There’s room for 2 kinds of shows: the tightly controlled 3-4 season drama or comedy, and, on the other hand, sprawling shows that feature high episode counts and plenty of “hang out” time (Friends, Gilmore Girls, etc.). I want both. I want the easy hangs and the edge-of-my-seat plotlines. (And, if you see what people…

UFO/UAP sightings are a better barometer of what’s going on in society than they are of what’s going on in intergalactic transport. They belong more in the bucket of witch trials, Satanic panics and mass hysterias. Still, they’re fun to talk about and who doesn’t want to think about this tiny, unimportant planet…

David’s insight into the cordyceps reminded me of the amazing story The Things, which revisits The Thing from the monster’s POV. What I find fascinating in both cases is the reality that humans and their opponents want the same thing. They want to live and thrive. And if another species gets in their way, they won’t…

His Girl Friday is like “Hold my Beer.” (240 wpm)

Like a few other actors it seems he only really caught fire once he’d matured. It’s like Hollywood was just waiting for a bit of character to get worked into his face before it gave him the green light. 

He was on that show for two years and I didn’t remember until my rewatch. 

Back then he was Pedro Balmaceda.

They should just Blumhouse this thing, get some killer directors, give them wide latitude, but keep budget hyper-modest with reusable sets and back-to-back shoots (like X/Pearl). The budgets get so inflated no one can pull the trigger on anything — and whatever gets made is boring. JJ Abrams is beyond overextended.…

Depicting bad things is entirely different than engaging in bigoted behavior. The racism in Lovecraft (a really lousy writer) or James Bond books isn’t there to cast judgement — it’s part of the creators’ worldviews. That’s wholly different than the depiction of racism/sexual assault/etc. with the intent of…

Just add Fortune Feimster to anything.

Multiple generations have grown up with him populating their favorite movies and TV shows. A true dude who worked his ass off. I hope he keeps getting recognition. 

If you loved this episode and episode 3, you should binge Station 11 right now. Every week was an episode 3 and 7.

That first scene of Ellie jogging in the gym was VERY Jodie Foster in the opening titles of Silence of the Lambs.

I think a reader has a right to confront the text as intended by the author, not some reputational whitewashing that may hide the author’s true beliefs from the very targets of their hate. In the case of H.P. Lovecraft, the racism is as important to him as his flights of fancy. We shouldn’t put creative works on life…

“I just can’t comprehend someone who can’t read offensive words.” If they were directed toward you and everyone you loved, maybe you’d feel differently. I understand why people are perfectly happy bypassing these literary works in favor of the many others who can entertain or engage without devolving into derogatory…

I understand why these IP owners want to keep these books on cultural life support by hiding (some) of the authors’ sins ($$$$$$$$$$$$$$) but it feels anti-historical to do so. The books of both of these men were written for specific people and implicitly not for others. Let today’s kids and other readers find other,…

Mort Walker chuckling from heaven...

You come for Mulgrew, you better not miss! 

Zaslav is the Xerox of cost-cutting streaming bosses. He’s not the only one, but he’s the one everyone knows.

Making money without working? What is she, a CEO? Seriously, though, if these people were buying up all the clothes people literally need to protect their bodies from the elements, the concern would make sense, but impractical fashiony items going for elevated prices aren’t going to hurt anyone materially. Question:…