Ok let's do it: "Can this be a solution?" A thread.

“Putting Michael B. Jordan in a movie twice is the kind of casting innovation that deserves recognition” is a fantastic line(and great point!).

“But, as you see, it's a beautiful day, the Strait of Hormuz is open and people are having a wonderful time.”

No. A good friend describes professional wrestling as being a loosely-structured improvisational art form somewhat like jazz: Knowing the head and the changes in advance takes nothing away from the creativity and surprises each performance may hold.

Hm. So Northern Maniacs I think tend to be larger (Jason Vorhees, Micheal Meyers) with bigger knives, while the Deep South are smaller but there are more of them (redneck cannibals). Then again, Texas has both hulking dudes and cannibal families (and a very large blade), so who knows?

Alabama governor commutes death sentence of inmate whose accomplice fired fatal shot Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has commuted the death sentence of a 75-year-old inmate who was set to be executed this week even though he was not in the building when the victim was killed.

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has commuted the death sentence of a 75-year-old inmate who was set to be executed this week even though he was not in the building when the victim was killed.

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I love movies about weird kids that just let them be weird kids (partially because I was a weird kid)
#HATM #TroopZero

Maybe they all fell like one badge short each, and so number 006 to 999 were unable to attend (or just recognized $500 was a lot for just a shot. #TroopZero #HATM

"Space Oddity" is a great song, though "Starman" might be more appropriate a message to send to aliens. Still, Bowie should be our ambassador to the stars. #TroopZero #HATM

Nor try to "solve" it - the character arcs are more based around empathizing with each other on an individual level, rather than some grand social transformation. #TroopZero #HATM

This raises an interesting question: are the Northern Woods (the thick, old growth spaces) scarier than the Southern Woods (swampy, overgrown). #TroopZero #HATM

"Rebel Rebel" is on point for the film - gender fluidity and all. #TroopZero #HATM

a group of men in suits walking down a street Alt: Resovior Dogs: a group of men in suits walking down a street

I wonder if there is a badge for a diamond heist... #TroopZero #HATM

When I started in Boy Scouts (Cub Scouts), we had a lady Scoutmaster, because there was basically no one else who would do it (she wanted to stay on through Weblos, but higher ups threw a fit, and our troop broke up thereafter). #TroopZero #HATM

In middle school, we were taught how to open our lockers from the inside in case we ever got stuck, but it never happened to me or anyone I knew (but I was a big kid). #TroopZero #HATM

Endless Mike, holding a keychain with a skull on it, intones "ride like the wind, soul brother" menacingly.

"'Hell-No' Pryce - I heard she ate her parents!" I love when fictional bullies are given cool names and backstories, in the vein of the Adventures of Pete and Pete (with "Endless Mike" Hellstrom and "Papercut"). #TroopZero #HATM

a man is standing on a stage with a microphone and says that 's good eatin . Alt: a man is standing on a stage with a microphone and says that 's good eatin .

Barely recognized Jim Gaffigan here, because he's not talking about food. #TroopZero #HATM

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#TroopZero has been on my list since it came out and is one of those films that I kept forgetting about, so I'm glad we're watching it!

two men are standing next to each other with a watermark that says mst3gifs Alt: two men are standing next to each other with a watermark that says mst3gifs

Wait, is HATM just a series of twisted experiments like MST3K, just with good movies instead of bad? #TroopZero #HATM

Carmen Sandiego from the 90s cartoon

Happy International Women's Day to the original International Woman

Yeah - there is a huge gulf between "actor is a dick" and "producer censors project out of bigotry."

Disappointed you didn't put together an overlong montage about "the Magic of Movies" for this spot.

1. Frankenstein
2. Sinners
3. Hamnet
4. Train Dreams
5. The Secret Agent
6. Sentimental Value
7. F1
8. Marty Supreme
9. One Battle After Another
10. Bugonia

BONUS: Eddington

I look forward to an after hours conference hangout in five or ten years, where people try to read passages without breaking out laughing.

I think @gailsimone.bsky.social already won this a decade ago.

a pack of kittens closes in a a large dog standing on a chair

David Attenborough [whispering]:

“As the predators close in on their helpless prey, we can only watch in silent horror, for it is not man’s role to interfere in the hierarchy of nature.”

Yeah, I thought I remembered her having a cameo (where I thought they must have used B-roll from the previous one, since she famously quit), but no, it is just someone mentioning she is not getting involved.

A comic panel of Uncle Scrooge thinking "what a horrible fate to befall the world!"

Tapping out after the first episode - glad the plot is kicking into gear, but early morning at the Post Office tomorrow means I don't have another 70 minute episode in me. Great discussion tonight, and please don't tell me who wins the war - I want to be surprised! #TheGrayHouse #HATM