@avclub-1881baeccb7399f3452cd7f37cdb2b29:disqus Yeah, good point — a lot of shows are said to be successful overseas, but then nobody gives any proof. Nikita, on the CW, is actually a great action show and its fans (other than me) have often said "it's a hit overseas!" or "it's a hit in Asia!" without any proof…

I actually think Hannibal is a bit overrated as a drama, but the cinematography is fucking awesome and definitely should have been nominated. But is the cinematographer Canadian (or some other dang furrner)? That would explain it, yeah? I mean, sure, Emmy voters nominate plenty of Brits, but that's because the Brits…

@avclub-1881baeccb7399f3452cd7f37cdb2b29:disqus @olivececile:disqus It's not just the sci-fi ghetto and the obscurity of BBCA, but the third part of this massive triple whammy is that she's Canadian and the show is filmed in Canada. Has a show made in Canada ever gotten a serious nomination? I suspect many of the…

I haven't seen Rectify yet, but I'll be a bastard's advocate and add a dissenting opinion on Hannibal. I think it's a bit overrated. It's very, very light on plot. But that's coming from someone who loves plot. I prefer shows with more plot. Granted, Hannibal has a lot of strong points: grim, intense atmosphere;…

You guys keep saying this. I tried the first few episodes and didn't get it. Someone recommended skipping ahead to "Tag Sale — You're It." Still didn't get it. Tried another later episode, "The Doctor is Sin." That showed some improvement, but I still wasn't sold.

I'm about the same age and I thought this was terrible. It's a D for sure. Accurate review.

@eric827:disqus Ah yes! The one good line in the entire thing.

Yeah but AMC's HD picture quality is absolutely horrible, so what's the baseball metaphor for that? I'm terrible with sports.

God, a pathetic Chris Brown apologist named Stacy Cruz even got an article published in yesterday's free Metro paper, at least the NYC edition — I'm not sure about other editions. She tallied up "points" for and against him and he came out three "points" ahead somehow. This is partly because of all the lame music…

36? She must be going to a lot of those crazy Hollywood skin care regime places. I thought she was more like 26. Anyway, 46 is really more realistic for homicide. At least. But OK, I'll take 36 for TV world.

I've only seen the first 15-20 minutes of the Scandinavian version but based on that, I much preferred Saga in that version to Sonya here. She had more gravitas. But I'm going to stick with it and maybe Sonya will grow on me.

I agree, this was very nicely shot.

Normally I'd be all in for a weird main character like this, and I don't necessarily need a likable character. But Kruger's depiction is just… totally bizarre and off-putting and lacks gravitas. Like with most TV detectives, she seems too young to be working homicide. But most young TV detectives are hot and…

@avclub-5729ca33ae94a781cb6466b86979fa06:disqus @avclub-fb774c19f3511a5af40b08978b1d6764:disqus That bugged me too, but cops aren't perfect in real life, so it's sort of realistic that Ted Levine's character or others in the El Paso PD might be negligent enough to let her do that. Obviously we can say "hey Ted Levine,…

Is this the first "American" drama filmed in Australia since Farscape? Is this going to become a thing again? It could be good. It worked really well for Farscape in terms of excellent Aussie acting talent and occasional outdoor on-location shooting, but then Farscape also had really good scripts and most of the…

Now I really want a collectible gold vinyl limited-edition album of someone throwing a trash compactor down a flight of stairs. Damn it.

Oh, right. Duh. How did that fail to register on me?

You new here? I love the commenters on this site, many of whom are some of the funniest people on the Internet, but they have some kind of weird fetish for F films. They seem to think if a film is terrible enough to get an F, it's got to be some kind of abomination worthy MST3K treatment, or so-bad-it's-good or…

This is one of those interesting problems of mental control. Perhaps you can find a way to get better control over your own fantasies while masturbating. I know it can be difficult. There are all sorts of mental techniques you can try, although I'm no expert. I've gone through phases where I felt like random thoughts…

Good Glob, that is such a sickeningly overrated movie. I'm not sure if that or Crash is the worse Best Picture winner. They're both awful. A Beautiful Mind totally pisses me off with its insanely oversimplified and silly depiction of mental illness.