The most intimidating of these cities is London, which over the centuries has grown from a flatbed truck draped with a Union Jack or whatever (who knows, the origins of the “traction cities” are one of this film’s big questions) into a massive multi-tiered beast that literally consumes smaller cities for sustenance.…

It seems like there was about a five minute period ten years ago or so when the UFC was on the verge of considering to maybe be an actual legitimate sport that you didn’t have to feel ashamed for watching.  That seems like a long, long time ago.  

Perhaps, but the editing and narrative skills of a good writer are what made this good.  

Why is Hobgoblins not being discussed. Why?

Yes, that must be it. All those people who strongly prefer KC barbecue are objectively wrong, and it isn’t just a matter of personal taste which of these very good thing one prefers.

You appear to be the level of bored that compels you to make bad takes and then be salty about them.

Of course not, just as you weren’t required to make such a silly comment like “texas is here, the adults are here, run along now lol,” but you did anyway.

The self-serious posturing that accompanies these hot takes is the best part.  Dude, you eat at a barbecue restaurant you like from time to time, you aren’t required to put down a bunch of food you’ve never even had to make yourself feel better.  

You realize things like this aren’t mutually exclusive, right? I mean, two things can be good. Great, even.

Wait...you think southern Illinois supports Chicago?  Are you serious?  

But if we didn’t have Schumer leading the charge in the Senate, who could possibly provide the progressive moral voice to counter the Trump administration?

Is self-interested one or two words?

Man, I guess we still have Nosferatu as a somewhat truer representation of Dracula

I can’t wait for this to be really engaging and interesting for two seasons and then immediately switch to being cruel and contemptful of the audience to make us feel bad for caring in the first place.  

Wrap your noggin around this: Sylvester Stallone is three years older (72!) in Creed II than Burgess Merideth was in the original Rocky (69).

If anyone is interested in some more info on the goof Van Dyke and the kinds of skills he’s bringing to the party:

I can’t believe this is something other than a joke, and then I remember the reality we inhabit.  

I know that the Gawker group of publications is committed to the narrative that Ansari must be grouped in with people like CK, but holy shit does that remain a reach.

Kathy Lee vs. Hoda.  

I think “Ted Cruz got gorilla-masked over the holidays by what appears to be a whispy-pubed teen” might be a more appropriate headline.