"The media conglomorates decide who we like and who we don't. Cruise, Madonna, and Bruce Willis are prime examples of A list superstardom without a real justification. There are others, too."

They didn't though…did they?

"If Nolan encourages Williams to go the INSOMNIA/ONE HOUR PHOTO route, this could be quite good."

AutomaticJack - Sorry, what? Are you saying that to be a nerd, we all have to be physicists? Because I don't think that's a valid response to my point. And anyway, trying to recreate old Flash Gordon serials (cheers for the heads-up on that, by the way…) is, I'd say, pretty damn nerdy.

Like Bill Clinton?

Great defense of your intro!

Sorry, what?
"Nerds make terrible liars. We don't really understand the social conventions that make polite lies necessary, and we lack the interpersonal skills necessary to sell anything but the most basic falsehood. We stammer, we roll our eyes, we snicker through mouths we can never remember to cover in time, not…

Fuck all that shit… GREAT VIDEO

Ok, it's patently ludicrous to really analyse The A-Team on a any serious level, but even a s a child, I knew two things:

How strange…
I was looking for this on Amazon only last week. Found a region 2 DVD for 47.

Ha! Lies, damn lies and bookies odds, I suppose. How on Earth England are even ranked in the top six I have no idea! Funny about Argentina heading up the list though; they're the team I reckon could do it. If Maradonna has minimum input, of course.

I always think it seems a bit churlish to complain about GBG because really, it's a pretty fine adaptation. But the issues you and I have brought up are real stumbling blocks. The experience aspect is so true - why would they be brought in if they were rookies? And yeah, Angie was so much more in the books… The…

Monaghan would have been fine if they'd treated the character of Angie properly. But they just made her the shrill sidekick who broke the leads heart. Not at all the dynamic of the pair. Also, a series would give so much more room for their tortured courtship to grow. And the Bubba thing… God, I know…

I bet you're a real cut up at dinner parties BlickNation…

Ahhh… sorry. Didn't grasp that. Thought you were just mad. My mistake! I'm with you on Parker over a crocked Barry, and still think Huds is a beautiful footballer, experience be dammed.

To strike an alarmingly positive note, I'm really glad Dawsons involved, and despite earlier comments towards his fitness, King did manage to play a shed load in the league run in. Two of the most in form central defenders in the country can't be a bad thing…

Oh dear… my concern over Rio Ferdinand's injury prone season seems to have been a bit too close to reality. Appears he's out of the tournament, done his knee ligaments in in training after a tackle from…yep, Emile Ivanhoe Heskey. Hero. But it's not that surprising when he's only started 13 Premier League games in the…

Sven Peltonen - Haven't read it, but read articles and reviews giving a precis of some of the arguments. I'm not sure if I can get on board with the anti-intellectual concept. Arsene Wenger (not a man I usually agree with…or even like) hit on something when he compared the relative lack of skill in young English…

"I am a sucker for good detective stories"

Because it's a bad idea?