There we go - I like him as Brain Guy, I even like him in Rifftrax, I just could not remember his name.

It's a moot point because you don't even have to pierce the stormtroopers' body armor to kill them. Jostling them with a rock or a judo-flip will do.

I knew a woman years ago who had already been married and divorced by about age 25. She told me that her first marriage had been a bad idea in general, but a year or two in her husband got really into LARPing as a vampire. Then she found out that his definition of LARPing included fucking another vampire in his…

I assume that the "wookiee planet" idea did not involve an elderly wookiee watching a Jefferson Starship video.

Prior to Return of the Jedi, the Star Wars franchise was not known for merchandising. It wasn't popular or even well-known. It was just this cool, niche thing that people had to really seek out.

They aren't the best, but lord knows they aren't the worst.

It doesn't help that Servo's "voice change" happened early in the original run of the show, which made Kevin Murphy's voice a constant for basically the whole series, as they shifted from Joel to Mike and from Trace Beaulieu to what's-his-name Bill Corbett (I feel bad - I actually like what's-his-name).

Professor John has quite a bit to say about it, especially after that eighth pint of bitter at The Eagle and Child.

Pretty sure I got the original Injustice Gold Edition (or whatever they call it) for $5. That's the only reason I got it, in fact. I should probably play it sometime.

"Unbeatable tutorial" was a fixture of the Mortal Kombat games prior to MK9. Apparently Netherrealm is reviving some of its old concepts.

A Twin Peaks binge is not the best idea. The first few episodes go down very easily, but even the first season has its fits and starts, and the second season is interminable if you're in a hurry.

When he casually swats the handle of the shotgun so the barrel hits the guy's face I laughed out loud. And that's at the end of a longish shot.

Also, about halfway through the first episode (during the sojourn to South Dakota) I realized that I was actually watching new Twin Peaks, not just a rehash of a 25-year-old series. This is actually an artist making new art from a new idea. Basically this is what the Star Wars prequels were supposed to feel like.

Based on his appearance in this series, Ray Wise stopped aging about 20 years ago, which means that everything in his life is the result of a pact with Satan. I wonder if he just hired David Bowie's satanic contractor, or if he shopped around.

I've always considered him a likeable, reliable character actor, as long as you need someone to chew the scenery (Scream, Hackers, 13 Ghosts, and Serial Mom made him a fixture on my TV screen from 7th grade until sophomore year of college).

I absolutely didn't recognize Madchen Amick. When her name came up in the credits I was like, "Wait, was one of those women in the bar Madchen Amick?" And my wife said, "Yeah, the one they kept centering the camera on."

After the first episode it was actually surprising how (relatively) plot-centric the second episode was - Good Cooper is being sent out of the Lodge and Evil Cooper is trying not to go back in.

I like how she's pretty.

Holy shit, there's the moment in the jail cell when Lillard loses his cool and we get a glimpse of what I'll affectionately call "Lillard classic" - all wide-eyed and stretchy-mouthed - only with this look of pure rage. I couldn't believe how bracing it was, especially since it's filmed in profile in a long shot.

I've never liked JRPGs, but they're so beloved that I figure the issue is on my end rather than theirs. Whenever a game like this comes along I have the thought that, hey, maybe it's time to finally take the plunge. Then I read a long-form review like this and realize, no, this is absolutely not the time.