Oh, reading back what I wrote I was probably a bit too subtle myself - I’ve already over the years followed a few creators out of contract employment into independent waters, and once stuff like show titles starts getting brought up I get a hunch where things are headed. Though I’d assumed that was just a precaution,…

He even sent his ex his location! How useful. Maybe forward that to the police?

I wasn’t suggesting it was Golden Age, that was Batman - Superman did all kinds of weird things for decades afterwards, in fact most of the Silver Age was Superman being a weird dick. And more recent as well, in some badly written stories.

I don’t even know why you feel the need to explain that ‘pre-review’ is just a word, and not a title of this show, when it’s so self-evidently true. It’s certainly not ownable by a company, any company, being that it’s just a word and not a title.

With over 80 years of monthly publications, it’s not a surprise that a character such as Superman has been, and done, everything under the (yellow) Sun. Everyone knows that Batman also used to shoot people on the regular - but those traits are so far from the core of either character that their movie adaptations would…

The animation for the scorpions during that entire sequence was visibly a step above TV average, especially for Doctor Who’s budget. I appreciated the bit when one of them couldn’t turn fast enough and crashed into the (not-CGI) cart, turning it over.

That doesn’t sound like a shitshow - that sounds like the system working as intended. Fox News of course has the best seats in the house, but why on earth would anyone in the actual press still be under the delusion that the Trump party cares about them? ‘With no explanation’ - do you actually need someone to tell…

That doesn’t sound like a shitshow - that sounds like the system working as intended. Fox News of course has the best seats in the house, but why on earth would anyone in the actual press still be under the delusion that the Trump party cares about them? ‘With no explanation’ - do you actually need someone to tell you…

As a Kotaku regular (who does know, say, Zack Zwiezen by name), I personally have never heard of JJ Watt in my life and will forget he exists as soon as this week’s SNL coverage dies down. I’ve seen a couple of his SNL clips though and he seems like a funny guy. I know from this clip that he plays American football…

Wait, why? Is that Rapunzel? I don’t recall the kingdom of Corona having much trouble with demon infestation?

That idea is so terrible that you might be right :-/

Yes, the simplistic idealism is certainly gone. On a smaller scale people being dicks to synthetics, on a larger scale the Federation devolving into just another superpower that allows billions to die because it’s politically expedient. Also we should have Superman break people’s necks every so often, because it’s not…

I feel like a lot of stuff we’re seeing in Picard is 2020 blockbuster writing 101. A seecret secret police, a conspiracy that goes all the way to the top, a dormant superweapon... An ancient order that the protagonist must fight against is practically a given. This all reeks of Alex Kurtzman to be honest, but when you…

Boo! 😛

Actually at least some people who think that’s bunk will continue to scoff at the ridiculous strictures of religion and also be disappointed by their lack of spine with the apology.

Yeah, I fail to see what the indignation is about. Why are people incensed by the Church of England endorsing abstinence before marriage? It’s the Church of England. Are you guys aware the Catholic Church also disapproves of premarital sex as a matter of policy, or would that information shock and outrage you?

It’s the biggest non-sequel PS4 game ever in Japan. Also was at the top of the charts in the UK at least briefly. It’s not a God of War-sized hit, but it did good business.

I feel like ‘natural consequences’ work best when they’re an extension of exactly that line of thinking.

while anniversaries call for nostalgic presents rather than romantic ones

while anniversaries call for nostalgic presents rather than romantic ones

What little eclipse-lens-flare thing? There’s no such thing in the picture!