I’ve now seen complaining about the complaint in two different places and have yet to see the actual complaint even once.

Um, no, try again. There are plenty of excellent stories that are simply character studies where not much happens. That kind of storytelling might not be for you; it doesn’t mean it’s defective. I don’t typically care for character studies either, but so far The Bear is an exception.

I get your point, although I think the availability of reviews of various kinds (print, YouTube, etc.), combined with the fact that there is no obligation to buy the game right when it comes out (meaning you can wait until 1. they’ve patched out all the launch issues and 2. the up-front astroturfed hype fades away),…

I think we’d all be better off if we simply avoided F2P games (at least those with the “spend money to save time” model) altogether. ZZZ may be “gorgeous, surprisingly funny, and fun as hell to play”, but so are a million games that don’t try to suck your wallet dry. We make excuses for games like ZZZ, but we should…

*Virgin Galactic tugs nervously at collar*

OCH AYE

D’you think Elfman is taking his last name too literally?

They didn’t really get going until 1927, and worked regularly as a team until the early 1950s. Everything up to 1929-ish is in the public domain now, but that’s not even close to “most of” their work.

That despite its recent uptick in quality, the A.V. Club still hasn’t hired any copy editors.

Leave it to an Australian to make the best joke about US politics.

It sort of is! Will Harris, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, Jesse Hassenger, and Nathan fucking Rabin have all returned already. Now we just need A. A. Dowd and Sean O’Neal and we can unseal the apocalypse.

The fact that he’s started regularly showing up on 5 Second Films is just delightful. Like, there’s no way that 5SF makes a ton of money or is giving him big exposure; he’s clearly doing it because he likes it.

Shrek? *shrug*

I legit emitted an involuntary cheer when “Sabotage” started, the instant The Original Beef came on screen. After 15 minutes of Tina being crushed by the system, it was a beautiful ray of hope.

I want an episode which is just Sugar, Tina, and Sydney going on a road trip.

Can I work at the candy factory any more?

Ahh, I can’t wait. UA has never been a perfect show but it has a wonderful charm and identity that make it really feel like someone’s vision and not focus-grouped pabulum.

I mean, Penisula

Judging by your name, I’m guessing you just rose from the dead after several years, which means maybe you missed the Spanfeller era? You lucky dog. Except for the being dead part.

*puts on shame hat*