This is a wonderful explanation.

Ummm...Okay?

As of today (2020-05-21)

Oh. Hey.

You getting hit by a car doesn’t involve a potential exponential increase in the number of people being hit by cars. It’s a singular event.

Thanks for the laugh.

If that’s what you consider “nuanced”....

So... Lofting was, in the early 1900s, what we would now call a “progressive” (anti-war, pro-animal rights, an “internationalist”, showed pacifist leanings, “despise[d] the arrogant imperialism of the period”, and worked to teach the younger generations why these qualities and morals were good and right.

That’s been a staple of good theatre all the way back to the ancient Greeks, and SF gave authors an amazing new way to display archetypes and stereotypes without being blatant.

Enterprise wasn’t a spin-off. A spin-off has its origins in a previous show. DS9 and Voyager both exist within the same time-frame as TNG, and used characters or groups previously seen in TNG.

I listed a range of possible reactions. You ignored all except the most severe—which I said was possible, but unlikely.

First of all, the Chinese censor far more than just what might threaten their political power. Clearly listed in the prohibitions for entertainment (movies, TV, streaming, games) is “abnormal sexual relations”. Homosexuality is included in that definition.

Let’s rephrase that: “What would Disney lose if they defied Chinese censors?”

“I never said it was — you stated that Disney pulls in large audiences from China. And I stated that they also pull in large audiences from the US. So a film, like Star Wars, which doesn’t do well in China, is actually going to do much better in the US than it does in China.”

“The US” is not asking for representation. A small part of the US audience is. Most people watching Star Wars don’t care.

Star Wars may not pull in massive audiences in China, but Disney does. They have massive market share and their IP is actively protected by the Chinese government in most areas. Shanghai Disney park brought in over $750M in ticket sales alone in its first year of operation.

Hmm. Aside from Legends, Batwoman is the only DC show that I give a hoot about anymore. I gave up on Flash and Arrow 3 seasons ago (when it became blatantly obvious that there would never be any character development, and they’d just keep making the same mistakes over and over). Black Lightning became overly…

Having worked Cats as local crew twice (for the Broadway tour), I can say that the “makeup” in this trailer is terrible compared to the stage version. They don’t look like cats at all--they look like people in leotards wearing cat-ears.

Having spoken words is what makes it a “musical” (a play in which sections are sung).  Cats is technically an opera (a fully-sung performance).

Are you kidding?!