Exactly like the guy in the truck in the next movie who just explains to (disguised Gordon) exactly what we’re already seeing onscreen anyway.  Oddly clumsy bits of unnecessary exposition, both.

I dunno, I think Nolan winked a bit in the Dark Knight trilogy. They’re usually presented as humorless, but these are movies where Batman says, “Nice jacket,” to the homeless guy he gave it to before zip-lining away, and where Ra’s al Ghul snarks on Bruce’s devotion to theatricality.

I don’t know why people hated Sky High.

You failed to mention the single most annoying part of Batman Begins: the guy in the water-supply control room who Nolan keeps cutting back to, so that he can repeat over and over again that if the train gets to Wayne Tower, the whole plumbing system is fucked.

Trying to figure out how Seattle coming in affects division realignment and the only thing that makes sense is moving Arizona to Quebec City.

This is the Riddler. An entirely different character.

Remember, it’s Cam. For some reason the NFL doesn’t care if he lives or dies. I’m just shocked they actually threw the flag there.

Same here, I’d actually seen them before years ago and was more excited to see The Pixies but by the time Weezer started playing I was pleasantly surprised at how great they sounded and just how entertaining the show was. Say what you will about their new albums (and it helped that their new single was the only song…

No better Dodger to destroy the Cardinals, but even the worst Dodger option for destroying the Cardinals (Utley? Dozier?) is pretty great in that context.

“legendary”

I am a huge Star Wars fan.

Read the article and figure out why I chose 2001 for yourself, genius.

I would like to take this moment to remind everyone that Peter King predicted the Lions to win the NFC this year. 

The Lions: Reminding Bears fans that it could always be worse since before your dad was born

Did you watch the game? The Lions players took a knee for all four quarters.

No one really cares what cops want to do, they care about what cops actually do.

If there’s one thing that reading Garth Ennis books has taught me over the years it’s that all super-heroes are inherently fascist.

I’m calling it now: The Browns are going 0-0-16 this season.