He's stealing so blatantly that I'd say that he props up those skeletons in funny poses around his house and talks for them in wacky voices.

Do we hate Zooey Deschanel here? Can I get on this bandwagon?

Well he's not really a "villain" later on in the series so much as "a guy who kills people in dreams." I bet JGL would be down with that.

Ah, okay. I'm not as familiar with the Samarillion, so I didn't know what comes next in the story.

Oh, The Stranger. I read it for the first time a few months ago, and I'm so pleased I got to it as an adult rather than as a kid. I really don't want to know how depressive-but-hopeful 15-18 year old me would've taken that novel given how hard I was taking the realization that life is meaningless (and had not yet…

Watched The Hobbit, was pleased, though my husband came out of the theater spitting fire. My disappointment came last year, so I approached the movie with a much more relaxed demeanor and was happier for it. Mr Tea enjoyed the first movie for its detail, but was put off by the extraneous conflicts Jackson added to the…

I also watched 2 Hobbit 2 Furious, and I enjoyed it. After being disappointed in the first movie, I think I went in with a clear understanding that this wasn't Tolkein's The Hobbit, so I took the It's Just a Movie, Relax, approach and came out pleased.

The Nostalgia Chick also gives some really great analysis of the films and tropes she's reviewing - it's more like Film Theory 101 rather than just a take-down of specific movies. Props to her, though she hasn't made a video in a while (I don't follow her other media, so I assume she's working on other projects).

Sir, let me direct you to Midnight's Children. A high-gravity pull with a bitter, satirical bite to it that will slap you in the face. Careful now, as it only comes as a Tall. Served in a cynically frosty glass.

Well, you know. Girl was into stockings and boys. Bitch didn't deserve Narnia, amirite?

You're not alone, Scrawler. I read them around age 11, and I didn't get the religious message until The Last Battle. And suddenly I was like "Waaaaiiit a minute here…."

What rbatty024 said, but on the subject of Mary Poppins itself:

I'm sorry, have you read Little Lord Fauntleroy? That is one pandering British children's novel if ever I've read one. The writer did well with The Secret Garden, but yeesh Fauntleroy is such a gag worthy character.

Excuse me, but is that a Doctor Hooves avatar you're sporting?

I'm hoping that Dan Savage is pitted against the Womyn booksellers. IT WOULD AMUSE ME.

I scanned the list quickly to make sure Jeff Goldblum will be making an appearance. He is, and all is well. Carry on, Portlandia.

So basically give girls the birth control implant at around 10 and keep them on it until they've passed the test?
Or make all guys wear heated tighty whities?

ARROW'D!

And which seasons of Boy Meets World were the hokiest? That's right, 3-7. I mean, it was "cute" for the first two seasons, and then blaaaaaaaaaaagh.

Still a Disney property, my friend! Disney has owned ABC for quite a while now.