I read elsewhere that the Smothers’ father was a career army officer, and he died in WWII, and I wonder if that influenced their strong anti-war views. Goodbye Tom Smothers, your will be missed.

I was but a tyke at the time but I very much remember them having THE show at the time and seemingly every house in the country had it on when it aired and at that brief moment they were far hipper and edgier than SNL ever was. It’s sad they didn’t make it to another season because by then Norman Lear had arrived and…

This made me cry. Not only were the Smothers Brothers extremely funny, they had principles and weren’t afraid to stand up for them. Dick wisely let his brother set the tone. Tom played stupid on screen but was a true genius behind the scenes.

Yeah, I don’t think I’ve heard of a movie going this kind of turmoil and turning out as a decent or even break even movie. Just give up the ghost everyone, shut it down and go home. 

David Tennant and Catherine Tate happen to be my favorite, but I’m more stuck on the fact that we’re supposed to know that this is a Much Ado adaption. Like, that’s one of (if not my absolute) favorite Shakespeare plays, and not once in the onslaught of marketing for this film did I have any inclination that this was…

I think part of the problem is that the current review ecosystem is very fragmented.

Yes. Also superhero fatigue. 

Haven’t the reviews been pretty positive? Meaning, this is more of a marketing failure, or a failure of overall studio strategy, rather than a lack of quality in the film? 

“Being led to believe I was the only choice” in a game-show designed around competing for someones affection, is about as clear-cut as cognitive dissonance gets.

That’s preferable to believing this is actually going to end in a long-term relationship, which is just stupid.

The implication of the critique here is that older people should not be allowed to date in real life either as they can no longer handle the ups and downs of romance. These folks are probablly not as fragile emotionally as implied here. They’ve already survived through a lot of crap in their lives.

It’s like just because the people on this version are old the public doesn’t think they’re going to be just as attention hungry and in it for the money as the younger people, which is a foolish thing to think.

“a person he will likely spend the rest of his life with.”

Based on the trailer, I’d say that we used to call them “date movies”, back when people went to movies and would go on dates.

I’m not familiar with Neil’s comments, but wouldn’t the issue with Grant/Sattler be that she was his graduate student? Not the age gap itself. 

In fairness to Netflix, though, if the position you publicly presented (even if it was a lie) was “don’t worry, I’m doing okay,” DO they have an obligation to offer support? I mean, if it’s after the season has wrapped, are they even technically your employer at that point? Sorry if that comes across as super…

The contract work you took with a production company and then is shown on a streaming platform typically doesn’t involve mental health counseling you decided you needed after the production was completed. 

You met him once fifteen years ago, so that gives you the moral authority over people reacting to his own words?

This was a big deal about 15 years ago when he starred in Complicit in London; he wore a visible ear piece throughout the show which was delayed for a week for unspecified reasons widely rumoured to be about his inability to learn his lines.  I think that probably tanked his late-stage career along with his...…

 Well, a fictional account can still ruin people's reputations. However, in this case it's hard to imagine Dreyfuss' reputation getting any worse.