I think the aspect of Andor I appreciate most is how it repudiates the depiction of “evil” that has dominated Star Wars in both the prequel- and sequel-era films. Any shot at drama in those six movies was undone by bad guys that amounted to Saturday morning cartoon characters that had no motivation to be evil other…

I remember back in The Dark Ages of elementary school, when I first read Romeo and Juliet, that my English teacher’s first words about it were this: “You will find out everything that happens in the story in the first couple of paragraphs. The point is the story, not the ending.”

He’s a writer the way Count Chocula is a vampire

Much of the reason it is better than Boba Fett is that Diego Luna is a better actor then Temuera Morrison. Or, at least, that they aren’t asking him to do things that he clearly can’t do anymore.

He got really famous in the first ten years of his career, and he’s been coasting (give or take about five movies) since then. There’s a reason people bring up his relationships with Chevy Chase and Gilda Radner - he really imprinted himself on popular culture in the 80s. Stories about him alienating and abusing…

Rein it in, honey! You’re scaring Robert De Niro!

Hasn’t Murray’s screen persona always been somewhat dickish, though? I can’t think of a single role he plays where the character gives off a warm, friendly glow. It works fine as a character in film, but not necessarily someone you’d want to hang around with.

Steve Martin is pretty much all pluses, isn’t he? He’s the Anti-Chase.

JOHN CANDY 4EVA

At some point I stopped being surprised that even the most beloved stars are just narcissistic pieces of shit in real life. To be willing to do what it takes to become — and remain — a celebrity (or politician or even a fucking influencer, for that matter) you have to simultaneously (1) believe you’re special and (2) h…

Murray also stayed by Radner’s side until the end when she was dying, and they remained great friends up until her final moments. As noted elsewhere here, he also punched Chevy Chase and devastatingly called him a “medium talent” for being insanely terrible to the women on SNL. Maybe he’s a human being with flaws,…

(As writers, we’re allowed to make that joke.)

This is the same joke the AVC review made and it was better there. Not off to a good start, Barsanti.

came after Paddy Considine’s King Viserys made his dramatic “I’d like an Emmy, please” entrance during the big debate sequence.

You know, they give you Dark Sister, and it’s so terribly sharp and fun to swing...

Daemon and Vaemond’s moment wasn’t scripted either. Matt Smith just saw a sword lying around and said why the fuck not?

Yep. She’s always been sarcastic and self-deprecating, so I’d be stunned if she didn’t mean it in a joking way.

Yeah, that just sounds like her sense of humor that she’s flashed in past interviews. 

I’m guessing she probably said it tongue-in-cheek, but obviously, we’re not given any real context.

On one hand, the industry and culture around young celebrities can be cruel.