I know this is a week old, but if anyone's interested in the concept of a "word virus," or a memetic, I'd advise looking up the SCP Foundation. It's basically a collective of writers who have created a fictional database (and many surrounding canons, headcanon and otherwise) of "anomalous" items, concepts, and…

You know, I finally realized something. AV Club used to be where I'd go after watching something I really enjoyed, just to see other insightful comments and thoughts. Usually from the commenters, sometimes from the actual articles.

I never actually got to use my characters in a game, but I read a ton of the sourcebooks in high school. When Hunter: The Reckoning came out, I was SO ready to play one. Then White Wolf retconned the whole thing. ;___;

That also doesn't happen from taking steroids. Christ, steroids get blamed for everything from "changing your head shape" to "making you sound like a gruff badass" now? I mean, he couldn't…you know…ACT that way. Being an actor and all. Fuck.

Just fresh from the finale - I feel like I have to say that it felt to me that the entire series has been about pride.  After last week's ending, they led us to believe that Walt was going to defend his pride one last time - instead, we find out that he has finally given that up.  He gives up his pride, and so the…

I always find it bewildering when I see reactions like theirs.  Do they not get the real premise for the show?  It could be a show about fucking scrapbooking, the point IS the character interactions.  These are the same people that watched King of Queens, went to see Patton Oswalt in concert because "he's so adorable…

The more this show does to avoid Moonlighting Syndrome, the better.  I had no problem with the romantic angles because yeah, it was telegraphed and yeah, it was corny…but goddamn it, it was done WELL.  Corny can be fine if it's done right.  Also, now they can focus on the other parts of the show and leave the "will…

Speaking as someone who fought tooth and nail to make changes on certain pages, and as a result, not only didn't get all of them made but also lost his account, I can say that Wikipedia works the way the superusers want it to work.  They wield their sad little amount of power like a bludgeon, and the truth be damned.

To be fair, you're being a bit to generic towards his brand of dark/gritty.  It's not the standard "everything sucks, and the world is an awful place" Frank Miller brand, it's more of a "the world is fucked up and crazy, so go with it" kind of thing.  Even Wanted (which could be labelled in the Frank Miller way) is…