I agree, 100%. All downhill from that point.

Iron Maiden's "Somewhere in Time." Those damned keyboards.

Metallica's "Black Album." About as far from the thrash genius of "Master of Puppets" as you can get.

So apparently even escapist-fantasy protagonists must have more body fat than the average blogger. Now that's entertainment!

Action heroes, "real" or realistically-depicted, have non-standard body types because they engage in intensive, highly-demanding physical activity on a regular basis. A Lara Croft who can't run a seven- minute mile isn't Lara Croft, but just another, maybe flabby "average" person not suited for a life of constant…