Perdido Street Station is a head-scratcher of an example of infodumps done well. That book was such a frustrating read for me. Every time I felt things were really rolling, Mieville would bring it all to a screeching halt to give an in-depth description of the political structure of the society of bird people.

I’d lump them together under “Marky Mark playing an intelligent person.”

Meh to Star Wars marketing taking over the galaxy, but now I really want to see Janelle Monae Star in a batshit crazy cult classic sci-fi film.

Thomas Crapper really did make flush toilets, though. He just didn’t invent them.

Futurama Redux.

No need to feel embarrassed about knowing country stars from the era when they actually had talent.

I wouldn’t write off To Say Nothing of the Dog just because you hated Doomsday Book. I actually liked Doomsday Book, but I thought her writing style was far better suited to comedy than tragedy.

Yeah, Millar needs to grow the fuck up and stop leaning so heavily on shock value, but he’s not literally insane.

I never read comics growing up, but between decompressed storytelling and delays in pulishing, I’ve never even considered buying single issue comics.

You mean Miller?

Eh, anyone could’ve guessed that Gaiman would be slow with Sandman: Overture. He just doesn’t churn them out as quickly as he used to.

In what universe should the non-Donner cut of Superman 2 and Superman Returns be considered a guide for writing Superman?

Amusing enough joke. Terrible basis for how you should actually write the character, though.

I think given the terrible writing/directing decisions we’ve seen in Man of Steel and the previews for Batman v Superman, he does know the character he’s playing. It’s just that the character in question isn't Superman.

Hahahahaha, ouch!

And the other half of his career, he’s one of the most talented and subtle actors alive, who completely disappears into a role. Fascinating actor.

I love that everyone just knows they have to type BRIAN BLESSED inall caps.

“The upshot is that this year’s Hugo ballot is largely a celebration of Beale, his friends, and his tiny publishing company, Castalia House.”

I agree that The Visit looks more promising than Shyamalan’s recent outings. It looks like it could deliver some decent scares, and the comedic lines in the trailer remind me of Signs, which is frequently hilarious (and unlike The Happening, intentionally so.)