Just gonna say, these past two Buffy listicles have been real sloppy, even for writing by committee. Even setting aside the fact that culture is usually more amorphous than direct—this is some tossed off material, especially considering how gone over this ground is. It's like everyone had a take home quiz, and one…

I think Dark Angel has some ties to Battle Angel Alita…and whatever similarities it may have, I think that show may share the zeitgeist but has more of the marks of James Cameron than anything else.

Did they incorporate that at all into the episode? Game attitude aside, I think that's one of those moments of exposing a blind spot (that actresses would likely be more hesitant about stripping has got to be a "duh" moment) that writers could pivot from.

The Shield is the bestest, and has the best series finale ever. Also, no weird renewed/not renewed confusion.

So my cousin considers Firefly his favorite show ever, and he described the characters as an adventuring group. I would go one step further that it's a role-playing group, and that encompasses the metaness and premium given to quips above all other action.

I've kickstarted enough/too many that I'm no longer that upset about a lot that crops up, promises wise, as long as something decent delivers. I don't feel like betaing and over four years simply lost track of this game, so almost everything would've come across to me as a glorious delivery. I chose to ignore the fact…

I've only just started, but from all the writeups I think it'll just be easter egg like call outs—this is designed for new players especially since they don't have the IP to continue with. Also, from some of the reviews I've been reading, you might be better off without any comparison expectations too…

Argh…I'm trying not to read anything more about it till I can play, and failing again and again. All well, at least people seem to like it.

That's cause they traded them the worst teas for a long time, and you had to add something to mask the bitterness (and that tea that was in ship holds for months is probably…adulterated by critters).

I assumed they weren't allowed to copy the designs, because, as you said, they were all pretty generic. The Tolkien estate holds the license, but not every element of the products may necessarily be allowed to be doled out.

For a movie that at least partly has it's lessons in not judging from appearances, the first Shrek goes for a lot of jokes about the bad guy based entirely on his appearance and being short. And the ending where the princess and Shrek get to live forever happily in love, maybe she shouldn't turn into an ogre?

While I don't recall that specific instance, I can believe it. Mind you, even when Bush was president I didn't appreciate some of his work. Charlton Heston was NRA president, and I may not like him or the work they do, but a gotcha interview with a guy who was public about Alzheimers wasn't a good look. In the main…

Michael Moore seems to have returned to good graces. He was never out over what he said anyway, just his style.

That's the FF where you couldn't run away without equipping it right? Argh, I got caught in a fight with a T Rex. I beat it, it took forever, then I put the game down.

That's true, and it's good that you're pointing it out. I noted it, but was avoiding coverage until the reviews came out—this is weirdly a game I want to be more excited about. Uneven breadth or scope of knowledge culturally, I suppose. I remember when the game Journey came out, it was interesting to notice how…

Point taken! I guess I skimmed more than I thought.

It can be both things? The trouble is, people tend to think that the quality of whatever is on some kind of number scale, +2 for women, -1 for leading with a white character, etc…and usually the scale is actually just +1 or -100. It's not math though, different things can be a bunch of things, which will also be cared…

I have a rough barometer when it comes to board games, that if the Board Game Geek score is 8+ I'm going to like it and at least try it, because here are the universally best designed games by acclamation. But a 7 something will get my attention if it's decent, but I know I like the theme or mechanics.

How well does it work with someone who isn't a fan of it? Specifically, does it offer more than any other map game? And that said, I didn't get that the reviewer doesn't like map games; he distinguished the flavors of them—and how, specifically, while story quality varies, the different ones typically offer one…

I've never eaten there so I wasn't going to comment, but "too much" vibe is what I took from Kevin's position. It sounds basically like he thinks Hooters is sexist, but wants to justify going there. I'm basically in Katie's side, where you can't be upset at everything so I wouldn't choose Hooters to get worked up…