To be fair, there were also a lot of challenges involving Covid safety and Muppets that required multiple being inside to work that didn’t help either. But, yeah this and Julie and the Phantoms being cancelled the same summer pretty much made me lose all confidence in Netflix.

Yeah my first thought was “Oh yeah creepy dudes will ruin this for sure.”

I personally think there was always going to some kind of change in design simply based on the translation to this medium. In the games Mario is expressive but it’s in a big, broad way meant to be visible as he’s moving through big pieces of scenery. He also doesn’t really talk. You’re going to need to soften up the…

The level at which people are picking apart the design is truly astounding. Like, dear god, can you imagine if these guys showed up today? 

Oh man, gonna import a bunch of these bad boys next time I have a roach problem. But how do I keep the centipedes from getting out of control? Get a bunch of centipede-eating lizards! Then import a large numbers of lizard-eating Chinese Needle Snakes, and then when the snake population becomes uncontrollable, I’ll…

That was an early lockdown panic watch for me and dear god was it a deliriously disorienting delicious mess. My fiancé and I were genuinely shook when Cat Judy Dench turned to the screen and started talking directly to us. I still own it on some streaming service because it was only available to buy and not rent. Will…

This feels like one of those games that could have been a simple early access multiplayer title for $30 but it seems like they’re going to burn money adding scope on to the damn thing. 

I’m an Android user but it always troubles me how many people I meet that say “Oh yeah Android is better because you don’t got to pay for anything. I got this app my brother installed that lets me watch any movie for free!”

You bring up a great point on Ixalan and something I’ve noticed while running Dungeons and Dragons games in that setting. While I love the idea of fighting vampire conquistadors, it’s a lot to cover them, the river folk, AND pirates! I’ve ran two campaigns in that setting and this is probably why each have really only…

I think this is part of why tabletop roleplaying games like Dungeons and Dragons are becoming increasingly popular. When you’re playing DnD you’re basically playing make believe; something that as an adult doesn’t happen very often. As a game master, I can make a whole world for my players to explore, who then show up…

The NYPD kept pulling this in New York last summer. Whether it was a bunch of people getting shoved onto the Brooklyn Bridge to spend the better part of the night there or folks walking around Prospect Park in broad daylight getting pushed into blocked off streets. It was some Battle of the Bastards from Game of…

The “we don’t have solid numbers on how much they reduce the risk” is your answer. The CDC is still monitoring all this but doesn’t have enough data yet. As more time goes on we’ll likely get a better idea of what’s safe and what isn’t, like the update we’re getting today.

Oh cool. All the stuff I used to get on Netflix and Hulu.

Reading this article reminds me a lot about growing up with parents that had very different (albeit not strong) religious viewpoints. My Dad is a “Christmas Catholic” that when I asked who god was at the age of five responded “He’s a big guy in the sky that created the world” (I distinctly remember him cleaning the…

Jesus the Viking thing. There’s been a few times I’ve gone to a renaissance/medieval event and seen that vibe. Like, huh why are there so many white blonde guys here with cross tattoos and why were there so many weird bumper stickers in the parking and oh I get it! We need to leave this mead tasting NOW.

It’s worth factoring in also the win/lose sum video game companies have when licensing their IP’s. Any money earned from a deal that results in a successful Zelda show, no matter how lucrative, is still going to be a drop in the bucket for a video game company that sells both hardware and games that are based around…

But do you often go to the grocery store to get just those three items? I feel like you usually go to a grocery store to do shopping for the week and a convenience store for things you need in between. The difference with a bodega is that the paper towels and other household goods are often available at the same price…