I'm also just hearing about "The Abominable," and have the same feeling. I'd first heard about Simmon's views when I looked up "Flashback," and my initial interest in his return to science fiction and crime novels was kind of reduced by the premise being that Barack Obama's secret muslimness has utterly destroyed the…

I don't believe I marathoned it, but I still only really enjoyed two episodes (the training one where Brent gets out his guitar, and the one in season 2 with the vibrator).

I believe this article has a fuller description of what's going on with Larsson's estate. I say "believe" because I can't actually look at it to confirm that it's the one I'm thinking of because of the paywall.

It happens about eight pages from the end. It's the shocker cliffhanger ending. A Japanese airline pilot, distraught because his entire family was killed in the five-minute-long war between Japan and the U.S. (seriously), steals his plane and kills his copilot, flying to the other side of the world intent on crashing…

I got a bunch from the library when I was in High School. I think I ended up reading most of them (I missed Hunt for Red October, Sum of All Fears, and Clear and Present Danger, though I got that one in an airport bookshop a few years later). I utterly lost interest after The Teeth of the Tiger. I remember when I got…

There're all in one big volume, now. "Superiority" and the various Tales from the White Hart come are my first favorites that come to mind.

A couple years ago, I saw they were doing a second edition of the Animorphs books, with new covers (lenticulars, this time, rather than the hole-in-the-cover morphs of the original), updated (or vaguened) pop-culture references, and some minor editorial touch-ups (for instance, getting rid of the instance where it…

I agree (about liking real!Colbert better than character!Colbert). I usually say that I prefer Stewart to Colbert, but that's oversimplifying. I prefer average Stewart to average Colbert. Comparing home runs to home runs, though, I feel that Colbert's highs are higher than Daily Show highs. The "If you phrase an…

I feel like there's still something left to be wrung from how bad "Man of Steel" was. Let's go back to that.

He was in 1994. Homer Simpson is always 38. He will always be 38. Homer Simpson is.

@avclub-d72f705337e5adcf7e33ec0381c5f5b2:disqus Yes, the first arc in the B5 comic series was about Sinclair being framed for an assassination attempt on the new Minbari leader right after he gets there. There's also some bullshit on the station involving a Psi-Corps assassin. The Lurker's Guide has synopsis of all…

@avclub-bbb04f2a70775131fa0397bbdb4c03de:disqus That's because it didn't happen in the series. I was going to put in more background, but decided against it, but I didn't amend the spoiler warning. I'll fix that now.

I just checked, and it turns out Valen is not mentioned by name during the Minbari fruit/rebirth/wedding ceremony.

I imagine he simply felt like he blacked out.

The Minbar Vorlon's chest lights are different (they were probably still fiddling with the costume), and the voice is noticeably different. It looks like the Vorlons only have a couple models of encounter suit (both of the ones with Valen at the end have the purple suit, and the Vorlon in "Into the Fire" is wearing…

Are you sure you want to know? It's kind of a big moment.

Just because I was curious, myself: Context.

The "found out two hours before recording" was in a lot of news stories. It's obviously someone mishearing Colbert say "two in the afternoon yesterday" and then a bunch of tertiary-source reporting of the kind that disturbs my shit. For God's sake, the HD video is on his own website, it's not hard to take seven…

People keep saying that (admittedly, because it's true). Now I've suddenly had the notion that the Rule 34 version of Planes should just be called This Ain't Pixar.

Well, the sky is made of air, and air and water are made of some of the same things…