One of the very big reasons it worked was because it was up against world weary New Yorkers who just did not have time for this shit. “Let’s show this prehistoric bitch how we do things downtown” I mean come on! This glowing wonder and small town big eyes stuff is interesting, and might even make a good movie, but it…

It does feel like a serious boon to the money laundering and con artistry sectors if the economy though.

Can anyone explain to me why Pattinson isn’t playing Nightwing? Other than I guess the Titans tv show and the fact that “Nightwing” would sell like 1/100th the tickets as Batman ok fine I get it.

So what do we think? Cruz and Abbot are getting about 25% of the profits on the crypto end? Maybe pump and dump a stack of crypto as well, and I assume they have already got their claws on the completely deregulated market and are paid off to keep it that way? Is it possible for them to be more obvious in their…

But I mean NFT buyers are super savvy and not likely to get taken in by a scam so this should be fine..........

Aww the Sontarans! Lil buddies. Haven't seen them in a while!

This does a lot of world building very quickly. You establish Aes Sedi are A Thing, they’re treated like royalty, they wear a ring that identifies them, they are extremely rare (at least out here in the back of beyond), etc etc. Plus it jumpstarts an otherwise sleepy small town episode or three with some intrigue,…

I’m confused, a dark comedy with a fantastic actress playing an excellent character and high production values isn't enough? Like what more are you looking for here? They don't have a track record of bad shows, are you just assuming on no evidence that the show will be bad? Why wouldn't we want more of a good actress…

No, you got it. Congratulations you understand NFTs better than the "community".

Ok Republicans! Remember “free market”? Remember “corporations have the same rights as people”? Time to jump in and take your stand against this human who dares try to get the GOVERNMENT to meddle in the free market! R-right? Time for Republicans everywhere to take a principled stand lol I'm sorry it really tried I…

We’ve actually been pretty pleased with Peacock, surprisingly. Girls5Eva, Rutherford Falls, and especially We Are Lady Parts have all been hits in our house, and having a one stop shop for other older comfort comedies is good. No idea what the other bits of the service are but we’ve been surprisingly well served by…

I think Sheridan/Sinclair were always meant to be like that, and Sinclair left in the big B4 episode in season 3. I’d bet Sheridan’s intro was as intended: a guy who looks like a Clarke supporter on paper (and boy did JMS nail “president turned fascist demagogue” pretty well huh), but who secretly is working against…

That’s fair. I do not remember 11 at all. My only memory was being very disappointed that after 10, 11 didn’t seem to do much more. But this is like a decade old fuzzy memory so WTF do I know

I once heard that every fantasy writer in English has to come to grips with Tolkien at some point in their career. Either they copy it and get it out of their system or react to it and subvert it deliberately. Padan Fain as Gollum aside, Eye of the World feels exactly like that for Jordan. Once he got that out of his…

My personal take is it’s a worthwhile series to adapt. The books built a complex setting with multiple cultures, sprawling plots with a huge ensemble cast, and a whole bushels of complex villains with different and oft times at odds motivations. It’ll make excellent tv if they can juggle a large cast. And it’s a fine…

Terminal end state conservatism is wild. They've so backed themselves into a corner that their only move is to literally encourage their followers to kill themselves by not taking a safe widely available and 95%+ effective vaccine.

It's money laundering. It’s always money laundering. This is exactly what art or real estate used as laundering vehicle looks like.

Babylon 5 is hands down my favorite sci fi ever. JMS did an incredible job on that show and truly deserves all the praise.

* and the developer is perfectly willing ajd in fact happy to change the game to make it more inclusive so that more people can play it and love it

I guess I can see a few use cases for that? If you are anxious about, say, that man who keeps hitting on you, but aren’t willing to dial 911 on him, having someone to talk to and be ready to call up help could be reassuring? I hear usually this service is performed better and cheaper by a “friend” but there are at…