I'm just gonna go back to five minutes ago, when I had no idea who these people are. It was better there.

I remember reading Porno, which was more of a sequel to the film not the book of Trainspotting, and it was a jarring experience. It's also a terrible book, so maybe it was that, not the writing a sequel to the adaptation thing.

Damn it. Texas' plan has backfired. We were hoping he'd be elected president and then we could secede and re-form the Republic of Texas, leaving the rest of y'all to deal with Ted while we enjoyed a Ted Cruz-Free existence. Now he's still our fucking senator.

Oh, I completely agree that it is an incoherent and terrible book. I just think the worst possible incarnation of the law is the canon version due to its inclusion in the main storyline.

Considering the primary Event book had the murderous psychopaths following Tony plus Reed sending people to the Negative Zone, I prefer to view that as the canon version of the law. It would be nice if it was about insurance and proper training, though.

I've always read Parker as Jewish. I mean, he could be anything if you wanted to, but I like the idea of Parker not being a part of the majority religion in the country.

I steadfastly ignore all tie in issues to the Marvel events. I'll keep track of the event itself, but I'm not running down ever last subplot unless I'm already collecting that book. I might miss a thing or two, but I don't feel this has ever detracted from my enjoyment of an Event (except maybe Secret Wars, which was…

Yeah, Tower of Terror has one of the best themes and pre-shows. The Posette is a hardcore TZ fan, but there's almost no part of the ride I don't enjoy. Especially the now randomized drop sequence. I'd understand if they changed the theme, as TZ isn't exactly universally popular anymore, but I'd be sad to see it go.

Heck, the last Iron Man movie didn't really have Iron Man in it (until the end). It was about Stark dealing with PTSD while also on a bit of a investigation adventure. The films have a similar style, but their more different than their reps. Yes, they all have a climax and a big action set piece. They are still action…

Your attention, please. The story you are about to see is true. The names have been changed to protect the innocent. For example: George Baker is now called "Sylvia Wiss."

My favorite exchange of the film, set up by an entire movie of referring to her as the "Virgin Connie Swayle."

I feel the Ghostbusters backlash is the perfect storm of MRA idiots crossed with man-children who fetishize their childhood entertainments. Oh my God, we can't touch Ghostbusters! That would be like remaking Casablanca! I mean, I love Bill Murray, too, but we can remake a silly comedy from the 80s without the earth…

Jordan hit 200 with no power and din't draw walks. He was an awful minor baseball player (partly because he had a strike zone the size of a midsize sedan).

I've always called it "throwing like a European" because I've always known girls who can throw a baseball.

I don't think it was the director's intent, but I think the film showed how Sam was oblivious to her own privilege. She crafted this identity for herself as the black radical, yet someone who truly was an individual and difficult to boil down to just a label, Lionel, is systematically excluded by EVERYBODY. He didn't…

I think you're right about scale. The indie label based on handshake deals and personal relationships only works when the dollar amounts are relatively small and the people involved are all honest to God friends. As soon as it becomes a business relationship, then each party is going to try and jockey for as much cash…

Yeah, I think the big difference here is that Lookout! betrayed the trust of their bands by mismanaging the money to such a degree that they couldn't pay the bands their royalties. Touch and Go never had that betrayal of trust. They honored the royalty agreements and stood by their handshakes.

I really thought Roose was gonna kill Ramsey right then. Sad to be wrong, as Roose is the better villain.

I agree with you. This is the weakest episode I can remember, but the issues are not near as pronounced as Sava claims. Though there are issues, particularly in the faceless and boring nature of the Hand. I just don't care all that much about the or their ill-defined evil plot. That's not racist, it's just bad…

And I think that's what I like about Eggers, opposed to DFW. I think DFW's fiction is all about his stylistic choices, and I find his writing to be rather cold (his essays are fantastic). Eggers is not as gifted of a stylist, but I think he's better at hitting emotional beats. That's an earnestness to his work that's…