@avclub-620982009915db2a0b4a49e224bad30c:disqus In the documentary he points to Trent Reznor as an example of someone who uses computers/technology as another instrument.  He doesn't use it as a crutch to cover up his own inadequacies (like using AutoTune, for example).

Thanks!

@avclub-cd1db6bdaab0f94ac28022bf20b6d1a6:disqus Yeah, and that's how it was with me for season 2 last year (I'd just read the whole series a month prior to it).  My decision this time was really prompted by The Hobbit movie: I've read the book multiple times and did so again right before I saw the movie.  I felt like…

Yeah I decided to pass up Civ V.  Wasn't sure if there was a big enough difference between the two games to warrant buying the new one.  And I feel you; too often my games boil down to trying to conquer everyone around me (which is how it's always been with me in Civ—and Alpha Centauri—so I guess that might say…

I was thinking of re-reading ASOS before the new season, but I've decided not to.  I read the whole series a year ago, so my memory is pretty fresh, but reading them all at once has caused some blurring as to what happens when exactly.  But if I re-read it all right beforehand, I'll spend too much time nitpicking over…

@avclub-cfe912f5cb3aa572bd1c9ae2a9b82207:disqus Guitar and German.  So there's that.

Awfully convenient for Tolkien to leave out the radioactive fallout that resulted from the destruction of the ring.

Thanks for reminding me that I need to watch Manhunter before it expires from Netflix Instant on the 15th.

@avclub-cfe912f5cb3aa572bd1c9ae2a9b82207:disqus Yeah… I guess it is.  Hmm, honestly I thought that would take a lot longer than just 28 years.  So… now what?

The 900 Days has been on my lengthy (and growing a lot faster than I can keep up) list of to-read history books.  I may have to bump it up higher in the order if it's that good.

Thanks.  That's all I really wanted this whole time.

Seconded as a must-see from 2007.  I don't like it as much as No Country or There Will Be Blood, but it's fantastic.

I am about halfway through Elmore Leonard's Pronto, which I'm liking a lot.  The way he writes both dialogue and thoughts for the characters is fun, though it catches me off-guard sometimes when he narrates the way a person would, you know, actually think the words in their head.  It's the first full novel of…

I turned 28 on Saturday, so I spent a lot of my weekend actually doing things and hanging out with people instead of partaking in pop culture.

"* "Into the Night" (1985) - Bowie cameos as a moustachioed hitman who
sticks a gun in Jeff Goldblum's mouth and gets into a knife-fight with
Carl Perkins."

I just watched the first four episodes of Terriers last night, and I'm in love.

I'd always heard the same, which is why I was thinking of going there next (plus I've seen the Robert Altman movie).

Good to know.  I won't make it a priority then.

Awesome, I'll have to check them out sometime soon (probably after season 3 of GoT gets me back in the mood for the some fantasy fiction).

I'm not big on fantasy novels (I've mainly only read Tolkien and the "Song of Fire and Ice" series), but I've been wondering if I should read some of Abercrombie's books to hold me over until George RR Martin releases book six.  Would they be good for a casual fantasy fan like myself?