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Anyone get stuck and confused by "insisted"?

What do you mean? If there are no guns... what... what would the shootings be done with? Fingerguns don't count.

As for an example that comes close to what you're asking for:

There is no silver bullet here tho. There are some pretty obvious directions that would improve things, and some that would make it worse. Adding more guns, is an amazingly stupid approach, and characteristically American. If adding guns makes things worse, could reducing guns help? Surprisedpikachu.

Gotta defend yourself against people with guns, with guns, so make it more accessible. Give gammy a gun, you never know! How about littly Timmy, he's old enough to walk home... ah, that's right, there is no infrastructure for walking. That'd be too dangerous.... Meh. Enough Internet for today.

I've used both PS4 and Ps5 controllers. You don't need to do anything except to plug it in.

I've only had issues in one game (Minishoot Adventures), where the solution was to disable controller support layer that steam comes with.

I haven't tried Bluetooth, as I don't mind the cable.

Fewer guns. Better mental health treatment. Fewer guns. More safety nets. Less extreme poverty. Fewer guns.

So, IT?

What a weird defeatist thought. We're already in lala-land with 5% tax added, albeit measly, on the ruling class. So, why not lala all the way to a positive use of it?

Hm. He did have a part in it, but I don't know how much. I haven't seen it. I suppose I was too bombastic, and should correct it to "everything JJ has written, that I've seen, has been vapid shit".

Last time I ranted about JJ, someone mentioned that he had made Person of Interest. So, I watched all of it. It was largely pretty good, except for the very weird filler episodes every season, that very much worked against the overarching plot. In any case, turned out that Jonathan Nolan wrote it, who is pretty good at that stuff. JJ is a decent director, so I don't mind that part.

I'm sort of with you on S1 of the Expanse. Miller is such a good character. But, as you mention, it has a very different focus and vibe, and doesn't give the right impression for what comes later. The acting also gets a lot better, as it's sometimes a little bit rough in S1. If I remember correctly, the writers mentioned drawing inspiration from Aliens, which reflects on the more claustrophobic... horror like thematic. None of which stays after S1. So, I tend to plead for people to stick with it though S2.

If it was the opposite shift, that is, "fantastical" in S1, and detective noir in S2 and onwards, I'd probably say the same thing about sticking through S1 even if it didn't hit home.

That said, I do enjoy the more fantastical theme... But Miller... Doors and corners... Mmm, I won't spoil anything for anyone. I'm confident you know exactly what I mean.

Thanks for the clarification on the GoT/Expanse. Hadn't thought about that.

Luckily, we're still spoiled for choice. Or, I feel like I am. There are more quality TV shows and movies, than I have time to watch these days.

I wouldn't be too quick to dismiss Chinese media industry. They have made some amazing films. Infernal Affairs, comes to mind. But, I'm the wrong person to come up with examples. I'm sure there are plenty.

Other than that, I agree with you. It's the enshitification equivalent in Hollywood. It's just a bit less engulfing, since good movies and shows can still be made, in spite of some of the watered down drivel and ruined franchises for short term profit margins.

Ah, I loved Wheel of Time. I'm making an effort to forget about it so I'm suddenly surprised by season 3 being done. The deviations from the books didn't ruin it for me, like it seems it did for many. I just found it unnecessary, and mentioned it more as an example of bad writing, and did not mean to imply that all of it was bad. Far from it. Great actors all around, and amazing visual direction, oh, and costume designers! The forsaken, especially Ishamael... the clothing. It's so good, I want to figure out who worked in it. And I don't even care much about that stuff either, usually. They did so many things, absolutely brilliantly. Ending of S1 was very anticlimactic, so I get why that that in particular put people off.

I havent watched Rings of Power. Maybe I should, based on what you're saying.

I didn't understand what you meant by drawing on GoT for consolidating characters. Apologies.

PS: In case I gave the impression of being a miserable piece:

• I loved S1 of the Witcher, and largely enjoyed S2 and even S3, though that took concerted effort.
• 3BP was fine, and entertaining enough. It has the potential to be great, but not with the lack of.... insight from D&D.
• The Expance is one of the best sci-fi series made, and anyone remotely interested should see it, and also keep watching even if the first season isn't entirely convincing. OK to call it quits if S2 isn't.
• GoT went down hill already from S5. The torture porn thing was just... unnecessary and... two dimensional evil that requires a telling lack of imagination.
• Arcane is a masterclass in... pretty much everything. Especially character development, and as a counterpoint to the above: nuanced "evil".
• The Gentlemen TV series by G. Ritchie is a fun time, and imo underrated.
• Everything JJ has written is vapid shit.

I think you're right.

It also annoys me that the explanation for how common bad writing is, is that it still makes a lot of money. JJ can jump on to any beloved franchise, ~~shit on every established rule and charac~~ter, make the dumbest imaginable plot points that serve no other purpose than to move you from one visually pleasing trailer snippet location to the next... and people will go see it, and it'll make a pile of money. So, why should they care?