Dude, I’ve got a great story (and it is actually 100% truth). I got stuck without a way home visiting an ex-girlfriend’s college campus, and had to score a ride (a couple of hours’ drive) with some random guy she knew in exchange for gas money. Travis, I think his name was. We made it back to Minneapolis just fine,…

Mmmmaybe. “Doctor” is such a generic title that finding different people from different eras who identify that way doesn’t seem like much of a connective thread. In much the same way that finding multiple guys over the years named “John Smith” wouldn’t seem to be especially connected either.

Uh... I don’t get it. I thought the whole point was that Clive was showing her pictures (or drawings) that were clearly the same guy, but across a period of time that was so long it seemed impossible it was the same guy (thus time travel)? How would showing her pictures of completely different-seeming people mean a…

So her real name is not Luuke, but Luuuke?

Correct me if I’m wrong, but didn’t they rhyme “a commercial” with “big commercial”? So, that’s okay then, right? That’s not lazy writing or anything, RIGHT?

I was very excited to see an article here about 2001, one of my all-time favourite films. But... this?

I know this has nothing to do with io9's “genre” niche, but...

My 7-year-old daughter thinks Beetlejuice is the best movie ever. However, she is certainly more mature (and has a darker sense of humor) than the average kid, so YMMV.

There are some dodgy story elements (would it be an X-Men film otherwise?) but overall it’s a really good movie. You shouldn’t skip this one.

Anthropomorphism is a helluva drug.

After reading this pathetic comment, I deleted all of your albums. Sad!

Oh, I understand the reasons why. I just don’t know for sure how it’s going to end up. One of the unfortunate downsides of having the new saga told by different people is somewhat inconsistent characterization.

I didn’t really spend much time in comic stores when I was young, I subscribed to the philosophy of “make friends with a kid whose parents buy him lots of comics, then hang out with him and read his comics for free.” Presumably, that kid must have spent a lot of time in a comic store to acquire them in the first…

Keep in mind, Vader was The Baddest of The Bad and he got a redemption arc. Kylo has always positioned himself as a Vader-wannabe, so it remains to be seen whether he will decide that being “like Grandpa” also includes a deathbed turn to the light. 

Hmm, let’s see... A movie with universally bad reviews, monolithic opinions. One that there will be absolutely no controversy over...

I have, several times actually. In the tradition of many a fine Lovecraftian tale, the final line has haunted me long after I finished reading the story.

So all this was just for shits and giggles? Damn dude, way to make me regret talking to you at all. Please, Daniel, go find a hobby or something. Being a dick to random strangers is not a good use of your time.

I think you’re misunderstanding my point. I don’t care if you liked or didn’t like this movie, or really any other binary opinion you could hold on any other conceivable topic. It’s your stance that “My opinion and only mine is acceptable, and everyone else sucks” that makes you look arrogant and childish.

Ah, so you’re fine with looking like a simpleton then. Noted.

It’s a weird, wild, wide world that we live on. Inevitably, no matter what you believe, there will be someone who hates the things you love, and someone else who loves the things you hate. And that’s fine! It would be a boring place to live if that were not so.