You’re correct in the global sense, such as during the original Crisis and the Infinite Earths got reduced to one.

Did it though? You can argue that Identity Crisis was the final nail for the guy who wanted to restart it all (not spoiling, just in case) but it really started a bit after with the Rann/Thanagar War and Countdown.

You know, I watched X-Files religiously for the first five seasons, and I can’t remember a damn thing about the actual “arc” episodes, but the weird standalones live on in my heart.

Well, one big advantage of the episodic format is that it can be more experimental with individual episodes. If five episodes are stinkers, it won’t sink the show; people can skip them if they don’t like them. Whereas if it’s very arc heavy, skipping those stinkers means you might miss something crucial and have no…

Favorite episodes of Trek were always first contact missions, and diplomacy. I hate the current trend of forming the Avengers to prevent the galaxy from dying.

The problems that people have with trek is because they’re sad about what it could have been.  If you take it as it is it’s a fantastic show and very watchable and has some of the best episodes of trek (most of the best comedic episodes are in Voyager).

But the failures of the Jedi weren’t the rule of attachment. The failures of the Jedi were explicitly deciding to take sides in a war over trade disputes. This isn’t even subtext, every character at some point says the equivalent of, “Yo, why are we soldiers now?”

I like how they make use of all the windows by having the camera “outside” the ship.

he has gone rogue before, but this is a whole new (terrifying) look for the Kaylon.

Hmmm, it might be part of the idea of “the magic of cinema.” One knows that the dodgy rear-projection used in those films doesn’t always match up with the actions of the actors driving, but one generally accepts it because it’s unreal enough to be noticeable, but unless especially badly done, we accept it. It can…

From the 30 second preview I can’t help but shake the feeling Optimus reeeeally wants to thank me with his body.

Oh, yes, a good film crew can hide a multitude of...well, I’m not sure sins is a good word, but let’s go with “issues” that might be in a film. Going back to another cinema legend involved in the discussion, Spielberg and his team used a lot of cinematic tricks in Jaws to disguise how...well, problematic Bruce was.…

I think the answer Luke wants from Grogu is "both"

Hmmm, that’s a fair point in regards to defining it. Painterly does make a bit of sense as a descriptive expression, and the disconnect one used to the cinematic language and design before the current era’s shift in how films are physically produced, becomes a bit more apparent.

You floored me with this exquisite comment. 

On the issue of CGI in cinema, I would say, at least in my own opinion, that it is a tool to be used. But like any tool, it sometimes feels that modern film-making relies on it to such a degree that it begins to blend together. One giant CGI action sequence blurs into the other at times, and the feeling of...well,…

In his view, what he’s defining as “cinema” is something akin to a closed system. Forget for a moment that no viewing experience can truly be closed, nor is he innocent of using intertextuality in his films... this is just a thought experiment. The modern blockbuster is more of an experience that includes the…

Did anything ever happen with the “brain aliens” that had taken over some Starfleet officers in TNG? I think they looked like giant beetle-type creatures. I think Picard and Riker had to use two phasers on the highest settings to affect them, and there was this mysterious radio signal that it had sent out. I don’t…

I think it’s fair to say that Scorcese type filmmaking is harder to get made now. He’s got the name recognition to be an exception, but in general those films are getting squeezed out of the schedule. I have no problem with him lamenting that. It’s not just about what films he gets to make, it’s also about what films…

It’s Chekov’s Cockpit!