I totally believe some parents would do it. If they were convinced it was the best way to keep their kids safe and it had been extensively tested, then I buy it.

Personally I felt a lot of the unexplained science was a reference to how in Star Trek most of their technology functions more like magic with little to no explanation behind it. Most of it seems totally unfeasible, so Trek requires more of a suspension of disbelief than most episodes of Black Mirror, and I felt like…

They are aiming for the very long term to completely replace traditional distribution. And they have investors with a lot of cash to burn just to do that.

I mean, the Force as a storytelling element is a lot more palatable if it’s more like an RPG mechanic, where your general power level scales with your time investment. Abilities that suddenly make characters super powerful with no effort make for unsatisfying narrative elements.

Never said it was in the NFR. But, you’re trolling, and you know that.

The problem is that Alita is the only character in the live action (subjective) adaptation that has big manga eyes. In contrast to everyone else, it’s unsettling and difficult to not be drawn to them.

What in the absolute fuck made them think giving her manga eyes in live action was a good idea?

I’ve seen horror trailers that creeped me out less than this did.

Huh. Let me preface this by saying that the comic is creepy and gross and shouldn’t exist because, hey, having childrens’ animated characters fuck is creepy and gross and shouldn’t exist. That said, having read the comic, it can be argued that this comic isn’t Pro-Life/Anti-Choice.

It’s an anthology show, each episode is a self-contained story, usually about technology and the way humanity abuses it and each other. The quality, of course, depends on the episode, but they’re usually good to amazing with only one or two episodes I would qualify as mediocre or bad.

Episode 5 was jarringly horrible in so many fundamental respects...it was like watching a totally different show, an old-fashioned crap show. And from what you describe comes next I am in all likelihood bailing on this show.

I get why you’d want to make some changes to Alex from the comics, but it seems weird that like everyone else has powers and he’s just like a sort of normal kid who is like ok at hacking I guess? Like he’s not really the leader in this (SINCE NO ONE IS DOING ANYTHING), so he seems weirdly out of place.

Which is why having the show on a spaceship will ultimately save the show money. Filming on sets is a lot cheaper than outdoor location shooting.

(shrug) I don’t see any particular reason to give the benefit of the doubt to a completely unknown showrunner whose only identifiable characteristic at this point is that he/she will be hired by the same FremantleMedia execs who just made the extremely stupid decision to part ways with Fuller and Green.

As far as I’m aware most of the MCU reshoots are planned affairs, second passes later on or involving guest directors. Rogue One on the other hand does sound like a lucky outcome - I mean watching the film it worked well whatever magic they did. Suicide Squad? Not so much, that film felt like it had three entirely…

That’s not the chorus, it’s the verses, and it’s the backing vocals that just sing ‘Christmas’ while the lead sings full lyrical lines. So no.

The kids finding the coasters was very believable. C’mon. It’s a high school parents approved party at the nerd’s house only the jock has insisted on breaking into the parental booze stash in dad’s study where everyone knows they’re not supposed to be. So OF COURSE the nervous nerd is going to insist on coasters in…

Yeah, the show’s been straining for laughs all season. The problem is, the Flash writers have been writing mopey nonsense for so long, they forgot how to properly balance the humor with seriousness. I’d still take this over “Abra Kadabra” or “The Wrath of Savitar” though.

Well, one is a fantastical ballet of violence that takes place in a mythical world of secret assassin cabals full of arcane credos and River Styx coinage and luxurious hotels. The other is a raw, street level view of a man amassing an unseemly amount of weapons to try and scratch some unreachable itch of anger,…

drunk/sub-chef, was that a jab at Futurama? I'd rather watch Futurama than almost any episode of TNG, but that's 'cause Futurama's awesome.