Sorry for the late response. Long night at work.

1. Space is incredibly big, and there’s a very real possibility that the odds of him encountering anybody from the Red Dragon is very low. There are people in Witness Protection within the US who can avoid running into their former criminal colleagues, and the US is…

I mean this sincerely, but what are some of those legitimate, reasonable questions that the anime simply blew past?

So long as the platform has a good enough catalog of shows/movies to watch, viewer retention is much less of an issue.

Netflix could get away with dropping entire shows to binge because they didn’t have much, if any, competition. Not only that, but they also had an ample catalog of shows and movies that couldn’t be imme…

Can’t for “The Gang Beats Boggs” either, if only for the fact I’m a baseball fan (and a native of Tampa, Fl where Boggs played for a time, and still resides), and drunken shenanigans on fictional planes can almost always get a laugh out of me.

It’s funny you mention food criticism, because I was thinking of just that when I was righting my reply.

The fundamental issue is one of clarity. To take the dinner example. If you go to a restaurant and your complaint is that your dish (let’s say a steak) is too cold, that’s a clear complaint that can be rectified.…

If anything (and I touched on this in a different response), but sociocultural, we’ve been conditioned to have different expectations with our different forms of consumed media.

Fans of opera have no qualms about sitting (with intermissions) for works that run 4-5 hours. You put a non-fan in that situation and a common…

Writing a tight, narratively coherent screenplay that hits 90 minutes and is a good movie is rather difficult, which is why many movies end up being, at best, just average. It’s also why you have to think that even with some of the schlock that gets made, it pales in comparison to the troves of truly horrendous…

But the companies have ownership of the footage in the first place, so they can legally do what they want with the footage, regardless of whether it’s financially prudent or not. This reviewer doesn’t own the footage, or the rights to the footage, so your argument is silly.

At best, this reviewer might have a…

I wouldn’t be surprised if Siskel and Ebert, and the network they were on, got clearance from the studio/production company of the movies before they reviewed them, as well as the scenes that were shown.

In fact, this is obvious, because they didn’t reveal any spoilers either verbally or on-screen, and most assuredly…

You’re right, and I suppose my issue (if that’s the right term) is that
so much of Method (to the extreme you mention) is discordant with the essence of Sprezzatura, the art of making the difficult look effortless. At points it’s so obvious on screen (and not helped by the fact that the performers are constantly…

I’ve always gotten the sense that many, if not most, method actors have very limited imaginations and intellectual fluidity, hence why they have to “live” the experience (if for a short time), in order to convey that on screen or on the stage.

While there are certain things you do have to experience for the sake of…

Dear God, it seems as though they stumbled upon the exact right actor to play Kendall, because he’s essentially Kendall with a few less commas and zeroes in his bank account, but with more awards on the mantelpiece

You’re absolutely right on all counts.

I suppose my contention, in this specific case, is that there’s a better way to accomplish the aim (avoiding putting the actors in uncomfortable situations), and that’s to simply provide a full and clear rundown of exactly the situations they’re going to be performing, and then…

Ahh, okay. That is interesting, and thanks for clarifying.

I’m in Florida, so it’s pretty cut and dry: .08 or above at the time of measurement (be it breathalyzer at the stop, or if refused, when they ask you again once you’re processed at the local jail facility), and above .02 if you’re below the age of 21. There are…

You’re exactly right.

People often ignore,or are unaware of, the role that the substitution effect plays when it comes to labor demand. If your position is easily replaceable and reproducable, your leverage in terms of wage demands is very low. While this is often good for those looking to get into a particular job or…

I’ve always said this, but capitalism tends to pay people the most who make other people directly richer.

Wall Street types make a lot of money because their work directly translates into earnings for other already rich people (such as investors, pension funds, etc.)

Athletes make a lot of money because they make already…

The 1619 is a brilliant work, absolutely. However, there’s a few issues with this case that stand out.

Depending on the GA law, a Stand Your Ground claim might have a very limited duty to retreat, depending on the location (such as your home, your vehicle, or a public place) as well as what’s happening to you (are you…

Not to detract from your point, but unless that presumed man has a serious internal illness, there’s no way in hell that two regular beers in an hour would result in a BAC being above .08 by the time he gets breathalyzed.

Granted, being teenagers (some of whom were under 18), the standards of what qualifies as a DUI is…

The main issue I see is the fact that he was in his vehicle while all of this happened. I can imagine the prosecutor arguing that he could’ve used defensive driving maneuvers, and that being in a vehicle, he was far more protected from danger than someone walking on the street.

Ironically enough (and not knowing the…

Using a single actor is based on the presumption, stated clearly by the CEO, that actors who reflect the characters they portray in terms of race, ethnicity, sexuality, gender, and neurotypicality wouldn’t want, or be able, to deal with confronting or reliving the stressful situations that the VR examples would show…