Both my young son and I consider "The Incredibles" to be one of the best superhero movies we've ever seen. The difference is that I, a world-weary old man, dread the idea of seeing its memory tarnished up by a sequel. He, being a naive youngster with a happy view of the world — and a fairly low standard — is going…

I'll second that, CJ. "Carter" was watchable, which was wayyyy better than the press made it sound. And I genuinely liked "Unbreakable," which of course couldn't have disappointed its non-existent fans.

Now, if you want to talk about "disappointing the fans" and want to point to M. Night Shyamalan's entire career…

Funny thing about Norse myths: they were totally idolized by the Brits, at least in a small way, starting with some translations in the 16th century and continuing to the present. (In fact, Tolkien was gaga over them). Also, they were only written down at the very end, so that the most comprehensive collection —…

Right. I got that. As I said, it's true. But since there's more to the discussion of sexuality and military service than identity - like arguments about fraternization, morale and unit effectiveness, and since the current stage of this long discussion focuses attention on gay people - well, the history matters.

Certainly not, any more than men who had sex with women were "straight." Modern concepts and so forth. They are, however, relevant to some of the contemporary discussions about sexuality and military service.

He is to detectives what Lois Lane is to investigative reporters.

Arrow is absolutely worth watching if you like comics. Certainly a better show than Smallville ever was (and I didn't hate Smallville).

Well, let's put it this way: they thought of themselves as a society built on honor.

Nice article, thanks. Special thanks for mentioning the Sacred Band, who get overlooked too often and who are relevant to some contemporary discussions about gay people in military service.

I'm a dad whose kid has had way too many snow days lately. So I'm going with Ray Bradbury's android grandmother.

Hmph. You and I have obviously known a different group of ballet dancers.

I'm a Lutheran pastor, so the Bible's a pretty big deal in my life. The story of Noah is an important part of the Bible, not just because it's inherently interesting but because it is referred to in a couple of key places later on. So in that very broad sense, sure, it's a "cornerstone" of my faith. Sorta.

The lightning bolts are a nice touch and all, but ... that material looks creepy. Heavy, stiff and creepy.

It's beside the point, but is anybody else surprised by the number of times Takei has to correct the hosts on small details? It makes me wonder how carefully they prepared for the interview.

Great article. I'm still laughing.

No, sorry. "Totally not who I would expect" on this project means Woody Allen, Lars von Trier and maybe Paul Thomas Anderson. Tap any of those dudes and we're talking surprise.

Yeah, this has been a problem all my life. Numbers larger than three confuse me.

Oh, yeah. I see that on Wikipedia, now.

Do alien robots count? My first thought was Tobor the 8th Man, because I'm old, but there's this Optimus Prime fellow the youngsters are so het up about.

Not really, no. The skirt and shorts, sure. But not the eagle-shaped breastplate, metal girdle, inexplicable color scheme or lasso. Those are the things that have made generations of artists bang their heads on the desk.