I’m sure there’s prep involved, but I doubt Ken’s writing out the jokes beforehand. He’s had a lot of quiz experience, meaning that he can react quickly undue pressure. Mayim did a PhD, which means her experience is writing papers over a long period of time and slowly refining her thoughts. She’s a TV actor, and…

That’s a good one.

You’re one of them, aren’t you?

I think the one thing you’re overlooking is the community aspect of religion. I’m not sure how religious either of them actually is, but they both come from religions with very strong communities around them. They also both have histories of persecution, and are linked to specific ethnic groups (not entirely, but…

Alone, I think the strike wouldn’t have led to her being let go, but add to that being an anti-vaxxer (on the one show on network TV where this attitude really doesn’t belong), a Zionist, and an objectively worse host than Ken, and it’s a no-brainer to get rid of her.

This is crazy. Have you ever watched either of them? Ken’s interaction with the contestants is much better than Mayim’s. After a contestant tells a personal anecdote, Ken will respond with a witty or thoughtful comment. Mayim invariably laughs and responds “That’s great!” She’s slow to confirm answers, and can’t stop…

Sounds like this guy really “missed the boat!”

He’s just good at being a scoundrel, and it’s fun to watch him. It’s the classic English actor career trajectory.

Is this because of Xi Jinping?

Middlebrow just means you’re not a nerd!

Not even fun. Who doesn’t love defending their nutty views? What’s the point of even having a hot take if you’re not going to get into it?

The movies or the toys?

What do you think has replaced it?

They didn’t even get to the part where he becomes a space pirate and changes his name to Kybo!

I don’t think it really made sense. There’s a certain suspension of disbelief required for sci-fi, and I think it just crossed a line for me. I can see why it wouldn’t bother other people as much.

I don’t know why you would call him the dumb guy’s smart guy. It’s not like he has a reputation as especially intelligent compared to any other director. He’s written some thoughtful sci fi, and I can only assume that it’s not thoughtful enough for OP. But he doesn’t have a Rick & Morty style cult of people who call…

+1 letter grade

He’s just a genre guy who makes stuff that isn’t total trash. He’s not trying to be Kubrick or something. He’s not a high-on-his-own-farts guy like Nolan. He’s more like a John Carpenter.

Devs fumbled the ball in the final two episodes. I was pretty disappointed. I’ve liked everything else he’s done since he started directing, though.

I don’t know about anyone else, but I’m not really satisfied.