The reason Stranger in a Strange Land has never been adapted before is that it's virtually impossible to adapt. It is a book of ideas more than action, and some of those ideas, like "to grok," won't translate well visually. Plus, the book has copious nudity that really is integral to the plot. And I have no clue…

I'm interested to see where they're going with the plot. When Uriel threatened to kill Charlotte and Chloe with Azrael's blade, I assumed Luci's (over)reaction was due to the fact that Charlotte would cease to exist. After all, Luci is thousands of years old, and during that time he's seen literally millions of…

I second the sentiment expressed in the article: except for Lugosi himself, the Spanish-language Dracula is superior in virtually every way.

Yes, yes it is. Like boxing movies where the boxers never once try to cover or deflect a blow. Just throw haymakers at each other.

To paraphrase Peanuts' Sally Brown: "EEK!"

"Quentin Tarantino’s bloody ode to Hong Kong revenge flicks"

Lady Snowblood was made in Hong Kong?

I apologize if this question has already been raised, but has anyone else questioned how Ford is able to control the Hosts, seemingly without resorting to spoken commands or access to the control programs? He also seems to know where everyone is at all times, popping up like a malevolent Jack in the Box.

I think it's…

"The show labored on much longer than it should have, into 11 full seasons, until its initial trappings ….. were almost forgotten."

Hey Big Bang Theory, are you listening?

Considering what a regular-guy mensch Henry Winkler is in real life makes the fact he was once "the coolest guy in the Universe" even more amazing.

You could probably start with the pilot, and jump to the second season, where the mythology really kicks in. Then go back and fill in the first season at your leisure. I think every episode is worth watching just to see Luci and Maze chew scenery. Just don't get bogged down in the crime of the week, most of which…

I thought sure the bad guy was going to go after Trixie (though the bad guy did that last season) and find Auntie Maze at home babysitting.

But then there would have been nothing left of him but a mewling pile of hamburger, so it's probably for the best.

It didn't help that Simmons' biggest booster at HBO got canned not long after AGW was announced.

During one interview a couple of weeks ago, Simmons sounded downright nostalgic for the restrictions ESPN used to put on him. By the end of his tenure there, I think they had a good feel for his strengths, but to keep him…

I like to drink an IPA before a meal, like a cocktail. I find they don't interact well with most foods.

Once the meal starts, I usually go with something a lot less hoppy, and that might be a mass-produced macro brew. Those tend to be a lot less expensive per glass, as well as containing less alcohol.

Hard to remember now, but at the time, people were completely freaking out that Willis was getting five…million…dollars! to make this movie. After all, prior to this, he had only really done Moonlighting and the unfortunate Blind Date. There was nothing in his resume to suggest he could handle an 80s action…

Definitely in the category of cheesy fun. And it takes a quantum leap with that whenever Helfer is in the scene. The procedurals are kind of dull, but whenever the show is about the heavenly/infernal clan, it's all kinds of fun.

This is good news because I enjoy the show. But I wish the Big 4 would take a page from cable and limit the number of episodes. 13 sounds about right for a season of Lucifer. 22 allows for too much padding. See: SHIELD, Agents of.

I've loved Jaws since I first saw it in the theater on its initial release, and I still think it's one of Spielberg's 2 or 3 best films. But it stops being a horror film as soon as they get on Quint's boat. The horror elements re-emerge when they're getting drunk and telling war stories. But aside from that, the…

Halloween? Heck, this stuff goes at least back to Dracula (the novel and the movie). The characters, male and female, that stray from the strict Victorian sexual code "get what's coming to them." Plus, the novel draws a fairly direct line between vampirism and venereal disease. Twisted in more ways than you think.

Michael's exchange with Janet, when you just knew he was getting another cactus, was downright Python-esque. Palin and Cleese would be proud.

Triplets!