Chris Brancato
I love how Brancato is still described as an "X-Files scribe" when he wrote only one episode of the series that aired seventeen years ago. (Of course, that episode was "Eve," which is basically forty minutes of nonstop awesomeness, so maybe the description is fair after all.)

If the whole directing thing doesn't work out, Soderbergh can always get work as a DP. Even when they have narrative problems, his movies are always gorgeous.

Seriously, can we get Chris Nolan on this project? I know that he has a lot on his plate these days, but the Nolan version of this story would be awesome.

Holy shit—it's Ron Howard! (See: Cocoon.) Does he also rob the cave fish of their sight?

Agreed about Hearts of Darkness, which is arguably the best documentary ever made about the making of a movie. (Part of me almost prefers it to Apocalypse Now.) And I had no idea how young Hickenlooper was—28 years old!—when he made it.

Another random example of good CGI: Dead Man's Chest. Terrible movie, but I didn't realize that Davy Jones was a completely digital character until long after the fact.

@C.H.O.M.P.S: Also, in regard to your question about "brick-and-mortar CGI," here's my answer: The Dark Knight. That movie is full of CGI that is utterly invisible, at least to my eyes—Batman's leap from the skyscraper and flight through Hong Kong, for example, is almost entirely computer generated. Children of Men is…

The trouble isn't so much with CGI itself; it's that special effects are no longer primarily about solving problems. I was watching Jurassic Park again recently, and I was blown away by how good the effects look, because each frame presented a unique challenge for the filmmakers to solve—either through computer…

I nominate Ben Gibbard's wife.

Not sure if it counts, but I've always liked Beulah's nod to Stephin Merritt: "I heard he wrote you a song, but so what / some guy wrote sixty-nine…"

Morty Drucker
I love how he casually refers to an 80-year-old artist as "younger."

Actually, to answer my own question, here's a useful list of the various taglines:

I remember the fanbase at the time complaining about the gratuitous tagline, too. (Was there ever another non-mythology episode that did this?)

I'm so tired…
…of movies that insist on documenting the early days of the Beatles, which I would argue is the least interesting part of the band's history. I'd much rather see a movie about the Sgt. Pepper recording sessions, say, or about their year with the Maharishi.

When I saw "Christina Hendricks" and "car accident," I immediately searched the comments for the first use of the word "airbags." The AV Club did not disappoint.

@i and 1: Nice. If "Wirefly" isn't an AV Club meme yet, it should be.

Monica (watching video of herself): "The camera adds ten pounds."
Chandler: "How many cameras are ON you?"

The cover
I have to say, I noticed this book at the library the other day, and that's the most awesome cover design I've seen in a long, long time.

Where No Fan Has Gone Before
David A. Goodman wrote this? Christ. Between this and Jon Vitti's script for "Alvin and the Chipmunks," it's hard to say which is more disillusioning.

Something something Ewig-Weibliche.