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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘Poolman’ Review: Chris Pine’s Noir-Drenched L.A. Comedy Is a Shrill Misfire⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Never heard anything bad about Pine. Are you thinking about Chris Pratt, perhaps? Because he has certainly gotten some heat for his alleged affiliations with far-right religious/political groups (because those are the same things now, apparently).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Star Trek: very Short Treks | Skin a Cat⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Jokes can usually include a message, and often are more effective at delivering that message than a serious monologue with full citations.

  Therefore, saying something is meant to be silly or a joke does not do anything to address whether the message behind that joke is a good one or not.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood and Honey’ Sequel First-Look Images Revealed (Exclusive)⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  follow-up to the micro-budget British slasher that went viral last year for its childhood-bludgeoning premise, became one of the most talked about films of 2023

  I have literally never heard of the original movie.

  Do 'journalists' just get to decide something is massively popular because two people talked about it on social media?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Watched episodes 2&3 of DS9, thoughts⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  These are PEOPLE!

  Out there, there are no saints!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Watched episodes 2&3 of DS9, thoughts⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Completely agree. The first two seasons are criticized for using leftover TNG scripts. While I think a lot of that is due to the nature of episodic TV production in the 90s, I also think those seasons are incredibly necessary to establish the context of the Federation and how that differs to other cultures in the galaxy (and even on the fringes of the Federation itself). The connection to TNG and the overlap with Voyager also goes a long way to establishing the ethos and morality that the rest of the DS9 story is commenting on.

  Take away that foundation and backstory, and you just have another generic space opera.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Watched episodes 2&3 of DS9, thoughts⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I am usually on the other side of this argument, in that my main enjoyment of Star Trek is the exploration of ideas and morality plays that we get from TOS, TNG and the early seasons of Voyager. The utopian setting and unrealistic morality of all the main characters in TNG especially are what makes an episode exploring the nature of individuality or whatever topic work so well.

  I enjoy DS9 for what it is, but it also set the stage for modern Trek which is so obsessed with "realism" and galaxy-spanning plotlines in a way that I do not enjoy. If I want to watch just an episode or two, I always reach for TNG or Voyager, but if I want to do a longer re-watch then DS9 is definitely my preferred choice.

  Episodic is not always a bad thing, and sometimes it is actually a very important feature! I wish modern TV writers and producers would have the same perspective about serialization, but in reverse.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What do you guys think of the bluebrixx licensed Star Trek sets?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I agree with all of this. The Borg Cube especially was very difficult to assemble, and I've done some pretty big official Lego sets so I'm used to a good challenge. I had to resort to gluing some parts in place, as some of the plates were bent and just would not stay in place while I worked on the next side.

  I also really came to dislike the tiny black pieces they use to add studs to the bottom of some bricks. Too small, too hard to insert, and way too easy to just roll away and never be found.

  That said, the final product looks fine and nobody ever questions if they are legitimate sets or not. I don't regret the purchases, just didn't enjoy the build process like I normally do.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Mayim Bialik Declines to Host ‘Celebrity Jeopardy!’ Amid Strikes, Replaced by Ken Jennings⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Says who?

  Mayim Bialik will not be hosting Season 2 of “Celebrity Jeopardy!” as she continues to support the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, Variety has learned from sources.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Rick vs. Rick Prime: Music Video | Rick and Morty | adult swim⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I see where you are coming from and I agree that due to the ease of modern communications "accountability" can easily be weaponized.

  I am not sure how this relates at all to the "justice system", however. Are private organizations only allowed to part ways with an employee because they committed crimes? This is not really about "guilt" that can be proven or disproven in a court case, and there are already mechanisms in place for people to be compensated if they can show that they were unfairly treated or if contracts were violated.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Rank your favorite Star Trek movies! Be ready to defend your positions!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Generations gave us Data's lifeforms song, which is certainly a positive in my book.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Rank your favorite Star Trek movies! Be ready to defend your positions!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Big fan of Insurrection getting some respect! I love it for being the big budget, high production mashup of TNG that it clearly is, even though it also doubles down on the Picard-as-Action-Hero trend that ends up ruining Nemesis (IMO).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Rank your favorite Star Trek movies! Be ready to defend your positions!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Putting Generations and Insurrection below Into Darkness is a slight I won't tolerate. Whatever flaws those movies had, they at least tried to explore something about the human condition.

  And to have Nemesis above both of those... oof.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Afterparty is more fun than I expected⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Maybe I got the episode that focused on his perspective the most? If the rest of the season is more like the first and doesn't always portray him as sympathetic, I could get behind that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Afterparty is more fun than I expected⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I enjoyed the first season a lot, but I could not get into the second season. Lack of a similar framing device, missing some of my favorite actors (at least in the early episodes), but worst of all is, sadly, the performance by Richardson. From what I watched, the second season really leans into his "constantly talking to fill awkward silences" schtick. It was just too much. Nobody in real life acts or behaves that way and is not considered an asshole.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘Sound of Freedom’ Filmmakers: “No Single Interest Group Owns the Issue of Trafficking”⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Odd choice to hire Jim "Adrenochrome" Caviezel, in that Case. Why not any other actor that is not already associated with this issue?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Guardians of the Galaxy 3 was Christian propaganda⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  First off, credit given for writing up an explanation and posting in a public forum, even if I do think this is a crazy take that doesn't stand up to pretty much any level of scrutiny.

  And I say christian instead of religious, because she is clearly referencing the idea of a grand plan that is not present in polytheistic religions, she’s talking about god’s plan.

  There is a colossal reach from "there is a god with a plan" to specifically Christianity. Judaism and Islam don't get a chance to audition for the part at all, huh? And that's just the Abrahamic traditions that directly share the only attributes you listed. There are plenty of other religions that fit, and that includes other monotheistic belief systems (which also begs the question, why is Christianity not categorized as polytheistic and why does that distinction matter at all?).

  I'm also just going to assume you mean evangelical Christianity and not other sects, given the general unawareness of the subtleties of religion in general.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Christopher Nolan Forgot To Credit Over 80% Of VFX Crew On ‘Oppenheimer’⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  This is true, but the practical use of QR codes is almost always to encode a URL that points at something hosted traditionally, similar to how NFTs can contain unique data on their own but most of the time are actually pointing to a file hosted somewhere else. And that somewhere else could might probably will eventually fail.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Christopher Nolan Forgot To Credit Over 80% Of VFX Crew On ‘Oppenheimer’⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I don't like this idea at all. QR codes are just a different way of encoding a URL, so as soon as someone stops paying the hosting bill that extended credits document is gone. Credits are in the movie itself so they can't be erased or forgotten. I highly doubt a web server for a movie, even an Oscar winner, is going to be online in 20-30 years from now.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Donald Glover and Brother Stephen Glover to Write ‘Lando’ Series⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I was surprisingly disappointed with Glover's performance as Lando in Solo. It felt like an impression of Billy Dee Williams more than an earnest take on the character. Donald certainly has the raw charisma that Billy Dee had, which is really all the character was ever about since we knew nothing about his backstory or personal motivations. So, not sure what was missing, but it felt out of place when I watched the movie.

  As with any performance it's hard to know how much is due to the actor and how much from direction/editing, so I'm sure he can do the role justice. Assuming there's a good script and everyone else is doing a good job, of course!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨George R.R. Martin Feels Strikes “Will Be Long And Bitter”, Says His HBO Deal “Was Suspended” & Gives Update On ‘House Of The Dragon’ Season 2⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Please stop trying to force Sanderson to write a series his style would be horrible at and that he would not enjoy finishing.

  Joe Abercrombie and Robin Hobb are still alive, among plenty of other excellent grimdark fantasy authors.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Samuel L. Jackson Claims Strange Film Editing May Have Cost Him Academy Award Consideration⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  For what, appearing in a bunch of films as himself?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨SAG-AFTRA Can Bar Non-Member Social Media Influencers From Guild Admission If They Promote For Studios During Strike⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Union can decide scabbers can't join union later, news at 11.