Thanks man, I was at a loss of where to start with the classics. I will give it a look!

The 2008 run for me is the purest form of GotG. I hated the Bendis run though.

Avengers: Age of Extinction? eww, change it!

Ha, yeah I laughed at that idea. My wife never misses a show so she's probably gonna ruin the books for me before I can ruin the show for her.

Yes GRRM. You have a book to write, so nice of you to remember. The TV show is definitely catching up fast. Maybe he needs a team to help him write it? So us book readers wont be in the awful position of being spoiled by the tv watchers? Man that would be one hell of a worm turn. TV viewers can avoid spoilers from the…

I always figured since they mentioned plastic surgery for Trevor it could only really be to make him look like someone else. I think Aldritch was taking too much credit for the creation of the Mandarin. Maybe he met him?

*Besides not losing the rights

a long history isn't necessary but some basic knowledge and enthusiasm for the source material helps. If I ever get an audition for the part of Batman you can be Damn sure I'll read some batman in advance.

Well said. If I turn up for a job interview, I research the company online so I can get that job. Who the fuck turns up to an audition without knowing a thing about the main character they're playing?

I have never cared about a characters sexuality enough for it to stop me watching a show and I'm sad that it's always such an issue for people. I really don't mind if he's gay, straight or Bi but I do mind when characters get changed at a fundamental level for an adaptation. That shit really annoys me. I don't…

what makes you think attractiveness and acting skills are tied together?

Just maybe, they did discuss it and we'll see it in a flashback next season.. I have hope. Tyrion will spend quite some time in a barrel/crate so flashbacks could happen.

Getting more of an Abnett - Lanning feel than a Bendis feel which is great, never been a fan of Bendis' GotG I much prefer the 2009 run.

also last week's episode seemed to suggest Brienne reminding Jamie of his promise but if I remember the books well enough I felt it was him that asked her to fulfil his promise.

An undead pony?

I am going to get my Wife to play this in the hope that she'll develop a liking for turn based RPG's.

Open question, where the hell do all my favourite shows keep disappearing to every few weeks? I've kind of lost track of what's going on in both Arrow and POI because every time I get wrapped up in them again the show takes another fortnight break.

With regards to the Black Widow movie, I don't think they could do an origin story without showing all the "red on her ledger". I think Disney would prefer it if they just reference her dark past without the need to show it. I hope Winter Soldier covers some of her past enough to leave Black Widow fans satisfied.

But…

People that feel the need to tell you when the good parts are coming up. "Ooh, this is a good bit".

Well these keep getting made so I guess they're successful enough.