There have been any number of scenes with what I would label as gratuitous sex or nudity. The two scenes that come immediately to mind from season 1 are the scene with Pycelle and the prostitute and, even more so, the scene where Daenerys bathes before meeting Kal Drogo. Yes, that scene did a lot toward revealing…

That might be true if it were more absurd than it was. Honestly, it was just sort of meh, like something from a film student who desperately wishes he were Joss Whedon. Absurdity doesn't really work in small quantities.

Here's what I would have done, as if anyone cares.

Is it just me, or is there a lot of abandoned stuff in Japan? Or is that just selection bias based on the videos I happen to be seeing?

With all due respect, Armageist, you don't know what you're talking about.

Of all the Joss-icides I've witnessed, the one that sticks the most with me is the death of Wash. In many ways, Joss is a classic stylist, following classical dramatic structures. Serenity is very much a textbook example of an old-fashioned adventure movie. The death of Book wasn't just expected, it was entirely…

Instead of looking for words in other languages that mean something, how about we define words for phenomena that we know exist, but for which there don't seem to be words in any language? For example, is there a word for the practice of displaying a 4:3 aspect ratio video on a 16:9 screen by stretching it out,…

Do we have any of that white makeup left?

"These are not the kitty treats you're looking for."

True.

Poor Noomi. I just think her next film should be a nice romantic comedy or something.

I was just thinking that, myself.

I would have sworn the illustration was from a Peter Hamilton novel. Ah, well. Something for me to check out.

Maybe because autism as we define it today wasn't classified under that name until 1938? I'm just guessing here.

"...shot by photographer Ant Hadleigh in a backyard in Freshwater, Australia." The must disturbing phrase in the entire story.

That's a very curious change to make from the original novel.

Why do you think this is set in the "not too distant future?"

We are so doomed.

And Warren Ellis. I confuse him with Warren Ellis all the time.