Rory had potential, but took a turn. You could argue the show actually demonstrates why it may not be a great idea for a teenager to become a single parent and make her daughter her enmeshed, codependent “best friend.”

The OR joke is evergreen in my house—I had no idea Luke Wilson came up with it. Great interview!

Right there with ya.  I also enjoyed the book referenced in your user name (unless of course it directly references a porn version I’m unaware of).  Now Douglas Adams doesn’t work for me anymore, trying to get my kid into the Hitchhiker’s Guide books.

That’s a good point. Dudley Moore comes to mind, and yes Ricky Gervais too—although you could argue that by creating the American version of The Office he had enough Stateside success (and money, presumably?) for a lifetime, notwithstanding subsequent flops and misfires.  I feel like the lesson for Gervais and…

Yeah, I’m hoping she’ll back off of that. I really loved Fleabag (the second season, at least), the first season of Killing Eve was good, and I like that she’s doing so much as a director/writer/producer. 

Well said!

It’s totally understandable that you’re not enjoying his quarantine-era content and are choosing not to partake of it. But if there’s anything I’ve learned commenting here and elsewhere, it’s that when you say something negative you get a lot of negative feedback (heck, there’s quite a bit of that even when you stay…

I thought the thing in the previous episode where Ruby left her phone at the house was so stupid it’s going to be hard for me to finish out the series. Yes, people sometimes misplace personal items, but even in times of distress and distraction most of us pat our pockets (or the equivalent) without even being aware of…

Yeah, there are hundreds of great American actresses who could have done that role (subtle) justice, but Waller-Bridge, like many British actors, can’t convincingly play an American, let alone a Midwestern weirdo taxidermist.  I assume the intention was to boost the series by lending her star power, but it was a…

This is so sad. I’m a big fan of Maron’s; his interviews have given me a lot of enjoyment and food for thought. It was nice to hear him and Shelton bantering sweetly in the intro to one of the recent podcasts, and he seemed so happy with her.

Iron Eagles: what went wrong there?

Agreed--yet as a phrase, it has music.  Someone could make a country song out of it.

Sounds about right.  Also (insert Simpsons gif of McBain shaking fists at the heavens) having a best friend die at the hands of bad guys gives an ambivalent tough guy an unqualified reason to do tough action things.

Agreed about that last movie.  I was surprised it didn’t do better.

From a 2020s perspective what really stands out about that scene is how long it is.  If it were done today it would last 20 seconds, if that.

That’s a great articulation of the alternate arcs (Groundhog Day holds up so well because it epitomizes the first one).

It’s a shame. They assembled a lot of talented actors who doubtless thought it was going to be a polished piece of entertainment like a Harry Potter movie, and it’s so bad. The dialogue and special effects are weak, but I think the worst part is the drabness. It could have been 30% better if they’d just brightened up…

When I saw the headline I thought “Disney’s Gargoyles” would be some horrible spinoff from The Hunchback of Notre Dame (which should never, never have been made into an animated feature).  But this sounds like it would have been cool.  Maybe Jordan Peele can work his Jordan Peele magic on it.

His clothes struck me as the strangest part of the whole thing. The clothes say “just a guy,” the house says “plutocrat.” It’s jarring.

I’d like some kind of meta treatment where the orphaned son of blue collar types ends up as a PA on the 1990s Hawke/Paltrow version of Great Expectations. Mrs. Havisham could be the studio head, Magwitch the secret funding source for the hero’s internship program, Mr. Jaggers could be the director, etc. Estella, of…