The article says "Any further adventures would have to be taken from The Silmarillion, the pre-history of Middle Earth Jackson has already used to flesh out his latest trilogy." But that ain't true! All of the added scenes are from the Lost Tales; I'm hard-pressed to think of anything from the Hobbit films that comes…

It's definitely a must-read for anyone who's already gone ahead and read the LOTR books. It's kind of like a really short version of the bible that occasionally has awesome battles and Balrogs.

Evidently it only bugs me. So you watched them put the guy in the jail with no windows or food or phone calls or visitation rights or toothpaste or toilet and you thought, "this checks out, because of Barry's running power. Any and all on-screen happenings are hereby automatically A-OK and not subject to discussion"?…

How is it that everyone is OK with the Super-Jail concept? They've got several people locked up in their basement without due process, and as far as I can tell they're not feeding them or even allowing them to bathe, exercise or change clothes! Barry and his three cohorts are all going down on multiple federal…

One of my favorite moments in the entire series is when Luthor yells at Grodd, "'Turn everyone into gorillas'?! THAT was your master plan?!" It's the rare show that has the confidence to make fun of its own storylines.

I say keep "eat", subtext and all. This show could use some good subtext!

Right, only penguins don't "hunt" fish. No one does. Have you ever heard someone say, "grab that pole - we're going fish-huntin'!" or "look at this penguin, he's on the hunt like a tiger!"

The maddening thing about this news blurb is that it immediately falls into the seemingly universal pitfall that NOBODY KNOWS WHAT A PLOT HOLE IS. Fudging some science for dramatic purposes is not a "plot hole" any more than showing Luke Skywalker using the Force to help aim his torpedoes is a "plot hole". Now there…

NOOOOEL! I see now from clicking on your byline that you've been contributing again for the last few weeks. That's unexpected but wonderful — great to see you here!

The Flash vs. Adult Onslaught Die-A-Beat-Eez!!!!!!!!!!!!

Please let them get Powers Boothe for the voice of Grodd. That'd be really great.

I really like WotW. It ain't perfect, but that first half? Terrifying, and pretty damned resonant as a portrait of a country that has no idea what's coming at it or how to process widespread catastrophe.

Indeed, he didn't even make Return of the Jedi!

Right. Want to talk about Spielberg's sentimental streak and his addiction to flabby, ill-advised multiple endings? There's a conversation to be had there. But outright hatred? That's just posing. There are only a handful of directors who we can be reasonably certain will be known by name in a hundred years, and…

In the summer and fall of 1993 I saw Jurassic Park in the theater — and I'm not shitting you here — thirteen times. That's how revolutionary and fresh it felt back then. Plus I was seventeen and I had nigh-unlimited free time and disposable cash.

You're right that it's never been "consistently funny," but that's not a particularly damning thing to say. The strength of the show has never been "consistent funniness." For almost forty years it's been a platform for comedic personas, and a place where they can throw things at the wall live on TV for an hour and a…

Me too! I imagine everyone did.

I don't think Vaughn has any association with this sequel.

I think the titular character is supposed to be a scrappy stringbean, but AT-J looks like a cross between Leif Garrett and your least-favorite boy band member.

Harder still, Freedy Johnston's "Cold Again".