On the set of a movie, it is the armorer’s responsibility to ensure the weapons are safe to use for filming, and that no live ammo is loaded. The actors explicitly trust the armorer with their safety. He “could have” but isn’t expected to. The responsibility to ensure that no live ammo is used falls to the armorer.…

He had no reason to believe the gun wouldn’t fire. It wasn’t supposed to be loaded with live ammunition, period. The responsibility for ensuring there was no live ammo on set and in the device designed as a lethal weapon that was in perfect mechanical condition fell to the AD and the armorer, not Baldwin. SAG-AFTRA…

You’d think they’d at least have the decency to cast, film and edit the show before making sure no one ever sees it.

Good god! They really are reviving the old A.V. Club, aren’t they? What’s next? A takedown review by Ignatiy? The long-prophesied return of Snarkmaster General Sean O’Neal himself?!

I thought the movie was a lot of fun and IMO unfairly weighted down by an expectation for it to somehow elevate the genre despite its straight-to-streaming origins. I don’t think that’s why it flopped; I just thought some of the few people who saw it were unnecessarily harsh on it.

I’m not saying this woman has a case - I don’t know enough about the situation to weigh in either way - but I do think it’s worth having a serious discussion about how much effort needs to be put into making the subjects of “true story” entertainment anonymous. Should Gadd and people like him be able to tell their…

1.I really want to play this eventually, so I am glad you posted about this;

“Everyone that knows David Copperfield will tell you that these recent allegations from one newspaper are the exact opposite of who David is.”

Brian Herbert says “Hold my beer”

So is this show based on the crappy books that Frank Herbert’s son wrote? Is it connected to the Villeneuve movies or is it its own thing? Is Villeneuve involved with this at all? It all looks very expensive but I’m not sure how much I should care.

A dune prequel. What could possibly go wrong...

As always, it’s a shadowy cabal of women that are the true villains in any tale!

What causes a country to turn neutral? Is it lust for gold? Power? Or were they just born with hearts full of neutrality?*

I have a performer crush on Heidi Gardner - not only because she’s pretty but because she does pissed off in a way I completely relate to. I liked her bit on weekend update but am curious why she and her mom weren’t in the cold open.

I was going to make a comment on Switzerland winning, but I’ve decided to remain neutral.

The fact that hundreds of millions of people watched that bonkers performance by Bambie Thug is a triumph itself. Besides, a respectable 6th place finish for such a left-field song is nothing to sniff at. Interestingly enough, both the jury and the public votes placed her 6th. And the subsection of the public vote…

In terms of iconic songs and performances it’s difficult to top the 2021 contest, but this year apart from Estonia nobody had a bad song. Great show!

Agreed. I mean, obviously it’s easier to bounce back when you can look at your bank account and into the mirror and see multiple commas in the first and Chris fucking Pine in the second, but I love the healthy attitude he’s taking here. 

He seems pretty contented, all that money and fame aside. And I mean that without a bit of snark.

I agree.  He made something he loved.  He’s not hating on the critics or saying that they’re idiots and that he made a masterpiece. He made something he loved, and he still loves it, and good for him.  You’re allowed to love something you worked really hard on.