He'd make a great addition to the smokehouse.

I also found it a bit discordant that Lecter would feel a need for therapy: his whole construction as a character places him above other humans - atop the food chain, if you will - and into a place of judgement.  His acute senses are another marker of his superiority; Silence gives him six fingers on one hand, as if…

It really, really seems like this season is building to the moment that *SPOILERS*
Lecter stabs Will in the abdomen outside his office.

I know just enough hardcore foodie shit to know they've really done their homework on hardcore foodie shit.  Definitely checking out the food blog - and wow, Jose Andres is their food consultant, which explains a lot (especially the molecular stuff).

Doctor Lecter is all about pairings.

When I was young, just a funny little kid
My momma noticed funny things I did
Like shootin' puppies with a BB gun
I poisoned guppies, and when I was done
I'd find a pussycat and BASH it's head
That's when my momma said…

From Red Dragon:
 
  "We were talking and he was making this polite effort to help me and I looked up at some very old medical books on the shelf above his head.
And I knew it was him.

Who was the DP on this episode?  It was even more impressive than what has become a very high standard.  Even the set dressing is notable - I was particularly struck by the the scarlet bunting behind the soloist (also note the gorgeous music in this episode, too), which while very simple accomplishes about five…

"Why did the car stop?"

Assuming no subscription channels:
PBS
The Networks
TCM
IFC
ESPN1/2 and TNT/TBS
F/X
AMC, if they keep making BBs and MMs (but not if there's just more WD and tK)
BBCA
C-SPAN
Public Access
-Saw a channel that seemed to consist of nothing but "How is this made?" shows.  I woud totally go for that!
-Can't decide which animation…

"No ticket!"

It's still kind of a delight to remember that there was this steady stream of Shakespeare movies (both adaptations and "straight" versions) in the nineties, arguably bookended by Branagh's Henry V and Shakespeare in Love's Oscar. During that time we got things as diverse as Twelfth Night, My Own Private Idaho, Richard…

Lois Lane (shimmying to Nina Simone): "Baby, you're gonna miss that plane."

Chalk up Hulk in the "interesting failure" category for me, and yes, the CGI really works against the film most of the time, but I find the way Nolte's absorption powers were presented really interesting, effects, sound design, and all.  The experimental, penetrative way he enters into solids - hand stretching, metal…

Thanks for the counter-review.  If it's half as good as Jonestown, I'll definitely check it out.

The trailer made this look amazing.  Too bad it isn't more revealing - I can definitely see that not having enough candid interview material would cripple the strength of the film.

Too many Hop Sings in the kitchen.

I'm one of the twelve people who really likes The Quick and the Dead for the live-action cartoon that it is.

After Portman put a grip in the hospital, the producers put an AD in the morgue.

*liquefies piece of curb, pours it into 40*