@beetlemier: I think she'll have to do that. How disappointing would the book be if she didn't?

@mkirkland: Well, THAT will be in my head for a few days.

@Dr Emilio Lizardo: That's why it wasn't a stopper for me, either. Still, it would've given it a more polished feel rather than a slightly abrupt explanation.

@Mark 2000: It was a bit of a bummer to see all their human technology, wasn't it?

@Illundiel: There was kissing! And complaints of a scratchy beard! Eeee!

@Illundiel: As long as it's better than the second one, I'll be over the moon.

In my household, this is generating way more than "Twilight"-level excitement — and I was pretty psyched for "Breaking Dawn." (In my defense, I didn't know that horrors that awaited me.) I'm positively quivering in anticipation for the final Katnis saga.

@mkirkland: When they're good, they're very good. But when they're bad, they're awful. I have seen both.

It took me a while to settle comfortably into the feel and rhythm of the book for the reasons many of you have listed below — expecting urban fantasy and magical elements. Once I wrapped my mind around the state of affairs in the cities, I settled in and enjoyed it. I've always found Kafka to be too frustrating and…

@Briareosdx: Great point. Once I figured this out (no magic, just choosing to unsee), I settled in much more comfortably. But at first, it chafed against my expectations of urban fantasy.

@Eridani: We answered the hell out of that, didn't we?

@colormist: Oh, there's so much more stuff in that movie, just there and a-waitin' to suck. You'll be plenty entertained, provided you're drinking and hollering at the TV.

@Rtrain: Ya gotta love old baldy.

@Eridani: Star Trek: TNG! Picard bellows it while wearing a very short tunic. It was a formative moment for many young nerdlings.

@Jeriba: I'd like to see fantastic protest signs like that even if no one else is protesting.

@Illundiel: Not true! He guest starred on one episode of "The X-Files."

@colormist: The idea will be all yours!

@Illundiel: Me too! Ryan, plus bonus Nathan Fillion. Good stuff.

@tetracycloide: I bet those two could turn normal neighbors into peeping toms. Binocular sales at the local shops went through the roof when they moved in!

@Dipso: I just wasn't sure if it was A ring or THE ring.