Iron Maiden opening for Judas Priest, 1982-83. Maiden supporting "Number" and Priest "Vengeance."

Yeah, I adore Xeni but she whiffed on that one. Her thesis that it's all because of AFP's gender and not her actions jumped right out at me, too.

Yeah, I adore Xeni but she whiffed on that one. Her thesis that it's all because of AFP's gender and not her actions jumped right out at me, too.

Lynch was interviewed over at Nerdist and hinted something was in the works somewhere, DVD-wise.

Lynch was interviewed over at Nerdist and hinted something was in the works somewhere, DVD-wise.

Rock!

Rock!

I've picked up/subscribed to several new podcasts because Podmass has pointed me to them. In contrast, I've never dropped one because of a bad review, on Podmass or elsewhere. Podmass, and other 'cast aggregation and review sites, are good for the genre. Thanks for doing it.

I've picked up/subscribed to several new podcasts because Podmass has pointed me to them. In contrast, I've never dropped one because of a bad review, on Podmass or elsewhere. Podmass, and other 'cast aggregation and review sites, are good for the genre. Thanks for doing it.

Both The X-Files and King of the Hill suffered from GOX's godawful pre-launch marketing. The X-Files looked like it would be Alien Autopsy: The Series and KotH's ads just featured five of six unfunny (when taken out of context) clips as we were told, over and over, "From the creator of Beavis and Butthead."

Both The X-Files and King of the Hill suffered from GOX's godawful pre-launch marketing. The X-Files looked like it would be Alien Autopsy: The Series and KotH's ads just featured five of six unfunny (when taken out of context) clips as we were told, over and over, "From the creator of Beavis and Butthead."

I pains me to come to Chris Hardwick's defense as he's grown increasingly annoying these past few months, but you all entirely missed the point of the John K. Nerdist. John spent an hour discussing animation in the 80s, developing a studio style and then redeveloping it, and the effect classic MAD-era artists had and…

I pains me to come to Chris Hardwick's defense as he's grown increasingly annoying these past few months, but you all entirely missed the point of the John K. Nerdist. John spent an hour discussing animation in the 80s, developing a studio style and then redeveloping it, and the effect classic MAD-era artists had and…

Um, EVERYBODY goes through Pittsburgh.

Um, EVERYBODY goes through Pittsburgh.

2010 midterms. Didn't you recently hire a copy editor?

2010 midterms. Didn't you recently hire a copy editor?

Anachronisms. Dear God, anachronisms.

Anachronisms. Dear God, anachronisms.

Wait until next week when there's live coverage of an Everest summit in the dead of winter, exactly six months, to the week, out of place.  Sorkin took the time to research Sherpa prayer rituals but misses the fact that the summit window runs for about two weeks in April/May.