I have discovered actual video footage of the trial:

How long have VR enthusiast been saying that, and when do you think prime time will come?

Don’t worry, China is working to fill in the gap left by the US in the wake of Trump’s presidency.

Sorry, not enough budget for that.

If we go by that logic, all food could be turned in to paste before eating, but we don’t because texture is part of enjoying different foods.

I’m hoping it’s a little more nuanced than that - hard to tell from the trailer, but it does appear that Daniel has turned in to an arrogant douchebag which doesn’t seem too much of a leap as I don’t think he was part of a marginalized group in the original movie. He was just weak and got in the way of the strong. In…

Also it was meant to be character development for Finn, who at the end of TFA cared about Rey, but not the Rebellion, but by the end of TLJ was willing to sacrifice his own life for the Rebellion.

They have gone to the past in Europe once, but the emphasis is definitely on US history. The in-story explanation is that they are trying to stop a secret organization start in colonial America and tied to American history.

Wait, what? Is this actually a thing?

Dunno - I feel that geekdom is a much bigger group, and much more varied / splintered nowadays so I don’t find it all that surprising. Also, she just maybe in to cute stuff, and not specifically science fiction.

Great idea. I definitely want to read that article.

Nicolas Cage claims prior art:

I too never thought Jumanji, the original, was anything “terrific” and felt about the same regarding Zathura, about as close to a scene for scene (or story for story) remake as you could get.

It’s not like Japan doesn’t have similar avenues for letting off steam. In rural settings their Summer festivals are very raucous with lots of drinking and physical effort carrying are “mikoshi” (portable shrines) or pulling “dashi” (large festival wagons). Some festivals are even close to officially sanctioned…

The border guards don’t want a wall, either, because they know it won’t keep illegal immigrants out thanks to their advanced “ladder” technology.

“I just started reading them, and I’m having a really hard time,” Pfeiffer said. “There’s so much information on a page, and it’s not linear. When I’m skim reading them it’s difficult to know that this part comes after that and who is talking in what bubble.”

The plot itself to “Your Name” is very simple, but I think it would be difficult to capture the same atmosphere as the setting is very distinct in how it contrasts rural vs urban life in Japan, and the Japanese cultural elements to each.

This news is not as shocking as how Gene Wilder originally planned to portray Willy Wonka. Here’s some archive footage of make-up and screen tests:

I wouldn’t say I’m irrationally upset, but I do hate characters like Jerry who are portrayed as being completely hopeless and are given no chance for redemption. Pretty much all the other characters have been given some degree of depth or even growth, but Jerry just keeps on being trod-on and hopeless. Maybe they’re…

Reminds me of a bit from this podcast: