You mean like what? They should do like “Braveheart?” No. Not that. Almost entirely fictional, that one. Also...Mel Gibson.

So...trolls, huh?

This awful woman reminds me of my mother (!) who has a habit of phoning the cable company twice a year to complain about all the “mexican channels” on her TV. “I told them to take ‘em off. I don’t want ‘em,” she says to me occasionally. 

Maybe a better analogy is the way we consume and use calories. As long as we burn what we take in, no worries. But when our consumption outpaces the burn, we start to put on some weight. No biggie at first, but then you’re heavier and it’s harder to move as much and your knees hurt so you move less and get depressed…

I had a whole mouthful of cavities when I was a kid. And I’d bet most of them were due to Frankenberry and Booberry.

I don’t get it.

To keep an eye on you, skippy. I’m keepin’ you honest. 

I almost agree with you. But, as I say in a post down below, every day you do horrible things to other people somewhere on the planet. Or your behavior supports their exploitation. Or you ignore horrible things because there are only so many things you can focus on in a day. You didn’t shoot someone in the head today,…

Ok.

Sorry this took a while. Lots going on!

I was looking for a way to disagree. And almost did, in a knee-jerk fashion. But after having thought about it for a moment, I realize that both you and SR (best Wonketteer on Earth, btw) are wrong. Dehumanizing other humans to the point where you can enslave them, torture them, mass-murder them is one of the defining…

“What do black people need before they can move forward?”

How can anyone know what happens to chimps in space? The US only sent up one chimp. He was alone in his capsule and never stepped outside of it, suited-up or otherwise. He came home fine, btw.

Here’s how I see it. Let’s say you own a brick and mortar strip mall. Or maybe a chain of them. Now there are lots of retailers renting space in your mall, not all of whom cater to a clientele you like or sell products you wholly approve of, personally, but they pay their rent and don’t at all impede the operation of…

No. I mean it. If it works for you, good on ya. Lots of stuff works for me that other people cock their heads at. I’m just just saying that we’re discussing different things here. I never claimed that any character was always true to a very narrow definition of who they are. I would never say, ‘Oh, Spock would never…

Again, the artistic assumptions of the 1960's are different than today. The storytelling requirements for TV are different today than they were 55 years ago when each week was a complete reset and you only had to think yourself out of THIS week’s adventure. It’s a different landscape today, and if this show works for…

Anytime, man.

The difference is that we didn’t have any prior experience with Spock and Pike. Yet it’s plausible that he had captain in his early years who he cared about. And really, Spock’s mutiny wasn’t born of sloppy emotions. It was logical, as far as it goes. Spock was willing to suffer the consequences. And that he didn’t…

Actual pre-season writer’s room conversation:

No. We didn’t learn much about Sulu. But the artistic assumptions of 1966 don’t really apply here. And things like Michael committing mutiny is doing more to make my point than yours. The reasons behind, say, the TOS cast committing mutiny in the film series feels earned, because we understand the relationships…