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Fassbender Magneto is just so awesome/sexy. I would be thrilled if they announced a series of upcoming Magneto movies for him, but there's no way that would ever happen. I'll settle for X-Men: First Class 2 (Second Class? Whatever.)

Fassbender Magneto is just so awesome/sexy. I would be thrilled if they announced a series of upcoming Magneto movies for him, but there's no way that would ever happen. I'll settle for X-Men: First Class 2 (Second Class? Whatever.)

That minute-long "shushing" thing on the Todd Glass show was really annoying. Ironic that they were doing it to make fun of a guy who was annoyed by shushing…

That minute-long "shushing" thing on the Todd Glass show was really annoying. Ironic that they were doing it to make fun of a guy who was annoyed by shushing…

I never thought of that, but imagining it might be true actually makes me like the show better.

I never thought of that, but imagining it might be true actually makes me like the show better.

I was in my teens, so I was pretty concerned about what was cool - I hadn't yet grasped the concept of being too cool to like things that were cool.
Oh man, now that I see it written out like that, I think I maybe still don't get it…

I was in my teens, so I was pretty concerned about what was cool - I hadn't yet grasped the concept of being too cool to like things that were cool.
Oh man, now that I see it written out like that, I think I maybe still don't get it…

If they're bonded over Dead Milkmen I might actually have liked that movie a tiny bit.

If they're bonded over Dead Milkmen I might actually have liked that movie a tiny bit.

Did you ever see the (very) short-lived The Crow TV series?

Did you ever see the (very) short-lived The Crow TV series?

Alan Moore's Promethea comics. I rage quit about halfway through the billion-page lecture on mysticism.

Alan Moore's Promethea comics. I rage quit about halfway through the billion-page lecture on mysticism.

I agree with this.

I agree with this.

Ugh, that whole scene made me actually groan out loud in the theatre. "You like the Smiths? OMG, I like the Smiths!!!"  Uh, yeah, fucking everybody likes the Smiths. It's like bonding over both having seen Star Wars.

Ugh, that whole scene made me actually groan out loud in the theatre. "You like the Smiths? OMG, I like the Smiths!!!"  Uh, yeah, fucking everybody likes the Smiths. It's like bonding over both having seen Star Wars.

That's a good point, there is definitely a shift in style. Can't put my finger on what it is exactly, but I know that his earlier essays are just as funny to read as to hear, but his later stuff doesn't really hold up without the audio element.

That's a good point, there is definitely a shift in style. Can't put my finger on what it is exactly, but I know that his earlier essays are just as funny to read as to hear, but his later stuff doesn't really hold up without the audio element.