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there's one where Nassau County PD is tasked with guarding a family who's being threatened by a psychopath, and SVU finds out that the officer left his post and he just like "ah well the radio called for All Units, y'know, so I just had to go" and of course the family's dead
December 28, 2025 at 6:32 AM
there's one where Nassau County PD is tasked with guarding a family who's being threatened by a psychopath, and SVU finds out that the officer left his post and he just like "ah well the radio called for All Units, y'know, so I just had to go" and of course the family's dead
tbf over on SVU they've increasingly depicted any officer who's not a main character as incompetent or out of touch. Detectives from other units, other police depts, even regular cops...any time the SVU characters leave them in charge, it almost always results in something going wrong
December 28, 2025 at 6:32 AM
tbf over on SVU they've increasingly depicted any officer who's not a main character as incompetent or out of touch. Detectives from other units, other police depts, even regular cops...any time the SVU characters leave them in charge, it almost always results in something going wrong
To continue with the Law & Order example, in many "uncooperative business owner" scenes they usually threaten them with something like "oh yeah looks like your wiring there isn't up to code we're gonna have to shut this place down"
They're also *allowed to lie to you* which people always forget
They're also *allowed to lie to you* which people always forget
December 27, 2025 at 9:57 PM
To continue with the Law & Order example, in many "uncooperative business owner" scenes they usually threaten them with something like "oh yeah looks like your wiring there isn't up to code we're gonna have to shut this place down"
They're also *allowed to lie to you* which people always forget
They're also *allowed to lie to you* which people always forget
And then you think you successfully fooled him until he says "Oh just one more thing..."
December 27, 2025 at 9:48 PM
And then you think you successfully fooled him until he says "Oh just one more thing..."
one of its strong points is that it was filmed more like a modern sitcom (dynamic angles/realistic sets/no laugh track) so it's able to stand on its own
it also makes Sheldon a bit more interesting because they imply that how he remembered his childhood is different from how it actually happened
it also makes Sheldon a bit more interesting because they imply that how he remembered his childhood is different from how it actually happened
December 27, 2025 at 9:58 AM
one of its strong points is that it was filmed more like a modern sitcom (dynamic angles/realistic sets/no laugh track) so it's able to stand on its own
it also makes Sheldon a bit more interesting because they imply that how he remembered his childhood is different from how it actually happened
it also makes Sheldon a bit more interesting because they imply that how he remembered his childhood is different from how it actually happened
So I think if you swap some of the movies around and remove some others, you could probably get a more coherent-feeling storyline.
December 24, 2025 at 8:29 PM
So I think if you swap some of the movies around and remove some others, you could probably get a more coherent-feeling storyline.
Which itself is probably due to
- Increased reliance on the Disney+ series to establish major plot points
- COVID 2020-2021 then the 2024-2025 strikes
- Jonathan Majors as Kang originally being the main antagonist, which was scrapped partway through for obvious reasons
- Increased reliance on the Disney+ series to establish major plot points
- COVID 2020-2021 then the 2024-2025 strikes
- Jonathan Majors as Kang originally being the main antagonist, which was scrapped partway through for obvious reasons
December 24, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Which itself is probably due to
- Increased reliance on the Disney+ series to establish major plot points
- COVID 2020-2021 then the 2024-2025 strikes
- Jonathan Majors as Kang originally being the main antagonist, which was scrapped partway through for obvious reasons
- Increased reliance on the Disney+ series to establish major plot points
- COVID 2020-2021 then the 2024-2025 strikes
- Jonathan Majors as Kang originally being the main antagonist, which was scrapped partway through for obvious reasons
Honestly the movies themselves this era have been ranging from alright to good, but really needed to be in a different order to properly build excitement, like I don't feel any actual buildup to Doomsday/Secret Wars in the same way I felt with Endgame
December 24, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Honestly the movies themselves this era have been ranging from alright to good, but really needed to be in a different order to properly build excitement, like I don't feel any actual buildup to Doomsday/Secret Wars in the same way I felt with Endgame
And the bigger problem is that those "other voters" are increasingly getting smaller in number or are radicalized in the other direction, so the amount of 'gettable' voters, let alone ones in electorally competitive areas, might get to the point where they might not make a difference
December 24, 2025 at 12:02 AM
And the bigger problem is that those "other voters" are increasingly getting smaller in number or are radicalized in the other direction, so the amount of 'gettable' voters, let alone ones in electorally competitive areas, might get to the point where they might not make a difference
(They don't see the locked cabinets as negatively as they'd see a behind-the-counter store bc they can cast blame on politicians/minorities for that, whereas if Walgreens fully redesigned the shopping experience, they'd get confused at why they can't just walk around the store and blame the company)
December 22, 2025 at 1:33 AM
(They don't see the locked cabinets as negatively as they'd see a behind-the-counter store bc they can cast blame on politicians/minorities for that, whereas if Walgreens fully redesigned the shopping experience, they'd get confused at why they can't just walk around the store and blame the company)
probably lack of imagination, expectation that things might go back to 'normal' eventually, and an older customer base that still expects to be able to mosey around the store not knowing what they want and pick things up as they go, despite having to wait for assistance with most of those things
December 22, 2025 at 1:33 AM
probably lack of imagination, expectation that things might go back to 'normal' eventually, and an older customer base that still expects to be able to mosey around the store not knowing what they want and pick things up as they go, despite having to wait for assistance with most of those things
THIS! I work at a Walgreens and I'm baffled that so many people do their grocery shopping there, like I could understand if it was a food desert but there are multiple supermarkets within walking distance!
December 22, 2025 at 12:41 AM
THIS! I work at a Walgreens and I'm baffled that so many people do their grocery shopping there, like I could understand if it was a food desert but there are multiple supermarkets within walking distance!
part of the issue is also that these stores were designed around the idea that you'll go in for just one thing, but you'll walk past tons of OTHER things you might want and boom, now you have a full cart
once you put up barriers to those on-the-fly impulse buys, a store loses a lot of its income
once you put up barriers to those on-the-fly impulse buys, a store loses a lot of its income
December 22, 2025 at 12:34 AM
part of the issue is also that these stores were designed around the idea that you'll go in for just one thing, but you'll walk past tons of OTHER things you might want and boom, now you have a full cart
once you put up barriers to those on-the-fly impulse buys, a store loses a lot of its income
once you put up barriers to those on-the-fly impulse buys, a store loses a lot of its income
real problem isn't that people are stealing a few inexpensive things, its that they're taking anything and everything they can carry or put in a bag so they can sell it for pennies on the dollar
you could have low-value items fully stocked and then all of it will be gone because of one shoplifter
you could have low-value items fully stocked and then all of it will be gone because of one shoplifter
December 22, 2025 at 12:26 AM
real problem isn't that people are stealing a few inexpensive things, its that they're taking anything and everything they can carry or put in a bag so they can sell it for pennies on the dollar
you could have low-value items fully stocked and then all of it will be gone because of one shoplifter
you could have low-value items fully stocked and then all of it will be gone because of one shoplifter
see also: No-Fault Divorce. For a long while, you needed to present evidence of adultery/abuse/etc. in court and even then a judge could very easily deny it (even if both parties wanted the marriage to end)
December 21, 2025 at 12:39 AM
see also: No-Fault Divorce. For a long while, you needed to present evidence of adultery/abuse/etc. in court and even then a judge could very easily deny it (even if both parties wanted the marriage to end)
it's also a movie about US law enforcement agencies having complacent attitudes towards terrorism pre-9/11 so much so that the bearer bond robbers make it part of their plan to pretend to be terrorists, knowing authorities will follow an incredibly predictable pattern that they take advantage of
December 20, 2025 at 6:27 AM
it's also a movie about US law enforcement agencies having complacent attitudes towards terrorism pre-9/11 so much so that the bearer bond robbers make it part of their plan to pretend to be terrorists, knowing authorities will follow an incredibly predictable pattern that they take advantage of
(I say "unclaimed" from their perspective, obviously, as it was clearly already claimed by the Bajorans, but none of the other Alpha Quadrant powers had made contact yet so it was, effectively, unprotected from invasion)
December 19, 2025 at 6:04 AM
(I say "unclaimed" from their perspective, obviously, as it was clearly already claimed by the Bajorans, but none of the other Alpha Quadrant powers had made contact yet so it was, effectively, unprotected from invasion)
They were nobodies on the interstellar stage, C-tier at best, until they decided they wanted a piece of the galactic pie and went for the nearest unclaimed territory they could find (Bajor) and when that wasn't enough, poked the Federation long enough to get territory concessions out of them
December 19, 2025 at 6:00 AM
They were nobodies on the interstellar stage, C-tier at best, until they decided they wanted a piece of the galactic pie and went for the nearest unclaimed territory they could find (Bajor) and when that wasn't enough, poked the Federation long enough to get territory concessions out of them
Which led to them rapidly expanding without the infrastructure to support it, resulting in resource shortages that required conquest to make up for it. Note that the occupation of Bajor was only 50 years before DS9, and their first conflict with the Federation occurred just before TNG
December 19, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Which led to them rapidly expanding without the infrastructure to support it, resulting in resource shortages that required conquest to make up for it. Note that the occupation of Bajor was only 50 years before DS9, and their first conflict with the Federation occurred just before TNG
IMO the Cardassians probably kept to themselves for most of history and weren't very interested in expansion (and therefore were able to provide for their people) BUT then they saw the Klingons, Federation and Romulans controlling large territories of space and got reeeeeeeaaally jealous
December 19, 2025 at 6:00 AM
IMO the Cardassians probably kept to themselves for most of history and weren't very interested in expansion (and therefore were able to provide for their people) BUT then they saw the Klingons, Federation and Romulans controlling large territories of space and got reeeeeeeaaally jealous
Who Framed Roger Rabbit takes it a step further and makes "hiring PI to find proof of infidelity" actually part of the villain's scheme to, well, frame Roger Rabbit (knowing that the proof would set him off and make him prime suspect in adulterer's killing)
December 19, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Who Framed Roger Rabbit takes it a step further and makes "hiring PI to find proof of infidelity" actually part of the villain's scheme to, well, frame Roger Rabbit (knowing that the proof would set him off and make him prime suspect in adulterer's killing)
Often the solution was to flip the "few bad apples" narrative into the series leads being the "few good apples"
Which on SVU at least had the side effect where, whenever the squad had to interact with regular beat cops or other precincts/depts, they were frequently depicted as utterly incompetent
Which on SVU at least had the side effect where, whenever the squad had to interact with regular beat cops or other precincts/depts, they were frequently depicted as utterly incompetent
December 17, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Often the solution was to flip the "few bad apples" narrative into the series leads being the "few good apples"
Which on SVU at least had the side effect where, whenever the squad had to interact with regular beat cops or other precincts/depts, they were frequently depicted as utterly incompetent
Which on SVU at least had the side effect where, whenever the squad had to interact with regular beat cops or other precincts/depts, they were frequently depicted as utterly incompetent
ngl you can kind of apply that to a lot of long-running cop shows still on the air today, post-2020 especially they were reckoning with how to appeal to audiences who were growing more and more critical of real police, yet were expected to like characters who were police officers
December 17, 2025 at 9:05 AM
ngl you can kind of apply that to a lot of long-running cop shows still on the air today, post-2020 especially they were reckoning with how to appeal to audiences who were growing more and more critical of real police, yet were expected to like characters who were police officers
In One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, the protagonist was in jail for *statutory rape* of a 15yo and he launches into "she said she was 18, she wanted it, she might as well have been an adult, any other man would have done the same"
And this is treated as just eccentric 'bad boy' character flavor
And this is treated as just eccentric 'bad boy' character flavor
December 17, 2025 at 8:24 AM
In One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, the protagonist was in jail for *statutory rape* of a 15yo and he launches into "she said she was 18, she wanted it, she might as well have been an adult, any other man would have done the same"
And this is treated as just eccentric 'bad boy' character flavor
And this is treated as just eccentric 'bad boy' character flavor