The LOTR movies didn’t shame me. Parts of them (so many parts) infuriated me, but didn’t leave me cringing with embarrassment.

Except I didn’t remember it, so...

“Almost as embarrassing as editing out pertinent information about your lineage on a show about heritage...” I haven’t watched the show, but given how many ancestors people have after a few generations, and how much time a show has available, there’s going to be lots of stuff edited out.

“...the show will not switch its focus to powered characters like the Inhumans” — because the show is already focused on a powered character who is an Inhuman.

Comics are essentially soap operas. They’re both long-running series which inevitably run into the same issues — constantly changing relationships/alliances to keep things interesting, bringing back characters thought previously dead, retconning previous events to conform to new dramatic intentions...

‘The Well’ was two minutes of Coulson’s team (among others) cleaning up after The Dark World, followed by a whole separate plot (which was only connected to the movie by the fact that they both had characters from Asgard). Two minutes memorable only for May’s “No, he’s dreamy.”

To refute a claim, you have to talk about what was claimed, and how it was wrong. So no, talking about how the people who made the claim are untrustworthy does not refute the claim. Discredit the claim != refute the claim.

“We plan to show America who these authors are, because we can’t refute their claims and are therefore left with the old ad hominem attack.”

Ivy Leaguer. My college friends and I are (for the most part) gainfully employed, but we are by no means Masters of the Universe. But then, as far as I know, neither were our parents.

Awww. Blue Bell is maybe the only thing I miss about living in Texas.

“Wimmins, y’all are doing so awesome. Wanting the presidency too just makes you look greedy. Be nice, now, and leave that for the mens.”

This is what I love about science. It’s all logical and method-y and process, and then suddenly serendipity!

That wasn't as bad as I feared, but good gawd "Sharon Needles" and "Donatella Versace" were painful! At least Jaidynn was trying to be funny; I have no idea what Max and Fame thought they were doing. Have you people never heard of banter? What is it about the concept which eludes you?

When I saw that commercial, I immediately recognized it as a “don’t sue us!” campaign. Whenever a company starts talking about how great they are (instead of how great their products are), you know the lawsuits are in the works.

"he’d undoubtedly be a better elderly bearded wizard pal than Dumbledore" — unless you were an unmarried princess.

Challenge accepted: I nominate Jessica Simpson.

"So it's all GRRM's fault for writing crappy books." — Help, help, I've been forced to consume entertainment that I didn't enjoy!

Finally, an explanation for Kandy Ho’s beard.

No, I work in tech support. Half the job is fixing things just by watching people try to do it again. Those are my favorite support requests.

I find it amusing that an award for best something-or-other is being criticized for being too elitist.