[Party of One: Unpopular TV Opinions]

To me, Clara and Amy were both examples of showrunners insisting the character is superspecialsnowflake by having all of the other characters say so over and over instead of showing the character doing something remarkable. The more it's told and not shown the more I distrust and dislike the character.

 

As for companions, the only one I've really liked since Moffat took over was young Amelia Pond.

[S01.E04: And Santa's Midnight Run]

It's always a pleasure seeing Bruce. However, I'd be a lot more willing to just go along for the ride if they would stop dressing Cassandra like a 12 year old.

[Marco Polo - General Discussion]

The female nudity with no male nudity has driven me away. I made it to episode three, but that's it. I've had it.

[S01.E04: And Santa's Midnight Run]

Well, Baird's American. It's amazing she said Alberta and not Toronto.

["The Colbert Report": The Final Week]

Now that I think about it, why Randy Newman and not Stephen Sondheim on piano?

[The Colbert Report in the Media]

Check the Farewell and Final Week threads--there are several links.

[S01.E04: And Santa's Midnight Run]

Bruce makes everything better. I hope there's a shout-out to at least one of the following: Autolycus, Brisco County, Elvis, Sam Axe. I know Evil Dead is more likely, but the others would make me so happy.

[S06.E06: Au Revoir]

I've read complaints that the end was predictable. That's not a problem in a finale, imo. I expected Neal would fake his own death to begin life somewhere else. To me, the path was set a long time ago and, as plot elements that have been foreshadowed should, it happened. To me, that's satisfying. And I'm happy that everyone lived somewhat happily ever after. I have seen more than enough endings that come out of nowhere so the showrunner can play gritty auteur and/or provide shock for the sake of shock.

 

Thinking of USA shows in particular, I'm glad WC hewed closer to Psych than the fuckedupness of Burn Notice.

["The Colbert Report": The Final Week]

There are excellent links in the other thread. I highly recommend the Slate annotated video.

[What is...In the Media?]

It wasn't bad (and there are a couple of posts in the Alex thread), but he'll never top his appearance on The X Files.

[Farewell, The Colbert Report: Stephen, We Hardly Knew Ye]

cassandle, the dancer is ballet dancer David Hallberg. I asked over in the other thread and got an answer.

[The Movies Vs The Show]

What truly amazes me about both the movies and the show is how accurately they portray the profession.

["The Colbert Report": The Final Week]

I watched again just to look for Hans but if he was there, I couldn't spot him.

 

ETA: Thanks, SusieQ! And walnutqueen!

 

EW also has a breakdown of celebs with pictures.

[S06.E06: Au Revoir]

What happened onscreen is what happened, and our individual interpretations are valid. If Eastin intended something, he should have put it onscreen. Since he didn't it doesn't matter what he thinks.

["The Colbert Report": The Final Week]

I liked the Highlander quickening. There can be only one, and there is only one Stephen.

[A: This Game Show Host Needs To Grow Back His Bitchin' Moustache]

Alex had a significant part in The Colbert Report finale last night. It's toward the end.

["The Colbert Report": The Final Week]

1. I need a hug.

2. Who was the guy who danced with Katie Couric?

3. I loved that Stephen and Jon were together the whole song. I love those boys and how much they love each other.

["The Colbert Report": The Final Week]

It was perfect.I laughed and cried at the same time during "We'll Meet Again", which is the ultimate finale reaction as far as I'm concerned. The keyboard seems a little blurry right now.

[Farewell, The Colbert Report: Stephen, We Hardly Knew Ye]

Moved to the other thread...

[Farewell, The Colbert Report: Stephen, We Hardly Knew Ye]

I'm not going to make it to 11:30 to watch the finale live. It's already past my bedtime, but I will join the dirges and lamentations in the morning.

["The Colbert Report": The Final Week]

Llalalalalalalalalali can't hear you!

[S04.E10: The Cold War]

There were two, I think. What struck me about it was that it looked like it was made on a dot matrix printer, like in ye olde dayes of computers.

 

Speaking of taking it old school, I was thinking of how other shows would deal with Samaritan. If this was Star Trek, Spock would order it to calculate pi. If it was any Stargate, there would be a global EMP.

["The Daily Show": Week of 12/15/14]

Before I went to the Czech Republic, I had to explain to a relative that it is not the Chechen Republic. Which they only knew existed because it was right after the Boston marathon bombing.

["The Colbert Report": The Final Week]

It's still going on, iboatedhere. It goes almost all through today and tonight. The DVR cut off the cold opening a couple of times because the beginning and ending times were weird, like 11:04.

["The Colbert Report": The Final Week]

Is anyone else watching the marathon? I've just started, thanks to the miracle of DVR, am watching the very first episode ever, with Truthiness and Stone Phillips. I was sure this first threat down had bears but it didn't. What id did have is a prescient reference to Florida's gun laws. Not stand your ground, but using them in public places. I'd forgotten how much more O'Reillyish Stephen was at the beginning. Thank god he, unlike the real Papa Bear, has evolved.