The writers also don't seem to know how well the government and insurance companies take care of pregnancies. Seriously, if you are middle class and uninsured the bills could add up, but if you can't qualify for medicaid on a pregnancy usually the state has programs (funded by medicaid) to cover costs. All the…

Mute: I'm with you 100% - the dialog was written with zero trust in the actors or the audience. I can't believe people were charmed by Rose's performance, she stepped on people's lines with her hurried responses - almost like she was trying to catch some of the believer's impatience Duchovny had in The X-Files but…

She didn't say she did everything, when Tom was doing his walkaround interviews she said that the dish she was working on was her idea (and she had to fight for it) and went on to claim that she'd done all the work on that dish, which (at that point) was true. She didn't claim credit for anyone else's portions of the…

The ganache had a chocolate crust, if you looked at it there was a very obvious change in color and texture showing where the filling and crust were distinct.

It is an awesome book, and though I've never thought about it being adapted it does seem to be one of those books that could make an easy transition.

RE: Blowjob jokes. I look at them as fairly decent attempts to replicate actual conversational tone of a bunch of guys hanging out and working together. Personally, as an attempt to get away from the sterilized "just the facts" and relevant character details dialog, I appreciate it. I don't know how US Marshals talk,…

I realize that is foolish to post again in the hopes of presenting a position that would sway the fervent, but… There is a vast qualitative difference between shows like The Wire (Breaking Bad, Mad Men, etc etc) and Lost. I don't have to like The Wire (I do, but some of my friends don't) to know that it is a good…

Yeah, we should just leave The Wire out of it. I'm in complete agreement with you, but that's going to be an unfair comparison to just about every show. Lost was candy, messy and provoking highs and crashes. Anyone trying to project a level of sophistication onto Lost (that is is "preposterously" well done, or…

Lone: Please warn us if you ever get a book published.

Meh, that's the problem with these "kitchen sink" post-modern pastiches - there is rarely a good way to end them. I would have been a lot happier with the last episode if the writers had embraced that rather than going off the edge and into a cloud of Hallmark brand puppies.

Holy shit. I can't believe I didn't think of Iron Giant - include me in the group that has a visceral reaction just thinking about that scene. Amazing.

Oh, and the memory loss under the blanket scene in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Re blinking on the cuts: Murch has some scientific backing on his observation then: http://www.newscientist.com…

My pick: Paul Newman singing "Plastic Jesus" in Cool Hand Luke

High Plains Drifter FTW, but I'll Sleep When I'm Dead is a nice Clive Owen revenge piece.

I had the reverse experience at Pulp Fiction, when Marvin got shot in the face and the two badasses start fighting about whose fault it was, I was the only person in the theater laughing. Of course, it was a very small town.

@Rowan: Awesome point, no sound in space as well.

I have to take issue with the "It's good because it is visually amazing". That's like saying a movie was watchable because the costuming was excellent. Seriously, WTF? If the movie is a jumble of poorly executed concepts but it has Megan Fox, it becomes worthy?

Pipkin: I love the series, but I think too much of the action is political to be cinematic gold. Perhaps it could be well done in mini-series or HBO series format, but I think most people still want their SciFi episodic, combat driven or loaded with hot aliens/robots/quasi-humans.

I was so happy just to see a little love for Pnin, really one of the most underrated novels, especially within Nabokov's work. Bend Sinister also - quite frankly I think both novels eclipse Lolita and Pale Fire (Pnin can be so deft and subtle where Pale Fire is robust and blunt, I guess it comes down to a matter of…