Goodness, I'm having a Kim Stanley Robinson moment!

Just you wait till episode 9!

Why stop at Mononoke? Pretty much every Miyazaki film has some sort of ecological message and they're all amazing. Gotta go rewatch Nausicaa now. For some reason I've only seen it once!

Huh. Now you mention it, me too!

Time to start hoarding Head&Shoulders?

Perdido Street Station and/or The Scar. A lot of people think The Scar is stronger and they can be read independently with no problems, but The Scar deals with the consequences of the events in Perdido Street Station for a very minor character in that book.

Ah all right. I get the feeling that that is part of what Martin is doing with the series as a wholt though. Prophecies might turn out to be correct, but they are hard to interpret, can fit many different scenarios, and may not work out at all. What actually happens in the physical and political world is much more…

Beric died when he gave all his life force away. There's mention in Feast that the Brotherhood shattered without him, some becoming highwaymen and robbers, some following Stoneheart.

Guess it'll just be Arry Soup then... Or she'll pick the name Weasel for some other reason.

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Yeah, and Joss Whedon's writing is distinctive enough for it to affect the final outcome of the movie a lot. And he's the producer like storymark said.

I'm pretty sad that Gary Ross left the Hunger Games franchise. Not just because the first movie was excellent, but also because if they're planning on hurrying the next movie to release next year I can't see them doing justice to a story that is already a bit problematic in book form...

No. They need to have some system to quality check what is being published, otherwise anyone can claim anything (like proof that the moon is made of cheese or that Jesus has been observed on Mars or that their product will make sure everyone looks 25 forever). This is done through peer review where researchers in a…

How similar did Fauxlivia and Evil Nina look in that promo? Creepy!

That shop was promptly added to favourites!

Should be ok. Rakharo is there all the way but he's never been a really important character. And I can't even remember what the other bloodriders' names are.

This looks like the perfect popcorn action flick! And it really suits Guy Pearce to be a disrespectful badass.

Ah, I understand now! If you're interested, [towerofthehand.com] has an awesome listing of all the alternatives in their Essays & Analysis section. There's a couple clues in the later books but nothing major. I think the essay I mean was written before Feast for Crows. Let's just say I was sceptical before but they…

I have a feeling this show is going to completely blow our minds before it ends. It will be something that we're not expecting at all. But if it turns out to be "he's dead, both the wife and kid actually survived" or "both of them died" or "he's a magical, reality-jumping cop" I will be pretty disappointed. Unless…