And so I return to my original premise. Britain is lousy with double acts. America is bereft.

Of those you name, I know only David Mitchell, and that only owing to my obsessive love of QI.

I'm curious, how big was Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry?

That's pretty much what I figured, based upon the documentary I watched about Blackadder. I haven't watched A Bit of Fry and Laurie yet, as there aren't any legal means for me to do so (that I know of.)

I don't know of a prominent Canadian double act (Terrence and Philip don't count.)

It's going to be interesting. If he doesn't deal with Lincoln's evil, or at least "controversial" side, it will be a chance wasted. I always liked Sondheim's take from the musical ASSASSINS:

How could you do it, Johnny,
Calling it a cause?
You left a legacy
Of butchery
And treason we
Took eagerly,
And thought you'd get applause.

But traitors just get jeers and boos,
Not visits to their graves,
While Lincoln, who got mixed reviews,
Because of you, John, now gets only raves.

I just watched Moonrise Kingdom and I loved it. The kids playing the leads do a phenomenal job with tough characters. I wasn't sure about them at first, but once we learn more about who they are and how their relationship developed, I fell in love with both of them, and I was totally sold on the movie.

Actually, I could say that about pretty much every actor in the movie. For the first half-hour, everyone seems a little bit off, but once you acclimate to the style of the film, everything falls into place. Moonrise Kingdom is a surprisingly intricate little film, given how simple the story seems. It might take me a little while to riddle out all the thematic points it's hitting.

Xtroid....once again condensing 3 paragraphs of my random babbling into one gif.

Speaking of Elizabeth Olsen, I finally saw Martha Marcy May Marlene, and god DAMN, that's a hell of a film.  Talk about a breakout performance.