In other words, he was afraid of Burning Down The House. (When are we going to get a Cillian Murphy-starring Talking Heads biopic?)

You really need to put release years on this list, to provide some technological perspective...

And then Flight 714 was pure galloping madness. (I am curious about that chlorophyl drink though. What was that, like, a kale smoothie?)

To me, he was like a growing addiction that I can’t deny. (Won’t you tell me is that healthy, babe?)

Out of curiosity, where would you rate the politicality of, say, The Castafiore Emerald? As I recall, that was almost a parody of other Tintin books.

HEY! I WAS LISTENING TO THAT!

I’ve never understood this need for SUVs to have a partially sloping back. Why not just leave it straight so you can get more luggage in? Is it a style thing or do they do it to hit emissions requirements via some sort of aero effect?

So this is a real scientifically valid design and not some design student’s imaginary triple-aisle flying wing that somehow shows up in all the newspapers?

I saw Seal at the Paramount Theater in Oakland a week ago. His voice? Still incredible.

I genuinely don’t get who he’s talking about. Disney, Pixar, Dreamworks? (Illumination and Blue Sky, yeah, I’d probably agree on those two...)

Missed opportunity

“You capably handled an emergency medical situation on a 16-hour flight out of San Francisco. But we noticed you’ve put on a couple pounds, so I’m afraid we’re suspending you. Now where’s that department store mannequin we’re interviewing for Chief Purser?”

Hoodlums? I mean, in the 80s, sure, when every cartoon was a syndication-length toy commercial...

He’s currently confined to a tiny compound, but he’s hoping to become a free radical.

It was really surprising when his cousin, Reg Petrol, became a concert cellist instead...

The (Crowded) Room

my crystal ball is showing

Time is weird. Man of Steel feels like it came out a lot more than 10 years ago -- and Mad Max: Fury Road feels like it’s just three or four years old.

I’ll tell you what they should really do: get Edgar Wright, Nick Frost and Simon Pegg on the horn and make Shaun of the Jedi. (Instead of zombies, they’re fighting Darth Andeddu!)

1. It’s a prequel