I think they reused the gimmick because I definitely remember this from a few days ago

Thanks, I was wondering this. I checked 70 across in the last four Sundays and it wasn't there.

It's interesting that when tweets are shared, they almost never include the date. I wonder if that's basically natural selection? I.e., if the date is on there, people are less inclined to share it once it's outdated, so the ones that survive as memes are the ones that let people assume the tweet is still current?

They had to show their bias somehow ;)

But "It's a wrap!" is a perfectly valid answer for filming either.

I doubt I would have ever figured "leased" as something being "let out, in a way".

Now you're caught before you realize where you're at

"It's a crap!"

You missed BABYLONV.

Funny, Lexx only has four letters...

Leaeed indeed

It has either three letters too many or one letter too few, depending on whether or not you abbreviate.

You misspelled "Battlestar Galactica"

Tremors: The Series

I think the bigger cruelty is that you aren't going to get the across right away regardless without STAR filled in. But if you immediately get "It's a trap!" then you are going to later get trolled with Star Trek being better.

With more artefacting of course.

No idea. It was my first time seeing it, so I just thought it was neat and wanted to share.

A long time ago. In a crossword far away.

It's from the February 6, 2022 New York Times crossword puzzle.

Solution here for reference:

spoiler

            E 
            S D
            T E 
          N A F 
S T A R G A T E   
        O V E N   
        G E   D   
        O L     

That way 75 across is oven and 67 is Naf and 62 is Te

I imagine they just play 1-person scrabble with infinite pieces. Then they put the descriptions afterwards.

I know you're not calling TNG and DS9 "circling the drain".

Hmm. I can't imagine exactly when that is. Both of them have kinda been swirling the drain off-and-on since their inceptions. Star Trek's OG series has as many absolutely terrible episodes as great ones. This is Star Trek's MO. TNG and DS9 are some of the more consistent Trek series, but even those have their share of bad episodes. The movies are also a mixed bag. Nu-Trek is just awful, but at least the IP has redeemed itself somewhat with Strange New Worlds and the Lower Decks.

The first Star Wars is only good thanks to some fantastic editing and effects. Empire is the only legitimately great Star Wars movie. Then the Ewoks arrived and it's been downhill since then with maybe the exception of some of the newer series (Mandalorian, Andor) that I haven't been able to bring myself to watch since I've been nothing but disappointed with Star Wars since I went to see the prequels in the theaters when they came out. I'm sorry, but whatever weird cultural significance the prequels have ironically managed to attain, they are awful movies and do nothing but shit on the already-tarnished legacy of the franchise. Then, the sequels doubled-down and made Star Wars completely unwatchable. Maybe some of the newer series are pretty good, I'll probably never find out.

It's a trap!!!

If this is old enough, that distinction didn't exist... at least not in popular discourse. Lasers and shit was SciFi, even if it had magic or whatever.

Bro, you got some weird brain worms. Not considering Star Wars as science fiction based on some technical hubbub is like calling Trump a communist because he the reginality of caucus results in his disposition to yearn for the masses. That ain't real life. This is science, bitch. Get with the God damn. It is as it are and be so it will do, so it shall.

Because clearly it should be Red Dwarf

Does Doctor Who have a franchise that it is compared to with a similar name?

Ignore my ignorance. I misunderstood what you meant by that. It's a shame that it's one letter off.