Back in those days, we read the manuals. Y’see, games back then (pre-PlayStation, let’s say) didn’t have interminably long, unskippable tutorial levels, or intrusive reminders of your basic objectives every couple of minutes. Obviously these features are major improvements and everyone loves them, but in the…

What about all of the above, plus Diane and Mr. Peanutbutter-type disorders also? Because I got bingo!

Of course you are right. Sigh. Hopefully the super-intelligent killer robots we similarly just can’t not create come about first. That way I can at least mercifully die before an era when every trip to the multiplex becomes a tour of the uncanny valley.

I agree, it was convincing. It was also very sparingly used. Building a whole film around a photoshopped actor is a dicey proposition.

As a movie? Yeah, probably terrible. But if it were a limited series on Starz titled Die Hard: The Young John McClane Chronicles, and in the wraparounds, old Bruce Willis wore an eyepatch with no explanation?

If you’re wondering how she eats and breathes, and other science facts...

The lack of eyeliner and obvious Nirvana tee and flannel ensemble indicate Donald was a 90s grunge fan, not a 2000s emo. In hindsight, I’ll admit the difference isn’t very huge, but I’m not able to just retcon my teenage years because self-absorbed miserablism takes many forms over time but never fully goes away.

Cousin Kevin was one of the examples I had in mind, along with the Kevin of Sin City, and of course the title character of We Need to Talk about Kevin.

Most Kevins in pop culture are presented as either annoying brats or full-blown sociopaths. Even our two most famous protagonists, The Wonder Years’ Kevin Arnold and Home Alone’s Kevin McCallister, fall somewhere on that unflattering spectrum.

My dad sold home theaters, and his go-to demo back in the day was Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Even at home, where he actually hooked up 5-channel Dolby Surround (with boomin’ subwoofer) to our tiny 19" television. He insisted it was just like being in the movie.

I came to the same conclusion. The original BTTF was first and foremost a teen comedy. Its concepts and basic story are universal enough to be adapted for a new generation of teens, featuring more contemporary characters and time periods.

I disagree completely, and am totally over the “pass the reigns” franchise reboot-quel concept. McFly and Doc Brown earned their happy endings decades ago. It’s too late for Luke Skywalker, Sarah Conner, and too many others, but let them keep theirs, please, and leave their comparatively uninteresting kids out of it.…

“Avenge me, Kimba... I mean, Simba.”

Easy, friend! I only meant that I think your finale predictions will prove to be 92% accurate!

Whoa. I’m pretty sure you’re the Doug Forcett of the “The Good Place” commentariat!

This season admittedly has had a dearth of traditional villains for the Doctor to dispatch. Is that your real problem, or is it specifically that the episodes’ respective antagonists aren’t visibly dead, suffering, or behind bars at the end?

...or how Yoshi’s real name is T. Yoshisaur Munchakoopas...

...Probably? Netflix, gives you a recap, but even as someone watched, it’s hard for me to retain a real sense of everything that’s gone on before. Yet I’m still able to follow two eps into season 6.

Honorable mention for the Cocktail soundtrack. I played the hell out the cassette as a kid, or at least “Don’t Worry Be Happy,” “Kokomo,” and “Tutti Frutti”. Looking over the tracklist today, it doesn’t appear to have much else to recommend. I also didn’t have much interest in the movie that inspired it at the…

And, it’s gone?  EDIT: Nevermind, my browser just decided to crap out.  Had to go to Youtube to watch.