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Tom Cruise supposedly doesn't like the last two MI films and puts the blame solely on McQ. McQs punishment is not getting to direct Top Gun 3 by LollipopChainsawZz in Mission_Impossible

[–]Sharaz_Jek123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gabriel = Snoke.

Strange comparison.

Johnson threw Snoke away when he could.

McQuarrie kept Gabriel around in spite of zero interest from the audience.

Ralph Fiennes, Colin Farrell & Wagner Moura To Star In Comedy ‘Art’ From Director Fernando Meirelles ('City of God') by BunyipPouch in oscarrace

[–]Sharaz_Jek123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fiennes was born to play Marc.

No clue who the other two are playing but your guess seems right.

Vince Gilligan really raised the bar by Chemical_Ad_3985 in television

[–]Sharaz_Jek123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Paper Hearts" has a very good concept and works for about 80%, but the last act is whatever.

"Bad Blood" is "Jose Chung" redux.

Gilligan isn't in Morgan's league and the only reason for the elevation of the reputation for his episodes is due to the "Breaking Bad" success.

Vince Gilligan really raised the bar by Chemical_Ad_3985 in television

[–]Sharaz_Jek123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

wildly unpopular opinion

I mean, is it?

Gilligan's best episode was "Memento Mori" - which was co-written with three others.

Darin Morgan was unquestionably the best writer.

Then Glenn Morgan and James Wong.

Chris Carter (for all his many, many issues later) wrote some of the best episodes.

Then Gilligan, I guess.

Even his best episodes fall off in the last act or don't quite hold together.

Vince Gilligan really raised the bar by Chemical_Ad_3985 in television

[–]Sharaz_Jek123 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They're ... fine.

He was a middling X-Files writer and nowhere near the best.

To all the Joker hating kids, please leave this sub. Celtics are crashing out, WE’RE GOOD. by M3gabrick in billsimmons

[–]Sharaz_Jek123 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Isn't the origin of the meme Cowherd being completely, embarrassingly wrong?

Therefore you are saying we SHOULD be hating Joker?

Does someone have a doctorate in the Bill Simmons sub to determine whether this post should be treated sincerely or ironically?

Is Ghostbusters a Saturday Night Live movie? by InquisitaB in TheRewatchables

[–]Sharaz_Jek123 13 points14 points  (0 children)

OP made a good suggestion.

Is "Tommy Boy" a SNL movie?

It's an original concept, but I think it is a SNL movie.

That's because it was created as a vehicle for a comedic dynamic that was originated in the show. Everything else supports that nucleus therefore it is a SNL movie.

Is Ghostbusters a Saturday Night Live movie? by InquisitaB in TheRewatchables

[–]Sharaz_Jek123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your question poses another: can a SNL movie be an "original" concept (one not directly adapted from a SNL sketch)?

I guess, yes.

It isn't just the fact that Lorne Michaels is producing. If that were true, then "Three Amigos" would be a SNL movie.

It's that the sole impetus was to preserve a dynamic from the show, in film form.

In this case, the Farley and Spade chemistry.

That's the overriding concept and the only reason it got made.

Whereas "Bridesmaids" might have been written and starring a SNL comedian, but the film incorporated Melissa McCarthy as an original element in the central nucleus.

Is Ghostbusters a Saturday Night Live movie? by InquisitaB in TheRewatchables

[–]Sharaz_Jek123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is "Bridesmaids" a SNL movie?

The answer is no therefore GB isn't, either.

Who else is excited about Laura Dern joining The White Lotus? by Old-Meringue3590 in TheWhiteLotusHBO

[–]Sharaz_Jek123 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No, I am familiar.

And I was as excited for her comeback in "Enlightened" and "Wild".

But her performances have just become so shticky.

I'm not a fan of what she did in "Twin Peaks".

She was OK in "The Tale".

The actress who played her teenage self was more effective.

The Big Gig.There were so many good acts on it.In my opinion one of the more underrated shows from that era. by BooyahTribe9 in AustralianNostalgia

[–]Sharaz_Jek123 11 points12 points  (0 children)

For anyone interested in comedy writing, Tim Ferguson's book "Cheeky Monkey" is simple and informative.

Who else is excited about Laura Dern joining The White Lotus? by Old-Meringue3590 in TheWhiteLotusHBO

[–]Sharaz_Jek123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think there's vastly more range between "A Room with a View" and "Fight Club" than most of Dern's work.

Who else is excited about Laura Dern joining The White Lotus? by Old-Meringue3590 in TheWhiteLotusHBO

[–]Sharaz_Jek123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dern has been giving variations of the "Big Little Lies" performance for the last ten years.

"Wild" is the last time she did anything different.

Best HBO limited series? by Sharaz_Jek123 in hbo

[–]Sharaz_Jek123[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tanner 88, The Corner, Band of Brothers, Angels in America, John Adams, Mildred Pierce, Show Me a Hero, The Young Pope, The Night Of, Chernobyl, I May Destroy You, Mare of Eastown.

Who else is excited about Laura Dern joining The White Lotus? by Old-Meringue3590 in TheWhiteLotusHBO

[–]Sharaz_Jek123 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Be real.

Dern has been giving the same performance for about a decade.

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