Do you think there was a scripted moment where they found Deiser's body that had to be cut either for time or, perhaps, network standards? Because as it stands, it not only casts the team in a pretty negative light (they only look out for each other, not the rest of their supposed allies), it's just weak storytelling.…

To be clear, I'm not attacking the show. It is what it is and that's fine. And I really am glad that you're able to enjoy it. There's nothing wrong with nihilistic art, and I like a fair amount of legitimately dark stuff. This show, however, is an incredibly grueling experience for me. But setting all that aside, I…

My goodness. Such profoundly different responses to the same material, huh? Well, I'm definitely glad that you find that the show has something valuable to offer you.

You know… I actually see where you're coming from in describing The Sopranos as even more nihilistic, so I've gone back and slightly amended my original statement. But I feel like that series had a real and meaningful moral arc, as pessimistic as it was, that this show is fundamentally lacking. Or maybe it's just that…

"Maybe" there's a "subtle" suggestion that decency is a doomed prospect? Maybe? I didn't think there's anything subtle about the stance The Walking Dead, easily arguably the most nihilistic hit show in the history of American television, takes on the question of decency. Of course the message is that decency,…

It's… complicated.

"Calculated" is damn near the last adjective I would ever ascribe to Sally Field.

It's supposed to be a rumor. There were rumors of people seeing live giant squids many times, but no documented evidence. In the case of the show, there still isn't documented evidence. If they tell someone else they saw giant animals jumping into hyperspace without any actual proof, it's just hearsay. Another rumor.

They didn't know it was the esophagus of a giant space slug yet they went outside anyway.

She, um, had a recurring role as the mother of Ben 10? That's all I know.

I thought he was just referring to thirteen being considered an unlucky number.

Yep. And he was much beloved by the great majority of his largely underachieving students.

I don't think you or anyone else is stupid. I was just in a mood to say that all people, collectively, are stupid. The prior comment simply gave me an excuse to express my general frustration with the human species in a flippant fashion. It wasn't meant to mock you or anyone else for having a different opinion. I'll…

Huh. I guess I don't know - or care? - enough about the fandom at large to know that the Mortis arc was ever divisive in the first place. But I actually enjoy both the prequels and everything I've ever read from the EU, so what do I know anyway? I'm clearly the stupid one here.

I don't think you or anyone else is stupid. I was just in a mood to say that all people, collectively, are stupid. The prior comment simply gave me an excuse to express my general frustration with the human species in a flippant fashion. It wasn't meant to mock you or anyone else for having a different opinion. I'll…

Quoting directly from Lucasfilm's site (sorry it's in all caps, that's how the text appears on their site and I'm too lazy to retype it):

If one can't stand anything a 32-year-old band has done in almost 25 years, is it accurate to call oneself a fan of that band?

Although if any TV character is ever going to make it to a film, it'll presumably be Daisy in this one. It would make some sense too, at least in terms of tying the royal family more closely to the outside world.

Man, I loved that dopey special. That and Who Framed Roger Rabbit cemented my love of crossovers, even the really terrible ones.

On the soundtrack to the first X-Files film, there was a hidden track of Chris Carter narrating the secret history of the ongoing alien colonization of Earth. The idea that he's now basically throwing all that away is a bit disheartening to me. The black oil, the shapeshifters, the huge craft in Antarctica, it's all…