Even after she became president, there was still a sense that Selina had some idealism, that she did truly want to effect some positive changes in the US.

The post-RM entry is such a wonderful example of Wikipedia’s editorial culture. Hundreds of words of discussion about whether he should even bother to take any form of action. I love it.

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I always thought that the effect that the big 1985 events had on the industry was overstated. After all, Marvel saw its greatest period of growth in the late 80s and early 90s, at a time when they weren’t really doing any significant crossovers (apart from in the annuals.)

How would you even define the era after the Bronze Age? A lot of people use Watchmen and Dark Knight returns, as they ushered in an era of grimdark comics, but that grimdark era was short lived. By 1988, Marvel’s flagship titles were dominating the market with pulpy, family friendly fare. The grimdark age was looking l…

Yeah. I would use the reform of the Comics Code ( or the Amazing Spider-Man issues that rejected the original comic’s code, thus causing the code to loosen it’s standards) as the demarcation point from Silver to Bronze.

Yeah. Even though there are ubiquitous sandwich chains that are better overall than Subway, Subway still remains the best place to satisfy a craving for fresh vegetables when you’re on a greasy road trip.

Bob had such a penned-in childhood (working at his Dad’s diner, where his only friends were anthropomorphic garbage) that it’s no wonder his life’s ambitions are so modest.

This was a very solid episode that would easily make my top 10, if not top 5, of the HD era. The plot was coherent and focused, there were a few solid laughs, and there were no incredibly weak or stupid moments that made me yell at the TV.

I think it’s also important to note that the man-babies are attacking properties that are more likely to inspire young women and girls: video games, comics, and PG sci-fi adventure films. Your average 8-year-old doesn’t have the patience to watch a movie like Hidden Figures. It’s most important that girls find role…

I highly recommend this album for people who like 70s synth bands like Yellow Magic Orchestra early ambient Brian Eno. You’ll probably recognize some of it from your favourite podcasts. 

If Wikipedia’s plot summary is to be believed, Forrest invents New Coke.

I thought about adding this post-script myself, but I knew you wouldn’t let me down.

It’s also inevitable that a dramatic show in its latter days is going to focus more on plot than character, at least when compared to the early going. When you start telling a longform story, one of the first things you have to do is make your audience become invested in your characters (whether it’s a deep love or a…

Its a shame. Todd VDW and everyone else tried really, really hard to make TV club Classic work, and they kept it running for much longer than it was financially viable.

Lexx was very deliberately weird, and only part of that was to hide it’s complete lack of budget.

Reboot and Beasties are still watchable.

Yeah. Any apparent political stability at the end of the series is sure to be temporary. That’s just human history. There’s always some form of political struggle happening, and it will continue long after the inevitable proletarian uprising that abolishes the monarchy and turns the iron throne into scrap metal for…

I loved the running callback(s) to “Burger Boss” whenever the kids would breeze past the Yacht Club doorman. It’s rare for Bob’s Burgers to reference past episodes (“Hey, Marshmallow” being the exception.)

In the book, you could tell that he was constantly haunted by some secret (“Promise me, Ned!”) which made it all the more surprising when he died before he could reveal that secret.