Pottersville P.D.

Make Pottersville Bedford Falls Again

[Pottersville P.D. @Love_Thy_Hood]

Mad Max (1979) prophesied a testosterone-injected dark age on the near horizon. What we have instead is an estrogen-laden over-Enlightenment. But the resulting landscape is just as much of a dying wasteland.

Tune in here for more.

[Pottersville P.D. @Love_Thy_Hood]

@afterall_net I think you are remembering correctly. The emotional weight of the movie was with the father. Sally Field felt like the villain; they just awarded her moral credibility by fiat.

[Pottersville P.D. @Love_Thy_Hood]

There was a divorce debate running as undercurrent through late 80s/90s movies. Self-actualization and "to thine own self be true" on one side, self-sacrifice and "return to your first love" on the other.

Tombstone was one of the combatants on the self-actualization side. Stepmom another one.

Opposite were movies like Die Hard and The River Wild.

Then there were attempts at synthesis like Twister, where Bill Paxton follows his heart back to his first love.

[Ash🧋vs the world @Weeezin]

I watched Tombstone for the first time yesterday. Really excellent film overall. I understand why it’s a beloved movie. Val Kilmer was great.

I do have a small nitpick though. I thought the romance was pretty awful. Anyone else? I remember some of the lines making me cringe like when she talks about how all she wants from life is “room service” wow how deep 😂 it’s weird that this seemed to hit home with anyone in ‘93. Who is to blame for this kind of thing? Boomers or Gen X?

[Pottersville P.D. @Love_Thy_Hood]

@shagbark_hick It's tempting. If I were to Quality of Life splurge I world be torn between something like this and a robot servant/fieldhand.

[Pottersville P.D. @Love_Thy_Hood]

@Kurt_Steiner Still have Harding loyalty from my libertarian sympathizer days

[Pottersville P.D. @Love_Thy_Hood]

@afterall_net Doubtfire felt like it was internally divided. Stacked the deck emotionally in favor of the make it work husband but ultimately let the liberated wife off the hook.

[Pottersville P.D. @Love_Thy_Hood]

@Weeezin Boomer mid life crises were hitting hard.

[Pottersville P.D. @Love_Thy_Hood]

@Empty_America I have one of these. Street legal. As long as you're not crazy enough to take it on the freeway it's not particularly high risk.

[Pottersville P.D. @Love_Thy_Hood]

Arnold was the Governator but I've never heard anyone call Newsom the Gavinor

[California Post @californiapost]

Gavin Newsom claims he 'didn't even know' about 5,000-bottle wine cellar at his $7.5M home https://t.co/4vudHQprcU

[Pottersville P.D. @Love_Thy_Hood]

Gamifying drudgery is pretty cool

[Pottersville P.D. @Love_Thy_Hood]

Could you get away with Locke under the new rules?

[cinesthetic. @TheCinesthetic]

Lost (2004–2010) Season 1 had plenty of unforgettable moments, but John Locke’s introduction hits differently. Michael Giacchino’s score makes the whole scene feel timeless.

[Pottersville P.D. @Love_Thy_Hood]

@JoshDaws There's a similarly revealing extended write up on Frozen's production in this MBA-bait book

[Pottersville P.D. @Love_Thy_Hood]

@Zarhnahrl @Anomen_Delryn @matthewschmitz I think danger pushes men outward and women inward. Comfort does the opposite.

[Pottersville P.D. @Love_Thy_Hood]

@wil_da_beast630 Just throw me under the trolley car and be done with it

[Pottersville P.D. @Love_Thy_Hood]

@bloatinus I didn't like it. Crichton's stuff doesn't lend itself well to that kind of approach. Needs a surer more sober hand.

[RetroNewsNow @RetroNewsNow]

Tim Curry voiced the serpent in ‘The Creation,’ an episode of the animated series ‘The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible’ produced by Hanna-Barbera

[Pottersville P.D. @Love_Thy_Hood]

@MrJoeGillis Unimpeachable list

[Pottersville P.D. @Love_Thy_Hood]

Here's another example of AI writing. Always has that pat little closer.

[Nitesh @BitxNitesh]

JD Vance says Donald Trump won over his wife with one perfectly timed joke.

The first time Trump spent real time with Usha, Theo Von had to ask the question everyone was probably thinking:

"Did he flirt with her or not?"

Vance said no.

Trump was just being warm.

He gave her a big hug, told her she was beautiful, and then asked what she thought about her husband being involved in politics.

Usha gave him the most diplomatic answer possible.

She talked about supporting JD, his commitment to public service, and his love for the people of Ohio.

Then Trump chuckled and hit her with:

"Yeah, my wife hates it, too."

Everyone laughed.

But Vance says that one joke completely changed the conversation.

Usha stopped feeling like she was talking to the president...

And started talking to just another guy.

Sometimes all it takes to break the ice is one brutally relatable joke.

[Pottersville P.D. @Love_Thy_Hood]

Tim Curry and Gary Oldman were the consummate overactors of the 90s but I've always loved Curry and wrinkled my nose at Oldman. Can't fully articulate why.

[Pottersville P.D. @Love_Thy_Hood]

@aelfred_D Magical realism

[Pottersville P.D. @Love_Thy_Hood]

@davo_arid It's bad?