“There was absolutely no way Gunn and Safran were going to come out of the “Wonder Woman 3 isn’t happening” and the “Henry Cavill is not playing Superman, but also he’s not going back to The Witcher” stories without looking pretty bad,”

I’m not sure I would compare A Strange Loop with shows like Almost Famous and KPOP, which both ran for weeks and closed abruptly due to low ticket sales and bad reviews. A Strange Loop won the Pulitzer and has been running since April and will close in a month. It’s a short run for a show that won the Tony for Best…

Two thoughts: one, it’s nice to get some Broadway news, even if it’s only ever about this one single show. (Which maybe is the only one playing on Broadway now? It’s been a while since I’ve been.)

The difference is that Andor was an actual story, whereas the Mandalorian very quickly devolved into “HEY REMEMBER THAT GUY??!? LOOK KIDS, IT’S CGI MARK HAMILL (APPLAUSE)” And Ahsoka looks to very much be in the same mold, which makes sense given that it’s Dave Filoni’s baby. 

I don’t think he was ever ‘canceled’. He pissed off a lot of people with his relationship bullshit but he’s still touring and acting. 

is John Mulaney a thing again? I was just watching Spiderverse the other day and thinking about how much public perception has changed of him since then, that was a weird time

It’s incredible how quickly shooting on The Volume™ has gone from an incredible new innovation (and so vital to continued production in COVID times) to the biggest liability for any new Disney products.

Would it matter? Doesn’t he still own the fucking thing? I feel like Elon Musk starts hyperventilating if he doesn’t see himself in any given news cycle and this is just one way of scoring his media fentanyl.

The Menu is truly terrific and kind of came out of no where. One of my favorites of the year and not a weak spot in the cast. Hoult is starting to get typecast a bit, but holy cow is he great at these types of roles.

Just saw The Menu. It was quite good; I legit could not tell how it was going to end until it did. I don’t think I’ve actually seen Anya Taylor-Joy in anything yet, but she’s magnetic. Now I might actually need to go back and watch The Witch, The Northman, Queen’s Gambit, etc.

This was a bit better than just a C. I’d say a solid B. I don’t know much about Butler other than he was in Elvis but I thought he did a solid job as host. He was comfortable and really threw himself into a lot of the roles. His monologue about his mom was especially heartwarming. Most of the sketches tonight were…

Jane Curtin.

Strong reminisced with her boss about how she had been at… RadioShack… for 11 years, but only eight of them were good, which is also a good joke

I wonder how much turnover there has been in the crew? I don’t mean this as a pass, but I wonder if the more seasoned crew has also moved on either due to age/retirement or Covid.

Not enough is being said about the show’s increasing technical/production errors. Poor sound mixing, missed camera cues and sloppy directing. In last week’s episode, the camera cut back while the actors were still assembling at their marks. This used to be a rarity and now it’s become part of the show.

Strongs departure hung over this episode. While the announcement came out just a couple of days ago, the cast has probably known all week. It must have been distracting and probably didn’t help Butler. He probably didn’t get their best work.

Anyone know where I can rent a VCR so I can watch this?

I have to go with the general consensus on this one. It should have been a period piece set anywhere from the late eighties through the later nineties. You could have had a lot of fun with the nostalgia while also commenting on the culture of the time as well as people’s love of movies and how they help shape (at…

Waste of a good cast too

I found it to be perfectly serviceable for binging during household chores, but you’re right: should have been set in the late 80s or 90s. That’s what I expected when I hit “play,” and was unpleasantly surprised.