Except that movie had the most groan-inducing punchline ever: "we need to replace capitalism with… democracy." Wtf they're not mutually exclusive! And getting rid of capitalism also pretty much guarantees that you're getting rid of democracy as well. I'm pretty sure I know what he meant which is that he wants a more…

Yeah, I don't blame you. I'm a total classical music dork so I couldn't help but watch it and I'll probably suffer through season 2 also but I doubt if I wasn't into the music that it would have held any interest for me. The story is really boring and the characters are stupid and weird. At least some people seem to…

Yes, and also St2 did its best to fake out at least some of the audience in the first 10 minutes by "killing" spock, after which Kirk says to him "Aren't you dead?"

I have to stick up for Gilbert & Sullivan. It may be an acquired taste but at it's best it can be simply sublime.

He opposed the creation of the H-Bomb which really ticked off Edward Teller who had become the new king of the hill. That led to the security clearance being revoked.

I think the best we can hope for is that "Dude Looks Like A Lady" doesn't appear on the soundtrack or in the trailer.

I have no sense of humor, or sarcasm detector. Guilty as charged.

I don't really see how "I didn't mean to do it" really applies in these cases given that they know what they are doing when they engage a minor in sex talk and then drive to the minor's house. Generally, however, you're correct that "I didn't mean to do it" could be a defense to some crimes. To convict someone of most…

Also, "spur-of-the-moment" crime is not a valid criminal law term.

Your understanding is incorrect. Although it is not illegal to talk to a 12-year old, once that 12-year old mentions sex, it is definitely illegal to engage with him or her, regardless of who started it.

They do wait, but even if they didn't it still wouldn't be entrapment. To successfully prove entrapment you basically have to show that the police practically forced you to commit a crime. Giving you the opportunity to commit a crime is not enough. If it were, the police could never convict someone arrested in a drug…

hmmm… maybe top 10 of all composers born after 1900? Certainly top 5 film composers. Yeah, he's probably my personal favorite though his disappointing scores of the last 15 years or so kind of diminish his legacy a bit.

Worst.Score.Ever.

There were far far worse movies that MST3K did. Manos is awful but it has some visually interesting stuff. Torgo is a compelling character. The odd jazzy music definitely adds something to the film.

I'm not a hardcore fan, though since I mostly listen to classical, any pop music I'm willing to pay for means I really like it. I think I like Born to Die a bit better because it has more songs I like. However, "Cruel World" and "Shades of Cool" are amazing songs and are probably better musically than anything on Born…

It's definitely conspiracy or solicitation to commit assault. The guy said he would harm the person who wrote the letters. She gave the guy's name and address. She's definitely guilty.

I read an explanation somewhere (may have been Todd Vanderwerff at Vox?) about how tv channels including netflix produce their programming. Basically they can make the programming themselves or have it made by a production company and then license the content from them. Obviously it's more expensive to make the…

Since it's Federal prison you can't blame New York. You have to blame Obama or Holder (or the AUSA who handled the case).

I'm not quite sure Flaca's upbringing can be called "normal middle class", though I guess everything is relative. I mean, her mom was making her do her sewing work to earn money. I guess it was a little more comfortable than Daya's or Doggett's so certainly closer to normal middle class than other characters.

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