THANK YOU for sharing that wonderful news about Monster potentially receiving an HBO adaptation. Get someone who admires the source material (and who can fault Guillermo Del Toro on that count?) and this could really be a terrific thriller series. Let's just hope they have the decency to cast a Japanese actor in the…

Yeah, I'm sure I'll enjoy the game — after all, I love stuff like Etrian Odyssey IV, which is pretty much 90 percent gameplay systems, 10 percent storytelling. I got my hopes up with the FF IX references, but I'm willing to accept the game on its own terms.

I've heard tell that Bravely Default is somewhat reminiscent of Final Fantasy IX, which I hoped applied to the characters and story. In terms of choosing a Final Fantasy with the most memorable, lovable characters and best thematic development, I throw my lot in with IX 100 percent. Somewhat discouraging to see the…

I think it's also worth noting that while torture does often produce successful results in the show (usually when Jack does it, because he's the big damn hero), there are also occasions where it has disastrous consequences. And it also takes a pretty substantial psychological toll on Jack over the course of the series.

I figure you have to shout the quote if you're going to do it justice.

There's really only one appropriate response for trolling in death notices like this.

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, I bet @Sini_Star:disqus is on cloud nine knowing he is the robots' king of comedy!

I really hope I have a friendship this warm, artistically/intellectually/whateverly rewarding, full of mutual respect and just plain fun when I reach my later years. No jokes or snark here. They just seem like the kind of guys who have so much joy it's infectious.

Don't be silly. He smells like apples.

What can I say? I guess I'm contemplating the inevitability of me watching this on Netflix some evening while drunk.

Who is no doubt the good friend of Chip Hitler and probably just as great a choice for a role in your werewolf movie.

Claudius would hide behind the curtains until everyone killed each other and he became last man standing.

According to some other review (i09, I think?), this is actually a plot point addressed in the movie.

Every time I see this title advertised, I just want to rewatch I, Claudius, which I don't think was the intended effect. Still, if Aaron Eckhart stammers and drools throughout, this could be a must-see.

So Dolph Lundgren is an '80s action star, martial artist, director, body guard, chemical engineer AND a singer who drums and punches stuff? He essentially just needs to star in Crime Stinks: The Smell of Penetration to be in the running for a Tubey, the highest honor distributed for significant achievements in tubular…

I get the feeling a direct Spartacus imitation would have an incredibly high chance of being awful. The stabby bits and unclothed tits are the easy part. The deft characterization and superbly executed plotting? Well, that's just hard!

I would love to see an adaptation of Silmarillion stories, but I can't think of any way to make it work as a whole. It seems to me you would have to go at it story by story, the way most Biblical adaptations are handled.

You are the most correct person I've seen today. I mean, just take a look at this and tell me it doesn't make your skin crawl: http://29.media.tumblr.com/…

From the various recaps I've read, I recall Grey telling the main character that he's "50 shades of fucked up." So I guess that's something not worth remarking on.

Leave it to a feature about an artist the author unequivocally loves to get the nastiest, most mean-spirited firstie. Positivity on the Internet? We won't stand for this!