I’m sure you’re right, but I was only nine or so when Sixth Sense came out. I’ve never seen either of those movies, so I’m not familiar with whatever plot twists they’re famous for.

If I took exception to every time an alien spoke fluent English on a television show, I wouldn’t bother watching science fiction.

The fight between Luke and Vader will always be the greatest lightsaber battle. That fight is the single most iconic scene in Star Wars history.

But if were grading on choreography and spectacle rather than gravitas, Phantom Menace wins the award.

Although its not quite as iconic as the battle between Luke and Vader in Empire Strikes Back, this is easily the greatest lightsaber battle ever choreographed.

Then do press embargoes every third week or something, throw them off the scent. Then they’ll never know what to expect or if it’s all just a ruse.

Well, there was Sixth Sense back in the 90s. That movie basically invented the term “spoiler alert.”

The fact that I actually watched the movie and never heard about the twist until the end is a testament to how different the world was in 2001 or whenever it was I saw it.

Oh, don’t get me wrong; Rom and Leeta is way more interesting than Bashir and Leeta, and they did hint at her being attracted to him. But going from first date to a wedding in a month is pushing things a bit.

You are aware that there is a pretty significant difference in episode length for a lot of Netflix original programming, right? Episodes of Kimmy Schmidt vary by as much as 13 minutes, with longer episodes approaching feature length. Episodes of Luke Cage vary by as much as 19 minutes, which is practically the length…

His point about “higher quality products” still stands. Netflix has made a lot of original television programming, but not all of it is good. And they’ve already had quite a few misses. Girlboss was awful, The Ranch is coarse and crass, Haters Back Off is very niche, and I don’t think anybody enjoyed watching…

Took the word out of my mouth.

I watched a couple episodes of Friends today, and it gave me the option to skip the intro. However, I think shows with brief title cards (such as later seasons of New Girl) are too short for this to be an option.

As any Friends fan knows, clapping along with the theme song is a ritual not to be missed. But I wouldn’t…

Oh I agree. Unless these aliens have photographic memory or something, the artistic depictions of here were entirely too accurate. It was eyeroll-enducing.

I feel like a lot of Star Trek actors will take just about any work project as long as it has a paycheck attached (RE: the wonderful AVClub interview with Marina Sirtis).

I don’t really think that’s a bad thing. I always enjoy seeing a Trek actor in a random cameo, be it Friends (Brent Spiner), 3rd Rock from the Sun…

For me, religion and Star Trek is a complex issue because Star Trek features a lot of aliens that could rightly be worshiped (and sometimes as worshiped) as gods.

Take the so-called wormhole aliens. Yes, in the Star Trek universe, they aren’t gods - they’re aliens. But they perform all the expectations of divine…

I think that’s simplifying it a bit too much. I wouldn’t characterize Bortus or Isaac as being screw-ups or lazy. I almost don’t count Isaac as a member of the crew so much as an observer of human inferiority, but Bortus definitely gives a fuck.

Mercer, Grayson, Bortus, Finn and Isaac aside, I’m willing to accept this…

Bashir and Leeta made perfect sense to me. Leeta was literally created as a love interest for Bashir. Her very first scene showed her flirting with Julian. For me, the relationship with Rom came out of nowhere and went from dating to marriage shockingly quickly. Rom asked Leeta out in the 16th episode of season 5, and…

I kinda feel like DS9 honestly wasn’t that good at couples episodes. Or, more accurately, they were as hit-and-miss as Star Trek always is with romance. They do a good job with Sisko and Yates, and the O’Briens were always fun to watch, but the relationship between Rom and Leeta comes out of nowhere and honestly…

It was a matter of money. This show is expensive and Fox wasn’t sure how well it would be received. Season 2 will probably (hopefully?) have more episodes.

That remains one of the reasons I struggle to get fully on board with the Orville. The show can be a lot of fun, and sometimes even beautiful (the two-dimensional universe), but they don’t take advantage of their storytelling opportunities.

It’s not accurate to say “the writers blew the chance.” Seth MacFarlane wrote…

Good edit.