See 3-Iron, as I keep peppering into various comments. ;)

That's why I mentioned 3-Iron above. While it has no monster, good Korean movies have a tendency to make you care about the characters in a unique way that I haven't seen with a lot of other films from other places.

I'm proud to say that my wife bought it on HD-DVD (after the format died) and insisted I watch it, even though she's the horror buff. I was not disappointed. If you wanna see another fantastic Korean movie, but with no monster (at least not any supernatural ones) watch 3-Iron.

Crescente, we hardly knew ye.

Oh, I know how to handle a hook and a 50 gallon drum, son!

Male prostitute?

Can you really not say retard here?

I've wondered about that, but never aloud, so I commend you for having more balls than I. NeanderBalls?

Peeno noir?

THAT'S why Prince and Tori Amos never hooked up!

Same here. No pears, no large onions, no green red or yellow peppers. Basically any crunchy veg is out for me unless it's in a salad.

Right, cos if you're that bad at being a martyr, of course you'd still be alive.

Believe me, when Ras Alghul shows up on New Girl to get Jess and Jake back together, it's gonna be a solid B- or C+.

As a non comic reader (manga and Sandman aside), I will reiterate that, to ""normal"" people, sidekicks are still terrible ideas.

That is hilarious!

Too Many Ninjas should be a Primus song.

Hey it worked on Grimm with the Rat King.

That's what real ninjas would do, but not the mask wearing kind.

We were talking about that above.

I think it's more to keep casual viewers (meaning ones who haven't seen the movies) from feeling like they have to watch the films to get the show, as well as being a casual nod to the people who do get it. Also probably has something to with the whole "gritty/street level" thing they're going for.