You'd also be shocked by how poorly parents treat the people who volunteer for kid activities.  When I was a kid, my church ran a free day camp in the summer, and the parents who dropped off their kids would complain (e.g. the decorations aren't cool enough, my kid doesn't like coloring - do something else, you should…

You'd also be shocked by how poorly parents treat the people who volunteer for kid activities.  When I was a kid, my church ran a free day camp in the summer, and the parents who dropped off their kids would complain (e.g. the decorations aren't cool enough, my kid doesn't like coloring - do something else, you should…

But don't you think that buckling down to teach in a small town far away from any major dancing centers would be retirement from real professional performance?  How would she go back to it?  In the pilot Michelle's frightened that she's past her prime and that she's squandered her chance.  I can see how becoming a…

But don't you think that buckling down to teach in a small town far away from any major dancing centers would be retirement from real professional performance?  How would she go back to it?  In the pilot Michelle's frightened that she's past her prime and that she's squandered her chance.  I can see how becoming a…

Oh I absolutely loved Howliday Inn.  I think it counts as a mystery.

Oh I absolutely loved Howliday Inn.  I think it counts as a mystery.

The Gorey covers were wonderfully creepy.  Johnny Dixon was my favorite of the leads, I liked him better than Anthony Monday and Lewis.  Though each series had at least one good book in them.

The Gorey covers were wonderfully creepy.  Johnny Dixon was my favorite of the leads, I liked him better than Anthony Monday and Lewis.  Though each series had at least one good book in them.

That one was good, though I preferred the other hero.

That one was good, though I preferred the other hero.

John Bellairs!  He did fantasy (spookiness?) and mystery together! My favorite was "The Spell of the Sorcerer's Skull."  The tiny skull that Johnny couldn't throw away freaked 9-year-old me out.

John Bellairs!  He did fantasy (spookiness?) and mystery together! My favorite was "The Spell of the Sorcerer's Skull."  The tiny skull that Johnny couldn't throw away freaked 9-year-old me out.

He wasn't a pretend asshole, he was a real one.  How hard is it to walk out of a movie if you really dislike it so much it's provoking uncontrollable laughter?

He wasn't a pretend asshole, he was a real one.  How hard is it to walk out of a movie if you really dislike it so much it's provoking uncontrollable laughter?

Completely agree @avclub-94d8526a5fae933806f65b8a0f49301a:disqus (sort of a three-meals-away-from-anarchy message), I was addressing @avclub-e95a45d0b1f5afdf0ab9cde82b4b1d06:disqus's statement that the zombie apocalypse was so unique that it rendered the lessons of history less valid.  My point was that the world has…

Completely agree @avclub-94d8526a5fae933806f65b8a0f49301a:disqus (sort of a three-meals-away-from-anarchy message), I was addressing @avclub-e95a45d0b1f5afdf0ab9cde82b4b1d06:disqus's statement that the zombie apocalypse was so unique that it rendered the lessons of history less valid.  My point was that the world has…

The decision to proceed without a plan wasn't forced on him was it?  Saying, "My story is bad because I chose to proceed in a manner that produces bad stories," doesn't make the story good.

The decision to proceed without a plan wasn't forced on him was it?  Saying, "My story is bad because I chose to proceed in a manner that produces bad stories," doesn't make the story good.

What is it about the zombie plague that renders the lessons of history invalid?  Plagues, social devastation, war, invasion, and famine are nothing new.

What is it about the zombie plague that renders the lessons of history invalid?  Plagues, social devastation, war, invasion, and famine are nothing new.