Seriously. I was *almost* shocked that the explanation boiled down to "people, probably including ourselves, are too stupid and/or lazy to be bothered to give a moment's thought to something that we watch. Moar Jersey Shore!"

I liked Enterprise, too—actually more than the other series I've seen—but then, I'm not a classic Trek fan. The overwhelming optimism was always a little saccharine for me, so Enterprise was a welcome admission that even the good guys have faults, and sometimes things are just plain complicated or unpleasant. I…

At the risk of adding fuel to the silly fire, I think it's a valid consideration. After all, we're hypothesizing a scenario where conventional space flight is still limited to a tiny fraction of light speed—maybe a tenth, tops? In that framework, the wormhole has to be near enough that we can reach it in a…

Once the alien attack fleet emerges and starts heading toward us at sub-light speeds, we have a little more time to get our defense forces into orbit. Also, by the time we can open a stable wormhole (much more than 50 years ahead!) Mars will probably be at least slightly colonized.

See, here's the thing: maybe the filmmakers as a whole intended it as a parody of inner-urban wannabes, but if so the CG modelers didn't get the memo. Look at that image up top; the extremely exaggerated lips and ears scream "1940's racist animated monkey-boy portrayal of all negros" and the stoned-looking eyes and…

If it's your only vehicle, then no—it won't meet your needs. Right now EV's are only suitable as a second car used for local errands and short-to-moderate commuting. But batteries will continue improved, hosting more storage for less cost, as long as there's enough support to keep R&D going. And like any tech, that…

Oh dear God yes. People like this are a menace. If we lock up con-men, we should lock up those who convince others to ruin themselves even if it's not done for the huckster's material gain—it's gross irresponsibility if nothing else. If one of these guys were to run over someone by accident, they'd be charged. Why…

The same reason that Ultraman could never be bothered to do his super-awesome mega-destructo moves until the little light in his chest started blinking.

See, my thing (and in the interests of full disclosure, I am an athiest) is that even if God is real, and even if Jesus was in fact either his prophet and/or his half-mortal son... I can't buy into the accuracy of the bible itself. It's a single document, which is KNOWN to be incomplete (parts were deliberately…

@matthewbabel: I think the theory behind secret identities is really about other people, not the hero. If you're Spiderman, you'd prefer that the bad guys refrain from *deliberately* targeting Mary Jane or Gwen Stacy just to torque you off. If those bad guys don't know who you really are, they don't know who's…

@VicViper:

See, I don't agree with this argument if only because I think that the first successful attempts to create true intelligence will be accomplished by modeling it after ourselves—we'll create a working silicon copy of human brain patterns before we manage to design something wholly original. In that sense, it will…

Do flesh-wrapped Terminators age? Does a T-800 last for 30 years? Otherwise they'll have to engage in some creative mental gymnastics to justify the physical changes.

I've heard (and it may be an urban myth) that most people who commit suicide by jumping off of high places have substantial abrasion damage to their fingertips... because even though they jump intentionally, instinct forces them to try to grab the ledge to save themselves.

It's a TV show. Realism = no show. The realistic approach is that the humans have no chance and are wiped out almost instantly, most likely via bio or nano-warfare or before the aliens even show up in force.

But what if I want to run software? ;-P (Sorry, I couldn't resist. The *comparatively* limited library for macs has always been the deal-breaker for me. Also, I *like* being able to tweak my computer.)

I agree with this completely, except that in the case of Dollhouse the first 5-6 were network-mandated rubbish. I remember my wife and I (both Whedon fans) found Dollhouse extremely mediocre and would have stopped watching except that we really wanted to see what the first non-network-mandated show (in other words,…

Well, the Browncoats were the independent-world resistance in the Firefly universe; sort of like the inverse of the "redcoats" in the American civil war. In other words, the fan group that fought (in vain) to save the show from cancellation named themselves after the resistance group that fought (in vain) to preserve…

I haven't watched, but what you describe sounds like every cheesy 60's/70's Kung Fu movie ever—where the exact same "smack!" sound is used for open-hand hits, closed-fist hits, kicks, blocks, even moves to disengage from a grapple!