I’m not talking about the characters, I’m talking about as the reader. If I don’t have any hope that a world is anything other than horrible things happening to people, then I am no longer vested in that world. Frankly, it’s unrealistic.

As I’ve said before, this is where both the show and books have lost me. There’s no hope, which means I don’t give a single shit about any of the characters, which means I don’t care what happens and I’ll go watch/read something else.

All of the political messages of the original RoboCop are still relevant today, which is kind of depressing.

Superman isn't boring. The problem is they almost always focus on the super boring stuff about him - so perfect, so strong, can't really be defeated except with a rock, etc. What I find interesting about Superman is that you have a being that is pretty much a god walking around among normal people. He sees how…

I think women are the new Canada, as far as blaming goes.