Well, part of the problem all along is that during transitions to new media - mp3 excepted, of course - the industry has done everything in its power to wring every last nickel out of the consumer at every opportunity.

@avclub-446ab634ae06de2b62f2b38bdbe05a58:disqus :  That's part of the whole music debate that many people don't understand. (maybe not here, but in the mainstream).  The music industry has been set up from day one to make loads of money for the companies and publishers while giving as little as possible to the…

Exactly. I've played guitar since I was in 7th grade and during HS and college I was in bands and the dream was always "getting signed", which was seen as essentially the road to fame and fortune.  Now, my friends and I weren't dreaming about owning multiple houses with vagina-shaped swimming pools, but rather…

*holds burned face*

"Work" is just the "comment on AV Club" enabler.

What about Porkins?  Doesn't he get to have a kid?  I think Jonah Hill would be good for that.

What's the problem with the "as a straight man" caveat?  I think it's a bit tongue in cheek, sure, but so what?  I guess I don't get the issue?  It's certainly not meant as an insult to homosexuals.  

"From all this carbon scoring it looks like you droids have seen a lot of…action.  How about an oil bath?"

@avclub-e03518408ba3251eab84fa54bb4c3dc5:disqus :  That's what she said!

Some days I have to have my butler bring me breakfast in bed at noon because I'm so distraught about the plight of the average wealthy, big-name director!

Will our hero be killed in the first terrifying action sequence of the movie?

But…the…WAIT!…@avclub-8e3d05b3a02cebcb45d304a5224a6113:disqus was the Thunder Thief all along!!

Or comedies that throw it all away in the final act to become super sappy so that the characters can learn lessons and become better people!

Now see, how does Hollywood expect that to work, showing each movie on 2.4 screens?!?

I'm totally getting those lyrics tattooed on my back!

Oi, what're you goin' on about then, guv? 

I think it's hard to say they're getting worse.  Sure, they're getting more expensive - but that's always been a complaint, as well.

B Town don't kid, yo.

It's "The Adamantium Buffer" by Braun.

What if he asks for tree fitty?