It's probably the worst movie that I've seen this year, but I didn't hate it with the burning rage of a thousand suns that Quinto did. I actually found it kind of fascinating in the context of the show.

Weirdly, I found myself kind of liking Shane, even though I was pretty sure I'd end up hating his movie (which ended up being the case).

Holy Motors has a really interesting example of something like this.

I'd suggest one of these. I'm pretty sure they're all on Hulu Plus.

Does anyone know if Utopia is shot digitally? If so, it's some of the most impressive use of the technology that I've seen.

Or people who know how to work various file-sharing options (he says… hypothetically).

I only watched the pilot, but this was pretty much 100% my reaction.

The Wire, Breaking Bad, Friday Night Lights, Lost, Deadwood, Broad City, The Sopranos, etc.

What I originally read was from people involved in making the film; this sounds even more definitive: http://www.huffingtonpost.c…

Now they're saying that it ends the same way, it's just structured differently.

She was also in An Education (which I haven't seen, but was nominated for Best Picture).

I think writers understand that we've seen enough TV not-deaths by this point that if they want to make it clear someone's a goner they've gotta do one of the following: a.) headshot b.) decapitation c.) someone else holding their limp body in their arms and shouting "nooooooo!!!"

Well, I don't think any show is going to be called the greatest of all time after just the pilot or even the first few episodes, even if critics think it's one of the best through that number of episodes.

On the other hand, the greatest cable dramas tend to start great and stay great (The Sopranos, Deadwood, The Wire, Mad Men, Breaking Bad, The Shield, etc.)

I believe so, but the best source I can find is spoiler tv.

Really, the article seems like more support for 4:3. They shot for 4:3, protecting for 16:9 just in case. But the 4:3 was always the primary intent.

Sweet. They must have changed Buffy pretty recently.

I believe it actually is/was possible to shoot in the 4:3 frame. But most recent TV (or at least when TV was still being shot of film regularly) uses the Super 35* method you're describing. So basically you're right.

Yeah, this sounds kind of like the later seasons of Buffy. Protected for 16:9, but the creator/showrunner's intended/preferred ratio is 4:3 (and it even sounds like he doubled down for the last two seasons). Unless Simon says something different if/when the widescreen versions air, I'll stick with my DVDs.

The pilot is on Hulu right now, but it's an ABC show.