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The Space Pope
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Oh man, "Parents Day" is going to wreck you. "The Letter" might as well, but it's got a solid helping of comic relief to help with that.

I love the tradition of bringing the aged-out Arnold actors back as bullies (I wonder if any will show up in the Jungle Movie. As villainous henchmen, perhaps?), so having two at once is a hoot. I like the irony of the ending as well, where Arnold's diligent peacemaking ultimately just makes things worse for him. Sid

"And the the garbage-disposal dinosaur takes off his costume."

Only in his daydreams.

As usual, Sid works best as an ensemble member than a lead. "Principal Simmons" is the standout segment today, as it's the only one that really shows us something Hey Arnold hasn't before, namely Simmons in a genuine position of authority and Wartz's inner life. Naturally, both are utter shambles. The school

As I have done absolutely no research, my ballot is weighted primarily toward those shows whose titles I find most obnoxious. To wit:

Worst Rosary ever.

I somehow completely missed the Conrad Verner subplot in my playthrough of the Mass Effect series. Must have been some dialogue choice somewhere I didn't take.

Given the dominant topic this week, I'll pick Dr. Light and Dr. Wily, just for the (perhaps unintended) running gag of just how hilariously outclassed Wily is. The guy builds giant automated fortresses, fighting robots of all shapes, sizes, and powers, plus legions of deadly minions. Light? Light builds one guy with a

I like it a lot, but there's so much to it that it helps to know exactly what you enjoy and what you don't, so you can easily skip the parts that don't appeal to you. I didn't much care for the settlement-building portions, for instance, so I avoided them. And the story's not much to write home about, but the core

Done and done! And I had a few games I've been meaning to trade in at my local store, so the DLC wound up costing me a whopping eighty-six cents. Score!

It's somehow a parody of itself.

My God, that image and the video are jaw-dropping. Are we sure this is an actual Mega Man game and not some sort of bootleg knockoff? If so, we may have discovered the Jam and the Horoglams of the video game world.

Me too! Let's go check out the Sunsphere!

I'm relaxing after my super-busy week, and thinking about how to start my next comic book script. I'm leaning toward having my villain do a Star Trek-style "Captain's Log" monologue by way of amusing exposition. I also need to plot out the confrontation with the hero in a way that emphasizes the themes I'm going for.

I can dig it!

Glad you had fun! I didn't know you wanted to meet any of us hopeless dorks in person. I would've been game, but then again I was pretty busy last week and probably couldn't have managed it. Next time, perhaps!

I haven't had any bad experiences, thankfully. But one time at Midtown I saw a guy interviewing for a job there while dressed as Deadpool. That was funny, though I got the impression that the manager wasn't too impressed by the guy's initiative.

Holy shit, I just looked that up and it looks wonderfully insane. Sign me up!

I'm impressed with your patience with the settlement building mechanic. After putting together the first settlement for the Minutemen I lost interest incredibly fast.