There's no way SLJ survived with his arm being torn off but since I liked his chain-smoking character (the only black guy of any significance in all three films) and we don't actually see him killed I still like to think he somehow survived as absurd as that is.

Martin Ferraro.

The thing that killed the sequel for me was how mean-spirited it was (much more so than 'Temple of Doom' which often gets criticised on that basis, along with the less defensible racism). I realise that killing off 'good guys' as well as 'bad guys' raises the stakes and thus the tension but the sheer adolescent…

As a lawyer, albeit not a commercial lawyer, I found the demonization and death of the PR guy in the book to be much more satisfying. Then again, many commercial lawyers are dicks too.

Yeah, thank goodness for Fox News keeping corrupt, mendacious journalists at less scrupulous media institutions in line, right?

It is the Magic Kingdom.

I 100% concur (I'm an anti-Randian Batman fan myself). Out of interest, of the various Batman films/TV shows so far which ones do you think uphold a neo-libertarian POV and which, if any, take a more liberal, left-of-centre position?

And when he puts it like that, he's kind of got a point. In some ways, despite being a sleazy purveyor of a 'New York Post' type tabloid his prejudices, if one can call them that, are coming from a (liberal) pro-government/pro-rule of law perspective rather than a right-wing, Libertarian or…

That sounds brilliant. Unfortunately, in the real world The Daily Mail, or Fox News, would spin the story and/or find dirt on Jessica that presented her as some dirty, swindling con-artist stealing from an upstanding media institution's salt-of-the-earth readership.

I believe that was taken straight from the comic-books, and you're right, it does add some gravitas to the character. If the 'ASM' filmmakers finally do decide to add JJJ in a way that doesn't invite unfavourable comparisons with J K Simmons brilliant, but entirely comedic, take on the character a bit of pathos may…

I think you're thinking of Rupert Murdoch.

But nothing you or McPickleshitter has said has done anything to change my opinion about the anti-vac lobby. I already long thought they were a bunch of dangerous idiots, but none of that has anything to do with veganism. Plus, I don't think personalising the subject does any good. We need to get these people…

The only way you're going to achieve anything positive in this argument is by somehow engaging and challenging her arguments about vaccination head-on. Hijacking a discussion on an entirely unrelated issue will not cause her to reflect on her heinous views on the topic. You can't bully a person to seeing reason, no…

'Awful garbage'? She's discussing veganism for goodness sake! Is that what you consider 'awful garbage' because if you do I have every right to counter that offensive position.

I've avoided accusing you of sexism precisely on the basis you've outlined. Sexism is often the basis for attacking a woman's academic credentials but I have no reason in your case for believing that you're questioning Bialik's PhD for any other reason but your (otherwise entirely commendable) pro-vaccination stance.…

Okay, I do agree with this point, and I appreciate the reasonable way you've expressed it. You're 100% right here. A non-vac celebrity would be a better source. But like you also state, not *everything* she says is wrong, or at least easily dismissible. And whilst I find the anti-vac lobby horrendous I wouldn't…

Now there's a third thing; her veganism. Hey, maybe if we focus on that she won't try and grab publicity by spouting off he rill-informed crap on vaccinations. A lot of these anti-vac celebs like Jenny McCarthy seem to be desperate for publicity. Let them find publicity some other way instead of via their dangerous…

Ah, fuck it. I'm not trying to blow up at you. I just don't see the value of going round in circles and jerking each other off about how much we hate the anti-vac lobby. The only point *one* poster needs to make is 'stop giving Mayim Bialik publicity because she's an anti-vaccer'. End of. Hopefully the AV Club…

Your snarky sinus comment suggests to me that your agenda *is* to discredit veganism.

I'm not interested in Television Without Pity; I'm interested in this site. Moreover, this is the site that brought up the article on veganism. I don't know whether 'TWP' considers such subjects (if it's specifically about TV, probably not).