Yeah, the way I said it sounded like I think it is a horrible movie - it isn't and I like it. However, it was not the best movie of the year and I wouldn't vote for it considering all nominees that year.

So, between the other nominated movies "Chocolate", "Erin Brockovich", "Traffic" and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", which one would have your vote? My 2001 self would have voted for "Gladiator" (now, 2014, maybe in Traffic or CT,HD). However, if I could vote for any movie, both my 2001 self and my current one would…

The Dark Knight (hey, you excluded TDKR, not TDK).

Nevermind, you already answered this on another post.

"It should probably be noted that when the second Gladiator won Best Picture in 2001, I turned off the Oscars and have never turned them back on again. That's when I knew the system was incredibly, unrepairably fucked."

So you had no problems w/ "Shakespeare in Love" beating "Saving Private Ryan" and "The Thin Red…

Nah, it wasn't complicated.

"What I'm most excited for, though, is hearing Sansa, Bran and Arya's new version of the opening theme."

Tom Bombadil comes to mind.

Kili.

The Doctor and his companions. Team wise, I really liked this one (Martha and Donna are my favorite companions), but I got a feelings the 11th + Ponds combo is more famous these days.

There are 2 references:

I'm not sure if that restriction applies to the original Human Torch, not Johnny Storm/F4's one.

Well, there's the whole "a life for a life" thing when Clark died as human and was brought back by Jor-El/Lionel and Lana was the one that was supposed to die ... then Clark asked for a 2nd chance and Jonathan died instead.

Yep.

2. From what I can remember, some folks talked about Eradicator a lot as the "evil Jor-El" while the proper guy was a good person.

He was the focus of one episode, wasn't not a cameo.

Fauxcused, the episode's name is Booster.

Since you used Smallville as example, here's where #8 solves #9' "Jor-El had no way of knowing that his son would be found by nice people.": young Jor-El was helped by the Kents and Mrs. Kent was pregnant w/ Jonathan. At the end of the episode Clark realizes Jor-El sent him to the same ppl he knew they were good (at…

WOW!

Cape? Why? He was wearing pants and a shirt when he became human again.

Yeah. He's such a good actor. It will be terrible not just to lose this show, but how his problem may affect his career.