I mostly agree with both your points. I'm not gonna argue what is "secondary" versus what's "tertiary" tier, there's obviously a step down in both popularity and prestige from the 2-3 biggest bat books to the rest of the family (setting aside Batman Inc for a moment, since that has other things going for it such as…

I'll give you secondary character (although as far as new bat-verse characters for the New52 goes Alysia is fairly prominent), but in the last year Batgirl has been in the top 40 in book sales every month, generally in the top 30, and occasionally in the top 20. It's not a flagship title like Justice League, Batman,…

I think it was a well-intentioned, if not particularly well-executed, idea. I mean, whether or not we see it on screen the warlord having sex with the 14 year old (a bit older in the show maybe but still) who was just forced into an arranged marriage with him is rape. By portraying it the way they did they did not…

Anyone who's worried about being able to do a Wonder Woman movie well should check out the 2009 animated film version, which absolutely nails it. It's an origin story done right, and a live-action version could almost be done shot for shot and be a huge success. The could even keep the same main cast: Keri Russel as…

I dunno about you, but I don't want anything Game of Thrones related coming near my wedding...

Well, Michonne is still around and badass and Maggie gets to do cool stuff on occasion so it's not all bad. But the point remains that the show definitely has a problem with both a lack of and lack of quality (cough Andrea cough Lori cough) female characters. And if you're in a super-generous mood it's true that the…

That was my first thought as well. If there's a woman who's going to make it in the NBA the odds are it'll be someone who's a phenomenal spot-up shooter, or maybe a point guard with tremendous vision and passing. Shot blocking is certainly a talent, but a large part of it is dependent on physical attributes; Griner…

As usual, Chuck has the answer.

I think Rowling has said that she actually sees Ron as the big hero of the story. Which, come to think of it, kind of demotes Hermione from "badass accomplice" to "girlfriend of the hero".

I would watch the hell out of a spin-off focused on Arya and Gendry moving in together as roommates, with Tywin Lannister as their grumpy but wise landlord.

"There's no forced modern additions, no silly comic relief, no attempt to be some revisionist "hip" retelling of an ancient tale. It simply tries to imagine the tale of Jack and his beanstalk"

Setting aside for a moment the fact that the majority of the jokes he's getting pilloried for seemed (to me at least) to be lampooning the various stereotypes he's being criticized for perpetuating (although I did not like the Jennifer Aniston comment), I wonder how much of the hate Seth MacFarlane is getting is due…

"Detroit and Columbus join "Eastern" conferences, instead of staying out west. Currently in the West, these teams constantly have to fly to the coast, and rack up more travel than just about anyone."

Wasn't this a plot point in a Jeffrey Archer novel?

Yep, also Christian Bale in The Machinist and 50 Cent in All Things Fall Apart

I'm actually going to go against the crowd and disagree. While no one (except for Hathaway herself) knows if her diet was really "too much" or "over the top", as an audience it makes sense for us to appreciate actors who are totally immersed in their role - that look, act, and feel the part. Hollywood has a ton of…

And that's why the government passes laws, spends millions, and mandates private companies to spend even more trying to prevent smoking. Now I'm not saying that the situations are exactly analogous, but if your response to the fact that societal obesity drives up health care costs is to say "smoking does it too!" then…

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Yep, and I also chuckled at "Presidents and Interns". Neither are anywhere close to as bad as the Racist Rager.

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