The writers would have to drastically reduce the number of times Covenant says "Hellfire" or mentions he's a leper.

Much as I love the Belgariad/Malloreon, I think I'd prefer watching a series based on Eddings' Elenium trilogy; it's (slightly) darker and with more intrigue in the same type of epic quest scenario.

Brubaker? Hobbs? Whoever wrote that must be a big Robert Redford fan.

D, because "Delicious Doughnuts." Mr. S also had a pretty sweet song.

Chester A. Arthur. 1881 to 1885. Nominated Vice President in 1880. Did you know he was Collector of Customs right here in New York?

I was going to watch this, but then, um, I just carried on living my life.

The High King is amazing (the harp!) and reliably has me in tears at the end, but the fourth book, Taran Wanderer is very nearly as good. That's the one that particularly resonated with me when I reread it as an adult and had started scratching for my own worms.

Pretty sure he's in heaven playing air hockey with Ben Franklin.

Good stuff. I remember learning this in the original German and trying to figure out what the hell was going on in it. I'm still not entirely sure. But the closing is indeed excellent.

So much depends on it…

The Phantom Tollbooth: the word marketplace in Dictionopolis with the edible letters. I'd sample all of them, even the X's and Z's. And then go to town at the banquet with Azaz.

I recall reading that Memory, Sorrow and Thorn was an inspiration of sorts to Martin before he started writing ASOIAF. Williams' trilogy is a lot less bloated than Martin's and is actually complete, so it's got that going for it. Which is nice.

I thought the Hyundai ad with the kid wrestling a bear was one of the best of the night.

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Not "How to Build and Sail a Sand-Boat"? Man, you're a pessimist.

And brainclouds.

And brainclouds.

Raiders of the Lost Arkenstone, starring  Denholm Elliott as Bilbo and Harrison Ford as Thorin. Tag line: Where there's a whip…there's a way.

Raiders of the Lost Arkenstone, starring  Denholm Elliott as Bilbo and Harrison Ford as Thorin. Tag line: Where there's a whip…there's a way.