The average life expectancy for American men is 77. So young, but not insanely young. But my oldest parent was born mid-50s and I want them to live to be 100 at least, so I sympathize with wanting to at least pretend it’s insanely young.

Children of a Lesser God has lots of funny bits, he was definitely adequate at comedy

Children of a Lesser God is such an amazing performance, not to be missed. I never would have seen it if it hadn’t been shown at the TCM Film Festival with Marlee Matlin attending and I wanted to see her because of West Wing. He’s passionate, funny, flawed, charismatic, plus the challenge of acting in a second…

Or the most frugal option, just don’t use anything for fabric softener. I don’t and I’ve never pulled a load of laundry out of the dryer and thought, man, this is some hard cotton. Even my air-dry loads aren't noticeably unpleasant. Maybe a good idea for people with sensory issues? 

That might be your opinion and a fine moral compass for individuals to live their lives, but it’s just not how our justice system is designed. Sufficiently offensive words and manner can be the basis for either a provocation or self-defense defense. For self-defense, other factors would be needed, it’s not clear from…

Boo, feel good is not getting a third season, but point stands that she's not exactly obscure

Charlotte Ritchie was also in Call the Midwife, and is currently a lead in Ghosts and Feel Good. 

They do, but the Britbox offerings here are underwhelming. It’s mostly mystery shows which aren’t really my thing or outdated comedies or classics I’ve already seen too many times. Very little recent, popular stuff.

If they’d let non-UK citizens buy a television license for access, I’d spend the money instantly. It works out to around 17 bucks a month, expensive but just about worth it.

I’ve always assumed the rights for these shows are somehow extremely complicated or mishandled. I’ve never understood why it takes 6 months for episodes to become available to even buy after they air in the UK. And then they’re only all available on Prime as far as I can tell and I’d rather not give money to Bezos. Als…

A Back to The Future story where Jaime and Claire’s descendant, born in the 2300s, has to go back to World War II to ensure Claire survives to go back to the 1700s

Ah yes, we can suspend disbelief for the time travel, fifty-something characters looking thirty-something, and other magic, but nothing less than historical realism will do for sexual violence. Tbh I don’t think it gets a pass for the sexual violence. The Jaime story is actually a necessary-to-the-story exploration of…

I get you're joking, but the justification in the book is that if your spouse isn't in existence yet, it's basically the same as being a widow.

It seems much more likely to not be about either Jaime or Claire, so much of the book and show’s appeal is about their unique connection and the Christian-influenced one true love with very sexy-sex but only in marriage. If the new series didn’t have sex, it wouldn’t feel like Outlander, but if it did have sex with…

He’s just described as a doctor, not a well-paid doctor. The average salary for docs is around 300K. If he’s not in a well-paid specialty, he’s probably upper-middle class salary with ~500K in student loans and didn't make any money to speak of until he was early 30s. Sure, someone in that bracket could afford picking…

She went up four cup sizes during pregnancy and she's just gone back to pre-pregnancy size, so you can save your worries, not that it's really any of our business.

They did, but it's more like an administrative code with plenty of discretion for their censor board. And the main target is time travel to pre-Communist China that makes it seem like things were better then. 1981 is a-ok apparently.

It’s an especially weird triumvirate with Joe Biden who is also an Irish-American Catholic who went through a horrific family tragedy without being completely destroyed by it. I’m curious if there’s some cultural or epigenetic factor in that demographic that correlates with being more resilient.

you seem lovely, eloquent, and capable of engaging in a reasoned and nuanced discussion, have a great day