Bravo, Sir, expressed more eloquently than I could have done! To me, it's the very flaw you so correctly point out (allowing his responsibilities to get in the way of acting upon his very real feelings of compassion and remorse) which elevates Dream to a tragic figure in the most classic sense of the word. Gaiman…

Granted. But Morpheus' whole story arc, to me, was about becoming an actual person instead of a Personification. I mean, Zeus and Company weren't exactly known for their tact and compassion in interpersonal relations, either, and it's at least implied in the series that Morpheus had a hand in creating those guys.…

Anyone know if Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon wrote the script? If so, there is hope, children. (But I'll still miss George.)

The first arc of Neil Gaiman's "Sandman" has a pretty gruesome one: Morpheus gives Alex Burgess the "gift" of Eternal Waking. Ever think you've awoken from a dream, only to find that you're still dreaming? Now substitute "dream" with "horrible nightmare" and nest them to infinity. Brrr...

A witch AND a librarian? Dear Grodd, man, how did you not spontaneously combust??

I liked it. But then again, I had a strange and slightly worrisome prepubescent attraction to Witchipoo.

Guten tag?

THANK YOU. Yes, I believe a toothpick-sized catfish that swims up your hoo-hah, and has to be removed surgically because of the nasty spines, probably trumps kitty mind control.

This is admittedly more fantasy than SF, but I've always thought Tim Powers' "On Stranger Tides" would make a totally kickass action/adventure film!!

Exactly. And anyway, Squenix throws it into just about all their RPGs, including the immortal "Chrono Trigger", where it actually played two of the supporting characters (three in "Chrono Cross").