Indeed. I’m actually simultaneously astounded that people just don’t understand these people exist and always will. But at the same time, it’s not a mindset I readily empathize with because I spent so much time trying to be positive or inquisitive. Being needy or demanding always seemed like such a waste of energy.

I don’t think it’s straight popularity. Antisocial people are more inevitable the larger you get, true. But especially in groups that are heavily “identity” based, I find just spare to fare story decisions inevitably cause this. I saw this in BtVS decades ago after S2, S6, and S7. I’ve seen Star Trek go through this…

The funny thing about all those IP’s is, I don’t think the problem is that people had opinions. The problem is the failure to respect the valid opinions of others as being sincere and not the product of something else.

Basically that would have been easier to do in the 90's when Star Trek was successfully juggling multiple shows.

As a huge fan of all the series, can we... I dunno try not baiting people. No? Ok, just thought I’d ask.

Truthfully, it was the two sides of the internet fighting about it that turned me off more than anything. As quite a few commentators have pointed out, it may have been just better to let those trolls scream into the void. And then if you did see it, it felt entirely too political what your reaction was so it wasn’t…

Consider the narrative from a different way if you don’t understand it. The “Clinton’s” have been a political family in the spotlight for two decades. What Trump is now, took over two decades of congressional hearings that never went anywhere, people holding on to perceived slights, and the entire RNC’s collective…

It’s funny when “not as you’d expect” is exactly what I expected.

Yep, but I remember none of it and I was just so busy being flabergasted that I never got to bored. I just kept thinking SCREED!!!!

It’s probably because Atlas Shrugged is a trashy page-turner, couched in psuedo-intellectualism. Hell, even John Scalzi who ripped it an epic new one admits that he enjoys it and rereads it every few years.

I guess there’s too many “likes” at this point, but umm... what Republican leaks have they ever done? Snowden leaked in 2013. Manning’s leaks were in 2010.

That gap is always going to be those who don’t believe they’ll be able to access that advantage vs. those that feel they will ultimately not have that same access. Yea, you probably have some purists there. But the vast majority of Americans (at least) probably don’t have faith the economic structure will lead to…

Talking, sure. But talking doesn’t actually do anything. In the end, someone has to provide training. Or someone has to become a better kind of police. Or someone has to work on community outreach. Or someone from the community has to help foster reengagement between the cops in a neighborhood and the constitutents.

Playing with Akroyd could be fun. There’s really no reason he couldn’t play someone interesting. He never really stopped being an actor and no one’s going to demand that he actually plays Ray Stantz with the ridiculous accent he’s got going right now.

Honestly I’m conflicted on this one. As Pegg mentioned, I think the majority of real arguments here tend to be a very nerdtastic “who should the gay character be” rather than “should there be a gay charecter.”

No, no. You’re forgetting that since he made the terrible prequels AND we know he had a really good editor for Star Wars, we have to assume he didn’t contribute anything fans actually like to the series. He pretty much wrote the Toshi station power converters line and then handed the reigns to people he hired.

I’m not sure how much statistical analysis is necessary. Average/not-great films generally suss out by audience identification. Even without all the extra-curricular idiocy this film has had, if the story and the characterization isn’t strong in something, how much someone likes it generally is entirely based on how…

Well then Jon wouldn’t have been the only incompetent military commander in that conflict. A mounted calvary charge attacking from the rear with Bolton’s forces occupied would have spared the most lives. The Bolton’s (especially) once they were suckered in were entirely vulnerable. Most of that “crush” scene didn’t…

It also wouldn’t be short. The next president gets at least the next two Supreme court Noms. If we go from a 5-4 to a 6-3 court (probably one of the next will be RBG), the consequences wont be 4 yeas. It will probably take 10-20 years to unscrew up the court. And if that happens, liberals better be a super majority…

There was a time when there was no such thing as “professionals.” As much as I can dig your sentiment, the only thing “professional” means is good enough to play at that level and has a support system.