Those are all extremely good examples of what I was talking about, and strike far closer to the heart of the problem than my quidditch reference.

I could write a thesis about this, but I'll try to be concise. Worldbuilding is important because it bounds your world. Not every author needs Tolkienian-level stereo instructions and theories of relativity. That's an extreme outlier in the other direction. But by not having a big picture understanding of how her…

This is missing the forest for the trees. Regardless of what is out there, the Harry Potter world is the most mainline fantasy universe of this generation. It's extremely likely to be people's first contact with the genre and that first contact does a lot to shape expectations.

To be clear, I'm not saying that Lord and Miller were making a great movie or that they were easy to work with or what this movie needed. But it's abundantly clear that thy were making this movie the way they've made all of their other movies.

Starring Bill Murray as Garfield as Chewie!

I think this is really the most damning point. Kennedy is the most successful producer in Hollywood history, arguably. How have three of her hires on Star Wars projects gone so sideways?

Again, that doesn't say they applauded at the announcement of them being fired. It says they applauded that a legendary, Oscar-winning director and behemoth of pop culture had been hired. Both articles spin the story to make it sound like it has something to do with Lord and Miller, but I think it's far more plausible…

I look forward to being unable to find one of these to buy.

I think he's misquoting the article, which is scant on details anyway. This is the line in the Hollywood Reporter: "The next day, when the crew was told that Ron Howard would take over as director, sources say they broke into applause."

It's almost like they hired two guys who made a bunch of loose, improv-heavy comedies to direct this movie. And then, in a shocking turn that only M. Night Shyamalan could've penned, they set out to direct a loose, improv-heavy comedy. INCONCEIVABLE!

It was, which, given the subject of this movie they got booted from, makes this all the more hilariously uncomfortable.

You are a lucky, lucky person. That sounds like an amazing time. I'm super excited for this movie.

Between this and everything Alison Brie, I think this weekend we we finally reached the nadir of AV Club comments.

That a generation of people will grow up thinking this series represents good fantasy, especially when it comes to world building.

Is it really that fancy, though? Phylactery is an awesome word, and replacing it with a less awesome, harder-to-say synonym that sounds like someone trying to clear their throat is distinctively not awesome.

Ruby Rose has the best agent in Hollywood. I am at a total loss for how she keeps getting cast in high profile projects.

Is there a real-life reason for Thea's incredibly spotty presence in Arrow this past season? Was Willa Holland super busy doing other things I never heard about or saw that required her to be away for large portions of the season despite being credited as a series regular?

That was my immediate thought, as well. While it was pretty obvious he would know where to go to find a place where a zombie lived (since, you know, he actively surveilled them), him just happening to show up at a party full of them with a suicide vest was a pretty crazy leap.

Yeah, I mean, it was not a smooth production process, but the "I just had to use my daughter who had literally zero experience with or talent for acting" excuse doesn't really ring totally true.

So it's an ear worm in the Wrath of Khan sense?