It’s entirely fair to not like what you don’t like. But criticism that comes down to some imagined insincerity of the creator is really thoughtless and plays into lazy anti-intellectual tropes. The idea that creatives are pulling one over on people is one I hear a lot from anti intellectuals: Down-to-earth,…

In order to do what Frost wanted to do in 1992, and create a direct sequel to the series, they would have needed to walk back Cooper’s 25-year imprisonment in the Black Lodge. That was established very early on the series, and if Cooper was just rescued within a few weeks, it would have been a narrative cheat. It was…

It’s crazy how you're looking down your nose at people for liking a director you don't like and have the audacity to call them pretentious. 

You are missing the point of that song if you think it is homophobic — it is *mocking* the people who were uncomfortable with gay rock stars.

Like WowBOBWow said, don’t threaten us with a good time.

you say that like it wouldn't be awesome 

This time it really is the children who are wrong.

Final Fantasy isn’t the thing having issues with adapting, Square Enix management is the problem.

No, they’re straight up buying the companies.

No wonder they’re trying to buy their way into console exclusivity.

What is the damage control, exactly? Maybe I missed it.

Imagine working in an industry where every time a difficult game comes out, everyone falls all over themselves to say that games should be easier so even bad players can enjoy them, then when an overly easy game comes out, you complain about how boring and easy it is. They just went and made journalist mode the…

People who play visual novels and complain that they are, in fact, visual novels are so incredibly frustrating. Please go do that to literally any other genre and leave visual novels alone.  It’s ok to just acknowledge that a genre isn’t for you and move along.

well that headline is not going on the back of the collectors edition box.

Whoa whoa whoa- since when has Aaron Paul’s acting skills been, “much aligned”?

What you’re both describing and contributing to is normalisation.

Umm that’s clearly a gif of a Scalie, you philistine.

So then chill out and watch something you’re capable of enjoying

Franchises reacting like Costco are the exception and not the norm. The rest of the country and world’s economies have reacted to the pandemic and shortages not by exhibiting compassion. Instead, in the model of the capitalistic giant of the world, everyone made sure that they still made a buck. This has resulted in…

Doesn’t that describe all the “disruptors?” Uber is a cab company that doesn’t follow taxi regulations. Airbnb is a hotel that doesn’t follow hotel regulations.