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Michael Paul Goldenberg
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"Get him! Shoot him!"

Just finished watching the series for a second time, a year later. Was struck with how frequently we're hit with lying, mistrust, lack of communication, etc. between different generations, and not just kids v. adults. For El, who has been lied to for her entire life, even as to the identity of "Papa," telling and

Yep. Give someone a column and common sense flies out the window.

WAITING FOR SUPERMAN is a piece of anti-public education propaganda, and Geoffrey Canada ain't no hero. You should do a bit more research before throwing his name around. There's a terrific debunking of that garbage movie: THE INCONVENIENT TRUTH ABOUT "Waiting For Superman." You should watch it. Then you might think

You've got that right, dkelty, and it's all too typical of some of the "reviewers" or whatever these people are on this site. Read the garbage posted about DAREDEVIL, for example Some truly dumbass nonsense.

At this point (having only seen the first three episodes), I'd resist drawing conclusions about Tyrell Wellick's game, including any sexual moves he might make, at least outside his marital situation. Did he go to a gay bar for any reason other than to further his goals at work? I'm skeptical just now. He strikes me

Second best: Syrio Forel is #1 for ever.

Unless my favorite theory is true: no one in Braavos seems to have the martial skills to help Arya against the Waif. . . unless, of course, a certain First Sword of Braavos is actually alive and well and keeping a well-concealed eye on one of his favorite pupils. We never saw him did, we've never had verbal

I watched this series as it originally aired when I was 40. And trust me, some of the stuff with BOB (most of it, really) was no walk in the park. Mind you, I watched horror/monster movies as a kid (mostly 1940s & '50s stuff that wasn't exactly modern slash & gore, but very artfully scary) and rarely, if ever, batted

1) I've put up with Oliver's obsessions for two years' worth of reviews of this show. They're not insightful and they wallow in the worst sort of PC bilge. I am all for sound analysis of social justice issues where they have something to do with unpacking meaningful bias, but this fellow appears to think he's onto

Oh, my: a tone violation.

"Her character already suffered greatly because of the Black Sky addition to her origin, and the mystical crap will likely become even more prominent once Elektra emerges from the sarcophagus."

Littlefinger, please.

Okay, I'll succumb to temptation: I think the addition of Dr. J will be a real catalyst.

When writing about these issues becomes an obsession in dealing with a genre that isn't exactly known for realism, it become wearisome.

The point is that writing a perfect screenplay is like writing a perfect mathematics text: it doesn't happen no matter how good the author is. But this jackass seems obsessed with picking nits at every turn. It's gotten truly tiresome.

Poor Oliver doesn't care for the Ellison - Karen relationship. Seems to have missed that one of the folks at the paper got dragged away in the Kingpin bust at the end of Season 1, suggesting that she was spying/working for Fisk. Ellison seemed embarrassed, humiliated, maybe relieved, too, by this turn of events. Could

Anyone notice how Chinese the NBA makes Jeremy Lin look? How much more racist are they going to get? And all those black players! So black-looking. Don't even get me started on the complete lack of women playing in the NBA.

"If you're wondering how he eats and breathes

Has anyone noticed how Chinese the NBA makes Jeremy Lin look? What a bunch of stereotyping racist bastards.