Leia could call him "Puddin'"

Next on my list ! The fact that it's anchored in History was extremely fun in the first book. I have only vague notions about English History of that time, and Stephenson crafts such good characters that I was sometimes compelled to check whether a character was real or not.

Thanks to a recommendation from commenters on this site I'm reading the Kalevala, the Finnish epic reconstituted in the XIXth c. which inspired Tolkien. It's amazing and the translation I'm reading has a fascinating introduction about the way those stories were collected and rewritten. I also read Tom King's A once…

Yes please. Best Joker ever.

Ha, I'm French too, so maybe it is indeed cultural, if not in reality, at least as topoi go. As for TV, in the overbearing dads category I'd put Jack Bauer, or for the creepiest creep award I'd nominate the blond guy from the new Hawaii 5 0.

I wish your comment could have appeared before I scrolled down the article.

Maybe it's cultural, I don't know. I'm not from the US, and I've often be annoyed by this sort of behaviour from TV Dads, it's kind of a trope after all. It just creeps me out.

I know, and I'm really glad we'll get Wally West. My point wasn't that it was useless, just that I don't like the character.

I really enjoyed the episode, but I could have done without the Joe/Francine/Iris storyline. Mainly because it takes time from Miller's deliciously camp performance, but also, and I know I'm in the minority here, because I've always found Joe's character incredibly creepy. The guy talks to his adult daughter as if she…

What always amazed me with Smallville episodes is that they took at least ten minutes to get started, and then, more or less around the 25th minute mark, the crisis of the week was resolved and it left 15 minutes of oh so boring epilogue. They should have gone with a 25 minutes format, nothing would have been lost.

And the stormtroopers only ever fire warning shots, apparently.

That's the one, yes.

Obviously the one where every comment ever written and every comment ever to be written exist among all comments that can never be read.

Better than on a tortilla.

It's because the actresses aren't real. They're a mix of features from different people to create the blandest look ever.

I really loved Centurion, and the explanation for the scene is priceless. Also slightly disturbing.

You're being pretty open about it. I like to pretend that commenting here in fact helps me concentrate on grading the papers.

The Movement for Jawa Equality would like a word with you.

I realized that later. Sorry !

Sorry if my comment felt snide or overly sarcastic. That was not my intention at all, and as I wrote, I am truly glad that you enjoy it so much. It just feels weird sometimes because French actors that are well known and respected abroad are sometimes considered sort of has been here (Jean Reno would be an example).…