Frankly Hercules smells a lot like someone was writing a movie about a character called something other than Hercules, but then they renamed him as Hercules, because who the hell is going to see a movie about Dionysodorus, the gladiator!

No no Alexander proved that Greeks were British, but Macedonians were Irish and Epirots were Americans of German/Dutch/French Canadian ancestry.

You know, I'm so tremendously sick of the 300/Spartacus style of bloody comic book epic take on ancient mythology and history. I'd easily take, say, Troy and Alexander - stylistically, mind - over that approach.

Besides, why are they all speaking English?

I'll always love Aaron Eckhart for Thank You For Smoking. That was the perfect movie for me to see at that time in my life because I could totally identify with and want to be his character even while I acknowledged what a slickly terrible person he was.

Biblical films are tricky for Hollywood. The difference between Hercules and Thor on the one hand and Samson on the other is a large amount of the American public regard Samson's story as true and sacred.

30 Rock's Lutz is related to Kellan Lutz! IT'S ALL CONNECTED!

Well, here's something from the BBC I'd almost definitely watch. I'm just back from 12 Years A Slave (it finally premiered here today) and… wow.

Very good chance that this will be not EastEnders, at that.

Incredulous British person is perplexed over idea of black people getting roles, decides it has something to do with peculiarly American racism by means of quoting an unrelated rant.

Oi! Solaris is awesome.

The reviews may return in the summer. Kind of why I talk about it so much.

I know. I'm implying Genrrarion War's name may be from Generation Kill.

Space Dandy is also available subtitled on Funimation:

Yeah I'm up to episode nine and it is a weird, weird ride.

Defiance is kind of all the shows. It's the premise of Eureka with the cast of Babylon 5 and maybe a bit of your every-show-is-a-post-apocalyptic-setting-now on top of that.

Fair enough. Laserdisc for me is just one of those strange things I found out existed via the internet. I've never actually seen one in the flesh.

I remember a lot of hardcore SW nerds insisted that the 1993 laserdisc release was the best.

The Original Trilogy website is such an odd project in itself. Tons of alternate cuts of Star Wars. Pick and choose your favourite mix and match!

Indeed. In fact its 'second' appearance in the original series - in "The Deadly Years" - that's all stock footage.