Thankfully, Sailor Moon is being re-released in English, with new artwork and more pages per volume. Pretty girls? Check. Personalities? Check. Ass-kicking? Check. See, DC? It's just that easy.

I think about two years ago I got my star status for suggesting that the Winchesters should fight Cthulhu. And now I'm getting my wish! It's like nerd Xmas up in here.

Excellent! I wondered if we would get a second list like this, when I saw Bebop missing on the first one.

I guess the good news here is that the original trilogy now warrants a treatment by Mr. Plinkett.

Ahem.

The strong, sexy female protagonist finding her identity and the life she really wants while kicking ass all over town.

Maybe we find out that in this "Gotta catch 'em all!" setup, monster souls have more value than simple human ones. This makes sense — monsters can live longer and achieve more XP or what have you, while humans burn out fast. So if monsters live in Purgatory, Crowley would want that honeypot of spiritual fossil fuel.

Bear with me as I point out the fact that I totally called this episode in the Jonah Hex review: [io9.com]

@Madeline Ashby: This is the clean version, which is disappointing. #apologies

Do I have to post this every time?

Ahem. NOMINATED? The Melbourne Hugo may be the Bakshi-est of all Hugos, but it's right there on Peter's dining room table. He won.

Frédéric Kaplan wrote a similar article to this years ago in the International Journal of Humanoid Robotics, called "Who is Afraid of the Humanoid? Investigating Cultural Differences in the Acceptance of Robots."

True story: my uncle worked on some of the special effects for this show. He took me backstage once when delivering new toys, and I met the actors and (respectfully) handled some props. It was a great time, and I'll never forget it.

I have a feeling Crowley's behind all this. Remember the affection he had for his Hellhounds? He's probably setting up his own supernatural Jurassic Park of rare and special beings, possibly so he can pit them against each other for his own amusement.

This is apparently one of the few occasions in which it is appropriate to mess with Texas.

@britboyj: Why yes, a Dracula movie starring a variety of James Bonds *is* a grand idea.

@Gurg: Come out of the Cabinet, you boys and girls!

@DasStan: Thanks.

This, or so I've heard.

@DasStan: Somebody order a rock?