It wasn't Howard. It was Bjorn Nyberg; one of the many maggots who bred in Howard's corpse.

"Welcome to the left-hand path."

"Yoyodyne?"
Would that be Yoydyne Propulsion Systems, Dinesh? And are you really planning on siding with Red Lectroids ?

Fucking "estates" of dead authors. A bunch of talentless greedy assholes battening on the corpse of a dead writer like so many maggots.

Lawrence Fishburne using "getaway sticks" for legs is the highlight of the episode for me

LKGN wasn't good - at all, really, but I blame that on Geena Davis being almost as much of a charisma vacuum as she was in Cutthroat Island.

Has Matt Berry ever played Dirk Gently?

You can kind of infer Weber's politics from his books, and especially his approving take on the military (Harry Harrison he is not), but he does try and let all sides have their say. What really appeals to me about the stories though is the incredible amount of detail he's built up. As you say, there is no single…

"Macho White Totally-Hetero Military SF Story that the Sad Puppies nominated for a Hugo yet…!"

"…smart to tow the line"

Small, rapidly moving target. They're showing off, basically.

Well, sure. Handling hot actresses.
Why else would anyone put on a silly hat and pretend to be someone else?

Fuckin' Clyde. Why didn't they get a cat? Conan Doyle compared Holmes to a cat on numerous occasions, with reference to his neatness, insoucience and personal grooming, his aloofness and general air of fuck you I'm your genetic superior attitude.
A tortoise, though, is cold blooded, sluggish, unintelligent,…

"…so he could just marry Rosario Dawson earlier in the movie"

Better tasting, but not better for you. Stick with the bran. Your colon will thank you, though possibly not your close associates.

Went to a friend's house and watched the 1942 version of To Be Or Not To Be. The biggest shock for me was seeing a youthful, pretty boy Robert Stack, especially since my recollections of him are the grizzled (though still handsome) fiftysomething year old from Airplane. Also, Carole Lombard, looking like a John…

So, I just Googled Kathryn Hahn, and saw images of what would basically be me, if I had a sex change and then grew out my hair.

"… my Dungeons and Dragons career…"

No, I get what he means. I see people all the time at my gym who clearly have no clue what they're doing. Just, bad posture, too much weight, no clear understanding of what muscle group whatever movement they're performing is supposed to exercise. It's frustrating.

The picture made me think of Raising Arizona; "Son, you've got a panty on your head."