It’s a race. Whoever gets there first wins 99.9% of the time. And with all of these agencies snapping up rights to trending articles in the moment, you’re bound to see more and more overlap.

You’re absolutely right that whiteness and its implications were front-and-center in season 1, given the contrast with the locals, but season 2 is set in a European country (albeit one with some North African and Middle Eastern heritage) — there simply isn’t enough contrast to make that kind of point this time around…

I’m wondering if Elizabeth Sanders originated the story and then was assisted by Ottessa Moshfegh and Luke Goebel. Moshfegh is famously great with gritty stories and atmospheres (ex: Eileen), so I’m surprised this came out trite, though perhaps that was the core of the story inherited from Sanders (she is a debut…

Bust Down is a great show in the vein of Always Sunny; with the loss of Jak Knight, though, it might be hard to bring back.

They nailed every element of contemporary documentaries. The overhead drone footage, the glimpse of the clapperboard before the mother’s interview begins, the lingering shots of interviewees saying nothing, etc. And the vintage photos and footage were some of the most convincing I’ve seen. It FELT 90s.

This season has many of the fun elements of season 1, but the only dynamic that felt fresh and legit subversive was the one between Cameron and Harper.

I agree. BTW, I do think queerbaiting is absolutely a thing deployed by cowardly or lazy creators but Bryan Fuller doesn’t fit the damn bill. 

We cannot allow for subtlety? Hannibal pushed the limits of horror and eroticism on network TV. Still cannot believe that was on REGULAR TV. Ambiguity and slow build ups shouldn’t count against such a great collective work. 

Hush Puppies team better hire extra security.

I wonder if a larger cast rotating in and out at varying intervals could give great performers like her an opportunity to perform on SNL without the relentless burnout. Would be nice to have a range of temperaments represented in the cast. (I think if you look back at the earliest seasons of SNL it’s clear that casts…

It’s great to have a creative at the (co-)helm — as long as Gunn can embrace and shepherd creators who have a tone different from his own (which I love). One thing is certain: the DC film soundtracks are about to get a lot better.

All the performances have their merit, but Ledger’s Joker was the only one who had no clearly defined backstory or desire. He didn’t want to be famous/adored and he didn’t seem to care much about running Gotham. The uncenteredness made him uniquely unnerving, along with the bedraggled makeup and hair. Nicholson was…

There is no ideal model. One type of viewer wants one big drop; another prefers the slow burn/buildup. Both have advantages and disadvantages for the viewer (which could be argued back and forth into infinity).

Freaky rocked (I love affectionate horror mashups like Happy Death Day), turning VV’s tiresome persona into something fresh and fun to watch. I’m sure VOD impacted it to some degree, but pre-vaxx America was also a super-tough marketplace.

Let’s name names. I’m guessing we’re talking about Joy, Passengers, Mother! and, perhaps most of all, Red Sparrow? 

Cracks knuckles, begins prepping lingonberry- and reindeer-based insults. 

I think that writing to the constraints of the network sitcom really worked in the early seasons of Harmon’s Community. It forced the show to be hyper-inventive and envelope-pushing. Streamers free creators but they also don’t force them to think on their feet as much, which can undercut the work. (Plus, I’m still a…

The tactility and believability of the fight scenes made Daredevil one of the best action shows. It had the (mostly) grounded physicality of the early Bourne movies and rich cinematic visuals. Why more shows cannot learn from its lessons I’ll never understand. Aside from Barry, few things have captured a real sense of…

Adding the IWTV name does most of the marketing work and likely made you and a lot of others watch this show immediately, rather than just noting it for some vague future viewing. This is the sad world of IP. If you cannot slap an existing name onto a project, people will be prone to skipping/waiting because the…

People with writer backgrounds tend to run the best shows.