It really isn’t, as per the fallacy of the beard.
By your argument we can never call anything criminal, because when we attempt to “draw the line” some idiot who doesn’t understand what the law actually says can always incorrectly accuse someone of breaking it.
I don’t see how Enterprise wasn’t true trek, though. I’d say it’s much more true to the spirit of the franchise than Voyager. A lot of the retcons had been an issue for the fandom for ages, and were handled interestingly on the whole.
I mean, compare the Kelvinverse trek to it, and you see what Star Trek for people who…
I think a lot of the counter-examples that might be trotted out to support the OP’s point are problematic: I’d say the biggest flaws with Arrested Development S4&5 were down to the break in production rather than the writing. (Oh, and I found the redux cut to be far worse than the original airing. I thought S4's…
“Raise above” - turning a thriller which I am assuming can be described as forgettable into one of the best known media franchises certainly does that for a long forgotten pulp novel.
I’d say teasing someone about the Donner party is very real and very human. The entire concept of humour - gallows or otherwise - is an intrinsically human conceit.
And I assumed his lack of internal life is a factor in his resentment towards his family, as manifest by his frustration at being unable to come up with…
Die Hard is certainly a gung-ho action story, and dumb is certainly arguable. But it is one of the best in the genre.
Not sure I think anyone considers the source novel to be anything special - IIRC it was consciously derivative of Towering Inferno?
Is it even considered a good thriller? Let alone one of the best in the…
Out of the people I personally know who are familiar with Fast Times, none of them have read the book (myself included) - and I am unsure how many of them would even be aware that it’s based on a book.
This is ignoring the people I know who won’t even be aware of Fast Times by name, only by pop-culture references to it…
I stand corrected, I was under the impression the novel was only of interest as a curiosity to fans of the film, as per the wiki opening paragraph: The novel is mostly known through its film adaptation,
Depends on the movie and the book - I imagine plenty of movies elevate their subject above the pot-boilers they are based on.
Does anyone care about the book Die Hard was pulled from?
I assume that a lot of the appeal is the film masters “the uncanny”. A hotel denuded of guests; the familiar brands in the pantry in industrial-bulk containers; inexplicable and bizarre spectres whose appearance merely hints at a sordid backstory left to the viewer’s imagination.
I feel like if what really upset you about the article was them saying the women didn’t consent
Literally every other person in this thread has been clearer about the fact they think Louis did something wrong than you have been.
Want to know what’s weirder?
I’m not particular familiar with Louis CK’s work - what (very) little I’ve seen for it, I didn’t care for; and I don’t see the appeal in actually being an exhibitionist.
Who would have thought that soliciting the comment threads for additional source material to clarify an inconsistency in…
If my boss asks me if I “want” to come in on Saturday, they’re not actually asking if I would enjoy doing so or all things being equal if it sounds like an okay time to me. They are saying that they want me to do it, and do I have some strong objection to complying with this request. By nature of them being my boss…
You’re doing a lot of work to excuse this behavior
You keep trying to place “consent” outside of the context of sexual misconduct.
Anything but affirmative (enthusiastic) consent is not consent.
but his victims have EXPRESSLY STATED that he never had their consent.
If I’m alone with you in a room and I say “do you mind if I whip my dick out and start jerking off?” and you, out of surprise, shock, or fear, fail to tell me to stop, have I obtained your consent?