Whereabouts are you? Season seven is just wrapping up, and has been almost stupidly consistent in its excellence. And Flame King's appearance this season was great."I don't get sad. I'm evil! I'm just bored of this intense loneliness."

I know, right? I was referring to their refusal to use the shooter's name or show his photo all night, on the grounds that it's more important to remember the victims than the killer.

There's a web show I quite enjoy called "Midnight Screenings", which consists of the cast of the website reviewing a movie directly after watching it, sitting in their car, in the theater parking lot, no edits, no script. After seeing Mr. Peabody and Sherman a few years back, one of them mentioned that while they were…

As are we all, Mr. Fuller. As are we all.

But Mr. Fuller, the plan won't accomplish anything if it's not implemented. Also, how the hell do you know who Built To Spill are?

So, did CNN just actually display some restraint, journalistic integrity, sensitivity, rejection of sensationalism, and basic human decency? Or was that a mental hiccup on my part?

YOU SHUT YOUR FILTHY MOUTH. WE DO NOT USE THAT WORD HERE. THIS IS A SAFE-SPACE.

Yeah, the main dude from Anomalisa was an ungrateful bastard. I'd kill to listen to Tom Noonan wherever I went instead this lot's constant braying and whining.

Oh, I disagree. I think Fargo is quite thoroughly wonderful; not least for being definitive proof that a show can have some heart to it while not being even remotely what you might call "Safe". That's what always bugged me about Breaking Bad: it's a very powerful work, but also a very cold one. It seems like some of…

I think Fargo, Hannibal, and the first season of True Detective will have a lot of staying power.

Well, he also fathered a world-conquering popstar, so that might have helped.

I bought House of Leaves today and started reading it. It seems like a very fascinating union between post-modern experimentation and the pulpy weird fiction most commonly associated with Lovecraft, although it more closely resembles Arthur Machen's excellent novella The Great God Pan. It's quite fun while being very…

Republican #1: "No, because the separation of church and state doesn't actually exist: we are officially a christian nation, so we have to condone everything christians do."
Republican #2: "No, because the separation of church and state prevents us from infringing upon their beliefs just because we disagree with them.…

I'm continuously shocked at how shocked I can still be about much his supporters will put up with. I knew there were hateful, ignorant, bigoted people in this country, I knew they existed in droves, and I knew they were having a negative effect on the political process. But even as a cynic, I honestly didn't think…

I misread that as "Titus Andronicus auditioning for Hamilton", and got unreasonably excited about the prospect of watching Patrick Stickles howling his way through one of those songs.

The Nice Guys really is just wonderful. It's not the immediately flooring kind of instant-classic like Fury Road, but it's one of those movies people will memorize. It's going to become a regular viewing experience for a whole generation, something as synonymous with quotes and popcorn as "Diehard".

Hey, I'm back. I took a sabbatical from the CZ for a few months and the world went to shit, so I figured I should get back to posting here so we can get things back on track.
So, a question, for any experts that might be about: why does most music production suck now? Not talking about the music itself, just the audio…

I ain't waiting, uh-uh.

Blues Clues is awesome. I don't have any other comment here, I just wanted to say that.

DODGSON! DODGSON! WE GOT DODGSON HERE!