superhero who relies entirely on superpowers instead training or natural talent is more appealing than the idea of a superhero who relies on the same skills that anyone else can learn but is better at utilizing them because they're extra-strong.

I agree that Daredevil's fight scenes were much more visually compelling than Jessica Jones's but I actually appreciated the laziness and sloppiness of the fight scenes in Jessica Jones. I thought it showed a really impressive attention to detail that whoever choreographed the fight scenes in Jessica Jones realized…

Same. I know it's immensely well-reviewed, but Rectify was really not the show for me. The lead was a black hole of charisma and shockingly, I don't find it entertaining to watch people moodily stare off into the distance.

I wouldn't say that I'm strongly and consistently against negative comments. There's a difference between a negative comment and dogpiling on someone whose work you dislike every time they're brought up. I've seen both happen in the comment sections. You're right that "hateful jerk" might be too strong a word to…

It's true that there are certain people who many commenters here frequently enjoy insulting for no discernible reason (most recent showrunners who've created more than one successful series such as Ryan Murphy, Aaron Sorkin, Shonda Rhimes, Seth MacFarlane etc, filmmakers who the masses like but critics don't, such as…

I never said it was created to protect slavery. My argument was that it's an imperfect system and has been since its inception when it benefited states with enslaved populations that couldn't even vote. You provided instances in which it has been amended in the past, and right now we would benefit if it were amended…