Question: Why didn’t critics say the “free” premiere of Star Trek: Discovery was a cliffhanger? I have lost all respect for CBS. What a rotten trick to get subscribers. — Diane Z
Matt Roush: Critics and reporters who screened the first three episodes were under an embargo until after the pilot aired, and even if not, the tendency would be to avoid even that kind of spoiler. The real issue is why you would think the first episode wouldn’t be a cliffhanger. The primary goal of putting the first episode on CBS was to get viewers hooked. That’s how TV works.
Question: How to Get Away With Murder is the best show on TV. Viola Davis is awesome! So how about a word of praise? — Teddi, Utah
Matt Roush: How about, I loved her in Fences (on film and on Broadway). Also enjoyed her Tony-winning performance in King Hedley II. You can be a fan of a star but not of the project, and not since her soul-baring work in the first season of Murder have I felt this increasingly ridiculous show has been worthy of her. I assume this was in response to my dismissing the show in a response to a question about a Grey’s Anatomy spinoff. I’ll accept Murder as a guilty pleasure, but the best show on TV? Not even the best show on ABC on Thursday night.
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