I was never a fan of the show (that and “Smokey and the Bandit” were really not my thing. Didn’t hate them, but didn’t care either). But I am honestly curious how they “laundered” Lost Cause propaganda. By being from the south and having a stars and bars on the roof?

You’re right. But in the case of WSS, I think there was this complicated other thing of some portion of musical fans being offended he would even remake WSS, so that tainted the pool as well.

Simple fact is that some do well, and some flop hard. Everyone was sure that LMM was going to have a post Hamilton hit with In the Heights. He did not. There was a lot of hype that a Spielberg West Side Story was going to be a big deal. It was not. Then again, Wonka did not really admit in its marketing that it was a…

You may disagree, but I stand by my statement. The title is overly dramatic to drive clicks, and the bringing up assault out of nowhere is to drive up comments and sensationalize something that was never said. I can see where someone else might not see it that way, but that is how I see it.

No, its not. You know how you write that without bringing up a non-existent harassment claim? How about:

Yeah, admittedly I have not seen the show yet, so can’t honestly comment on it specifically. I WILL say that the trailer does NOT get me interested much at all.

You know, it is not really anyone in particular I think. SHE did not bring the phrasing up, Stern did. And she sort of went into “some people you don’t really have chemistry with, even if it looks like you do on camera.”, rather than “yes, some people actually disgusted me.”

So I totally get it if you don’t like his shtick or whatever. Not everybody likes the same thing and that is fine. But the idea that he is not likeable in general is silly. His whole hugely successful career is based on his likability, and his IS still hugely popular and followed. Sure, his recent relationship issues…

Not actually true. The reality is that gas pumps are everywhere, in large quantities, the way we hope EV chargers will be one day. There are commonly unused pumps at any given gas station at any given time. If you tripled the number of ICE cars, the change in wait would likely be negligible. Even if I have to wait, it…

Ha! Sure, blame “tech bros”. Not the immense amount of crime and drug use in Oakland and SF. Those cities have been run into the ground by various interests who just fight each other rather than actually try to solve anything. The North and South Bay are doing just fine.

So actually, not generally. If the plane was sealed as it went down, sure. But if not and it filled with water as it went down, the pressure would be the same inside and out, and it would just settle down to the bottom essentially intact.

I don’t get the issue on Old Man’s War. That is the exact opposite of unfilmable. Same with its sequels.

So I do get your point, but I should also point out that this idea of “pre-emptive genocide” as a dominant survival strategy in the universe IS a growing line of thinking in science to explain why the universe appears empty, to the point that it has a name in scientific circles: The Dark Forest (0ne of a number of…

Well, because that is one of the key pillars of “science” fiction, vs pure fiction or fantasy. You can obviously choose to ignore that, honestly to each their own, but Bruce’s argument is still a valid one.

True, and I agree on those kinds of details. They were main characters, so people wonder. But if the new story is fun they will forget pretty quickly as long as the big guy is there.

Either we are, or they will be making some very clear reference at the start as to why not. It is the first thing I hear people asking after seeing the trailer.

I agree with every one of these with the possible exception of Moulin Rouge. Don’t get me wrong, I really love that film. But, while bright and detailed and extravagant, I feel like it has worked just fine on the big screen, on my flat screen, or on stage. It is as much about the sound as the images and does not feel…

Actually I had forgotten all of that, what a trip that was.

Oh wow, had not noticed that. But no matter what anyone says, they are absolutely selling off each every one of these segments as they can. I feel like Kotaku is one of the more marketable and least controversial of the bunch (along with probably The Takeout). Although, I am not sure how many of these categories are…

Sure, I get that, but, IMO, that is what they initially did. They released a statement that said she had surgery, that she would need time to recuperate, and that she would not be back in the public until Easter, and that they would like some privacy. The only thing they left out was that she also had a cancer…