I didn't think it was THAT much of a tonal departure, and I feel like that tonal departure was meant to bring a sense of finality to the series.  I don't think it was ever supposed to be a series with a great deal of closure.  The books were rather formulaic (I don't mean that in a wholly negative way, since it's a…

I didn't think it was THAT much of a tonal departure, and I feel like that tonal departure was meant to bring a sense of finality to the series.  I don't think it was ever supposed to be a series with a great deal of closure.  The books were rather formulaic (I don't mean that in a wholly negative way, since it's a…

Spoilers within:  I wasn't honestly that disappointed by the ending.  I never really figured that we were going to figure out everything about the whole VFD mythology, and it neither surprised nor disappointed me that it ended on a cliffhanger.  In the later books, things got progressively more complex morally, and I…

Spoilers within:  I wasn't honestly that disappointed by the ending.  I never really figured that we were going to figure out everything about the whole VFD mythology, and it neither surprised nor disappointed me that it ended on a cliffhanger.  In the later books, things got progressively more complex morally, and I…

It sounds as though this new series is quite different in tone from the originals, and can probably stand on its own.  There's a whole mythology to the original series that's probably given away a bit here, but to be honest the original series was never about answering questions brought up by its own mythology.  That…

It sounds as though this new series is quite different in tone from the originals, and can probably stand on its own.  There's a whole mythology to the original series that's probably given away a bit here, but to be honest the original series was never about answering questions brought up by its own mythology.  That…

I recently checked out an ebook of the entire aSoUE series intending to reread them (before I knew that this book even existed), but had so much stuff to do and so many other things to read that I was about to give up on it.  I very much enjoyed the books as a kid, and was curious both to catch some of the many…

I recently checked out an ebook of the entire aSoUE series intending to reread them (before I knew that this book even existed), but had so much stuff to do and so many other things to read that I was about to give up on it.  I very much enjoyed the books as a kid, and was curious both to catch some of the many…

I feel parents are generally stricter with what they let their first kid watch.  My brothers were watching R-rated movies at a much younger age than I.

I feel parents are generally stricter with what they let their first kid watch.  My brothers were watching R-rated movies at a much younger age than I.

When I was in middle school, my parents weren't draconian strict about what I watched, but I'd never seen an R-rated comedy.  I'd seen plenty of PG-13 rated stuff though, and I was a big Jim Carey fan at the time.  So my mom one day suggested that we watch "Me, Myself, and Irene", apparently not remembering just how…

When I was in middle school, my parents weren't draconian strict about what I watched, but I'd never seen an R-rated comedy.  I'd seen plenty of PG-13 rated stuff though, and I was a big Jim Carey fan at the time.  So my mom one day suggested that we watch "Me, Myself, and Irene", apparently not remembering just how…

Just go back and listen to Second Stage Turbine Blade, and In Keeping Secrets again.

Just go back and listen to Second Stage Turbine Blade, and In Keeping Secrets again.

Yeah, there was literally no reason for Nick to say Adalind's name in a way that implied he wasn't familiar with her.  He saved her life back in like the third episode of the show, didn't he?  And she went to dinner with Hank.  None of these things are things that Nick is trying to hide, so for he and Renard to…

Yeah, there was literally no reason for Nick to say Adalind's name in a way that implied he wasn't familiar with her.  He saved her life back in like the third episode of the show, didn't he?  And she went to dinner with Hank.  None of these things are things that Nick is trying to hide, so for he and Renard to…

I didn't think Klaus was all that great last week, Ted's conversation with him was fairly good thematically, but the comedy in it kind of fell flat for me, since it was basically "German people, they have really funny long words for things, and German euphemisms for "penis" are funny, amirite guys," played out for too…

I didn't think Klaus was all that great last week, Ted's conversation with him was fairly good thematically, but the comedy in it kind of fell flat for me, since it was basically "German people, they have really funny long words for things, and German euphemisms for "penis" are funny, amirite guys," played out for too…

His one line last week, about needing to "discuss the term "emergency", and "trapped under a car"' was also pretty good, but yeah, the dude is probably the least interesting recurring love interest to be on this show in a while.

His one line last week, about needing to "discuss the term "emergency", and "trapped under a car"' was also pretty good, but yeah, the dude is probably the least interesting recurring love interest to be on this show in a while.