Right? From the generic sounding klaxon alarm used in every scifi film to people being pulled backwards on the ground by a just-out-of-camera alien.

You mean why wasn’t she in a movie that already made a billion dollars? Seems like that’s a moot point now.

Excellent reporting on a fascinating cultural topic! This is the stuff that got me to read io9 in the first place. :-)

No mention of VH1's Pop Up Video from the 90s? Seems pretty obvious that’s the show they’re riffing on!

This episode also serves as proof that the only one who could ever out-Riker Riker was Riker.

Cool! Can you post a link here as well so we can follow it back?

Any way we could get the full pic for Shovel Knights?

Caleb’s girlfriend,” she formed a close friendship with El, giving her relationship advice and introducing her to the wonders of carefree stuff like shopping and Ralph Macchio. As for Erica (Priah Ferguson), Caleb’s sassy little sister was a breakout character in season two, so her increased presence this time around…

Actually....

Google has been switching to pedestrian mode for me when traffic is a stand still and doesn’t switch back. They have some serious flaws in their algorithms.

Heh? The whole point is to highlight the good. Day late/dollar short is piling on guilt. If the point is to encourage growth and good behavior, don’t be stacking that shit on a kid’s conscience. It hasn’t worked in thousands of generations of parenting and it’s not going to miraculously start working any time soon. 

Giant space hamster = hinting at Spelljammer?!!! 

A few years ago there was a dude online selling the keyboard/CPU shells. You could go full retro!

Counter point: Game of Thrones.

The cost of doing business varies far too much state-to-state for that to be practical. 

Public money should not be going directly to the productions of superhero shows/TV by major studios.

True enough, but they weren’t told until AFTER they’d already filmed. So they ate that cost outright, regardless.

I’m getting a New Gods vibe from this. Cool beans!

Not a pissing match. I’m not comparing them. I’m saying he won an award for writing about the content for which he is now going to be writing.