HBO's "I Know This Much is True"

Sorry, I can't see that title without thinking of Spandau Ballet.

Read the book. Wally Lamb is a favorite of mine and the book was great. The miniseries is on my list.

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Rosie O'Donnell was also surprisingly great in this

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Agreed. She turned in one of those performances that superseded the nut job she is IRL. Much like Alec Baldwin in 30 Rock. Two people whose IRL personas I can't stand, but agree they played their roles to perfection.

I loved it. Maybe the most depressing thing I've watched in a while.

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Watching it, I said to myself, Mark Ruffalo should win awards for this.

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Ruffalo is a great actor. I have enjoyed his work over the years and will seek out movies that he is in.

There are a handful of actors whose personality and/or activism really gets under my skin, but I actively suppress that agitation based on the principle of respecting everyone’s individuality, and personal freedom of expression. I pride myself on respecting their skill as an artist and setting aside my personal distaste for their off-screen actions or comments. Ruffalo is one of these people.

There are some for whom I just am not strong enough to accomplish this discipline. This second list is much shorter, but it exists in my head and I mostly am able to keep it to myself, at least. Nevertheless, I don’t take pride in my duplicity.

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Ruffalo’s “George W Bush is a war criminal” schtick is tired, but he is one hell of an actor.

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good at faking being someone else, I can see that

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Agreed. She turned in one of those performances that superseded the nut job she is IRL. Much like Alec Baldwin in 30 Rock. Two people whose IRL personas I can't stand, but agree they played their roles to perfection.

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I always thought the Alec Baldwin from 30 Rock was just his normal personality.

So I'm supposed to believe this hag:





is the "gorgeous ex-wife"?!

Just read about the novel and the show and it sounds like absolute shite.