And both Conroy voices were perfect.

Seriously. The MCU built a freaking juggernaut WITHOUT access to three of the most famous and well known heroes/groups: Spiderman, the X-Men, and the Fantastic Four.

Could have said the same about GotG though?  Largely unknown to the casual fandom and ended up being a massive hit.  Hell even Iron Man was a 2nd tier hero before the MCU

Thor 2, and for that matter the Ed Norton Incredible Hulk, weren’t up to the same level of quality as the rest of the MCU, but they are still, even at their worst, decent movies. The MCU hasn’t churned out a true clunker on the level of WW1984, XMen Dark Phoenix, or the most recent Fantastic Four.

Thor 1 was fine, just…

Shit, even play single player video games.  I’ve told the controller to go fuck itself plenty of times.

Agreed. The wife and I are both sporting Apple laptops that are nearing the end of life that never get any use since we both have work-provided computers that are much newer. But with the return to the office imminent, the low entry price for the Mini has me thinking about trading in and upgrading. Getting a Mini for…

Phil Hartman’s career high will always be Lanley.... Lyle Lanley

I hold onto a *little* bit of skeptic’s optimism regarding the Mini since it did get the same update to the M1 with the iMac, and Apple has gotten out of the consumer monitor game. On some level, Apple knows that some number of their consumers don’t want the all-in-one solution, whether its because they prefer a…

Aquaman was after JL. The scene at the beginning where he meets up with his dad happens is immediately following the events of JL.

The average American worker is willing to injure themselves to ensure the great employer is always in a position to share their table scraps with them.

The loss of T’Challa raises some interesting questions, esp as far as plot points from BP are concerned. M’Baku challenged for the throne because of his dislike for Shuri’s attitude (among other things). He’s been shown as loyal to T’Challa and Wakanda after his challenge defeat, even if he’s antagonistic toward Shuri…

I read an interview with James Purefoy and he was talking about a conversation he’d had with Kevin McKidd about being pissed that HBO took away their show and essentially gave it to GoT. Both of them swore off ever signing onto GoT... which is a shame.

7 seasons of Rome that wrapped up right as GoT is getting off the…

Been rewatching Rome this week. Man that was a good series. Also enjoy seeing how many from Rome also have GoT on their resume.

I used to have the KeySmart key ring with the built in Tile tracker that had a button that would make my iPhone chime. That would have been a nice feature to include in the AirTags. I suppose most people buying AirTags are also likely to already have an Apple Watch or Homepod that will do the same thing.

I’ve grappled a bit with the “Avengers 2.5" or “Captain America 3" question a bit with Civil War. It seems like there were maybe a couple too many Iron Man-centric scenes that shifted the focus to Tony... most notably the RDJ de-aging scene

That said, the MCU needed an Avengers V2 and Secret Avengers film. We just…

Their decisions make total sense if the objective is “capture the success of the MCU with 0% of the work”

Whedon didn’t come on board until mid-2010, at which point IM 1+2, and the Incredible Hulk were already released, Thor was in post-production, and Captain America was getting underway. Whedon’s Phase I involvement included some re-writes on Captain America TFA, the post credit’s scene in Thor, and then Avengers.

Other…

Yes - I almost never use my Apple TV remotes and half the time don’t know where they are. Fortunately the remote widget will change the volume of my Homepods in the bedroom and the receiver in the living room - its just the TV in the office that’s the problem.

Does he though?  His credits, apart from Avengers 1&2 and JL, are pretty light in the last 10 years.

How about making the phone nominally thicker to fit a larger battery AND get rid of the awful projecting camera lens??