I haven't read the books, but does that mean the Wicked Witch didn't die when Dorothy's house crushed her? Is that addressed?

I watched the whole of Upstairs, Downstairs on Netflix this summer and consequently developed a huge crush on Jean Marsh. And in commentary tracks and interviews she comes across as very funny, which makes it kind of a shame that so many of her best known roles are evil witches and even Rose, whose personality seems…

I watched the whole of Upstairs, Downstairs on Netflix this summer and consequently developed a huge crush on Jean Marsh. And in commentary tracks and interviews she comes across as very funny, which makes it kind of a shame that so many of her best known roles are evil witches and even Rose, whose personality seems…

So, out of a sample size of two historical events, one didn't actually feature sitcoms as a genre, and the other doesn't fulfill your hypothesis. I'd say the evidence for your theory is pretty weak.

So, out of a sample size of two historical events, one didn't actually feature sitcoms as a genre, and the other doesn't fulfill your hypothesis. I'd say the evidence for your theory is pretty weak.

"Profound encounters with homeless people" is also a staple of the undergraduate creative writing workshop. I'm not quite sure why, but I don't think it's just a simple aping of a Hollywood trope. I suspect it really does reflect some kind of very common recognition-of-one's-own-privilege experience that a lot of…

"Profound encounters with homeless people" is also a staple of the undergraduate creative writing workshop. I'm not quite sure why, but I don't think it's just a simple aping of a Hollywood trope. I suspect it really does reflect some kind of very common recognition-of-one's-own-privilege experience that a lot of…

I remember virtually nothing else abotu "Life Stinks," but I do remember that detail about the "elevens." Don't know why that stuck with me so vividly.

I remember virtually nothing else abotu "Life Stinks," but I do remember that detail about the "elevens." Don't know why that stuck with me so vividly.

That person would be Lieutenant Buttocks. His argument seems to be that the films misrepresent the prosecution's case and omit incriminating evidence.

That person would be Lieutenant Buttocks. His argument seems to be that the films misrepresent the prosecution's case and omit incriminating evidence.

The original reference is to the biblical Witch of Endor (though Ogre Battle may have lifted indirectly via Bewitched).

The original reference is to the biblical Witch of Endor (though Ogre Battle may have lifted indirectly via Bewitched).

Thanks for the various thumbs-up. I did just want to chime in with one corrective, which is that, of course, we all contain multitudes (and can belong to multiple discourse communities simultaneously). But I think it's important for a critic especially to be self-aware of what standards they're applying and when and…

Thanks for the various thumbs-up. I did just want to chime in with one corrective, which is that, of course, we all contain multitudes (and can belong to multiple discourse communities simultaneously). But I think it's important for a critic especially to be self-aware of what standards they're applying and when and…

"If you have zero connection to something…"

"If you have zero connection to something…"

I've noticed a tendency for journalists and critics — especially those at places with national-scale distributions — to seem to forget the concept of "discourse communities." They often seem to act like a writer is always speaking to all people — so that a critic who tweets that "you" should see this movie twice is…

I've noticed a tendency for journalists and critics — especially those at places with national-scale distributions — to seem to forget the concept of "discourse communities." They often seem to act like a writer is always speaking to all people — so that a critic who tweets that "you" should see this movie twice is…

(This is sort of a broader response to some things @avclub-29501df08e5d9ae59e432e4f188d3735:disqus has said so far, as well as others, but I'll stick it here so that it's not stuck in the deeper nests of comments upthread.)