@ghoulbasement always loved the introductory narration: "With the way the world is today... Bio-enhanced gangsters,
information terrorists,
cyborg outlaws...high-tech overload..." guy really knew his genre
@DanFriedman81 He was a smart, working class guy with some great bits, a talent for writing, and a lot of ambition. He connected with an audience. He got older and the later work never captured the impact of the early, he navigated his public persona in an imperfect way. The gravity of pop
@cowboy_postbop Observe and Report is an interesting case. Superficially likened to Paul Blart Mall Cop, then the controversial sex scene dominated the response, then many critics thought it a modern day Taxi Driver. I found it a sharp and ultimately heroic portrait of a societal outcast.
@james_f_thomas Calling Daum's work reactionary and transphobic is more akin to a proselytizing YouTube imam or an evangelical who writes Why Unbelievers Are Dumb than someone grappling with the issues raised. Extra points for implying personal failures lie at the root of disagreement with you.