It’s only because Jeph Loeb (Executive Vice President of Marvel Television) said they might reference him in Infinity War. When asked if the movie would say anything about Coulson, Loeb said “It’s certainly something that will get resolved, and it may get resolved in a very surprising way.”

If you can’t tell that you die, and the copy can’t tell that it’s a copy, and the transition between the two is basically seamless, it shouldn’t feel any different to anyone involved than walking through a doorway.

That’s an interesting thought. I was thinking sort of the opposite—Disney needed another season so that Coulson dies (again) before Infinity War. Then it would be less incongruous if someone mentions Coulson being dead—it would make sense to the people who only watch the movies, and would make sense to people watching…

Joss Whedon is an executive producer on Agents of SHIELD and his brother is showrunner. Joss Whedon also created and was the showrunner of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. In several episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, a recurring character named Faith would get asked “How are you?” and she would respond, “Five by five.”…

That’s interesting—so it would be a society where people are accustomed to only living for the time it takes before their next teleport. I can imagine a society like that, but I have problems imagining a society that would develop into that—most people like to go on living, and the mere knowledge that a copy gets to…

I understand that humans continually regenerate tissue and therefore the “you” of today isn’t the same as the “you” of 2008. But if a teleporter destroys the original and creates a reproduction at the other end, doesn’t that turn you off at least a little? You’d step into the teleporter, and to you, everything goes…

“It’s longer than you think, Dad! Longer than you think!”

I’m honestly asking: who wants this? Why?

Great article. Can’t wait for future installments—especially when/if you write about my personal fave, When Harry Met Sally. Bridget Jones may be my second-favorite; Zellweger and Grant and Firth’s chemistry mixes together extremely well, and like you said its greatness is due in part to how much it focuses on…

Already answered this. I thought the article writer meant “suspended registration” when she said “suspended license.” The truth is they initially stopped him in a parking lot because he matched the description of a shoplifter and while they were talking to him they ran his DL.

Sorry, I was assuming when the article writer said “suspended license” she meant “suspended registration.” A quick google search informs me that they stopped him in a parking lot because he matched the description of a shoplifter someone had called in. While they were investigating the shoplifting complaint, someone…

... which is fine, because Thor’s character isn’t predicated on a vow not to kill. Also, Thor’s development from boastful reactionary to humble protector is his story arc in that film. Batman watched his parents die in front of him—by gunfire—and then dedicated his life to preventing that from happening to anyone…

I agree. At the risk of sounding like an annoying pedant, his multiple-appearance roles also include Rick Decard (2).

You can. Officers run the license plate through the DMV database while they’re driving and it’ll tell them if the license is suspended. I’ve prosecuted several drivers for OWI who were pulled over this way.

Yeah, I wonder what the heck the camera operator was trying to do. That was a pretty big gaffe.

No, it’s basically one member of the house intelligence committee writing a memo by picking and choosing confidential information most helpful to his position, which says the FBI failed to mention (no lying involved) in a warrant application that a source of information was funded by a company that received money from…

THIS—SO COMPLETELY, TOTALLY THIS. My wife literally says, “Fuck you!” when glasses girl says “What’s a computer?” There’s no way, none whatsoever, that a middle-school aged child in 2018 doesn’t know what a ‘computer’ is, or that her own fucking laptop is a ‘computer.’ Apple can go fuck itself.

Holy fuck yes. I hadn’t thought of this one, but now that you mention it, that’s it. The absolute worst. In my head, I always change the lyrics to “I have a structured settlement but I need to get screwed,” which doesn’t really work rhythmically but it’s much more accurate.

I used to see them a lot on The Comedy Channel after midnight. Also on The Hallmark Channel after midnight (don’t judge me!).

It is literally the same thing as sitting in an auditorium and listening to your class President speak in high school, only with less making out