Sure, I imagine he might also describe himself as fair-haired, but when a third party constantly says, "fair-haired comic Jim Gaffigan" they aren't just sharing information on follicles.

It would actually fit right in with the potential-themes of the show if the group doing this had been working with the psychiatrist to come up with some sort of horrific special cocktail that had a potential function particular to trauma - the innocent frolic, the burdened are 'unburdened.'

As my Mom put it, "He has an interesting negotiation style."

I suspect Frain and his boss were also in on the original theft of the diamonds. According to Velcoro's Dad that's when they left the LAPD for Vinci.

One of my most used lines in life.

Eh, 'this thing is awesome' is a pretty widely valued criteria for allowing things that are bad for people in general.

"A Comedic Master-No!"

Ugh, it's worse when you know, like, art faculty in their 80s with giant multigenerational clans of spawn, minions, and minion-spawn and their parties are just… depressingly amazing.

too soon.

Well, there was at least some initial pointing.

I think if the conclusion is "Don't know what we watched; maybe we just discussed the genre?" over "Double Indemnity" tines may be justifiably sharpened.

[Pedant Mode]Hmm, now that I'm policing the term I'm calling this out as a cromulent use of neocon. Not technically correct, as VD Hanson et al is somewhat controversial among them and Persian policy is closer to the neocon position, but certainly more legit than other terms.[/Pedant Mode]

I actually think Skykids has its moments.

That's not at all the way the text works? Or neocons?

Ah, Vincent, one of my favorite professor's go to examples for "a well written character can still be dumb."

Yeah, but at least the comic is pretty clear that Marv is not a good guy's good guy. The only way he works at all is in the context of the hyper-fallen world that is Sin City, and even within that he's more or less a monster.

Casshern is like the Aeniad to the Matrix's Illiad - if the Illiad had just fallen apart after the first fight at the ships.

Casshern is kinda fun, though.

The very inchoate theory I have is that Miller being so accomplished in another visual medium gave him:
- Some strong advantages in some subsets of making a film
- Some strong disadvantages in other subsets
- No idea how to actually talk to people to get the advice and help needed to make up the difference.

Actually, that's something you can totally avoid doing! It's the recommended method, in fact!