Sometimes, dead is better.

And, ironically, the second season ended up with him grappling with the behavior of a powerful male celebrity. It’ll be interesting if a theoretical third season of the show ever touches on that plot line again.

The Adam Sandler renaissance certainly suggests there’s a Netflix computer somewhere ignoring stated public opinion in favor of what people are actually watching.

Related note: People are actually monsters.

I was replying to Sam.

And I’m not saying “all right boys, take off your pants, do whatever you like.” I’m saying for decisions like the one Netflix is faced with — i.e. the premise of the article — fuzzy things like “be more ethical” aren’t useful.

I was replying to Sam.

And I’m not saying “all right boys, take off your pants, do whatever you like.” I’m saying for decisions like the one Netflix is faced with — i.e. the premise of the article — fuzzy things like “be more ethical” aren’t useful.

Netflix has a pretty good range of comedians and comedian-related material nowadays and apparently use that data to make their programming decisions.

For folks who don’t want Ansari to have a comeback, watching a lot of non-Ansari specials and episodes of their stand-up series (Netflix has a bunch of 15 and 30-minute…

It sucks that the tenor of conversation has to be, “he’s a rapist who’s cancelled” vs. “she’s a liar who regretted bad sex.”

Pretty sure he was watching a lot of porn and thinking “this is what sex is supposed to look like.” I have to imagine there’s a lot of people wandering around out there with some pretty strange ideas nowadays.

If Louis didn’t commit a crime, he was in ejaculation range of one. If we were putting these incidents on a spectrum, he’s a lot further toward Weinstein than Ansari is.

The fact that he would discuss on stage how bad this behavior was — which I think most people assumed was fictionalized — further underscores why his…

I don’t know how else we’d measure it. Problematic behavior is definitely on a spectrum, from ghosting someone after a one-night stand to Harvey Weinstein.

We’re not going to cancel everyone who’s done something that someone else might object to, obviously, just as we can’t only cancel the Harvey Weinsteins of the…

Honestly, given how this was litigated and relitigated at the time, Netflix taking the temperature of how the public feels via viewership data is probably a wise idea.

My sense is that most people think that while Ansari may have been an insensitive jerk on the date, he’s not a criminal dick and is in a different…

I would totally watch that movie, so long as it wasn’t called Sandman.

Once again, the Chinese government oppresses Anne Rice.

How is Matt Sorum going to manage touring with both Guns N Roses and Sleater-Kinney?

The Others with Nicole Kidman was also a great film that was based on that film/book.

Having a point of view isn’t the same as toxic fandom.

And there’s no such thing as being a “fan activist.” That’s being an asshole, whatever your POV on a given property.

The best sunscreen is the one that doesn’t kill what’s left of the coral reefs, thanks.

Given how often current Marvel Comics runs are them doing trial balloons for movie elements, and that there actually is an Asgardians of the Galaxy comic book, I wouldn’t bet against this being part of the ad campaign for the movie, at a minimum.

Obligatory argument for In-N-Out, which I gather is too regional to be included in this survey.

Also great service, also very high quality food, also a cult favorite, even also Christian.

They’ve managed to not tarnish their brand with toxic political issues, though.

In addition to the food, I particularly like their…

Yeah, reading the piece, I was most interested in where Houston, Sichuan and Hanoi were going to end up, although there wasn’t much doubt about Hanoi.