Now I remember that Arli$$ existed. God damn it.

Yeah, this. Season two told a great story when it got going, the show hit a perfect-for-what-it-was groove of comedy with real stakes, and it went somewhere from one week to the next. Since then it's been enjoyable fluff, and diehard fans like me still have great affection for the characters. But I don't think anyone…

Yeah, I saw that I-need-money tour at the Garden, and - um - it was incredible. He seemed to be rediscovering something onstage, and it was the most exciting live music I've ever seen. This is surprising and awesome news.

I understand that when L Cohen writes a song, he first fills an entire notebook with ideas, feelings, and maybe narrative. Then he condenses - sees how he can say with a line what he said with ten pages. I've read Favorite Game and I loved it, but it seemed like one of his better story-songs, greatly expanded. Worth…

Nick Offerman in drag.

A lot of his polka-medley covers immediately queue up in my brain when I hear the orginal. "Closer," for instance.

You got SEX HAIR

All those, and Bad. Of course with a lot of these songs I heard Al's version first.

That aside, this was some great TV. Yay dancing! I like the format changes.

Robin Antin. Ugh. She had it covered for the live panel, but on the pre-taped - oh my god her neck. Oh my god, her neck. Are we sure she's not, like, a burn victim?

ODB is damn right. Because you have absolutely no idea where he would have gone with it.

Yeah, Ned and Sansa both imagine themselves to be in one kind of story when they're really in another. Ned's sweet but he never had a chance.

I'm glad they didn't ugly up Tyrion. Whenever TV/movies do stuff like that I always feel I'm watching the makeup, not the actor; and, I really don't think it's necessary for the character. He's short and dickish and (SPOILER? did they say this in the show?) lady Lannister died giving birth to him; he's got enough…

We don't know that we're not getting the dream. All we saw here was Bran's eyes opened - maybe they open within a dream?

SPOILER
(but everything in this thread is a spoiler)

[answers cell] Batmanuel.

Absolutely worth reading, though I'm with the chorus that thought it somewhat flubbed the execution, and that Anansi Boys worked better for the tighter focus. Gumbercules, that's a great point about the "ok sure" versus "why me" protagonist. If I'm a reader, and a world has won ME over, why should I have to wait for…

I thought I'd get tired of the picture but dammit it still works. It works better every time I see it. It must be the F-18s.

I remember Masks! That was pretty good. I think actually I read every one of these my library had.

Even as an uncritical kid I considered Imzadi to be fanwank. Q-squared was great, Probe was great. I remember Federation as being the best. I have no idea how any of these would hold up today.