That's kinda why I'm glad I didn't know what Burning Man was when I was 19.

Un-PC counterpoint: Do you really think the average American gives a shit about the paralympics?  Aren't the interminable human interest stories the worst part of the olympics?

Un-PC counterpoint: Do you really think the average American gives a shit about the paralympics?  Aren't the interminable human interest stories the worst part of the olympics?

Using my admittedly crappy Japanese, I'd say it's along the lines of, "Wasn't the Seven Samurai already a Japanese Western?"

Using my admittedly crappy Japanese, I'd say it's along the lines of, "Wasn't the Seven Samurai already a Japanese Western?"

Hey, I love that movie.  I went to University of Colorado in Boulder (CU) and everyone in my dorm was completely convinced that the movie was about our school.  I think that movie is where I got my habit of calling people "sucko".

Hey, I love that movie.  I went to University of Colorado in Boulder (CU) and everyone in my dorm was completely convinced that the movie was about our school.  I think that movie is where I got my habit of calling people "sucko".

@WrongSirWrong:disqus : Except for, you know, the books written by women.  I think most bookstores have at least a handful of those.

@WrongSirWrong:disqus : Except for, you know, the books written by women.  I think most bookstores have at least a handful of those.

@avclub-17fc821acf8201df4d32d05fb05d0d4a:disqus : You really think it's only very slightly weaker patriarchy than, say, 500 years ago?  Even watching something like Mad Men that's only set 50 years ago, we tend to be shocked by the sexist attitudes on display.  Just because we've still got a ways to go doesn't mean we…

@avclub-17fc821acf8201df4d32d05fb05d0d4a:disqus : You really think it's only very slightly weaker patriarchy than, say, 500 years ago?  Even watching something like Mad Men that's only set 50 years ago, we tend to be shocked by the sexist attitudes on display.  Just because we've still got a ways to go doesn't mean we…

Ultimate Munch is from Earth-1610.  I'm sure they'll cross him over with the Earth-616 version eventually.

Ultimate Munch is from Earth-1610.  I'm sure they'll cross him over with the Earth-616 version eventually.

I really wanted a "Computer Book" like Penny had.  I was a nerd from a very young age.

I really wanted a "Computer Book" like Penny had.  I was a nerd from a very young age.

The best Gundam was G Gundam.  It had things like Gundams making out with one another and a horse with its own Gundam.

The best Gundam was G Gundam.  It had things like Gundams making out with one another and a horse with its own Gundam.

Gotta agree with that.  Ranma isn't nearly as repetitive in short manga chapter doses, Inu Yasha doesn't have all the stupid filler (although it still spins its wheels quite a bit), and Urusei Yatsura is just this bizarre dadaistic thing in the manga.  I'm surprised the Maison Ikkoku anime is so loved by people,…

Gotta agree with that.  Ranma isn't nearly as repetitive in short manga chapter doses, Inu Yasha doesn't have all the stupid filler (although it still spins its wheels quite a bit), and Urusei Yatsura is just this bizarre dadaistic thing in the manga.  I'm surprised the Maison Ikkoku anime is so loved by people,…

Nor was the Apprentice Adept series, which was my introduction to him.