It kind of sickens me to think that she could face even 10 years for something that doesn’t seem to quite warrant it. I could be wrong about that, but even at 10 years she’ll have served more time than Karla Homolka, who is essentially a devil figure in this country (Canada).

Sorry. I was stuck in second gear.

The Rembrandts did an acoustic version a couple of years back set in the coffee shop, with him playing the character in the background. Apparently they’re friends. No actual pun intended.

I agree with you for the most part, but it was more like the ‘90s version of The Big Bang Theory. Not awful, and will probably age better than most expect, but went through a period of almost complete unwatchability that stayed with it for a few years.

More accurate: Hating it because people like it.

There’s no sensationalism in that, though. I didn’t know it was misleading until I got to the comments section. That’s the exact take I got.

You drink pieces of puke for breakfast?

As someone whose kitchen occasionally has to remain open during that insufferable extra hour of the DJ right behind my ear as I try to loudly communicate with both the cooks and the people serving patrons with complicated allergies to water, while listening to shit-wasted “Fresh Prince” renditions: Don’t Stop…

Agreed. It was maybe a poor choice of words, but I feel I can infer that sympathetically because of the rest of the response seems to support that he simply meant ‘mathematically limits your choices unnecessarily’ rather than, say, ‘Indian people aren’t talented’. But it’s easier to come to the latter conclusion if…

To be fair, most ‘takes’ are unrequested and the disclaimer usually denotes a self-deprecating grain of salt to be taken with one’s humble opinion. But sure, escalate and swear.

This, pretty much.

Was he saying that? Clearly you’re okay with the Oklahoma City bombing if you don’t follow a linear train of my personal logic.

Also FWIW, I have a friend who travels with Paul McCartney and does pyro for his shows. Apparently Sir Paul refers to everyone on his crew by a first-name basis, treats everyone with respect, and is every bit as delightful to be around as you’d hope he’d be. And no, I’m not jealous of this friend’s life at all. Why do…

Storm Trooper 10: Sure, no one can tell us apart, but that’s fine by me. I don’t need to see any identification.

Friendly counter-point from a childhood Star Wars fan: The entire story is dumb/beautiful, and not to be taken seriously whatsoever as an adult. Nostalgia is not a bad thing. Give me two suns and John Williams.

Thoughtful article. I feel that ‘Star Wars fan’ now comes with the unfortunate disclaimer of ‘not the sexist/racist/cyber-bullying type’ which is annoying and disheartening.

I personally liked the movie enough, and don’t feel that fan service/nostalgia are bad things, necessarily. The two-suns Tattooine ending shot with…

“But this is exactly the kind of thing JJ Abrams prioritizes over narrative sense and cohesion. Lovely guy, a sweetheart to work with, but shit storyteller.”

No, you make a valid point, and I agree, and I appreciate this not being an exchange of snark. I only meant to share a ‘bad movie’ experience. Of course I agree that smart people like silly ‘dumb’ things of all sorts, as it should be, and I shouldn’t have used the term “adults” so dismissively. I personally couldn’t…

That’s a fair point, I suppose, but the movie isn’t an outright spoof or comedy, and there’s levels of taking things seriously. I never thought it debuted at Cannes or anything, and I of course respect the difference between a ‘film’ and a popcorn movie made just for fun. It’s something I never would have seen anyway,…

Perhaps I’ve yet to find the perfect one!