Obviously I can't speak for the stuff I haven't seen, but Avatar didn't have one. I love that they stuck to their story arc and finished the thing.

Take that, Europe!
I love that I can choose to find his "pop star antics" cheeky and cute because the media in the States doesn't bother to acknowledge his existence.
Oh, how I love that Robbie Williams. Wasn't it hilarious when he was on Cribs but did it at Jane Seymour's castle? Classic Williams!

Oh I found it. Thanks though. Give 2666 a try after you finish. I love his ability to seem expert in vastly disparate fields. He amazes me.

I think it's ridiculous to say that kids movies are fundamentally different than "adult" films. All money shot jokes aside, kids are just as capable of appreciating good entertainment as adults, they just generally have a smaller frame of reference. The kids in my theater were laughing throughout this movie and mostly…

2666 owns. Somehow astoundingly more impressive than The Savage Detectives. Everyone who loves books should read it.

2666
Maybe none of you have finished it yet, but few pieces of literature on this list will have the staying power of Roberto Bolano's masterpiece. Shame.

Eh, children are usually disregarded simply because they have terrible taste in things. But, really, few people grow out of that. The best entertainment for children stands on equal ground with the best entertainment for adults.

As long as you guys admit to failing by leaving off the Gilmore Girls…
I am happy.

Now I can bitch…
No love for Avatar? You want to talk about character development? Especially from what was supposed to be a children's show. M. Night hasn't even ruined it yet but you slight it so!

I totally agree I just get frustrated when people praise Top Chef for its focus on food which seems incidental to the plot of most episodes.

Top Chef has no business beign higher than No Reservations
I hate the way they turn Top Chef into a competition between personalities instead of between chefs. Look at Top Chef Masters as an example of people trying their best to win without bitching about anybody else or throwing anybody under the bus.
Anthony…

Can we have a conversation entitled…
Point Break is a really awesome movie in a non campy way. Yeah the characters yell all of their incredibly silly dialogue, but the sky diving scenes are incredibly impressive especially considering Swayze jumped out of an actual plane to make them look so real. It may not be…

I don't think I am, because I have never ended an email with Go you huskies, but I'll be your best friend if I need to be.

Go You Huskies!
Go You Huskies!

I got hooked on Peter David with Hulk and X-Factor (the only book I own a complete run of) but I was always a big Young Justice fan as well. I think that could be good for the more DC-inclined rookie.

I never give Calvin & Hobbes enough credit for getting me into comics.

Anything by Peter David
I mean, that is, if you're already a nerd. I'd assume you are one if you desire to start reading comic books enough to consult the AV Club for recommendations.

The Fast and the Furious
They played that movie non-stop at the Sams where I pushed carts in the summer during highschool. Cart pushers would sneak inside for a few minutes to stand in the A/C until a manger noticed and sent us back out into the St. Louis humidity. But while we were there we got to see Vin Diesel live…

Finally.
We can find out if Archie was actually fucking Mr. Weatherbee. What a weight off my mind.

Staff of Kings?
Does he try to find out why NBC canceled it? Or does he bring the entire staff in to work at the archeology department? Oh the possibilities!