See also: Stalker. Soylent Green. The pseudo-blimp from Z.P.G. It’s a shame Keith Phipps to date hasn’t continued his “Laser Age” series from The Dissolve; it would make for a great article to unpack the many influences on Blade Runner’s look and production design.

Look at the big board! It’s yuge! We’ve got the biggest board!

This discussion is fascinating to me: my wife and I have kids, occasionally stressful jobs where we sometimes have to work after hours, a decidedly lower end of middle class wage and lifestyle, and yet the so-called prestige shows listed here are basically a checklist of what we watch. The Americans, Better Call…

Do you like Carly Rae Jepsen? Her early work was a little too folky for my tastes, but when “Kiss” came out in ‘12, I think she really came into her own, commercially and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost. She’s…

That’s...actually pretty funny, but it took me a minute.

In my experience cutting TV shows seen in a few dozen countries on Apple-based platforms for the past 20 years, that’s a pretty egregious charge.

He never really recovered after walking away from his show on Le Comedée Central.

I would KILL to be from Saskasplatoon, Switchskatchewan.

Eh, me and the missus were able to pay off our mortgage here years ago, so we have more disposal income to lose ourselves in pricier, quality booze. The drinking and Qu’Appelle Valley hikes eat up most of the leisure time.

that naked man kids were playing with in the ‘70s

So Close, and yet so far.

Sort-of hot take: the languid pace of the original Blade Runner let the viewer drink in its environment, its most memorable element. The relative ease of CG lessens the tendency for the modern filmmaker to show off details, especially if it’s at the expense of what is deemed necessary for modern movie pacing.

an ice cream cone that, one can argue, is made from her this figure from her past

Dad, I’m (Allegedly) in Jail

Hi there. I want to talk to you about Bene-ducts. Do your Bene-ducts seem old fashioned, out of date?

I have friends who direct, and work on crews for episodic TV (fair chance that a few of them have worked with Kretchmer in Vancouver), and I don’t think I’ve ever seen as clear and concise an explanation of how the A.D. department works in film and TV. Also, this is a great primer for how to approach directing to a…

I just watch all of my TV on my Brownie Regular 8 film projector, which has two settings, on and off. Granted, PVRing is a bit of a nightmare.

Or perhaps Carol Channing’s.

The Simpsons producers have just announced that Clausen’s ongoing role will be replacing Harry Shearer.