Perhaps the very best thing about this article is that I originally misread the title (in the sidebar) as "Ultimate collection of Hobbit pies."

48 FPS means clearer, sharper frames, with less motion blur and (compared to celluloid) less visual noise. These are not bad things.

He's a Sith, guys. Lying is is tool. Sowing discord is is Way.

Uh, does that thing actually have more teeth on the TOP of its head? Pointing out sideways? Just because fuck it, MORE TEETH?

How about a drama about someone who's LOST his/her/its superpowers?

"No one is certain how the ritual {sati} got started..."

It will be huge (something like $30k, I think—more for a higher-end model with a bigger pack!) but modern automotive batteries have crazy lifespans if used correctly. Some original Prii are still on the road with their original batteries.

As a single car, sure. EV's are really only useful as second cars, and will remain so unless some massive breakthrough in ultracapacitors should come along to allow refilling in minutes instead of hours.

Makedonium (Ilinden Memorial) looks like my baby daughter's teething ball.

I think it just speaks to the frustration of being mundane. We'd all rather be Big Damn Heroes than go to work at a desk (or wait tables, or whatever) every day for the next 45 years of our lives, then be quiet old infirm people for the remaining 15 or so after that.

Huh. As a lifelong geek, I have to say that I've never seen this misogynistic side of geeks. Most of the geeks I've ever known were intimidated by girls (due to shyness & social awkwardness) but not rude, at least not deliberately—more likely they went out of their way to be accommodating because, hey, here's a real…

See, now, I was just thinking (perhaps erroneously, not sure) that the ship in Galaxy Quest was "The Defender." In which case, a Galaxy Quest TV show could be awesome.

If you like Whedon, and if you like The Tick (or Mystery Men or any other "silly losers pretending to be superheros/villains" setting) then yes, you absolutely should watch it. And possibly get new friends. ;-P

I think this is pure rubbish.

My own opinion is that you can pretty much skip season 1. You'll miss out on some foreshadowing, and some character and political-setting establishment, and so on... but frankly, a lot of season 1 is sort of painful, and most of the stuff you'll miss in season 1 you'll still pick up on in later seasons, because…

See, now, this is also a perfect illustration of why I get so frustrated when someone inevitably bitches about an upcoming/planned prequel because "there's no point, since we already know what happens."

Um... is Ben Kingsley white? I'm not sure I would really classify him as such.

Well, that's also how we pronounce it here in 'Mer'ca.

If it takes place on earth—especially in the actual, historically-based past!—it ain't "the next Star Wars." What really made Star Wars transformative was the fact that it was an entirely new existence. Aside from human beings, motivations, and language, there wasn't anything visually or historically recognizable...…

Whenever the concept of Generation Ships enters my mind, I'm always reminded of an olf Fantastic 4 comic book.