Yeah, I caught a couple of episodes the other day and while the action was pretty solid, there was very little else to really latch onto. I suspect that's the intention.

The fact that the director (and at least one cast member) was a massive fan of the game kinda debunks that. Not saying it was a good film, but the people behind it were definitely trying.

In all fairness, those Sandler films appear to be incredibly (inexplicably) popular.

Nien Nunb. And no, I didn't have to look that up.

And even if there are, it's not like each film takes place over a single day. Doctor Strange *very mild spoilers, I suppose* supposedly takes place over the course of a year or so, and may well begin before the events of Civil War, so it's not like they don't have room to work with.

Yeah, a Maul rematch would be a great climax to that film, if not for the audience confusion. Or the fact that Maul already knows what planet Kenobi is on, and it'll be years before an Obi-Wan anthology film comes out, so Rebels' schedule would have a very hard time matching up.

He's a big weird ancient moose man voiced by Tom Baker. That alone should be enough to justify his presence. But if it isn't, he also has a strong connection to the Force, and floats somewhere between the Light and the Dark, which makes him ideal as a mentor to a confused young man who's dabbling with danger.

Carol Danvers is an Air Force pilot even before she gains her powers, so she might just show up with the military. Or, yeah, timeline-fudging.

If anything it's the reverse of that. The show definitely acts like the movies have happened. The movies are the ones that are yet to recognise the events of the show (but given the show follows a clandestine spy agency, that is not particularly surprising).

Fair enough.

If it follows the comics, uh… Hobgoblin?

The importance of race depends entirely on the character, really. Now, there's no particularly compelling reason Peter needs to be white. But, for instance, there's already a black/Hispanic Spider-Man (Miles Morales). If you wanted to cast a non-white Spider-Man, you may as well go with him. Otherwise you'd just end…

I believe the stipulation was that if Peter Parker is Spider-Man, he must be a white male. Which doesn't seem particularly unreasonable to me.

Sorry, I should be more clear. What I'm trying to say is that the devoted Nintendo fans will show up regardless, but their business alone isn't enough. What the Switch needs to do is draw a larger crowd, and titles like Mario Kart 8, Splatoon and Breath of the Wild, which the larger crowd haven't really played, are…

I thought the whole point of your original comment was that no one bought the Wii U due to a lack of content. You can't then turn around and say that everyone who might have wanted to play a new Zelda game already bought the Wii U.

You can't discount Breath of the Wild as a boon for the Switch just because *you* plan on getting it for Wii U. Hardly anyone bought the Wii U, and I imagine many of those who did will be getting a Switch anyway (me, for instance). For the people who skipped the Wii U completely, BotW is a huge incentive.

But I *just* said (uh, a couple of days ago) that his life has likely already turned weird by the time the events of this film roll around. Did you not actually read my earlier comment?

Man, the Death Star siren that kicks in halfway through the Rogue One trailer still gives me chills.

I just don't understand you, Manimal. I see you over in the comments for the DCCW shows, affectionately making fun of the latest ridiculous plot point on the Flash or whatever, and the things you're saying are both funny and relevant.

Wait, are you really trying to suggest that the Netflix Marvel shows aren't popular?