Disagree. Loved how darkly comedic it was while having a serial killer main character who was unlike anyone I have seen in this genre. I liked how they played with Dre being an unreliable narrator, so you didn't know whether what she was experiencing was real or fantasy towards the end (notably the finale). And I thought it was interesting how the show portrayed stans and toxic parasocial relationships.

I do have to agree that I wish the show didn't make the Republic look so naive and incompetent, but I guess that tracks considering they eventually get crushed by the Empire AGAIN.

Dukat was a great villain, but I wouldn't call him a psychopath because he did care for people other than himself and he was capable of feeling guilt.

Kilgrave from Jessica Jones.

Twin Peaks had such a [beautiful dream-like soundtrack] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCn3LYqCnrk). R.I.P. Angelo Badalamenti!

IIRC they did not expect to be canceled and it was never intended to be the series finale.

I used to have an extensive DVD collection but sold them all when I had to move. That was 8 years ago, and rarely do I have regrets because if I really want to rewatch something, I can get it on iTunes or streaming.

My regrets usually have to do with wanting to watch a film with director's commentary or the making of featurettes. Fortunately my local library has a huge DVD collection, so I have been able to watch my faves by borrowing instead of buying.

I love not having to find additional storage for all the discs. My living room is much less cluttered now. And I save quite a bit of money by not buying DVDs every month like I used to.

It was cute. Not top tier fantasy, but still enjoyable. I will check out season 2 if it gets renewed, haven't heard anything on that front but the literal bookend after the series finale showed 3 volumes/seasons of the show.

So far it is mildly entertaining. While Kumail Nanjiani is very likeable in the lead role, the person he is based on so far isn't that compelling to center a series around. The people around him have far more interesting stories. That could change. I do like the tension developing between Steve and Nick, his choreographer.

That was my thought, too. Blair figured out pretty quickly that the Thing had to be isolated before it assimilated all life on Earth.

After they realized the same, I think the aliens in the ship crashed on purpose on what they thought was a backwater planet with no sentient life to quarantine the Thing where it could do no harm.

This is true

I remember reading Salem’s Lot as a kid, was so into it I stayed up until it was several hours past my bed time to finish it. I realized as I was groggy half dreaming that I’d left the light on in my closet with the door cracked open. I kept dreaming/hallucinating that a vampire was inside slowly opening the door. I was scaring myself so much I pulled my gothy cross earrings out of my jewelry box and put them on to protect myself if I fell asleep.

Felt so dumb the next morning when I woke up with the clunky earrings poking me.

Been there. Lying awake in bed hearing strange creaks downstairs, being too chicken to investigate.

I have seen so many horror films, love the genre but it is tough to unnerve me.

Imagine my surprise when Paranormal Activity freaked me the hell out. It is really kind of funny how effective it was considering it boils down to two people hearing strange noises in their house. Bloodless, never saw the entity, it was almost entirely suspense. Not getting a complete explanation of what was happening upped the creep factor.

I just watched a doc about the making of Jaws (there are a few, all worth a watch) where Spielberg admitted that the failure of the mechanical shark (and having to find creative ways to film the attacks) was a blessing in disguise. As you said, rarely seeing the monster can be so much more terrifying.

I think the same can be said of gore. There are people who think Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Halloween are total bloodfests, when really they aren’t. The killing mostly occurs out of frame, and the gore shown is quite tame compared to Friday the 13th or Hostel. What we imagined Leatherface and Michael Myers would do to their victims was scarier.

I would have been fine with an all Norwegian film, and you're right that it felt like pandering to the market to have it in English. The language barrier while they investigated the Norwegian camp added to the mystery of the Carpenter film.

I have only seen it once when it first came out so I could be remembering wrong, but it felt like a retread of the first film in structure, too. Maybe that is why the other redditor assumed it was a remake rather than prequel.

I saw several interviews with the prequel filmmakers, and they obviously have a lot of reverence for the Carpenter film and really strived to create a movie that would fit perfectly with it, plot wise.

I know a lot of people complain that using CGI instead of practical effects ruined the experience, but I don't think that was the problem. In The Thing, even years later many fans remember the character's names. There was something unique about all of them, and Carpenter was able to establish them all very quickly before shit started going wrong.

But there was no decent character development in the prequel. It seemed like we were watching a bunch of nameless Norwegian guys getting wiped out and there was no reason to root for any of them, and sadly Mary Elisabeth Winstead wasn't enough (love the actress, just not in this film). The audience needs to feel connected so there are stakes to their peril. A lot of screenplay sins can be forgiven if you like the characters you are watching onscreen.

I'd love to watch an alternate ending, but the finale was one of the best parts of the film!

The 2000s one was a prequel, not a remake. It ends exactly where John Carpenter's film begins.

But yes, don't watch it. Unfortunately not a great film, and I'd had high hopes for it.

Homicide Life on the Streets did not get enough love while it was on, and it has turned out to be so hugely influential on shows that came afterwards. Still one of my faves.

Well deserved. Great cast, fun stories, the production design is gorgeous.

Plus, Anson Mount's hair deserves some kind of award of its own.

I liked what Vince Gilligan said (paraphrasing here) about ending shows before they feel like they stayed at the party too long. Five seasons really does seem like the sweet spot for so many shows to wrap things up.

I loved Supernatural (and still enjoy the premise and main characters) but I felt like it was becoming far too repetitive, so I quit around season 5. I might go back now that it has been several years since I stopped watching to watch the back end of seasons.

The Walking Dead was my favorite show for several years (I even modded the sub), but just like the comic, I had to quit when Negan showed up. I love Jeffrey Dean Morgan, but the deaths that happened upon his introduction were a bridge too far for me. And like Supernatural, I felt like the show became formulaic. Group finds what they think is a safe place, shit goes to hell, a bunch of people die, they find new digs, lather, rinse, repeat. And it also felt like it kept trying to one up itself on portrayals of truly despicable human beings. It felt like it had become misery porn, and I had to shake that off for my own mental health.