See, while I'm with you on "mmm, Karl Urban" — haven't we heard that he never takes off the helmet in this movie?

I am so, so surprised now that "Frankensquito" was not the inevitable sequel to SyFy's infamous "Mansquito".

"It's made... of HONEY!" *toasts*

People have been saying that Hounsou is a bit too old now to play T'Challa. Yes, he's about the same age as RDJ, but it's been discussed that it's believable for Tony Stark to be an older hero, because it's all the suit. Black Panther is very physical. This doesn't mean that Hounsou might not be physically capable…

I'll say this, after having watched it a few times — IF what was killed was Coulson's LMD, then I don't think Fury knew about it until after the actual death. There is certainly a moment when Coulson could have switched out with an LMD (where he opens the vault to get the Destroyer gun prototype). It stands to reason…

Wait... the nu52 is the result of a multiverse crisis? Shows how much attention I've been paying. I figured it was just editorial fiat.

This is a good answer, but it would be a lot more interesting if you would name characters and titles in which some of this stuff occurred. You know, for those of us reading the thread who have no idea what you're talking about when you say "DC had the first gay male kiss" — great! Between whom? In what book? …

Yes. Even "better", the story goes that a hollowed-out cow bone was first shoved up his butt, and then the red-hot iron was inserted through that — so that no outward mark was left on the king's body.

Well, in the US, it doesn't exactly refer to the "out", either. It refers to the ass-cheeks, not the ass-hole.

Malekith? I'm not saying I THINK that's who he will be, but just naming another male villain figure who's been mentioned as a possible in Thor 2.

I was going to guess Utonagan. Good to hear of a similar mix.

Well, The Hobbit *is* coming, within the year... I just can't see any way that that's not going to be good.

I'm not sure how you mean this? Loki in the movies was never a villain introduced just for one movie and then they decided later to use him again. When they made Thor, it was fully with the knowledge that Loki would also be the one to bring the Avengers together in their first film... which is based on the fact that…

*sigh* Don't remind me. I was actually expecting them to do something clever with that, and was almost shocked when they didn't. I remember at the time coming up with a twist in which he could have reappeared at the end and actually contributed to the plot, but I don't really recall the details now.

Owls definitely are wild animals that do not make good "pets". They aren't like parrots. This goes for pretty much all of the raptors. Falconry isn't the same thing as "pet owning". (In the U.S. you have to jump through a lot of hoops to get a falconer license and be allowed to keep any kind of raptor. You have…

The key point is that owls are legal to own in the U.K. They are not legal to own without a hard-to-get permit, in the U.S. Everything to do with any species of raptor is highly restricted in the U.S.

Pixar version of the "Thor and the Warriors Four" mini-series. That gets you Power Pack *and* Beta Ray Bill in the same story.

My personal take is... I've only seen text versions of this interview; is there a filmed version? Because tone is everything, especially with Joss Whedon. I feel like we shouldn't take his "I'm torn" statement at face value. He might be saying that in a joking way that means, "are you kidding? of course I'm coming…

They explained that somehow in A:EMH too, but I forget how at the moment. It does seem kinda darker than you'd think the movies would want to get, and putting things in a film emphasizes them a lot more than having them appear in a comic series. I really wouldn't want to see the films gloss over something that…

More to the point, the internet is teeming with rumors right now that in the comics, the Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) is or was a cellist at some point. And she's marries the Vision. So...