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    Don't they also not even have the Shi'ar due to legal malarky now?

    It's basically the only thing about the film that came out in the interview. vOv

    He's like a duck. Calm and serene on the surface, paddling like mad underneath.

    I always thought that Banner being weirdly detatched and unnaturally mellow was deliberate, since the whole idea behind him is that he's perpetually suppressing hulk-level rage.

    DC's repeatedly stated that they're not interested in a multi-media omniverse like Marvel. Gotham is not the world of Arrow is not the world of the films.

    In terms of his characterization, maybe, but there's a very conspicuous attempt to visually link him to Pertwee in terms of his look (if not his mannerisms). The Crombie's red lining standing in for the cape, having him and Jenna Coleman imitate old promo photos, etc.

    Skins were, originally, just working class mods. The things that set them apart, ultimately, were that their working class backgrounds led to a more leftist political orientation, they liked blacker music than the mods (especially reggae) and their looks were more tailored to street fights (the lack of a tie? classic

    There's an excellent piece of Fanart floating around the internet-o-sphere about Robin and Alan-a-dale:

    There's a lovely sense of irony to Moffat-era casting. Smith's costuming was basically Troughton, but re-imagined. Rather than being the goofy space hobo, he was a hot-to-trot young oxbridge tutor.

    Personally I dislike Murray Gold because Orchestral music just doesn't seem very Who to me, and he tends to lean hard on orchestral bombast. He's written some great pieces (Words Win Wars in particular stands out) but I'd rather the score were more spare, with off-putting synths.

    Gatiss is one of those writers whose stories are, inevitably, just cargo cult versions of Classic Who. Helen Raynor also falls into this trap, and Chris Chibnall did as well when he wrote the Silurian two parter in series five.

    There's an excellent series of reviews over on the Something Awful forums, where a longtime Who fan and a who hater are locked in some kind of penis-waggling deathmatch where they have to review stories within 24 hours of each other for arbitrary and stupid reasons.

    They are, actually.

    I thought Marvel had a rule against reusing actors, even for really minor roles.

    It's not awful on its own merits, but in terms of how badly it botches the characters, themes, etc of Star Trek? Definitely awful.

    If you're a fan of TOS, you really should check out Interplay's two Trek adventure games: The 25th Anniversary Game and Judgment Rites. They're episodic, which allows them to imitate the form of TOS pretty closely. The games were actually described to the press as the 'lost' fourth and fifth seasons, and to be honest

    A half season is a half season, duderino. Until The Big bang Theory, NCIS, or any other tentpole show moves to the half-season while retaining its ratings and cultural significance, it's still just a half season, and part of what makes the miniseries category the miniseries category is the brevity of the material.

    AHS does half-seasons, then, for accuracy's sake.

    It's an anthology show that does short seasons. Anthology shows are often separated from the standard treatment, and short seasons are usually classed as miniseries.

    In retrospect, the best song is Separate the Races (Mummy Kangaroo)