This *is* going to turn into a "greatest vampires of all time" tournament, right?

I really don't get all the hate for "Insidious." I'm beginning to think that other viewers were disappointed in it for not having enough gore, or for not resembling "Saw" closely enough, despite being made by Wan and Whannell. Sure, there are a lot of jump scares in it, but none of them are wasteful red herrings. None…

Little known fact: all the mutants who survived the Decimation with their powers intact were *huge* Tom Waits fans.

Much love for including Yui Ikari on this list. She takes the onryo legend to a whole other level, from common vengeful spirit to city-destroying, angel-devouring force of nature. The "berserker" scenes still grab me, years later.

I wondered how many people would notice that it was a Yom Kippur episode. Also, I wish we'd seen that moment of Sam explaining things to the rabbi. We know there are Jewish hunters; I'd be curious to learn more about their specific approach to the life. Would you have to race against the sun to catch demons before…

If the FDA is curious, I believe the worst-case scenario has already been depicted at length.

Apparently there's loads of hate for this book, and I imagine that's because it takes well-worn fantasy tropes, strips them naked, and ties them to a flagpole for the purposes of mockery and towel-snapping. Yes, the protagonist is a whiner. He's two steps away from becoming the next Shinji Ikari. But I thought that…

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.