Also, she took credit for the notes so the girls wouldn’t get in trouble, and then made it look like she was ridiculously writing notes to praise herself. That’s an example of how the show twists things up and makes them funnier. 

I stayed with the books until Brianna’s rape. It just felt mean & tiresome, and Gabaldon always seemed on team Roger even when he didn’t deserve it. 

I hope he turned the footage over to the police or FBI. 

The play is surprisingly dark and sophisticated given its “silly” premise and can be seen as a metaphor for all sorts of things: eccentricity, queerness, alcoholism, mental illness...and it’s funny as hell. I think Tom Hanks would be great or Jim Parsons. Just not someone who mugs a lot. Elwood needs to be played…

Jim Parsons is far better than the show - and has a history as a brilliant theatre actor who is now so flush with cash he can spend the rest of his life doing quality projects - so I would not mind this at all.

Notice how CBS has nothing but a series of mediocre, sexist shows designed to make white males feel powerful. Anything featuring strong women or people of color is offloading to their streaming service. Fuck them. 

One of the show’s subtle delights is how Eugene Levy’s character is not an awkward nebbish but a suave and occasionally dashing former CEO, who still manages to be befuddled by his surroundings and awkwardly supportive of his adult children’s sex lives. He wears great suits, too. 

I hate bathroom humor, but what I love about the show is it manages to work in the “expected” poop jokes in such delicate and subtle ways that I don’t find them off-putting or offensive. Case in point, a hotel/spa serving an alleged honeymoon couple a dish that is simply not conducive to later romantic encounters. 

It really starts hitting its stride in the second season and gets truly brilliant in the third, once you really become invested in the Roses as characters. 

Seconded. I read an interview with Dan where he talked about how many women they auditioned who clearly hated the social media socialites that Alexis was based on and gave very funny but mean readings of the character. Dan knew Annie Murphy was right when she made Alexis breezy and likable despite everything. I LOVE…

Hello, might we be soul mates? I watched that and was like, well this is cliff notes of the book.

Adam McKay seems more lucky than talented to me, which I recognize as unkind but he’s also kind of arrogant so whatever. Michael Lewis is brilliant at what he does. Will Ferrell is brilliant at what he does. Adam McKay is okay at translating the brilliance of others but on his own, meh. I also think the same of the…

I guess it is a function of it being on a tiny basic cable network in the USA, but I can’t believe how little critical love Schitt’s Creek gets on this side of the border. Annie Murphy totally deserves much more attention because she makes a character who should be annoying incredibly fun and likable.

Looks to me like Jessica and Natalie had a public conversation that was reasonable on both sides. Good for them.

I’ve read some alternative histories where Elizabeth chose the Grey line, as in Lady Jane’s sister and how different history would have been had Elizabeth groomed her for the throne instead of containing her as a rival.

You’re right, there’s no record of them ever meeting, but meetings between them have been imagined in a lot historical fictions.

My limited understanding indicates that Tiffany hardly knows her father or siblings, and despite financial support from Trump was largely raised by her mom. I’m curious as to why she decided to hitch her wagon to the plummeting stars instead of hiding out. Although, I will say that Marla isn’t nearly as savvy or…

I call BS on this. Timothee Chalamet is already a Wes Anderson character.

Yes, and it’s really about the influencers not knowing their business. Yes, there are designers who peddle overpriced crap, but there are also high-end brands that use exceptional materials and non-sweat shop labor to justify their cost. A so-called influencer should know the difference between cheaply made and…

I’ve had payless shoes hurt my feet. I’ve had Jimmy Choos hurt my feet. They hurt the same.