Friday Night Open Thread

Star Trek was fun to watch back in the 60s. Oh, and in the 70s, too, because it was on reruns. Oh, and in the 80s. You get the idea. But, it was a shame it ended after 3 seasons.

That’s why I’ve enjoyed Star Trek Continues so much.

[The YouTube]

What pleases you today? Well, I don’t know that you should share everything that pleases you, but some stuff, right? Got a link you found that you think others would like? Have some thoughts about all the nonsense going on in the world? Whatever you got, now’s the time and this is the place. After all, it’s Friday Night Open Thread.

Who wants to start?

Random Thoughts: Blade Runner and Gold Star Families

If a bunch of country singers sang against Trump, that would be news, but I don’t get how Eminem alters the balance.

Trump is not the problem. He is the symptom.

Anyone who takes Sean Hannity seriously should be institutionalized.

When Hollywood moralizes in the future, reaction will be, “Thanks for taking break from ignoring rape to lecture us on lightbulbs or some crap.”

Rewatched Bladrunner. You could shave about 20 minutes of nothing happening from it.
Great art direction and interesting ideas, but man does it take its time. I’m okay with slow pace when there’s tension, but not here.
The whole movie feels like a Voigt Kampff test.

You kinda gotta wonder what the people hesitant to condemn Harvey Weinstein are guilty of.
If there’s a full reckoning of Hollywood, there are not going to be a lot of survivors.

Right might listen to left on Trump’s sexual assault allegations if they framed it as “Here’s how you can be better than we were with Bill Clinton.”

So the Wakandans have a futuristic utopia in the middle of Africa and just keep it to themselves? Are they the villains? #BlackPanther

One thing that surprised me in rewatching Blade Runner was that the famous theme only appears at end. Was waiting for that the whole time.

I’m actually surprised Trump has not tweeted a conspiracy theory about the Vegas shooting.

So is The Snowman a parody of the typical serial killer movie?

I don’t think I’ve watched a Netflix original movie, just their original shows.
Shows are so much more convenient. Who has two or more uninterrupted hours to watch a movie? But you can watch an hour long show.
I guess we could watch a movie in pieces, but a show is already broken up into those logical pieces for you.

Don’t 22 episode seasons seem like such a slog now? With serial shows, no one has that much story to fill up all that time.

I missed the most recent Trump controversy. There’s not enough time in the day to understand them all.

I hate in Win 10 how hard it is to boot to safe mode or straight to command prompt. You’re Windows; I’m going to need to do that a lot.

One day we’ll regale our grandchildren with stories of how we survived living through the dumbest of times.

I guess I’m still #NeverTrump because I continue to not vote for Trump.

Been sympathetic with Trump on this gold star family thing because:
1. Not easy thing to do
2. We already know he’s not great off the cuff

I’m terrified at regular funerals on what to say to the grieving. Would hate to have that scrutinized.

Since it does seem like Trump is kinda of a sociopath, we should be more supportive at his attempts at things like comforting the grieving.