Damn, I actually read the first couple sentences of Tarkovskys former AD posts before realizing it was from him. I'll never get those seconds back.

Thelonius Monkey for the win!

"the third installment"?
Isn't this the fourth?

I approve this use of strikethrough
You just don't see it enough.

I hated the Doors long before it was trendy to do so. Jim Morrison was a drunken asshole that wrote bullshit pretentious lyrics, went on and on about himself in interviews, and didn't give a shit about giving audiences a good show.

I remain
Autiously coptimistic.

Don't forget Nirvana 79!

Audiences are demanding more Poochie!

Hey Real Live Woman,

Goddman, Ricci has a gigantic forehead
Seriously, you could land a 747 on that thing.

If I knew who the fuck Apples in Stereo were
I would attempt some lame LotR joke incorporating them. I'll spare you all.

Seth MacFarlane would like to thank you and others like you for making his career possible.

Holy crap, a definition on urban dictionary that isn't for a disgusting, made-up sex act.

Iron Maiden Air could work. They could play "Flight of Icarus" during takeoff, then switch over to "Aces High" and do a couple of barrel rolls.

Lord. No Ring.

Hey, there's lots of Palins out there living kick-ass lives.

@ clueless neophyte - I absolutely fucking loved the Silmarillion, but it's defnitely not for everyone. It's like reading the Bible.

:It's the beards.

They had the same problem in LotR, with the whole first book of Return of the King mentioning nothing about Frodo and Sam. Tolkein uses the device a lot, and it works in the book (i.e. there's real dramatic tension at the Black Gate when the Mouth of Sauron shows Frodo's possessions and we don't know if he's dead or…

Except that the leads in PDL were likeable, and it has a happy ending.