I actually think you have this backwards: The D+ stories that have been narratively successful are successful, in part, because they actually don’t work nearly as well as 135 minutes in one meal.

Andor works because it has building characterization - partly achieved through flashbacks, and steadily building tension -…

I suspect you may be right. And can I humbly submit the name Alden Ehrenreich for consideration as Han Solo?!?!

Here’s my question (and this is me agreeing with you):

When we read phrases like “Rian Johnson’s trilogy,” are we supposed to think that Rian Johnson has three movies and nine acts written out, with beats and plotting and character development? Or are we supposed to think that someone - who loves trilogies - decided…

Let me throw a log on the fire for the assault on Hoth too... (Not the part Peter Parker liked; the attack on the shield generator.) That part of Empire always feels like a no bullshit, “hold the line for a greater purpose against a superior enemy” set piece that I’d like to have seen more of in contextualizing the…

Heard. Now restate this perspective, but factor in the power of the ballot box...

Pope Francis leads a church that allowed, condoned, and covered up a widespread network of individuals who sexually abused children around the globe. The individuals who committed these crimes were moved from one unsuspecting community to the next by individuals who were more concerned with hiding these crimes - in…

“While I firmly don’t believe Will made the best decision, I understood it. And I still do.”

Take the standard you’ve applied here and apply it to the behavior of any three non-famous people: Person A says something Person B doesn’t like about Person C. Person B physically assaults Person A and it happens on film.

You’re Person B. Do you think you can walk into a court of law and convince a judge and jury…

Slapping people is also treating people terribly.

And “getting angry” is not the same thing as “committing an act of violence.”

Other than that, you’re just wrong but opinionated.

“Chris Rock Still Deserved to Be Slapped by Will Smith”

Thanks for this profoundly thoughtful and substantive response. I’d definitely choose analingus with Amber Heard over gargling Johnny Depp’s nuts like you’re doing. But it’s a matter of personal preference, and I’m not here to judge. GGG

I can’t paint anything that would be sold for tens of pennies, nor do I aspire to that. I’m not a painter and I don’t pretend to be a painter. My painting skills aren’t being evaluated here, so all of that is a logical fallacy.

Now that we’ve got that out of the way, did I type anything that you disagree with? Or are…

I can’t really go along with the Warhol dig, but I’m struck by how similar they look to one another... I wouldn’t really think that Bob Marley and Hunter S. Thompson look alike. Nor would I think either of them would look much like Heath Ledger or River Phoenix. Yet there they are, looking like friends who…

Is it possible that, outside of Florida, voters just aren’t going to be that interested in a knockoff when the genuine article is readily available? DeSantis could be 7' 2" and logging significant minutes for the Orlando Magic and he’d still have a personality only slightly more appealing than Ted Cruz... But sure,…

“So, here we are, explaining each other’s subsequent actions.”

“If I’m honest, I can’t say that any of these just made me crack up laughing, but I know delivery has a lot to do with it and it’s hard to translate a joke in writing. However, if these are the kinds of jokes we’re in for, I’m not too sure I’ll be clamoring to watch this special live. Will you?”

Thank you! I’m not sure why anyone ever shows up on the Internet to cape for anyone else’s poorly executed “joke,” but doing it after not understanding your original point? Painfully stupid.

Shhhhhhhhhhh...

1) You don’t know me.

2) You don’t know which motherfuckers I associate with or what “we” have or haven’t done “since 2015.” (You’d keep your Twitter fingers to yourself if you did.)

3) Read it again:  “Nobody x Infinity is obligated to broadcast every stupid thing they think to social media.” That applies to you too.

That’s fine. One man’s chore. Mileage may vary, etc. Hell, I’d argue that - if anything - there were too many largely interchangeable episodes that could basically map out to “_____ is in a jam; ______ shows up unexpectedly/just in time to save the day” for my personal taste. That didn’t make me less excited when they…