From IMDB:

Slater had exactly one writing credit before Fantastic Four. The unqualified writer's script was rejected and rewritten by others on the project. The director/writer Trank at least had actual credits prior to being attached to Fantastic 4. Among others, he previously directed a full length movie with a rating of 7 on IMDB. Thanks for proving my point!

When an unqualified woman writes a bad script that doesn't get shit canned in pre-production, it's a prime indicator of DEI. But, that's okay. I'm probably wrong. I'm sure supergirl will be a critically acclaimed, box office smash and as memorable as it's 1984 predecessor.

Oh, Jesus. They had to throw some Handmaid's Tale into it too?

When he could have just shot it with a 357 or whatever alien Mad Max sidearm he might have? I didn't realize she was up against a Bond villain. That's an illogical, lazy, contrived sense of urgency. I'm sure the writer patted herself on the back when she thought it up.

But was it a GOOD movie? The problem is taking existing IP, existing canon and existing expectations and delivering a mediocre movie. Had supergirl never existed before this release, it might have been different. It was already a long shot to produce a supergirl movie that would catch fire with the public. It sounds like this one is not it.

Quite the contrary. They care very much. Their hired staff care very much. Were you aware that there are now minimum targets for underrepresented racial, ethnic, and marginalized groups on-screen and behind the camera just to be recognized by the MPAA for their awards? That didn't appear out of thin air and producers ignore it at their own peril.

Did you happen to check out the IMDB writing credits of the story writer, Ana Nogueira? "Supergirl" and "We Win". "We Win" is a 12 minute short and rated 5.6 out of 10 as of this moment. There's your DEI. A $180 million budget summer movie handed to a newbie writer whose only other credit is the equivalent of a YouTube video and even that apparently sucked.

Producers need to decide if they want to make their friends and professional critics happy... Or make money.

They did more than bury stories. They outright lied and required us to ignore the evidence of our own eyes. Do you remember when Biden's press secretary told us that video of a wandering, feeble, old man who required a army of screening walkers to block the public from seeing him, was at his prime? Evidence to the contrary was "cheap fakes".

The "Cheap Fakes" talking point went from 0 to 100 in just one day across the news media. Media parroted it right up until he glitched out in the debate. Then it dropped right down the memory hole. We're supposed to believe that media should be trusted though.

Well done, anonymous coward. Glad to see there are still a few true party members left who are willing to stand by the media apparatchik while they lie to us. No sense in validating those Google certificate signatures in those emails or anything else to try to verify the truth, now is there? Might look bad.

Now do the border was closed and secure under Mayorkas and Biden.

Governments and the mainstream media are discovering the hard way that trust cannot be bestowed by decree. Trust is earned. Trust is destroyed when it is betrayed, regardless if the betrayal is intentional or just reckless and negligent. Government and media have nobody to blame but themselves for their distrust.

Excellent. Now do Hunter Biden's laptop is Russian disinformation.

You can install a NEMA 14-30 outlet on that spare circuit and use the portable charger that comes with the car. You'll get 24A continuous output so you can charge at almost 6kW. If you move, take the portable charger and your're only out the cost of the plug and a few feet of wire.

I'm only on a 40A circuit (dedicated wall charger) and can charge from empty overnight. Unless you have a shitoad of EVs all running 300 miles every day, you'll be just fine.

If you can afford an EV, you have a credit card.

Garaged or not, batteries still need to be preconditioned before fast charging at high kW rates.

And the numbers don't work out for relying solely on fast charging anyway. DC fast charging is not cheaper than gas even at current prices in my neck of the woods if you have a reasonabe (35-40mpg) car. Especially in very cold weather. I've run the numbers for my current electric rates. Add to that, fast charging costs are rising faster than gas prices. Given that my state screws us over for registration on an EV and insurance is higher, the cost equation is even worse if you rely on DC fast charging.

However... I recently took a 130 mile trip charging exclusively from home and, with the data from the trip, calculated that I would have to get 163 MPG on an ICE car to match the costs at current gas prices and electricity rates. If you charge at home, it's still cheaper. If you have to fast charge, it's questionable at best.

The big question now is how long until the Feds start adding a "fuel tax" to fast chargers?

You seem awfully fixated on that. Nobody is trying to take away your black/white girlfriend. We just don't think that seeing Holly Hunter's geriatric feet, displayed front and center on an 80 inch TV, exudes quality entertainment. Or anything else on that abortion of a show, for that matter.

They should have dialed the special effects and sets back by half and spent the left-over money on stories and acting. Somebody involved in green-lighting it must have had above average numbers of chromosomes.

1) Economics:The cost to build and operate a business has no bearing on the value of the service or product they deliver. If the value of their product is less than the cost to operate and provide, the business will close. Businesses (and industries) close all the time.

2) I have no distaste for theaters. I only expressed distaste for tobacco smoke damaging my drive-in experience. My argument is that the value proposition has shifted since the widespread adoption of very large home televisions, sound systems and the ease of home viewing. When value drops and prices rise, that is a harbinger for a business to fail. I have seen many, many theaters close in my area since the 90s; probably half of the screens. The newer style auditoriums and seating in many chains are an attempt to change the value proposition. Whether or not it works long term remains to be seen.

There are still two left within a 45 minute drive of my house. Two first-run movies with a short intermission. Bring your own popcorn, snacks and cooler if you want. Tickets are pricey now, but no worse than a theater.

The problem is that smokers can't smoke in or near the indoor theater so they all congregate at the drive-in. It's like a tobacco bar everywhere there now, especially bad if there's no wind. It's not fun having to roll up your windows in 85 degree heat because the cars on both sides are packed with chain smokers. That happened the last three times I went. I haven't been since they legalized weed, so it's probably worse now. That's why I decided to have my own "drive-in" at home.

Or maybe theaters are just on the wrong side of the value proposition. Once you have absorbed the cost of a nice big TV and sound system, the only advantages of theaters are instant gratification for new releases and a screen larger than you can have at home.

The disadvantages, however, are numerous. Cost, inconvenience, 30 minutes of ads, annoyances from other patrons, inability of pausing, inability to adjust sound level, inability to rewind if you missed something, inability to rewatch, ad inifitum... People go to bars to socialize, not quench their thirst. Theaters are not a known for being group socialization hubs and those that do, annoy other patrons. And everything I have read says that alcohol consumption is dropping while iconic British pubs are closing left and right.

I used to enjoy taking the family to drive in theaters for a nice summer event. It was something different and fun. Then the smoker crowd ruined that for me too so I bought a projector and a big screen and now have outside movie nights at home. It's not about the money by itself that's killing theaters (and drive-ins). It's that it's just not worth it anymore.

Supply and demand. We added 50 million people (1/6 of the existing US population) in the last fifteen years; 20 million of them over just four years. You can't build homes fast enough to satisfy that demand. And in case you hadn't noticed, we ain't making any new land to put those homes on.

Want to guess why BlackRock is buying up all those single family homes all over the country? They didn't make all that money by making bad bets. They know prices are only heading up.