Lauren Davis's discussions

I really like the idea of "Last Meal" cooking. Whenever I look at photos of death row inmates' last meals, I always wonder what I would ask for as a last meal. But there's something deliciously twisted about eating the last meal and imagining the experience of eating it as your last meal—although I suspect it would… Read more

David Willis of Shortpacked! has explained this better than I ever could:

That's part of why I find this project particularly interesting. Sometimes he completely breaks free from traditional strictures, but in most of these, he's clearly trying to evoke something that's recognizable as a traditional superhero. The project is tougher than it initially sounds. Read more

There are more and less clever ways to go about it. I think about the "Pink Loves Consent" hoax from a couple of weeks ago, which was meant to be a conversation starter. I don't know that something like this could generate that kind of interest. Read more

It's just what you're not used to that bugs you. I only moved to California a few years ago, and earthquakes seriously weird me out. Then again, every time I hear a crack of thunder in the Bay Area, my Twitter feed goes nuts. Read more

It's funny, I was having a discussion with someone a few weeks ago about how we don't see enough consumer-driven changes in science fiction. That's a great example of a consumer-driven effect. Read more

Or we could stamp them out in dino shapes like those Tyson chicken nuggets. Read more

Uh...we're just having a little fun here. A little fun picking and pulling at a silly little short. Nothing to get up in arms about. Read more

No, because they ran for distance rather than speed, they would taste more like red meat than white. It sounds ostrich-like, actually, which would be a neat match for their appearance. Read more

True. I was thinking the display indicated he worked for Weyland-Yutani, but the display may just be made by Weyland-Yutani. In the future, everything is still branded. Read more

But the WY looks like a corporate logo, good for pieces about drudge workers. Read more

Well, if we're talking about real, non-magical hair, you're assuming it isn't one giant tangle at this point. Read more

I wonder if you've just hit on the writing process behind Charlie the Unicorn. Read more

I really like this interpretation. It explains so much of the series' weirdness, and apparently the girl gets more demented and overt in her hatred of Charlie as time goes on. Read more

I suppose the latter is possible, given that the film came out just a few years before. I think it would have made for dream sequence overkill in this movie, but I would love to see the scene itself. Read more

She's a figurative, rather than a literal, redshirt. Read more

So you think it was a matter of faithfulness to the material? Read more

There is a reason the site is called "Overthinking It." Read more

The fur will fly! Read more