He was always this person. Loveline kept him mostly on topic.

Speaking of which, the cracking vocal on "Look Back in Anger", anyone?

The endings of both Aliens and Predator are basically the incarnation of the expectant wish in Rambo: First Blood Part II when Mr. Rambo says "Do we get to win [Vietnam] this time?".

It is certainly a load of something.

Starcraft? I think you mean "Alien III".

Speaking of nukes, the last time I watched Aliens I realized that, if you think it through, the resolution should be highly unfulfilling - because neither the marines nor Ripley are responsible for the destruction of the aliens or the planet. The reactors go critical and blow basically because of collateral damage…

Cheer up, Communist Porn Star.

I really came into the show by randomly catching an episode of the first season in the dead of night while stranded in a wintry Detroit hotel (a story for another time). I fell in love with how clever and well-written it was, and how it extracted so much out of a small number of complex and interesting characters.…

I didn't, but I really SHOULD have stopped watching Masters of Sex after the delightful Lillian Depaul (Julianne Nicholson) was killed off in Season 2, whenever the creators decided she would not be viable after their next jarring time-jump. At least she had a decent farewell.

And it's not just Angel/Boreanaz whom you can apply that standard to - just look at Charisma Carpenter midway through Angel's run and ponder that, in line with the official chronology of Buffy/Angel, Cordelia is supposed to be twenty years old. Requires no mean suspension of disbelief.

Yeah, I was surprised that the author made that mistake, especially since Mailer's smoke-colored, shambling, brilliant narrative is what I remember most about this film.