Oof. Those “this could have been a dream job for an artist”-type of tweets ring really hollow to me, since generally (albeit not always) an art department will hire all the graphic artists they need for a movie, and then those artists will create all of the art for the movie. And it’s probably one of the human graphic…

Is this amount lost on the incremental cost of producing an individual car or is this just if you include all of the sunk costs of R&D and investing in production facilities? Because it’s significant if it’s the former, but incredibly misleading if it’s the latter.

I definitely think the show is depicting Blackthorne that way, and playing it up, with interesting results. I would say, though, that in the book, while he is treated as either a valuable resource, curiosity, or as a barbaric annoyance, depends a lot on which character’s perspective the reader is experiencing at that…

That is a really bad description. Hes not inherently buffoonish or dumb-the original series makes a big point about how intelligent, principled and brave he is-most people dropped into a foreign country with no knowledge at all of the language or customs wouldve done a lot worse.

I would say you read the first paragraph and rushed to comment, but this is literally the second to last sentence on the article.

The solution is to sell the car and get out of debt with a cheap used car she can actually afford. The solution is to not buy a new car, because she can’t afford it. As I wrote in the article.

the need to bring that movie up in any conversation about Ghostbusters only amplifies the “doth protest too much” of that discourse. like...let it go already.

The most surprising part of this post is that it was not a Nissan Altima

Looks like a safe “greatest hits” version of the two Alien movies everybody likes. I just wish more people appreciated Prometheus/Covenant for at least attempting something different.

the Altman Popeye rips, ya joyless hacks

I thought Jake might have the juice after his hammy performance in Ambulance. If you haven’t seen Ambulance I swear it’s the rare genuinely good Michael Bay movie and they use real goddamn squibs.

Disagree. Thats like saying a PB&J is better without the jelly. Sure a peanut butter sandwhich isn’t bad. Hell sometimes it’s a nice change of pace. But the jelly is an integral part of the PB&J mythos

Yeah I agree with you. My lawyer comment was in jest, showing how easy it is to villainize anybody involved in the justice system who “defends” the convicted. The letters are part of the process and it’s frightening that those who participate are being publicly shamed.

I believe you are wrong. Vox describes them as “commonplace in criminal cases.”

I think because the AVClub has not instructed you to be outraged about them until recently, you believed they didn’t exist. But in fact it is the media you are consuming that makes you believe they are a new phenomena.

From VOX:

lol, so basically if your friend is accused of something, you disown them as a friend immediately without getting their side? Gee, your friends are really lucky to have you. Lmao.

It is such a dark development that we now condemn good people for writing letters of support for friends, even those who have done horrific crimes. It is a routine part of a trial. Shall we condemn lawyers for defending the accused as well? Tell me you love the police without telling me you love the police, AVClub

What do you mean "until"? SovCit twits make up a disproportionately large percentage of people who shoot at cops during traffic stops

Hmm seems like publicly stating you don’t pay taxes is a good way to end up on the IRS’s radar.

Isn’t part of his point that, while the setting is current, America isn’t all that exceptional when it comes to this sort of thing? That civil wars occur, for the same sorts of reasons, all over the world because humanity shares an inherent tribalism that’s always looking for an excuse to rear its ugly head?

I thought of that after I posted, but it’s her first day, they haven’t met, and she’s in the background with no lines, so it’d still be jarring for her to burst out laughing out of nowhere (as far as he knew).