I loved Watership Down the novel in Middle School. Interested to see this someday.

Thanks for that. I smile to think of the lazy set designer someday stumbling upon the internet and realizing that, yes, we all know what a lazy bum he is.

Oh dear. I did not know this. He was cute enough in the show. But that beard he's sporting in the video on the Kickstarter…

I kind of doubt it. My generation's parents were grown before the technological revolution really took hold for the average consumer - they were all done with learning around the time they needed to be learning how to deal with technology. My parents treat anything connected to a screen like voodoo - they grew up with…

I know, it wasn't funny D: but "a story" just doesn't have the same ring to it.

Funny story: I saw The Lone Ranger last week, and then watched Rango this weekend. They are as similar as you might expect, having the same lead actor and director. Very interesting. There are a few shots which are almost identical - lead characters trudging across dune tops, sand sweeping down one side.

The point you're disproving (no big budget films succeeded this year) is not the point which was made. Yes, he only gave negative examples, but that's how persuasive writing works. The point is that more big budget film are failing every year, and more spectacularly, backing up the prediction that blockbuster…

Obviously, the infeasability of an absolutely faithful adaption makes any adaption impossible. I mean, look at the Game of Thrones books compared to the TV show! They're IDENTICAL!

The move from Jordan to Sanderson was an overwhelmingly positive one. The later Wheel of Time books were wildly indulgent on Jordan's part. He puts poor Perrin through the exact same arc about three times.

I've never had a beer in my life and I do not look like that. Pretty sure he worked out a little too.

Hard to believe Card will be making much money from ticket sales, assuming he'll be making anything at all. Most book-to-movie deals are simply a matter of purchasing rights. Card has already been paid in any situation. Boycotting this on behalf of the LGBT community is, uh, a nice gesture, I guess, but it really…

I'm often thankful that Card's recent books have been terrible. Otherwise avoiding spending my money on anything he has touched would be difficult.

That's a potent concentration of b.s. you have there. Impressive.

How do you know how biting the Onion thought it was?

I love it. But I don't have particularly refined tastes, so. There's one character who swaps personalities midway through to serve the plot, but it's just constantly funny and inventive.

I couldn't stand The Long Earth - this sounds inexplicably worse. Who is the editor that okay'd this? How does one convince a professional that you've transcended all the essential elements of a story? Blech.

@avclub-4c1b274e8befa9cbcd35ae8bdd5f1085:disqus If the question is "am I the only", the answer is "no". So. There you go.

I like that idea more than I can put into words right now.

If you're really interested in understanding why he's popular, try "The Emperor's Soul". It's a novella. Best thing he's put out so far. Tight, tense, beautiful.

Just one spaceship. They never have enough money.