This is exactly the sentiment that bothers me about the positive reactions to this film. Like, I thought the prequels weren’t great movies, and I thought TFA was derivative... but in the former case I had accepted, and had even grown to appreciate, the larger themes and narrative that all of the prequel era narrative…

How about I just wait to watch the rest of the episodes until the end of the season, and someone tells me the appropriate amount of shame I should feel while viewing this week’s pop culture hot topic? Would that satisfy everyone?

If it doesn’t have a Flying Guillotine it ain’t shit.

Why aren’t they calling it Eastworld!?

Uh, what?

Sorry guys, don’t know what show y’all are watching, but this new Tick is a DRAG. I mean, the first 3 episodes are basically a series of the same circular conversations: ‘I don’t wanna be a superhero, Tick!’ ‘But, you ARE super, Chum!’ ‘But, I don’t WANNA!’

The io9 narrative for how it feels about Discovery has more continuity probelms than Discovery.

“We’re starting a search for an 18-something woman to be the new centerpiece of the new story,” Cameron said.

I originally was on your side until you decided to take your whiny little bitch self out for a drive on someone who was only trying to help. People like you are why we can’t have nice things.

Ironically, for most people, the presence of the FF would probably make them lose interest in seeing a great portrayal of Doom.

In Japanese “saru” means “monkey.”

“When you’re famous, you can just jump on them and jam your ovipositor down their throats.”