Does this explain why io9 editors are spewing out articles regarding shows they’ve clearly never even watched(e.g. The Orville)?

Yep...i just clicked to see if another io9 writer was going to shit on Seth MacFarlane, aaaaaand of course you did.

Sir, this is a Wendy’s drive-thru.

I’ll go ahead and insert what I believe Hepburn’s (glorious) answer would have been to that invite here.

You just know she’s watching Jaws and rooting for the shark.

There’s nothing any person on earth could do to make this racist relatable to me. Nothing.

He actually looks sorta like Alex Baldwin in makeup in that picture.

62,984,825 Stupid fuckers

I hate this shit.

It’s not so much that they’re given the microphone. They just take it.

You nailed it. It was the WIT. I swear he informed my sense of humor at a young age as much as anyone.
He was so QUICK. Yes he had a lot of pre-written stuff he’d cover, but it was the in the moment reactions and comments that were ALWAYS in character & totally on point. He was the first “troll” and somehow…

You might consider him the Rodney Dangerfield of wrestling. He seemed to have a million zingers ready to go at any moment, and he was a master of the flailing over-the-top-rope bump.

Honestly one of the best comedians of our time. Rapier wit and laser fast on his quips. I laughed so hard at his comments over the years.

RIP Brain, you were a goddamn fucking legend to listen to all those years ago. In a way I’m actually glad he is gone now as I always felt it was so cruel that his greatest gift, his voice, was what was taken from him so we couldn’t enjoy it as he grew old. Didn’t seem right that such a fate should have befallen a guy…

“So this is heaven, huh Monsoon? You’d think there would be less politicians.”

My other thought is: poor Gorilla. He had 17 years of relative peace, and wherever he is he surely has to break “WILL YOU STOP” out of mothballs.

Abe Sapien was busy filming the Shape of Water for Guillermo Del Toro.

Honestly, this is pretty good news. JJ loves the franchise, has worked with Disney, and put out a good film already.

You say this:

It could also be related to the fact that this sexual experience is filtered through the gaze of a middle aged dude, which is not what many people would consider ideal for depictions of pre-adolescent sexuality.