TV/Movies Megathread

[celedhring]

What screenwriting credits does Stephen Colbert's son have?

He has none on IMDB.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm14115384/

He might have uncredited work (it's not rare, given the stringent WGA rules for getting writing credit), but it's not a good sign.

[garbon]

You guys have gone way off on a tangent based on an offhand comment by one of our posters that he is a "nerd ".  You further extrapolated from that comment that he is a mirror "fan" and thus un qualified to write a script.

He actually has an encyclopaedic knowledge of all of Tolkien's work. Which is more than I can say for the writers of the original three movies.

Also, he will be working on this project with his son who is actually a screenwriter.

But please do continue to form conclusions based on one post that was made as a funny  comment.

I enjoy watching how social media warps views and distributes misinformation in real time.  It's quite informative.

[garbon]

What screenwriting credits does Stephen Colbert's son have?

He has none on IMDB.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm14115384/

He might have uncredited work (it's not rare, given the stringent WGA rules for getting writing credit), but it's not a good sign.

While it isn't in the headlines, it looks like they are working in conjunction with https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0101991/ who was involved with Jackson's adaptations.

[crazy canuck]

You guys have gone way off on a tangent based on an offhand comment by one of our posters that he is a "nerd ".  You further extrapolated from that comment that he is a mirror "fan" and thus un qualified to write a script.

He actually has an encyclopaedic knowledge of all of Tolkien's work. Which is more than I can say for the writers of the original three movies.

Also, he will be working on this project with his son who is actually a screenwriter.

But please do continue to form conclusions based on one post that was made as a funny  comment.

I enjoy watching how social media warps views and distributes misinformation in real time.  It's quite informative.

Yeah, I should've followed your lead and just done a roll eyes when I read the first posts reacting to the comment that Stephen Colbert was just a "nerd"

[crazy canuck]

What screenwriting credits does Stephen Colbert's son have?

He has none on IMDB.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm14115384/

He might have uncredited work (it's not rare, given the stringent WGA rules for getting writing credit), but it's not a good sign.

While it isn't in the headlines, it looks like they are working in conjunction with https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0101991/ who was involved with Jackson's adaptations.

And that is, of course the problem. Most people don't take the time to actually read any news anymore. They just read headlines and make assumptions and conclusions based on that limited information.

Feel free to roll your eyes again if you wish but this problem is endemic

[garbon]

You guys have gone way off on a tangent based on an offhand comment by one of our posters that he is a "nerd ".  You further extrapolated from that comment that he is a mirror "fan" and thus un qualified to write a script.

He actually has an encyclopaedic knowledge of all of Tolkien's work. Which is more than I can say for the writers of the original three movies.

Also, he will be working on this project with his son who is actually a screenwriter.

But please do continue to form conclusions based on one post that was made as a funny  comment.

I enjoy watching how social media warps views and distributes misinformation in real time.  It's quite informative.

Yeah, I should've followed your lead and just done a roll eyes when I read the first posts reacting to the comment that Stephen Colbert was just a "nerd"

I spent as much time drafting my reply as your rant deserved.

[crazy canuck]

You guys have gone way off on a tangent based on an offhand comment by one of our posters that he is a "nerd ".  You further extrapolated from that comment that he is a mirror "fan" and thus un qualified to write a script.

He actually has an encyclopaedic knowledge of all of Tolkien's work. Which is more than I can say for the writers of the original three movies.

Also, he will be working on this project with his son who is actually a screenwriter.

But please do continue to form conclusions based on one post that was made as a funny  comment.

I enjoy watching how social media warps views and distributes misinformation in real time.  It's quite informative.

Yeah, I should've followed your lead and just done a roll eyes when I read the first posts reacting to the comment that Stephen Colbert was just a "nerd"

I spent as much time drafting my reply as your rant deserved.

Well, at least you read it, which is more than I can say for what you did in relation to the information you gathered about Colbert before you commented about him. So I guess we're making some progress.

[celedhring]

Incidentally, this weekend I went with my brother to a fan convention, and they had some car replicas, including a KITT from Knight Rider. I loved (loved!) the show as a kid, and it dawned on me how much I fantasized about having a KITT, and nowadays self-driven AI cars are pretty much around the corner.

[grumbler]

Incidentally, this weekend I went with my brother to a fan convention, and they had some car replicas, including a KITT from Knight Rider. I loved (loved!) the show as a kid, and it dawned on me how much I fantasized about having a KITT, and nowadays self-driven AI cars are pretty much around the corner.

And always will be.

[HVC]

I spent as much time drafting my reply as your rant deserved.

It's just a modern take of the old guy yelling for kids to get off his lawn