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It's my comfort movie too. I used to watch it and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang multiples times every year. Never could get into Mary Poppins for some reason, though. I was obsessed with Christopher Plummer as the Baron. The My Favorite Things scene remains my favorite.

On the topic of how people get sucked in, I don't know if you've seen it already, but I highly recommend watching Kumare (2011), it's about Vikram Ghandi who turns himself into a fake guru complete with a fake Indian accent despite growing up in Jersey as a kind of social experiment, turns out it really doesn't take much to get a cult following. The yoga people and megachurch people are the same to me, a lot of broken/damaged people, plus just people looking for community, a leader to follow, and some fort of tradition/ritual to feel like a bigger part of something.

This show is frankly amazing. I need to watch Shogun after I finish it

They've already served 34 years in prison. That's an incredibly long time and most of that time they weren't even able to see each other. They've now spent more time locked up than free. In the time they've been in prison, OJ was acquitted, arrested again for the Vegas robbery, served his time, got out and amassed a massive social media following, and passed away. Hell, they both got married despite the life sentences. When are we as a society going to shift our "justice" system to one that focuses on rehabilitation rather than retribution and life sentences are reserved for people who actually pose a continued risk to the public. I hope they're able to get a retrial and are sentenced to time served or parole and released.

If only it pissed off the people that liked the original WHILE still being a good movie that's thought provoking..and this is from someone who actually likes musicals

I went to see this today without reading any of the reviews. I had a gift card I'd been itching to use. Now I really wish I had. What a depressing pile of misery porn with just about every courtroom trope we've seen ever rolled into what felt like forever. Plus cheesy song after cheesy song.

For real! I wonder if he's going through puberty but has been instructed to deliberately keep his voice really young

No hate to the young actor but I swear the kid playing Ryan looks like he's 12-13 (I think they mentioned he's supposed to be 12) yet still sounds like a 7 year old. I have no idea if that's intentional or if he still talks like that and is just like Ralph Macchio with the late puberty but it's thrown me for a loop.

It's been a hot minute since I've checked in with the Busbys but it's not uncommon that at least some of the quints would have some major learning difficulties, especially with reading. I believe during the prime time they would've first started learning how to read, they were still doing remote learning because of covid so maybe Ava (really all of them) would've benefited a lot more from one-on-one hands on instruction then and she never got that then. I have family that work in the school system and a ton of children their age are still very behind developmentally because of that period. 8 is the new 6. Too bad her dyslexia will no doubt be aired out and analyzed for strangers' viewing pleasure, just like Parker's "anxiety".

I can NOT believe this show is still on, or can I? I guess absolutely nothing was learned from the Gosselin saga.

Jumped the shark a bit in the finale. Was Norman supposed to Warren Buffett?

Isn't the point for her to be unlikeable to have more character development? She was meant to show Molly that there is more to life than her bubble. Now Molly is meant to show her that it's okay to have a little fun and not take everything so seriously. She was too intensely focused on the mission last season so I like how she is now slowly becoming more humanized and her flaws laid bare now that there is a sort of love interest, like she's too much of a workaholic and can be too cold with people. She's grown on me.

This show is flipping hilarious! But seriously, did it fall of everyone's radar or something? Last week's fashion show episode was gut busting and I loved the jab at cringy influencer culture. The only thing I don't care for is the random shoehorning in of Swiftie stuff (I take it the writers are big Taylor Swift fans).

Having finished the show - This ATLA definitely felt more "mature". It felt like there was a lot more at stake. And the whole burning alive thing was pretty brutal. You don't realize the logical implications of firebending in the cartoon. Yes, it was condensed. Pacing did feel a bit off in places. Seemed like there really needed to be another episode or two. What was missing: Aang actually learning waterbending and the teaching moments between Aang and Katara. The little moments of character development that made the characters in the cartoon so loveable, like the Sokka/Katara sibling banter. I guess it's easier when it's animated, harder to develop that chemistry with real actors. The exposition could've easily been cut down ~10% (scene with Gran Gran wasn't really necessary). Witty banter could've been upped ~10%. Fantastic set design. The world perfectly replicated Avatar, from the city of Omashu to the icy fortress of the Northern Water Tribe. They even threw in our beloved cabbage merchant! Surprisingly didn't feel overly CGI'ed either. Overall, it looked and felt like ATLA. Ken Leung blew it out of the water as Zhao! What phenomenal acting. Also really enjoyed Daniel Dae Kim as Ozai. Iroh and Zuko were good too. I liked how much more humanized this Zuko was. Interesting choice to have Aang talk to all the previous Avatars at their shrines. The Kyoshi stuff in episode 2 was awesome. Sokka had some good one-liners. I thought excluding his sexism from the OG show was a bit of a missed opportunity, because it was a major part of his character's development. That said, I liked the backstory about his failed ice dodging trip and Hakoda and Bato not thinking he was up to snuff as a warrior. It was a great way of revealing his insecurity and forecasting growth. Katara didn't start off super strong, but she got better and better with every episode. Definitely felt like a flushed out Katara by the end of episode 8. It thought they did a good balance of incorporating things from the OG show without making it into a 1:1 adaptation. I can definitely see it being pretty divisive among the fanbase, with people either loving it or hating it. I think the creators do have a genuine love for Avatar, and it showed. I think they'll hopefully take some of the constructive criticism to heart going into season 2 and it'll be a little tighter. There's a ton of potential here. It's far from perfect, but I liked it and look forward to the next installment.

No thoughts yet? The trailer already looks way better than M. Night Shyamalan's monstrosity. I hope I'm right. Looks like a lot of rehashing of the show - there's Kyoshi island, Omashu, the Firelord's palace, and other familiar places from the Avatar world. There's so many routes they could, I just hope the dialogue holds up because ATLA is one of my favorite shows of all time and live action remakes are generally either hit or miss. Avatar had stellar writing thanks to Aaron Ehasz and a perfect mix of humor, warmth, and action. Aesthetically I'm pleased so far (CGI Momo and Appa notwithstanding). But there's not a lot you can gauge from a teaser trailer. The royal family casting is on point and Katara and Sokka's casting is so-so, Katara mainly looks really young to me. I'm excited for this!