[Zhang Fei]

[I am watching g it now.

Don’t bother. It is horrible. Just horrible.

And I love “Superhero” movies. This one is just bad.]

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And yet it beat both expectations and the first movie’s opening (when adjusted for available screens due to the pandemic). It did better than a Christopher Nolan extravaganza that was much anticipated. That this schlock managed the numbers it did points, IMHO, to huge pent-up demand for the resumption of social events like movie-going, indoor-dining and mall-walking.

[Vermont Lt]

You are exactly correct.

During the past several weeks I’ve been disappointed with many of the newer shows that have come out.

I am convinced that the lack of a “writer’s room” has a lot to do with it. Being stuck, in person, with other people trying to pound a project results in a better product. As examples there have been hideous episodes of SVU and Grey’s Anatomy (which were borderline horrible BEFORE). Those shows are literally unwatchable.

I know many of these shows were written before the pandemic—and honestly, that disappoints me. Because that just means the talent pool is really drying up.

I don’t know if they have changed...or if my expectations are just too high?