I love the movie myself, even with its flaws.

First of all, the “DM” thing is a D&D reference. “DM as god” fits D&D just fine, and yes, the DM should have final say when it comes to D&D. It’s not assholery (though there are asshole DMs), it’s just the way the game is played. And, no, it doesn’t enable abusive behaviour. Assholes will find a way to shit all over…

“That when the fighter PC gets grappled and blood drained by a vampire and someone mentions that vampire is a template which adds +8 strength the fighter stops resisting and starts flexing every muscle in his body so he gets exsanguinated faster, then helps turn the rest of the party?

You also have to keep in mind that many players don’t like changing systems. One way to get them to open up and try new systems is by offering to run a perfectly non-threatening “one-off” so they can try it out. If the one-off proves to be fun for them, you might wind up with more of a campaign as a result of that…

“Why is a seemingly formidable villain so weak?”

I ran a game with a printed D&D module. It said for three PCs, I was supposed to set a certain number of enemies against them. They cut the first batch down in a few rounds. It literally was no challenge for them (and I was rolling shitty that night). So, I decided on the fly to triple the threat. A bit more of a…

Amber Heard will line up for it, no doubt. Elon Musk will likely devote a few months doing whatever it is he does to support the film.

Didn’t they change cast members during each film in the series, or am I thinking of something else?

Yes. Yes, they do.

Is that the literal backstory of Birdman? If not, how did you come up with that precise combination of external factors weighing on the protagonist?

ABC Executive: “Let’s make a show that asks the question: What if Archie Bunker was half as funny?”

Just for shits and giggles, they do need to replace it with a show with “Valerie” in the title as a dig.

But, like Michael Bay, she’s serious this time, y’all.

I found a similar site a couple of years back that was talking about actresses that were ok to view because they’re technically European (and thus, theoretically white) even though they have darker skin.

He needs a TV series where he’s playing Colonel Sanders for five years.

To keep in line with the title of the series, the man keeps murdering his wives, and the cops keep themselves perpetually sidetracked from the investigation.

Hitler intended to go after all Christians, because they were a threat to the Nazi party.

Good question, considering the whole Columbus Nova thing.

It’s a weird duality. On the one hand, dissent means you’re lost. On the other, if you blindly follow a preacher that turns out to be a false prophet, you’re still lost. So, you have to both question/challenge authority and not question/challenge authority.

I have an aunt that’s one of those Old Testament types. She also started looking into the birth dates of my mother and her other two sisters. She determined that they essential were the “Four Corners,” and started spouting some absurd amalgamation of witchcraft and Christianity, saying things about God “using witches…