There used to be a twitter account for Botticelli, the Fifth Turtle.  It was real funny, don't know what happened to it.

If it were that easy, I bet a lot of people would just buy the subscription — I know I would.  But first I'd have to get cable, and then I'd have to get a premium subscription, and both would be paying for all those bundled things I don't want.  The community aspect is a major selling point for the subscription, but…

I'd really like to see some discussion about how this affects all that "slow television" that the AV Club's been talking about so much recently.  How is a person supposed to watch slowly, week to week, when the DVD comes out  a month before the show?  I think there's a discussion to be had, the next time "slow tv"…

"Liked" solely for including that link, which is just so great.  That Twain — what a cantankerous old geezer.  That one, and the piece about how much he hates the german language, are truly inspirations to people who think things are awful.

Why was it considered unadaptable? It seems pretty straightforward, except for the last chapter which they changed in the movie.  Oh I guess casting two different actors was pretty crucial, too.  Were there other reasons it was considered unadaptable?
Now "Survivor" — there's an unadaptable novel, for reasons that have…

The scene on Mars was visually stunning, but that's all it was in the film (or at least that's how I recall).  The scene is emotionally and narratively pivotal in the comic — it's really where everything comes together and begins marching towards the final confrontation.  But in the movie — sure it looks huge, but it…

I don't recall the bit where Tony Stark refuses to rescue any villagers until the vigilante-protector-of-the-defenseless industry is deregulated, but then it's been a while since I've seen that flick.

Seconded.
Submitted: Disney's "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" — a "no-brainer" in that it never should have been attempted as a children's cartoon.

I knew a girl in high school called "raptor chick."  Never thought that would be nickname for more than one person.  Here's to you, Raptor Chick, wherever you may be.

I haven't read the book (it's been on my list for around 10 years now) — is there more to the speech than what's in the movie?  I always liked the way the movie stops for a moment and gets reflective in between the drug-fueled shenanigans.  Plus it's a beautiful passage.

It's not strong in the movie, but scenes like the "feed me a kitten" bit do hint that we're not getting an unfiltered view.

It's not impossible.  I used to bullseye reasonable discussions in my T-16 back home.

Artistic achievement?  We all know the Highlander was a documentary, and the events occurred in real time.

*Standing applause*
This whole thread has been a wonderful surprise! Likes all around!

I'm posting here a week late just to give Handlen big ups for the Jewel shout out in the alt text.  Nice one.

Well, obviously, the core concept

I look forward to the episode where they eat the horse and sell the bones to the glue factory.

Minstrel shows weren't just white people in blackface, though — they got so popular that black entertainers would also put on blackface to compete.  So in that way, yeah, it is sort of a minstrel show in the classic sense.

Colonel Mustard? Or was it… GENE PARMESAN!

The question is not "if" the show dies do the Inspector Spacetime references die, but "when" the show… oh I made myself sad