Nope, you're not, I do the exact same thing.

Nope, you're not, I do the exact same thing.

@avclub-95a62165d7784d4c1e8bbb3bdcb18d56:disqus When I come across really egregious padding I start singing "Yo, ho, slow the plot down."

@avclub-95a62165d7784d4c1e8bbb3bdcb18d56:disqus When I come across really egregious padding I start singing "Yo, ho, slow the plot down."

Linda Evans, what have you done?

Linda Evans, what have you done?

A remake of Color of Night?

A remake of Color of Night?

I think Joe Queenan did a book or series of articles years ago about that phenomenon. There seems to be a particular category of entertainer where suddenly, almost overnight, we collectively decide we hate. Michael Keaton was his example at the time, which he found baffling.

It's a one-day thing. Believe me, Chick-fil-A is *not* happy that eating at their restaurant has become a political act.

It's a one-day thing. Believe me, Chick-fil-A is *not* happy that eating at their restaurant has become a political act.

When I saw the original in the theater at the time, I was impressed that it was a lot better than I'd expected it to be. But I was disappointed that it didn't go all out and dive down the meta rabbit hole. Part of that is definitely the limits of Schwarzenegger but it's also the time it was made and not what Verhoeven…

When I saw the original in the theater at the time, I was impressed that it was a lot better than I'd expected it to be. But I was disappointed that it didn't go all out and dive down the meta rabbit hole. Part of that is definitely the limits of Schwarzenegger but it's also the time it was made and not what Verhoeven…

The Killing wuz robbed!

The Killing wuz robbed!

Rubicon was such a great, weird show. So much trickier a premise than either The Killing or The Walking Dead yet somehow better than either. I can see why it didn't find an audience, the whole time I was watching I was hoping it was just plain cheap enough to shoot to stay on the air.

Rubicon was such a great, weird show. So much trickier a premise than either The Killing or The Walking Dead yet somehow better than either. I can see why it didn't find an audience, the whole time I was watching I was hoping it was just plain cheap enough to shoot to stay on the air.

I found it pretty dry, YMMV, etc. I actually quit reading it before I got to the weird stuff so was a bit confused when I came across reviews of it a while later.

I found it pretty dry, YMMV, etc. I actually quit reading it before I got to the weird stuff so was a bit confused when I came across reviews of it a while later.

The book is 95% about that stuff: spy plane development, above-ground nuclear tests, the political maneuverings to create it, turf wars to control it, etc. I think the crazy stuff is sort of tacked on at the end, though I didn't make it that far myself.