@Better_red_than_dead: A very interesting point, because he's also trying to follow one of the rules of modern science fiction: That the characters shouldn't have to explain the world they live in to each other. Thus, the schizoid city(ies) of Besz/Ul Qoma isn't directly explained for some time, because that's just…

@kleer001: I think part of the point was that in the end, it really didn't matter if the artifacts did anything at all. It was the belief that they might that drew attention to them, just as it is the belief that they live in separate cities that that creates the environment of Besz/Ul Qoma.

@mirrorball: I read an article about this. There are just more movies, and they rotate through theaters faster. Jaws was in theaters for months, and there wasn't anything big to dislodge it. In our current, more media-saturated world, a film doesn't have a lot of time before a new film comes along to bump it out.

@Savini: 1 - It's a british comic, but it's set in America, so an American English accent is fine.

"Trying to protect the clouds from the winds of change, Kotus? Impossible for an army, and impossible for you."

"Hey, hey, hey — don't be mean. We don't have to be mean. 'Cause, remember: no matter where you go... there you are."

I just got out of the film. It really is incredible. I wish I could say more, but I wouldn't want to ruin a thing.

I think this is the moment when they crossed over into pure genius. I think it's the girl-group rock theme that does it. Don't get me wrong, the entire Sharktopus concept is pure B-Movie gold. But you add in the girl-group, and it's like it's 1963 and you're in the drive-in.

@Xyberfaust: Link to how this got started:

Puppet Show!

@janiejanine: That's very true, and actually one of the weirdest things about it. I love that scene at the end as each man signs the declaration. They've just heard from General Washington that all may be lost. The sky is dark, the bell is tolling, and the music is crashing ominously as the camera pulls back and away…

It's not a box set, and it's not really genre (unless viewed as a bizarre parallel world or alternate history), but every year, for pretty much the entire month of July, I continuously watch "1776", the musical comedy/drama about the signing of the Declaration of Independence, over and over again.

I love the way you guys find a way to enjoy bad films through aggressive and entertaining re-interpretation.

@Sean Beattie: No problem. It's just one of the little things I do.

Now I get it. Johnny Depp is the modern Peter Cushing!

@leftatmars:

@Razoky: It's called "Demographic Shift", and I suggest you get used to it, because we're going to be seeing a lot of it for a while.

@Fauxcused: Hence why I said he was perhaps the only one who understood them.

I love Devo. But what always surprised me about them was that back in the 80's, people thought Devo was wacky and fun and were terrified of satanic rock and roll. The latter was really just showmanship and hysteria (on both sides), a nearly innocent game of slap-and-tickle with America's need for the occasional Moral…

@Annalee Newitz: Wait, THAT's what being old gets you? Well, that would explain the shriners... Aw, heck, so it ain't so bad after all! I'm in!