I've a lot of friends have worked them and I don't have even half of their ambition and determination. It's pretty hard work.

You have to understand... pitching your wares at a convention (especially one that's Vegas on meth like SDCC is) is stressful, thankless, exhausting work that sometimes feels like you're climbing Mt. Everest. You have to have your salesman smile plastered on ALL the time, even or especially if you've only gotten three…

Bring me back a souvenir. =)

The phantom island to the west of Ireland went by a lot of names: Hy-Brasil. Tir Na Nog. Mag Mell. Even Geoffrey of Monmouth's Avalon.

Absolutely. But the 10th Commandment set was massive.

The most famous I think is the 1923 Ten Commandments film set, which was re-discovered in the early 1990s.

The Prince of Darkness is certainly no stranger to a courtroom. *cough*cough*Mayo vs. Satan*cough*

Oh my god, Mouse, I could hug the crap outta you right now. That's the nicest request I've gotten in months. You've got a deal. :)

No, no. I should've been clearer. By 'it' I meant the comic-centric panels at SDCC.

I'd say that SDCC is the most recognized 'brand' insofar as cons go, a brand which we all have to admit kind of dominates geek culture as The Required Geek Mecca to Visit. I did it in 2007 and it's everything people say it is. Noisy, confusing, sold-out (in every meaning of the phrase), overwhelming, exhausting... and…

It's still there though I think (or at least it was in 2007 when I went). Without the lesser focused comics panels, I would have never discovered the campy wonder that is Fletcher Hanks.

Given Lindelof's proclivity towards 'just because' spirituality in his third acts, this seems like an utterly perfect fit.

Hahaha well done.

By comparison, the Stallone version, while not exactly from the comics, had a very solid look.

I swear every time I see it, all I can think of is either Spaceball's Dark Helmet... or this (at the 57 second mark).

What does that have to do with Steven Simmons's original point?

*coughs*

I am really loving the music in this. Whereas the Dark Knight music was tense and nerve-wracking, this is very primal and visceral.

You're simply making things up.

So just so I'm clear... when you stated that 'berat[ing] someone's personal beliefs... with no repercussions' was standard fare here... you meant that the trolls berate evolutionary theory and the big bang, etc? Or that trolls are allowed attack people here for being religious?