wideangle81

August 5, 2013 5:49 pm At least in the contexts I've seen it, "torture porn" isn't being used to praise the movies. It's being used to critique how these movies glorify and revel in obscenity.

July 30, 2013 10:30 pm The CW also has a track record of picking up backdoor pilots. They just did it for "The Originals," which had its backdoor pilot on the most reason season of "The Vampire Diaries."

June 4, 2012 1:51 pm I think part of the problem with the Game of Thrones HBO adaptation is that the creators of the TV series feel beholden to the source material. Books aren't TV and TV isn't books. The books themselves are long and meandering (Martin needs to hire a better editor), which doesn't necessarily play well in a serialized format. Seriality allows for the organic formation of characters and story, based on the rapport developed between particular actors or on particular story threads that simply "work" better on TV than in the book. Because the creators of the TV show don't want to tweak the source material too much, they lose out on the natural flexibility of a serialized medium. One of the strengths of AMC's Walking Dead adaptation, in my opinion, is the creators' willingness to deviate from the source material.

May 21, 2012 2:48 pm Relevant to this conversation: Game of Thrones, piracy, and digital availability. http://theoatmeal.com/comics/game_of_thrones

May 7, 2012 1:35 pm I love the idea of a Bruce/Tony buddy movie.

March 9, 2012 1:21 pm I saw a preview screening a week or so ago, and I loved it. It's a fun, B-movie-style scif-fi/action flick.