I'm a little surprised to hear people referring to the cloning as a "twist."  I don't think that was ever supposed to be a surprise.  The machine is shown duplicating hats and cats.  Jackman is shown shooting his double when it first appears.  By the time he was staging his Transported Man trick, I thought it was…

Nebraska was my first thought as well.  An album so perfect, the band gave up on improving upon the demos, and just released it as-is.

+1 for Die Hard.  The best action movie ever made.  Great script, great performances, great direction.  Flawless.

Thanks for the tip on this, I'm really enjoying the new album.  First I've heard of this band - they sound like Gojira crossed with Meshuggah, if that's not setting the bar impossibly high.

Huh.  Learn something every day.  I think because the first thing I saw Sacha Baron Cohen do was "Da Ali G Show," which seemed so obviously American in its cultural influences, I just assumed he was American.  Obviously not.

You're not alone in that.  Lots of comedies now go for 'social awkwardness" humor.  I think of it as a British thing, but it shows up in Borat and the U.S. version of The Office and a lot of the correspondent sketches on The Daily Show.  I always just feel embarrassed for the people involved.  And when the social…

It's Lars's dad.

"The Lottery," by Shirley Jackson.

Pretty sure that features in the movie Valhalla, too.

People called Romans they go the 'ouse?

I think "The Passersby" is more interesting viewed in the context of Serling's experiences in World War 2, as an occupier in Japan, and then returning home to a country forever changed by the war.  I can't help but think he was working out some ideas about people who could or couldn't move on in his own time.

with his venom

Didn't you ever see "Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back"?

Yeah my response to the headline was "wait, again?"

Uh, wasn't that like 20 years ago?  Man you're old.

This would be a hell of an assignment, especially given the limited legal availability of the episodes, but it would be great to see some Mystery Science Theater 3000 reviews.  The episodes are long and sort of critic-proof, but it's clear from the endless quote threads whenever the show is mentioned that there are a…

Yeah that would be a great "wraparound" candidate.

Adding my vote for Rome.  Great show with an (unfortunately) manageable run.

My "judging type" is out of my league - hence the minor note of reproach in my previous comment that "If that girl is barely out of your league, then you are doing pretty well."  That said, I've long felt that Audrey Hepburn is the most beautiful woman who ever lived, and I do tend toward small, waifish types like…

What is an example of someone who really gets your jetpack burning?