I think the idea of hiding him from the world is a very interesting take on the Kents, and makes a lot of sense; the only thing that bugs me is the tornado scene. It would have been thematically just as well if Pa Kent had a heart attack, but refused to let Clark rush him to the hospital and instead wait for an…

They just haven't found a big enough number yet. Nessie has really high standards.

Yes, but what happens in front of the camera?

No, I think these fans are sincere, and not just hoping that going without pants will produce a good movie.

So can Darth Vader.

Articles on the AV Club? This won't end well.

No; it's just that only attractive teenagers get *credit* for accomplishing anything.

Reading wikipedia's description of the cover art, I honestly think I read a bunch of the 1930s-1950s series of Nancy Drew. And the 1950s-60s Boxcar Children … my library did not believe in getting rid of old books.

I feel lucky that my school library had a bunch of Tom Swift Jr books instead of Tom Swift.

erp. Oops.

I devoured Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys, and Three Investigators as a kid. Somewhere along the way, I started envisioning Nancy Drew's boyfriend (Carson Drew, which I had to look up ) as Fred Jones (from the Scooby Doo cartoon), so Nancy Drew became a blonde Daphne Blake.

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How about an adult who sets up a detective agency in a garage and lures kids in with an offer to solve crimes for 25 cents a day , plus expenses — no case too small ?

Why wasn't it eligible? I hadn't heard that.

A play made for Dee Reynolds! (As Dogberry, naturally)

Her head of golden locks?

I liked it at the time (as you said, well shot and well acted) , but when I sat down to write down what actually happened, it somehow seemed really conventional. I still don't know my final judgment — but I am in no real hurry to rewatch it, which may be judgment enough.

What's the cowboy equivalent for reindeer?

John C Reilly's best role has to be Dewey Cox.

It can be two things.