You again?

This was a much more heinous retcon than Raiders.

we want some meat

I just checked this and what I saw was ... unusually large hands. I think we’ve solved a piece of Donald’s puzzle.

Sugar does not cause diabetes.

Even Twitter?

Sorry, the greatest of these is the strong nuclear force. Love is in fifth place.

So how would this work, precisely?

OK, different “lol” has been earned.

For me, I would have to say the New Testament. The Old Testament is one thing: there’s excitement and action galore, full frontal nudity, totally awesome world-building, people fighting wars and selling their daughters, and character arcs. The New Testament starts off OK, kind of a calming “back to the Shire” coda,…

I think it gets mentioned because the gap is so. wide. between it and the original films. I had forgotten about it until just now. It’s like the direct-to-video Godfather.

Avatar is a profoundly mediocre movie.

Double lol.

This is almost identical to the American Werewolf in Paris situation mentioned upthread. Make a B-movie classic with oodles of charm and fun, wait 15 or 20 years, and suck all the life out of it with a poorly thought-out sequel which everybody is bound to hate.

and?

nitpicking about arguments about the refs is even less interesting than arguments about the refs, which is already the worst thing about sports articles.

No, it’s still OK to bash Mormons too.

I’m not sure “drilled” is the right word here. It probably tops out at “bonked”, or about 11-year-old level.

I’m trying to think of good things to say about this pairing, but I’m failing. Wrinkle in Time was just a godawful mess and I’m hoping that King will bring her down to earth. There, I did it.

Dear Salty Waitress,