Whether in Buffy The Vampire Slayer or The Avengers, Whedon’s storytelling quirks are noticeable: young female protagonists tortured by supernatural ability and responsibility, nefarious baddies with their own otherworldly powers, a broad ensemble of supporting players with various specialties, one-liner zingers, and…

The weirdest thing about Reputation is that by the time it came out she had already changed the media narrative/brand image due to her winning that lawsuit against the radio asshole who groped her, then suddenly it was all about how she’s a snake.

Genevieve is expressly said to be 17.

Roland Cassard is clearly supposed to be sympathetic, but to modern eyes it’s a bit hard not to find it a little creepy that this adult man is so eager to to marry a teenage girl.

The West Wing had many episodes where the protagonists had their perspectives changed or disproven.

I don’t really see why Walker’s personal qualities would really inform an exploration of institutional racism. It wasn’t Walker’s decision that he should become Captain America, he’s doing what he was invited/ordered to do by the government. If the government is uncomfortable or unwilling to imagine a black Captain…

These MCU TV shows seem set to raise the bar for what action TV looks like, effects-wise.

Bucky does have superpowers now, I believe; he’s got HYDRA’s version of the serum.

It’s not like that political ideology has never been associated with terrorism (pretty much all of them have at some point, apart from pacifism).

This is a better movie than it’s often given credit for. But more to the point, contrary to the general narrative that it was the studio demands that derailed this, I think Venom is actually one of the stronger villain aspects, while the weaker points are coming from Raimi — see, everything to do with the Sandman,…

After a seven-year dating hiatus in the army, the party never stops for Archie now.

That’s what I mean. If his salary was lower in the midwest, his cost of living would be too; he might even come out ahead.

Sure, but if he was living in a region with lower than average cost of living, that wouldn’t affect what sort of house he could afford, etc.

In reality, Homer’s job would be a specialized, reasonably highly-paid position, reflecting the educational attainment and skills necessary — he’d be making much more than the average American.

The fourth and fifth movies both blatantly try to replicate Will and Elizabeth’s roles with actors who don’t end up being nearly as compelling.

Depp and Rush are both brilliant, but the fourth and fifth movies are a fairly effective rebuttal to the idea that they between them are carrying the whole thing.  Bloom and Knightley were really important to the success of the first trilogy.

There are obvious reasons why writers want to parcel out subplots between characters to allow people to get screen time, but the onscreen mechanics of that can sometimes be awkward.

For me the Prequel Trilogy and the Sequel Trilogy are almost precise opposites: the former has a ton of vision, but poor execution; the latter has no vision (or at least, no consistent vision), but good execution.

Not that the show has the most consistent messaging, but I would say this is presented as a last resort rather than the preferred option.

Regarding Betty/Archie, the sense I get when you look at the pilot, in particular, is that they envisioned doing more with the traditional love triangle at the center of the comics than ended up happening in the first four seasons — primarily because Betty/Jughead became such a huge thing in the fandom that they were…