As a Trekkie, I can testify that THE VOYAGE HOME (aka “the one with the whales”) is the most accessible to folks who don’t know a Klingon from a Romulan—and it’s a fun, upbeat movie that everyone can enjoy.

And it’s working. It’s got me reading (and looking forward) to ARCHIE comics for the first in ages. I’m particularly enjoying the new SABRINA series in all its dark and sinister glory.

Have you read some of the recent ARCHIE comics? They’re not as silly and wholesome as they used to be . . ...

Who am I kidding? I am so going to check this out.

I know! Battle on!

What, no love for XENA’s “A Solstice Carol”? I mean, that episode is deliriously over-the-top and doesn’t miss a trick: You’ve got an ancient Greek versions of of Scrooge, Santa Clause (excuse me, “Senticles”), singing orphans, the works. Xena even uses candy canes and stockings as weapons!

Nice excerpt. Makes me want to read the book.

Works for me, although I fear for Sasha’s life expectancy. (More than usually, I mean.)

My girlfriend just reminded me that Martin-Green also played a villain on ONCE UPON A TIME a few seasons back.

Dare we hope for GODZILLA 3: DESTROY ALL MONSTERS!

I think I first learned that word from a lyric in an old Tom Lehrer song:

“Down by the old maelstrom, there’ll be a storm before the calm . . .”

The Godzilla title makes me smile.

Reminds me of the time The Village Voice described WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT? as “a triumph of vulgar post-modernism.”

My thoughts exactly. :)

It’s not completely bleak, of course. Throughout both the old movies and the new, humans and apes of good will constantly try to make peace with each other, but, as always, fear and anger and prejudice get in the way . . . and both sides can find themselves fighting a war neither of them wanted.

As is often the case…

Remember, a massive plague has wiped out 98% of human race and caused civilization to collapse—only about about a decade ago.. We’re not dealing with a developed country here. We’re dealing with scary and angry survivors who have seen their entire world fall apart . . . and watched their all loved ones die, coughing…

Why can’t humans co-exist with each other?

We can barely get along with other humans, especially if they don’t look like our own tribe. You think we’d peacefully share the planet with several other species of intelligent primates?

More about the new movie:

McConaughey? Do you mean Woody Harrelson?

McConaughey is not in this movie as far as I know.

According to USA TODAY, this movie takes place two years after the last one, so Cesar is only two years older.

Love McKinnon. She pretty much stole GHOSTBUSTERS.

“Let’s roll, Kato.”