*Chrises (sorry)

The whole thing is a real barrel o’ laughs, befitting an Emmy winner for Outstanding Comedy Series. (Yeah, yeah, the “Is The Bear funny?” debate is tired, sorry.)

Oh, I very much agree re: RTD. I started watching regularly during the Smith era and then went back and watched from the beginning (of nu-Who) after series 5. There are certainly bright spots (usually the episodes penned by Moffat) and I’m sure RTD will still be miles better than Chibnall, but...farting aliens.…

Ah, got it!

Is it, though? Saying “an alien did it” instead of “a wizard did it” is just a slightly different genre of handwavery. And regardless, describing Doctor Who’s up-to-now approach as “pure sci-fi” is, shall we say, laughable

I’m still angry at the Harry Potter films for not doing the right thing by splicing random clips of Richard Harris into movies 3-8 instead of recasting his role.

Thank...you?

I generally don’t see the point of criticizing criticism, but “thing wasn’t what I personally expected it to be” isn’t a critique so much as a kneejerk reaction. It’s something a good critic accepts and interrogates before subsequently writing something more thoughtful. “Why were my expectations so misaligned?” “Did…

“Airing at 10 PM Eastern, they cued up bedtime better than a fistful of CBD-strychnine hybrid gummies.”

People have been hate-watching Doctor Who since loooong before the invention of Reddit (or indeed the coining of the term “hate-watching”).

“By that same regard, though, it’s likely some longtime fans might find it hard to stomach the changes to their favorite show, particularly its aforementioned shift from pure sci-fi to fantasy.”

Social media was a mistake.

For me, at least, every time they break up the seasons is just introducing another opportunity for me to get distracted by something else. I’m bombarded with so much content these days that I’ll forget a particular show even exists for long stretches of time. “Oh yeah, wasn’t The Crown supposed to drop the second half…

The series will drop batches of five episodes at a time, starting on July 18, continuing on November 28, and concluding sometime in 2025.

Jeremy Strong, Daniel Radcliffe, and Sufjan Stevens wrote a musical together?

“Oh, and he says “amaze-balls.” In 2024!”

As with politics, if you aren’t a malignant narcissist in the first place, it’s the sort of business that makes you into one real quick.

For them, literally any form of criticism or critique of the status quo=bullying.

If you watch the Archer/Bob’s Burgers “crossover” you notice just how subtly the distinct the “Bob” and “Archer” voices really are. It’s actually quite impressive. 

Eh, I don’t buy it.