Oh, the middle chunk is a real slog, no doubt. Sanderson’s closing volumes are considerably better while keeping something of the original’s voice. But even with the recovery at the end, I don’t think I could recommend the series in good conscience to any but the most voracious of readers.

Speaking as somebody so broken by having dedicated my teenage years to reading and re-reading them as they came out, my thoughts were, in order:

It’s worth noting that right after the time skip, Veronica was still saying to her husband, “It’s 2021, Chad. Haven’t you heard? Women can have it all now.” The degree to which the writers DNGAF is complete.

That was one thing I definitely noticed in The Protégé—Keaton was clearly in better shape than Sam Jackson at roughly the same age. Sure, most of Keaton’s fight scenes conspicuously involved him getting thrown around while not looking at the camera, but he was doing some of the choreography himself. Meanwhile Jackson…

Even earlier than that. Venom: Lethal Protector was 1993.

Guaranteed renewal is less guaranteed over at CW now. They used to have a deal where Netflix was required to buy everything they aired. With that gone, shows like Katy Keene and Republic of Sarah actually got put out of their misery quick.

The CW doesn’t “make” anything. The CW is a distribution channel for productions by CBS and Warner. If it’s going to the CW, it’s because Warner didn’t want to give it the budget to be a prestige show on HBO, but it will likely go live there when the season is over.

I think you misunderstand the usage of sex pest. A sex pest is a harasser, somebody bad at taking no, somebody who makes people feel uncomfortable. Gary Glitter’s not a sex pest, he’s a pedophile rapist.

The previous record-holder was Detective Comics #27...bought this past November for a comparatively meager $1.5 million.

I know headlines are, for some reason, allergic to grammatical articles, but a “the” before “most” sure would make that headline a lot clearer at a glance.

What is the point of this? To the extent Bright had a point, it was doing high fantasy in a modern urban setting. If you set the Bright universe centuries ago, you have....high fantasy. Why give Max Landis a dime in royalties or Created By credit in order to keep the amazing name recognition of a critically panned and…

(Same-ish deal as Gunpowder Milkshake, though in that one, Gillan’s character was only jabbed with a paralyzing serum. It wore off after about half an hour, much like this movie.)

“a woman who is famous for being hot, kinda mean, and not very bright”

Immortal Hulk is one of the finest comics ever published, period.

Hoodie is Doc Strange, the woman is Ilyana Rasputin/Magik. I have no idea where that hat design comes from, but you can see her left arm has a variation on the soul armor.

It’s not network anymore, it’s a P+ exclusive.

“Oh Louis, Louis. Still whiiiining Louis. Have you heard enough? I had to listen to that for centuries!”

NBC doesn’t want to reboot The Office. They want 2005 broadcast ratings back, and somehow they’re stupid enough to think the first thing would give them the second thing.

Has Ken Jennings ever actually implied that he’s interested in the full-time job? As far as I can tell, he’s living comfortably on book residuals with his childrens’ educations paid for and enjoying the PNW. Popping down to LA for a week to shoot a series of The Chase or whatever is one thing, but the permanent host…

Take that up with Marvel, because it was in the Phase 4 presentation. Also, it carries one of the Dark Avengers/Thunderbolts tags, which appears to be the phase 4 metaplot.