And there was that one dude who said "lye-sh".  We didn't invite him back.

I always pronounced it "lick" from when I first encountered the word in an AD&D manual.

I always pronounced it "lick" from when I first encountered the word in an AD&D manual.

I know!

I know!

Yo!  Ding Dong, Man!  Ding Dong!  Ding Dong, Yo!

Yo!  Ding Dong, Man!  Ding Dong!  Ding Dong, Yo!

Dirk Gently, as well.

Dirk Gently, as well.

I loved the Tamara plotline, because at the time I was having an affair with professor of mine at university.  It was like I was an an underserved demographic who finally found a show that spoke to him.

I loved the Tamara plotline, because at the time I was having an affair with professor of mine at university.  It was like I was an an underserved demographic who finally found a show that spoke to him.

I remember when I saw The Beginning, I was so confused as to why it hadn't happened earlier.

I remember when I saw The Beginning, I was so confused as to why it hadn't happened earlier.

Absolutely.  You see the same thing in most media today.  Modern computer games mostly all start with a bang and give the player something desperately important to do RIGHT NOW, even when the narrative might be better served by a slower build.

Absolutely.  You see the same thing in most media today.  Modern computer games mostly all start with a bang and give the player something desperately important to do RIGHT NOW, even when the narrative might be better served by a slower build.

The specific narrative structure of Babylon 5 is what I think makes the first season so difficult to enjoy.  Babylon 5 was executed with each season offering up one of the 5 stages of narrative.

The specific narrative structure of Babylon 5 is what I think makes the first season so difficult to enjoy.  Babylon 5 was executed with each season offering up one of the 5 stages of narrative.

I loved this show.  When bad things loom, I still say "Eli's Comin'".

I loved this show.  When bad things loom, I still say "Eli's Comin'".

Ferguson completely glossed over how the Islamic world moved away from enlightened rationalism and toward blind adherence to dogma as a result of the Mongol invasion.  Prior to the mid-13th century, the seat of enlightenment in the world was Baghdad, with reasoned Islamic scholars publishing from Samarkand to Cordova.