First, I don't think the sexually degrading material, for the most part, especially in the books, is inappropriate. Just that it's disturbing. It's meant to be, and I think it's actually in service to feminism, or at least that that's how Martin views it. One of the huge themes in the book is power: where it comes…

I don't really intend to show my kids (13 & 15) GoT. I was really discussing which material in the show makes that decision the easiest, and why. I do think that the artistic value of something does play a factor in what kids (again, mine are teenagers) should be exposed to. We recently watched The Godfather, because…

I understand why the material is there, and why it actually needs to be disturbing to make Martin's point about how power is distributed, and how people inevitably abuse the imbalance. But it definitely is the key factor in deciding at what point a teenager can 'handle' the material in terms of processing it in the…

My point really wasn't that violence is 'better' than nudity or sexual content, but that the context and the way that either type of content is presented is what makes it more or less appropriate for younger viewers (my kids are teenagers), more or less gratuitous, more or less disturbing, more or less emotionally…

I will say that while much of the violence in Game of Thrones is not that far removed from, say, Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings albeit with more red than LOTR's PG13 black orc/goblin blood, the sexual material is a good deal more degrading/deviant than most people are used to from fantasy material. While I don't…

I also am reminded of The Legend of Zelda: Windwaker, and not just because of the graphics, but by how alive the towns can seem, the feel of the sidequests, the stealth section (hiding from pigs!), the expressive animations, the anthropomorphic NPC's and occasional WTF touches. Love this game.

The very reason Kotaku is called Kotaku and not, say Videogames.com or ElectronicGames.com is not simply because those domains were not available, it's so Kotaku defines for itself what kind of content they publish. And that content? Supplemented by our comments? That's Kotaku. Which, yes... is partially defined by…

Give Bruce Timm oversight over DC's films in terms of establishing an overall tone and an arc, and follow Marvel's strategy of hiring a promising director, then letting them pretty much make their film their way. DC, Nolan's films aside, handles their properties more like Fox handles their Marvel characters. Marvel,…

There are 2D showings of Finding Nemo, so Hotel Transylvania should probably be a third choice. But I am relieved that HT isn't totally stinking up the joint, since my kids want to see it (and they don't want to see Frankenweenie!). In their defense, their favorite movies are probably The Tree of Life (my daughter)…

It's true that most industries don't have an analog to the credit screens in video games and films. However, when such credits do exist, they become a record of not just employment, but of involvement with a specific project. And when someone is left off of those credits, they can be seen to falsify a claim to have…

I long ago accepted the demise of the day notes/night notes, and most sadly, the weekend notes. However, anything you can assign Owen that leads to him winding yarns about his dad, himself, his early days on the crime beat, etc. as well as longish interviews with quirky gamers are appreciated. He's a human interest…

Thanks for letting me know, especially since you caught it so long after the fact and could have said nothing. Cheers.

I think we're safe on the Eraserhead front, but I'd be kind of shocked if 20 years went by, and there wasn't at least one of the following remade, prequeled or sequeled: Metropolis, Citizen Kane, The Godfather. Maybe someday, in the distant future, there will be decent Star Wars prequels. Who knows? It's THE FUTURE.

While reiterating that I do, in fact, use soap... I would hypothesize that of the elements that are usually considered hallmarks of effective hand-washing: use of soap, water temperature, duration, scrubbing, surface area washed (further up the arm is better) thorough drying and frequency, that use of soap is probably…

I don't know about Morgan Freeman, but at the scale of the earth, David Cross' balls are roughly the same smoothness as the earth (it's actually hard to distinguish between the two [the surface of the earth and Cross' balls, at equal scale... not the balls themselves, each is fairly distinctive]), although probably…

First of all, my first sentence clearly states that I use soap, so I'm not sure what cbstryker is on about. As you've managed to avoid ad hominem attacks and seem able to read and express yourself quite well, I'll oblige you.

I'm cautiously optimistic about Paranorman. I hope it's great, because I love love love analog animation techniques. I don't have a problem with computer animated films, just with the assumption that any animated film has to be computer animated, and 3-D. It feels like that has died down a bit, and studios are…

I'll say up front that I do use soap, but studies have shown water to be as effective as soap and water, or even iodine. There's nothing wrong with using soap, iodine or other surfactants/disinfectants, but I think sometimes people think that if they're using soap they can wash their hands really quickly and not very…

Joss Whedon loves television but has craved success in the cineplex. Marvel is attempting serialized storytelling in the movies in a fashion more ambitious than anything Lucas has pulled off. And now, Joss Whedon is the movies' first showrunner. If anyone can pull this off, it's Joss. It'll be interesting to see how…

Of COURSE... exfoliating gel scrub! Why didn't I think of that?