@avclub-ef062084a1c4a3584af1d4f8e514ea50:disqus Copper was produced by BBC America, which is separate from the BBC proper, and filmed in Toronto. So, that's not a factor. BUT, Ripper Street comes from BBC One, and so yeah, they could have re-used the same sets/locations/set dressings for this episode and that show,…

@avclub-ef062084a1c4a3584af1d4f8e514ea50:disqus Copper was produced by BBC America, which is separate from the BBC proper, and filmed in Toronto. So, that's not a factor. BUT, Ripper Street comes from BBC One, and so yeah, they could have re-used the same sets/locations/set dressings for this episode and that show,…

I can't find anything with direct quotes from Gilligan et al., but:

I can't find anything with direct quotes from Gilligan et al., but:

AMC is clearly very seriously fucked up and run by incredibly pugilistic, immature characters. Not only do they keep firing their showrunners but they also keep picking fights with cable providers in an unnecessarily public way. I'm no huge fan of Verizon, but blindsiding Verizon FiOS and its customers recently with…

AMC is clearly very seriously fucked up and run by incredibly pugilistic, immature characters. Not only do they keep firing their showrunners but they also keep picking fights with cable providers in an unnecessarily public way. I'm no huge fan of Verizon, but blindsiding Verizon FiOS and its customers recently with…

"If they fear you and know that you will do everything to them that they would do to you,  you will conquer your enemy."

"If they fear you and know that you will do everything to them that they would do to you,  you will conquer your enemy."

David Simon ("The Wire") has essentially this same reaction to a quick glimpse of The Walking Dead in a recent entry on his blog. I'm not a huge TWD fan but I think that might be a bit of a stretch. Or I hope that's a bit of a stretch.

David Simon ("The Wire") has essentially this same reaction to a quick glimpse of The Walking Dead in a recent entry on his blog. I'm not a huge TWD fan but I think that might be a bit of a stretch. Or I hope that's a bit of a stretch.

Just as two wrongs don't make a right, two insanities don't cancel each other out, unfortunately. The existence of the shit-bag that is Berlusconi doesn't mean that the U.S. is any saner. Both Italy and the U.S. can be incredibly fucked-up at the same time.

Just as two wrongs don't make a right, two insanities don't cancel each other out, unfortunately. The existence of the shit-bag that is Berlusconi doesn't mean that the U.S. is any saner. Both Italy and the U.S. can be incredibly fucked-up at the same time.

I saw an early screening of this movie and I'd say Tobias has one of the more measured and thoughtful reviews I've seen so far. It really is a Rorschach blot of a movie in many ways, because it's hard (at least for me) to say how important the information obtained by the CIA from the tortured detainees really is. If I…

I saw an early screening of this movie and I'd say Tobias has one of the more measured and thoughtful reviews I've seen so far. It really is a Rorschach blot of a movie in many ways, because it's hard (at least for me) to say how important the information obtained by the CIA from the tortured detainees really is. If I…

Oops you're right. Knee-jerk pedantry on my part. Apologies to Mr. Modell.

Oops you're right. Knee-jerk pedantry on my part. Apologies to Mr. Modell.

I think we'd all like 13 instead of 10, but didn't they already declare that this is impossible production-wise for some reason?

I think we'd all like 13 instead of 10, but didn't they already declare that this is impossible production-wise for some reason?

Does anybody really believe the jury members who say they would have voted for Denise over Malcolm if both of them had been there at the end? REALLY? I call bullshit. Were they just trying to save face or what? That seems bogus to me — you know Malcolm would've gotten up there in front of those jury members and…

Does anybody really believe the jury members who say they would have voted for Denise over Malcolm if both of them had been there at the end? REALLY? I call bullshit. Were they just trying to save face or what? That seems bogus to me — you know Malcolm would've gotten up there in front of those jury members and…