I need finish cooking dinner, but now you have me thinking about a version of the grail quest where the pc must defeat foes like The Ginger Knight, The Scary Knight, or The Posh Knight...

Me and my morning coffee: same energy.

Both are justified through some vague economic or strategic rational, but really come from their nostalgic need to have the visceral experience of managing underlings. It's just for the right, it's a longing for a whole class of American factory workers to boss around.

If you like that, check out another Nigel Kneale's teleplay: The Stone Tape.
youtu.be/WBmDANbhKTQ?...

Maybe that is all the Koala is doing on Lower Decks... Gently helping random people look plorth* and see the stars at the center of the universe.

*Plorth is a direction in the upper dimensions that we can't access in merely three dimensions.

Very much this. I realized I cannot play a board game unless I have a detailed backstory for my meeple. Why is my guy wanting to trade wheat for lumber? It's all part of a complex revenge plot due to being framed for murder 7 years ago...

When you cut, you cut deep.

I hope there will be stretch goals involving in-universe merchandise. A "Mystery Machine Supporter" coffee mug or tote bag would be delightfully meta...

Guillermo del Torro

After I learned about this, I began doubting whether Buffalo is real.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo...