Today's game is to make Hollywood versions of science article titles:

That South Park episode a couple of weeks back was so on the nail - I turned on History Channel after watching it and just couldn't bear to watch it anymore.

The first half, yes, but what is "exceeding acceleration"? How can you "exceed" acceleration? Or do they mean acceleration exceeding something?

Regarding (a), yes, there were visitors from South-East Asia to Australia later than the aborigines, and as far as I can recall from my hazy recollection of Australian history (learned around 30 years ago) it was commonly held that dingoes (or their ancestors) were brought over by these people, not the aborigines.

OMG, I think I remember seeing that movie at a video store in the '80s - unfortunately, I haven't actually seen the movie itself.

In traditional Hong Kong movie style, Charlton Heston should be replaced with one of the following: Charlton Haston, Charlton Histon, Charlton Huston, Check Heston, Chack Huston, or in the inevitable chick-flick remake, Chick Heston.

And yet, you also see it amongst lions, polar bears, and humans...

...all the live long...WTF?! What is that from? I am intrigued by such astounding levels of stupidity.

Now, now. That's a bit of an overreaction. She is a Futurama / Dr. Who / Torchwood fan (she really wants Captain Jack to appear in Dr. Who with Matt Smith) so I must have done something right with her upbringing.

OMG, you're right! It would have been an awesome advertising opportunity to have Beaker appear in an episode of Mythbusters as an assistant or something. Although I think this one was brilliant for its off-the-wall-ness (is that a word? It should be).

Right back at ya, good doctor, right back at ya.

I stand corrected.

No way! John Cleece is the better actor - haven't you seen him in "Faulty Towels"?

Caught a late showing last night with teenage daughter #1 - #2 did not want to see it because she thinks they are "creepy".

No way! Beaker is the best!

I love his stories. I think I first discovered them in High School and they were great whimsical "soft" science fiction. I really appreciate his humour, and think that "The Seventh Voyage" from his book "The Star Diaries" is one of the best time travel stories I have read with brilliantly constructed and consistent…

Well, the Icarus of Greek legends failed because he flew too close to the sun. Their mission was to get as close to the sun as possible, so by doing what Icarus did they would in fact succeed, not fail. Seems pretty apt.

I was thinking of a voice-over along the lines of the honey badger one.

Totally agreed. Because everyone assumes the portal is a one-way journey it limits who would actually be willing to go through. If travel was two-way there is no downside to going - half the planet would be a beach resort for the rich and the other half would be strip-mined, like you wrote.

For some reason the art in the first couple of pages reminds me of the art from Frank Miller's Ronin. I think it's a combination of the brownish colour palette, shadows on faces, and the general style of lines.