Kaiser, I respect your Wizardry pick, but this is one of those discussions that seem neverending.  I remember Temple of Apshai, Garriots Ultima I precursor Akalabeth, and Ultima I all coming out before Wizardry.  Most people think Apshai came later because they didn't discover it until Epyx released the first three Aps…

Kaiser, I respect your Wizardry pick, but this is one of those discussions that seem neverending.  I remember Temple of Apshai, Garriots Ultima I precursor Akalabeth, and Ultima I all coming out before Wizardry.  Most people think Apshai came later because they didn't discover it until Epyx released the first three Aps…

Wait, since when does "popularizing the whole Good/Evil dynamic" equal "having 'basically created the RPG genre?'"  Does anybody actually think the definition of RPG's is "games with a morality slider?"  That's crazy. 

Wait, since when does "popularizing the whole Good/Evil dynamic" equal "having 'basically created the RPG genre?'"  Does anybody actually think the definition of RPG's is "games with a morality slider?"  That's crazy. 

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I misread that as "hence her haste to undermine and shave Becket," which would make for a fascinating story development.

I saw Avatar in the theater after it had been out for about 4 weeks.  The place was less than half full.  An older couple (late 50's) sat in front of me.  They sat through the entire movie very solemnly.  Then when the credits started to roll at the end, they started clapping.  With the same serious look on their…

I agree.  For all its faults, Reloaded actually takes the story to interesting places—"Neo has powers outside the Matrix!?"  "Neo's the latest of 7 different 'The Ones' that all failed!?"  Then Revolutions brought the suckage in spades.

There was a first-season episode that fairly clearly indicated Marshall was carrying a torch for Mary, but I can't remember which one.  It wasn't referenced very often, but through the seasons there's been the occasional vague reference to his feelings.  I figured they were finally going to "go there" at the end of…

The reason I dearly love Psych is because it's basically the show Moonlighting all over again, only Maddie Hayes is now a black pharmaceutical rep named Burton Guster.  It's exactly the same vibe, with Shawn perfectly channeling David Addison.  It wasn't surprising when the first guest star that made an appearance was…

I may not feel as strongly as drdarke, but I agree this is a pretty poor review.  Maybe they couldn't find anyone writing for AVClub who actually enjoyed watching the show.  And maybe this, the last episode of the show ever, deserved less-than-stellar marks.  But I can't for the life of me conceive why someone who so c…

Very nice. 

Jackman was pretty badass as a cowboy in Australia.  And I've gotta give him points for successfully hacking into the CIA mainframe at a nightclub while getting blown *and* with a gun pointed at his head in Swordfish.  Man, that was an insane movie.  And terrible.  But mostly insane.

Whenever I hear "Lemony Snicket," I think "Lemon Party" and get completely grossed out. Maybe the same thing happened to the production team.

Speaking of interesting parties: Charles Lindberg, Nigel Bruce, George Romero and Rosa Parks share mine. And a Bulgarian revolutionary named "Gotse."  He's not invited. 

There were a lot of funny bits, I thought, especially Nadia's list of things she likes about America (Leon Panetta!?)  Also: Winston intentionally listing things that'll give Schmidt an erection and hurt his broken penis—"Boobies. Girls with clean hair. Models eating sliders. Bernadette Peters on a high beam. Freshly…

What I find interesting is that they were trying to convey the idea that Winona hated the idea of telling Raylan not to go save a 14-year old girl.  I totally missed that.  I don't think I'm the only one.  Anyway, it answers the question I wanted asked, which was "Did you want Winona to come across as a despicable…

Was anybody else hoping for an Alan Tudyk cameo at the end? 

Will you go for three if they bring in Boxleitner?