I made it through a minute of that trailer before I lost interest.

I am legitimately curious how this movie is going to do. I was a fan of the books and the movies, but by the end of the fourth movie I was pretty much done with the series. I really have no desire to revisit the world of Panem or to see Snow as a protagonist. I think the book was decently well-received though so I…

Based on my limiting viewings of TBBT, it seems Sheldon started as a well-intentioned but socially awkward character. More childlike than anything. As the series went on, he seemed to become a progressively robotic asshole.

The ads for Young Sheldon make it seem like a family drama. I watched a bit of TBBT early on and I actually vaguely remember Sheldon talking about his father poorly. Knowing nothing else, I assumed the father figure in Young Sheldon was a stepfather.

Agreed. The MCU is turning into Star Wars at this point - it’s so big that there is an appetite to keep going to the well that works, but also a desire to let new creative visions in and bring in new audience members (and perhaps keep some who are finding the whole thing a bit stale after 15 years). They think they…

The director thing confuses me too. It’s like the MCU wants the recognition of the director, but without any of the vision that director brings that makes it their own. The closest the MCU has come lately was Thor 3 (which was Waititi’s refreshing take on Thor, though with arguably diminishing returns) and Dr Strange…

Good points.

This. I would also add that part of the appeal of the MCU to execs is that audiences will still show up for mediocre (and cheaper) content if it is related to the MCU at large. Iron Man 2, Thor 2 and Ant-Man 2 were pretty weak movies that did solid box office numbers in part because they were MCU films connected to…

Personally, I am just at a different place in my life than I was in 2008. I am now married with kids and just do not have time to invest in multiple movies and TV series in a shared universe, especially after the payoff from the previous 10 years was pretty satisfying.

There was an MTV show where fans could interview celebrities and one of the ads for said show amounted to a producer coaching the fan. I distinctly remember the producer telling the fan “How high can you kick?” is just not a good question to ask Jean Claude Van Damme. And honestly, I am sure he has gotten that…

Oh man, I mean, I would trade my current job for that in a heartbeat. I would love to have those kind of problems, exhausting as they may be after doing them a million times because my movies are just ssssooooo successful.

As a non-actor, press tours *sound* like fun. Get to travel the world and be asked softball questions by people pre-disposed to like your stuff in order to promote a movie. But in reality, I am sure it is more like this. Inane questions. Day. After. Day. The same questions. Day. After. Day. Not being able to talk…

For me Letterkenney got a bit stale and Shoresy has been a good similar/not identical substitute. I am not sure I would go 12 seasons of Shoresy, but it is good for what it is.

Holy shit, I just saw that. Unreal.

You’re right, I totally forgot about those.

It’s still amazing that they gave Winter Soldier to two brothers who directed You, Me and Dupree and several episodes of commercially-challenged shows Arrested Development and Community*. And they did alright.

You can count on zero hands the number of people who are going to think “Jezebel treated that wonderfully moderate Nikki Haley so unfairly... I was going to vote Biden but now I will vote trump to teach Jez a lesson!”

The trailer looked fine and I wanted to be excited about it, but it honestly did not do much for me. I liked Afterlife up until the end devolved into shameless fan service and watching this... I can’t put my finger on it, but it just sort of seems like the kind of thing I would agree to watch on a Saturday night out…

I made it through about 5 minutes of the debate before turning it off in disgust. Their solution to every problem is to assume a dystopia where they are the ruling class, assume that is what everyone wants, and then assume that it is magically going to happen. They have nothing to offer. And making the whole situation…

I was surprised by how much I liked it. I was getting a little burned out on the MCU, but seeing Ms. Marvel and GotG 3 so close together renewed my interest a bit.