in steep decline

The open thread is still pretty bleak and barren. Number of comments is still very low on most articles. Also far fewer pun threads, which could be good or bad depending on your tastes.

He’s making me love that I hated Home Improvement.

He is making me hate that I loved Galaxy Quest.

I bust this one out when I really want to shame someone.

What other explanation is there as to why there is currently a large T, O, and half an M carved on the lunar surface?

This is one of my favorite YouTube videos of all-time, and it always astounds me, because it’s like he performed a real-life Jedi mind trick on that congressman.

Mr. Rogers talks in a manner that in 99.9% of the population would be seen as condescending, but in his perfect use of tone and language, it’s clear he is not…

Seriously. Mr. Rogers is my spiritual master, and I try to ask myself if I’m being the kind of neighbor he would want me to be.

Explains the affinity for red cardigans.

Nothing against Hanks but my knee-jerk Pittsburgh resident reaction is “No!” If nothing else, it’s impossible for anyone to do the voice and cadence without sounding like a bad impression.

Lol, that’s what they wanted you to believe. His field name was Killer Cardigan and he still holds the record for most hand-to-hand kills in CIA history.

I love Tom Hanks, but I don’t think anyone could truly do Mr. Rogers justice.

Tom Junod’s profile of Mr. Rogers is literally my favorite piece of writing of all time, so the fact that the film is apparently based on Junod’s work is a promising sign.

“Fuck you: we don’t need anybody playing Mr Rogers; fuck you.”

This should be great, hopefully they go deep into Mr. Rogers infamous past as a deadly Navy SEAL sniper with a record number of confirmed kills.

Mutt died on the way back to his home planet.

When I heard there were going to be jets and sharks in the new Indy movie, this was not what I had in mind

except in this case it’s more, so funny it’s funny.

I love Sam Jackson in movies. He’s such a dynamic performer in so many roles. He’s noot always choosey about his jobs, but he usually brings an intensity to the screen. That did not happen in the prequels.

Agreed. I think Adam Driver in particular does a really great job with the lightsaber fights - he brings a certain kind of raw physicality that makes them feel more real and intense. He almost plays it like the lightsaber has the heft of a broadsword. Maybe that’s not accurate physics-wise, but it makes the fights…