I read the Iron Man collections as a kid and it was pretty obvious that the Mandarin was Fu Manchu Reborn. This being said, I never liked him very much as an Iron Man villain, but it was obvious from the first film that they were setting him up at some point to cross paths with Stark.

This is why we can't have nice things!

My guess is that they're ditching the first Wolverine movie and using this second film ("The Wolverine") to bridge the Bryan Singer X-Men films with Matthew Vaughn's "First Class". It's a bit of a Frankenstein's monster, but hey, it's almost Halloween 2012, so that's the metaphor that seems to fit. Besides, if the…

Agreed. I want to like this show too—it has good production values, decent actors, but the writers seem to kind-of-sort-of-have-a-clue, but keep getting lost in the family soap opera. The reference to Hamlet earlier in the episode made me ill—if you're going to wave the Shakespeare flag, you damn well better do it…

I admire your eco-spirit and support your plans for sustainable follicle management. I do, however, must insert a point of fact that the State of California has not passed a law outlawing plastic bags. Individual local governments have taken those steps, but nothing at the statewide level.

There is surprisingly no place locally where I can get the RSX chip replaced and the thought of finding my old box (do I even still have it?), packing it up, and shipping it Who Knows Where just seems to be like the console equivalent of getting your dead dog cloned in South Korea. Interestingly, I noticed a spike in…

Think of it as a stocking stuffer.

I did some research when my Fat 60 went over the rainbow bridge. A repair shop can re-animate your device, but it's a temporary fix. At some point in a few weeks or at best, months, you extend the life of your device. The cost of this is upwards of $150 and you can see that it is not cost effective to give you a…

May your Fat 60 hoist a flagon of mead in Valhalla with mine. I will find the answer to your question in 9 days.

As much as I liked DC Animation—and troubled by what Cartoon Network did to their lineup (see recent news on it), I don't think that George Lucas is alone in this preference. (Troubling as it is for me to admit that I'm defending him.) CG animation isn't even cutting edge anymore. It's the industry standard (see…

I really have to disagree with you here, but I know it's a matter of preference. Still, I feel for you as a Star Wars fan. If you could envision another animation studio taking a crack at it, which would you pick? (Or just name a series that you think would fit and forget the name altogether.)

Willing to give this a shot, but what happens if the MMO flatlines?

I believe that Ridley Scott didn't much like "Aliens," which is where Bishop made his debut, and which also explains why he wasn't asked.

Humans are such easy prey. Pineal gland madness! Roll for SAN!

I saw it and looked around on opening night and my heart sank. Too many empty seats. I grew up reading Judge Dredd and completely agree with all the ponts in your article, Charlie. My understanding was that the film only cost a fraction of it's actual budget to produce. The rest (more than half) went to marketing.…

Seriously, how much does a switch cost? Did somebody get a bonus for removing it?

I totally agree with you. Also, can you put me in your will? Just money. Not cats. Thanks.

Agreed. Vampire myths are all over the place on this one. It's been years since I've read Dracula, but did his underlings have the same ability? Still, I have a lot of affection for the Christopher Lee era when daylight sizzled them.

Chill out. It's a holiday.

Can anybody explain to me where Captain Caveman fits into the grand scheme?