Ugh, her and other middle-aged women are just as creepy as middle-aged men who lust over teenaged girls. Yeah, I see your point. I was thinking less about the angsty part, but that is very true.

No, I disagree. The Lost Boys is miles, miles better than the masturbation fodder that is Twilight and Fiddy Shades of Grey. Anne Rice and romance writers that write about sexy slayers have more to blame for that, but I give them much more credit. The Lost Boys is a good old kill the evil vampires movie. It's all…

George Lucas, what a dick, giving billions to education. What a monster.

Damn right.

The writer Pat Cadigan didn't like how unbelievable the idea of a bunch of teens killing vampires was. She thought you would need something as monsterous as a vampire to kill a vampire, and wrote a short story that's in Patterns, the title I cannot recall at the moment, that involved a serial killer who is hired to…

He's one of those guys that if he's in a movie I'll just sit down and watch it. Val Kilmer and Kurt Russel are like that too.

I don't know, I thought it was worth it for, "I’m telling you, man. I really put a lot of nerd thought into this."

Today on American Pickers we go to Warren Oats's mother's house, and get three vintage motorcycle jackets in exchange for five dollars, a pencil, and half a Pop Tart.

And bubblegum, don't forget bubblegum.

Save it for Peetober.

That's just my take on it. There were a few that just weren't as funny or interesting to me.

Nostalgia is a powerful drug. I honestly have very little of it. If something that I enjoyed has more merit to it than just, "I loved it when I was a kid!" then I can still dig it. I did not get the joy people had over the Transformers or GIJOE movies. Yeah, I loved them as a kid, but I grew up.

I got the feeling he's really out of the loop. He left after the 4th season. He sounded surprised that Conan was a writer for the show. It seems like he's been way more focused on his charities.

Yeah, give it another try. The guy is in a tough spot, but the way he's handling it with his sense of humor is great. It's heavy, but in a way that's frank and funny. Sure, a man facing death is no fun, but it is a part of life, and is important to ponder as much as old age, middle-age, being an adult, and so on. I…

Wasn't it pretty much, "Wait, that's right, people actually listen to this show."

Anyone else find Sam Simon's episode really interesting? I liked how frank he was about everything. But what I really enjoyed besides his humor were his takes on what makes for good writing. Love getting these inside glimpses. I said it last week, but I'll say it again, I hope he beats his illness.

Happy to see Proops back on here. He did have a bit of a dry spell, but I think he came back swinging as he tends to do. He's unique in how he does his show and goes into detail in things that many others won't bother with [Women's rights, politics, mourning artists and writers lost, being a happy drunk]. I like that…

I love how garish it was. Had I won I would have kept it, smoked pot, watched Simpsons reruns, quoted said Simpsons reruns, then explode on realizing I live in the Simpson's house.

And not all stories are written the same way. There is no right way, though some styles work better for certain genres. Jack London's best stories leaned towards the desperate actions of survival. To Build a Fire is gripping because of the setting, the desperation, the bleakness.

Then go see it. But I get what the reviewer is saying. Mindless violence and nihilism just doesn't do anything for me, even if they're well shot and full of style. I don't mind violence if there is a point or reason for it. Pan's Labyrinth made me cringe, but it was to show what true monsters the fascists were. The…