There was a looooooooooooong discussion about this at this place a while ago, when the conclusion seems to have been (a) given the importance of China, can't make the character Tibetan because China/Tibet and (b) can't use the opportunity to give a non-Tibetan Asian actor a central role in a blockbuster because that's…

Googling "horny estelle" brings out exactly the sort of sites you'd expect for that, however one link seems to be what we're after: http://charlie-brooker.live…

Yes I remember it was first shown on UK TV when I was, I suppose I must have been 10 or 11, It was a big deal, though, and I think everyone watched it. I have a similar memory of imagining a big pipe leading the shark to my bed. Not even really a nightmare, just a way of keeping the imagery in my head and keeping me…

My god yes. It's a cliche to say it's easy to just say the things that Frankie is saying, that anyone could say those things, but of course no-one else is. Of course anyone who doesn't read his Guardian pieces will assume I'm talking about the Queen's dry…

In today's "I am old" news I first found Charlie Brooker on the Superkaylo website, which contained lost of stuff he'd done for Oink and PC Zone, or some other gaming mag, as well as lots of weird single panels the only name of which I can remember was "pocket jury", and a slice of life comic strip called "horny…

it just made me think of all the Commodore 64 games I wasted the 80s on. Some really good stuff there - ok not exactly good but certainly important early 80s stuff. Loco, Revenge of the Mutant Camels, Sheep in Space, Parallax, Uridium, Wizball, International Soccer. That stuff's fairly well known but I also remember…

Are you talking about state planning linking need to funding and employment? That's commie talk, son.

The second musical episode?

Ah now, I got remastered for the PSP Vita, and finally got around to finishing 2, and… well I won't say I wish I hadn't, I suppose I'm glad I did. Anyway I started 3 and got to the mission where you have to, can't remember, retrieve something from inside a base. Couldn't get any sort of stealth approach and always…

If you feel like you've seen this before, you probably have. Look up "Laser Age" on the dissolve, we are allowed to talk about the dissolve now, yes? Then look at the "Why Star Wars" page. Has this trailer and a bunch of stuff around context. Good piece. Actually that whole Laser Age series is definitely worth reading.

You know this is why I spend large parts of my day reading AVClub comment pages. You have had me weeping with laughter at my desk and I can't explain to anyone exactly why. Upvotes for all!

Latest "I am so old" posting. I saw the Wonderstuff live at, err, Kilburn National, Town and Country, or somewhere like that, in 88 or 89 or something. Post groove machine and pre Hup anyway. About the time of "Who Wants to be the Disco King" whenever that was. Anyway I was a big fan and it was a great gig. I actually…

Have you ever been to WeAreTea? I used to go pretty much every day to pay £2.50 a cup when they were in St Paul's and they do great things with leaf tea. They're now apparently in Kensington and blamed their departure on the anti-capitalist protesters, which was a little unfair but then I suppose if someone breaks…

I've not seen Drag Me to Hell, except for bits of it, but by reputation surely if you think it's a comedy, then it is - in the sense that if you view it as a game of the cruel story then you identify with the narrator rather than the protagonist. I remember catching part of the film late at night which was some sort…

That's really the point that Nathan was making in the article. That the film is so weirdly constructed to effectively discount all the explicit "this guy is bad and sad" stuff in the text. Most of the comments are basically saying "it's all in the text, Nathan; DFEN's not the hero" when of course, they're so upset…

I think they're all still on Rotten Tomatoes under the "Falling Down" piece. That's an unpleasant misread of your audience to be sure. Stay here with us, Nathan!

Assam FTW

I listened to the Wedding Present a lot at University, but then I grew up. I kid! I kid! I probably overdid Bizzarro and Seamonsters, I even saw them in concert… once. After Seamonsters but before 1993. In Ipswich.Um. Nowadays I think I'd rather listen to George Best.

It's very 1997. I listened to it a lot then, and it had a lot of filler then and I don't suppose "Drums of Death" has got any better in the meantime. I approve that purge and have no desire to listen again. After all Radiohead have released "Rabbit in your Headlights" a good 5 times since, when not trying to make me…

Nightswimming always makes me think of Annie Lennox's "Walking on Broken Glass", because it has a similar plink-plonk piano riff, and came out just after (I think). And I can't stand Annie Lennox, so I can't listen to Nightswimming.