Recent content by A Curious Stranger

  1. When you Wish Upon a Frog (Book II of the Jim Henson at Disney saga)

    Gotta say, I think Intelephone is a bit too much of a mouthful to get traction. Especially since I don't see that term being adopted as a loan word in other countries like smartphone did. A bit too unwieldy. Edit: I know it's just one added syllable to telephone, but something about it just...
  2. When you Wish Upon a Frog (Book II of the Jim Henson at Disney saga)

    I have to say though, Disney is coming off as overusing a tool and trying to fit them everywhere even when it doesn't fit. Using the Muppets to advertise for the NFL? Come on now. Anyone could have predicted that backlash.
  3. When you Wish Upon a Frog (Book II of the Jim Henson at Disney saga)

    I am reminded of a part on the show Taskmaster where a comedian called a Danish friend to translate a Swedish person. Like a 90% accurate translation resulted. You are the same. Don't deny it!
  4. When you Wish Upon a Frog (Book II of the Jim Henson at Disney saga)

    Pst. That's a joke and DS9 doesn't exist ITTL.
  5. When you Wish Upon a Frog (Book II of the Jim Henson at Disney saga)

    It's less that it falls under a pattern of abusers being saved from themselves but people as a whole being made better and abusers being swept along the course. It's just that this time it leaves a bad taste because it doesn't quite hit the Justice Boner highs of seeing people get comeuppance...
  6. When you Wish Upon a Frog (Book II of the Jim Henson at Disney saga)

    Busted or ousted for what? Just because people tell internet jokes about a person being a pedo doesn't meant they always slam a home run. Dan Schneider has never had an accusation stick to him and the worst he's been accused of is being a dick to his staff members and communicating with the...
  7. When you Wish Upon a Frog (Book II of the Jim Henson at Disney saga)

    I find it pretty hard to believe that so many actors with their careers in movies could be convinced to slum it in the decidedly lower class television shows this early. Prestige TV isn't even a thing and there wad decidedly a hierarchy of sorts. TV actors were infinitely lesser than Movie...
  8. A Hippie in the House of Mouse (Jim Henson at Disney, 1980)

    No actual brands come to mind. I could just cheap out and say some expensive Scotch whisky but I have no hard info. The only real luxury high end liquor that's been consistently expensive but not so ludicrous that people don't drink it and instead buy it to show off that I can think of would be...
  9. A Hippie in the House of Mouse (Jim Henson at Disney, 1980)

    I feel like I need to point out that the current exorbitant prices on Pappy van Winkle is a result of a massive whiskey boom in the late 00's and early 10's. Pappy van Winkle wasn't even sold for the first time until 1994 and even then it wouldn't have gone for over $100 a bottle. Hell, you...
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