In a way, Breaking Bad hooked me at the cold open of episode one. With that, I knew I would watch to the end of the episode. With that, I knew I would watch at least a couple more episodes. Ditto season 1, and then the rest of the show.

Sarandos' comments continue to be in line with the Netflix stance of giving its viewers an easier viewing experience rather than a better one.

I enjoyed it in the cinema as a kid, and rewatching it a few years ago I was surprised at just how funny it really was - there are some cracking gags all the way through. It's very much the celebrity cameos that weigh it down, especially Jeffrey Tambor; he's a terrific actor, but man oh man he was way off. I'm not a…

I hope they ease off the mean-spirited feel. Not that it's the most unpleasant show of its kind, but in this episode it definitely leaned too much into that; as you suggest, it was hard to watch at times. Still, there's promise. More Rizzo is always good, but they need to pair him up with Gonzo again for maximum…

I like a few of the actors on this show (and I loved Fish, although I know she was divisive), but you're absolutely right that Taylor's performance is the only inarguably GREAT thing about this show. It's the only thing they're definitely getting right, as opposed to getting things accidentally right (or so wrong…

I think the more important question is: When are they going to get to the fireworks factory?

Seriously, he didn't check the password 'BRUCE'? A whole MONTH AND HE DIDN'T CHECK 'BRUCE'? WHAT THE F

Nothing seems to contradict it yet - but even if it does get rendered inaccurate, it's still a cracking listen.

The disingenuousness they seem to find in the media's treatment of Caitlyn Jenner reminded me of the UK press' treatment of Jade Goody when she was diagnosed with cancer - she transformed from a widely mocked ignorant racist to a unanimously applauded hero (literally described as a saint in one televised interview).…

Exactly. And it's still not a great title - I can't imagine being able to say in fifteen years 'Do you remember that movie Spy?' without having to describe it in detail - but at least it evokes something, and the snappiness of the title suggests the tone.

Although, [FIRST NAME] [LAST NAME] is still bland and far from evocative. John Carter of Mars became John Carter and robbed the title of its only descriptor for audiences. As much as I hate to give the point to the generic one-word title, 'Susan Cooper' actually says less about the film than 'Spy'.

Fuck bland titles and the shit-eating execs who choose genericness over innovation.

Keep telling yourself that, Pesci.

I think it's because the inferred assumption was that she couldn't be writing about the event, she had to be drawing it… which is either a weird assumption or a weird inference, and I'm not convinced either is connected to gender. But we only have 140 characters, not the full story.

*formulae

Brilliant episode as I recall, with the classic line 'Whose leg do you have to hump to get a dry Martini around here?'.

Oh, that may have been my favourite scene of the entire season. So, so, so well built up, this 'ridiculous' image in so many episodes… and then, what a finish to that runner. RUNNER! Ha.

I just watched the ep (and the finale), and I figured it would get a strong reaction… but I wasn't expecting the disgust revelled in in this review (or the comments). What he did was still shameful, but I wouldn't consider it abhorrent. If he manipulated or seduced Penny it was entirely accidentally - which, yes, dumb…

I had forgotten about that one - but I'm pretty sure it was a rare exception (and they do immediately follow it by comedically undermining it). I attempted a rewatch a few years ago (after making my way through all of the original Show), and I only made it through the first season and a bit. My main takeaway from that…

I liked Clifford, and a lot of elements of Muppets Tonight, but it didn't really hold together. I've always felt that one crucial flaw was that it was an all-out comedy show, but so much of The Muppet Show was sweet and tender. A sequence like 'It's Not Easy Being Green' or 'Halfway Down The Stairs' would have been…