Yeah, he was reacting to the crowd as if they were being hostile, but I couldn't hear the audience at all.  I wonder what he was responding to?  It seemed from his responses that the political stuff wasn't going over too well. I love the proopcast, but this one was kind of uncomfortable to listen to.  Too much tension…

Ugh, I'd forgotten all about that subplot in the Godfather until you mentioned it.  Why was that even in there?  That scene where the woman is getting the vagina surgery or whatever, I remember thinking "What the hell am I reading? This better tie in with the rest of the story later on".  But it never did.  I doubt…

I watched the newest adaptation of Jane Eyre a few weeks ago (the one with Michael Fassbender). Man it was boring. I think it's a good example of when absolute faithfulness to the book doesn't do the film any favours.  It was beautifully shot, and the performances were all great, but it just dragged, especially in the…

Count me among the haters of that version of Pride and Prejudice.  It took a novel that's really funny and often satirical and reduced it to a just another treacly romance.  The final scene (where he calls her Mrs.Darcy over and over again)is the worst.  Setting aside that Austen would never have written something…

I'm seeing them this weekend in Vancouver.  Not sure what to expect - I've been a fan for a long time but never seen them live.  If a show gets too mopey I tend to get really tired of standing, but hopefully they'll keep a good mix of the funny, ukulele-based songs interspersed with the more introspective ones. 

“The fact that you genuinely feel something from a movie is so rare.”

I can see people getting annoyed with his voice - it's…uh…*distinctive*, as he himself has noted many times.  But personally I love him - I look forward to the Smartest Man podcast every week, and I love that he's willing to say what he thinks, even when his audience is openly hostile to his viewpoint.  Even his voice…

Yeah, I'm getting really fucking sick of the sexism, to tell you the truth.  Like you say, he never calls out anyone for the sexist shit they say - I get the feeling he laughs along even when he knows it's messed up.  There was a recent live WTF where the first comic he had out was some older guy (don't remember who,…

Hmm, a lot of these stories seem to end in marriage…  Kind of makes me think the authors didn't date many people before settling down. 
Also, the hilariously bad date ending with "but now we're married!" is such a cliché I almost expect it now.  It's a lot funnier to read "we never saw each other again and she…

I think a lot of it was just miscalculation, but others may disagree. 
When I think of that movie, I immediately think of Adrien Brody's character cutting up that big stuffed doll or whatever during his strip routine.  Was that supposed to be a really artsy gay strip club, or does Spike Lee just have no fucking idea…

Don't keep us in suspense!  You married her, right?

Thanks, I'll check these out!

Yeah, I agree about the L.A. scene thing - the same people are getting used over and over and over, which makes the whole thing seem redundant and incestuous.  But really, that's such an easy problem to fix - hosts just need to start pulling in more varied guest, problem solved!  I don't know why L.A. comedians seem…

Hey, would you mind recomending a few good history podcasts?  I recently started listening to Hardcore History and I really like it, so I'd love to find a few more!

Yeah, that seems to sum up pretty much every Culture Gabfest for me - seriously, I know the hosts must be well-informed about *something* but damned if I've ever heard them discuss it.  If I got a bunch of my vaguely pop-culture savy friends together in a room and said "Okay, topic: Janelle Monae, and …go!" we would…

I never thought of it that way, but yeah, that definition of "love to hate" definitely makes the most sense for this article.

Ugh, I hated Riley so much, he ruined that whole season for me.  Such an All-American douchebag.  The worst was when he lost his super-soldier powers, or whatever, and started getting all mopey and whiney because Buffy was more badass than him.  You know he's the kind of sexist asshole that would throw a fit if his…

I loved him. Such a snivelling little weasel, but so entertaining. By the time it got to the religious cult storyline though, I think the writers had lost the character (and pretty much the thread of the story for that matter). I still love him in the early seasons though. 

Hmm, well you've convinced me to maybe take another look at it - it sounds pretty awesome by that description. Who knows, maybe I wrote it off too soon - I know 12 year old me was just bitterly disappointed that it wasn't a proper story like Lord of the Rings was.  I certainly wouldn't have appreciated mythology and…

Thing ring, do your thing!