Don’t go to 4K for the 4K. That’s arguably the least significant aspect of the upgrade. Go for the HDR capable stuff. HDR-10 or, even better, DolbyVision.

you shouldn’t use your smartTV apps for ANYTHING. They’re badly designed, slow, limited, and are sucking data out to some marketing firm every time you watch something. Hook your TV up right to your computer or Roku and watch stuff that way. Way WAY better than any built in tv app I’ve ever seen.

Mickey Roarke, only he’d have to debulk considerably. His face already looks weird and plastic, he can do ridiculous accents (see Iron Man 2), and his hair could just be dyed flat black.

Kurt Vonnegut’s daughter hated him quite a lot. So did Kurt.

> Since when does greeting a subordinate with one’s genitals proceeding constitute “courtship.”

We all remain hopeful that way the live action “Ghost in the Shell” shat the bed, the floor next to the bed, and left a trail all the way to the shower stall, that the whole idea of letting Americans touch a live action “Akira” will be shot down with psychic mind blasts from creepy prematurely aged third graders .

You can also buy overpriced pastries and coffee at really hip cafes in silicon valley, and, like, 4-5 other places.

If you stand up to wipe there is something wrong with you and you might be a pod person.

Unapologetic RUSH fan AND DRUMMER (those are often synonymous) but I will voice the unpopular opinion that while Peart is a goddamn metronome and technical master, I’ve grown less enchanted with his playing over the years. His solos (esp of the 90's and beyond) are explosions of technical virtuosity but not much…

I mean, the pressure is publishers to push video content because the ads are less skippable that way, so the advertisers are willing to spend money on them, as opposed to pre- or post- pended ads, which are subject to ad blockers and the like.

Where is it coming from? If you embed the ad directly onto, or into, the video, it can’t easily be skipped. It’s like a commercial on over-the-air tv with no DVR. Remember the days before Tivo?

Are you saying explaining a joke or correcting a faulty assumption ISN’T FUNNY?!?!

I know that at the newly acquired AVClub, the ‘shift to video’ has been noticed and commented on by the community at many many opportunities.

Well, there was a civil war about this sort of thing, sorta. The good guys won in the end, but it wasn’t fun for anyone involved. So, is there hope? Sure.

You say that now. Wait ‘til you have to fish an errant nipple hair out of your drink.

I’d like to know more. Do you have a newsletter I could subscribe to?

Sure. But other people also have the right to think he shouldn’t lend that bag of shit any sort of credibility or reward for smearing his nasty taint cheese all over the the country. All 45 wants is to be told how awesome he is and to show that off. One way he thinks really highly of is palling around with famous…

E.T. wasn’t M&M’s, it was Reese’s Pieces.

You might want to see how HDR systems are coming along before you go springing for a 4K projector. I’ve seen them, and they ARE lovely, but in a side by side, the difference is noticeable, but not earth-shattering.

It was unheard of in all but big city VIP-style theaters until maybe 10 years ago or so. Now it’s pretty much a coin toss as to whether any given show at any given theater is reserved seating.