Reader George

Cool. Thanks for posting that.

Especially since Orange/ Black just came out. Sense8 is now firmly on the backburner while I work my way through Orange.

I went through it. It didn't get going until halfway through and I wasn't a huge fan of the ending. With everything else out there, I don't think it's worth the time commitment. Unfortunately I have to say the same for the new season of OITNB too. I was not a fan of what happened in the newest season. At all.

Thanks, TB community. Your comments were spot on.

Always curious about what's considered copyright. Thank you!

Yeah, "guide" is the freight word.

"The 'voice of the people'? There is no such thing. You got 240 million voices

all yelling for something different."

@Frobisher: Precisely! Great sparse political commentary seamlessly woven into the story and classic McKee "dialogue as a weapon."

Romeo y Julieta no 2 is my go to.

Ah yes, big fan. Also enjoying many flavors of El Rey Del Mundo.

Okay... BPL I have Chelsea repeating. The NFL I got the Bears. STOP LAUGHING!

Ah, haven't followed the EPL in a while but Go Gunners!

What's your favorite music to CRUSH scripts to?!!

Yes, I went. I believe it was the same one uploaded. Was pretty cool to see. Definitely think a script that's a little more "upbeat" is better suited for a live read though.

No substitute for hearing talented actors give words life, however unnerving for the writer.

And the event actually was reviewed: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/laff-mad-men-chozen-actors-711995.

Called Dashing Through the Snow. It's about a mobster who kidnaps a detective's kid, and Santa helps the detective get his kid back.

Ugh. I love Scott Rosenberg, but...ugh.

Ugh, indeed! But, oh, will Santa save Christmas? Or does the kid? No, wait -- no spoilers!

I may be in the minority, but I found the film to be slow and tedious and mostly a retread of characters that have appeared in his other films.

I enjoyed it more than Darjeeling but it is not up to par with Life Aquatic (My favorite) in any way.

LOL, Manny. You nailed it.

Hiddleston and Cumberbatch I think could both fit the next bond. Personally though, I've always been a fan of Tom Hardy, him and Daniel Craig in Layer Cake, loved that movie. That's why I was happy when they first announced Craig would be the next Bond, because I've been a fan of his and Hardy's for a long time. So, I'd like to see Hardy give it a go now. He'd jazz bond up a bit. Wouldn't mind seeing Kathryn Bigelow give directing Bond a stab either. Whoever direct...

Or perhaps it's time for Emily Blunt as Bond. She'd kick ass.

Grandma, you promised you'd stop posting on TB!

@Elliott, You're trying to reason with senile. Can't be done.

Senile would not have been the cure, but the week moves on, and now I get to do a bit of catching up with my pal, Saul.

I remember a plot point in season 5 of Mad Men was Don's daughter having her period. That's it, she just had her period.

Season 6 was better, but for a while there Mad Men just sat in neutral.

I mean, let's be real: Mad Men has nothing on Breaking Bad. It's overhyped. Writing's decent, but I don't find Don a persuasive character - hell, he bored me until the season 6 finale. That speech in the boardroom was when he finally clicked for me. With BB and MM ending, AMC's only really got Walking Dead and Hell on Wheels...and Walking Dead really needs to atone for the horror that was the Season 3 finale.

I love both BB and MM. I think they represent some of the best TV of the last 25 years. And I'm not an easy lay. I hate a lot of "hot" shows.

It was only last week that I realised the dexter intro was a metaphor for his killing method.

I watched seasons 1 -5 marathon style and I didn't catch it immediately either sly. Oh, and season 6 may be the worst of the bunch, but it gets better again in 7.

Season 6 sucked. Ed James O totally wasted. Terrible writing. Characters all over the place.

Are you on reddit?

The guy who won the jury prize for his short is on there and he answers questions like this:

Hey, thanks, I'll check it out!

Great script, great movie.

Nope. Nope.

It's one of my favorite movies. Great stuff. I actually just watched it again myself.

Ahhhh, it's Xmas time...

Yes!

You'll shoot your eye out!

Just another great reason to be a mac person.

Thanks for the heads up George

Those Sony leaked emails are addicting. I find it so interesting to read the inner workings of the upstairs, because at the end of the day, Eric Roth wrote Cleopatra and Aaron Sorkin wrote Jobs. Two writers at the top of food chain can't get their movies made, because of this upper level stuff.

I haven't read Cleopatra, but on the surface, Scott Rudin seems dead-on in calling it a bloated vanity project that is a bomb just waiting to happen and could ruin careers. At this age, with his resume, I could see how he would want no part of it. He has nothing to prove.

Did you read the email from the Sony Marketing Chief on the Jobs script? He was really articulate and passionate, not at all what you expect when you hear all the complaints from filmmakers about how marketing ruins films. I'm not saying I think the marketing dept. should have too much of a say in creative, but it was surprising that he actually cared about the story, not just counting beans.

really i lost interest in it

When did you drop out? I thought it was solid, with few exceptions. Reminded me of Winter's Bone.

Just didn't engage me. I loved WINTER'S BONE.

Fantasy Football hardcore here. What site do you play on?

Hate to put you back in the middle, but... a new one is due with better graphics, soon. Optimized for the new OS platforms - Yosemite and iOS 8.

But if your eyes don't experience fatigue due to the quality of the graphics, (like, mine do) then the current models should suffice. And I can read them on my 5s phone with an app called "Weekend Read". The crisp layout and the ability to alter the background help immensely.

Thanks, Z. I'm familiar with Weekend Read but don't have any iOS products yet.