"It's also pretty clear that Riddick is in general a lot less central to the plot than he is in the rest of the series."

And this is why it is better. The unknowns that you make up in your mind are always better than what they end up telling us.

Even worse, it was the bloody government that went and admitted to it. of all the things to keep secret... you would think this might make the list.

Great, now I cannot stop watching old Goodies eps on youtube.

If anything, I would call SHIELD an affectionate throwback to a simpler time in television.

I get that... But if it can slice off blades, it should be able to slice off or extrude gears. I love the idea of it getting past the "no moving part" restrictions... so much possibility.

Pretty sure they mentioned in T2 it could not do this... so that would make this a T-1000+?

I like the implications this raises about it's ability to make moving parts.

Are we sure this is a T-1000? I'm pretty sure there was a line about how it could not remove parts of itself, we see that happen here and the bit keeps it's shape.

Also, AllBeef(tm) patties.

Baroque saga not enough?
(I know... prequels, but the same themes explored)

Cyberpunk before cyberpunk. It even had a kick-arse female character and wired reflexes.

It is one of my favorites. Unfortunately, the author seems to only have one story.

I remember the days when Card was one of the few conservatives who could put a great column together, watching him descend into raving loony-land has been sad.

I am conflicted about this kind of thing in general. I know a lot of Lovecraft fans who refuse to read Card, and have to restrain myself from pointing that…

*shrug* Everybody who knew those "flowing arc" styles is supposed to be dead... I like the idea of mixing it up, Templar style.

"P.S.- would love for that guy to commit to fighting with it like its a broadsword."

This... A thousand times this.

To be fair, there _are_ places here that do that kind of thing and nail it.

This is why the US needs Instant-runoff voting, the "first past the post" system is the biggest enemy of any potential third party.

A name given to the perceived mainstream of society so that it can be mocked. To hate something you must first name it.

I was very much looking forward to trying some of the USA's bacon when I went there recently... it being such a big thing in pop culture and all.

Yeah, hit reply to your comment when I meant to add to the main page.

One of the odd things about Bond, it is one of the few mainstream areas that white men and black women hit it off. Something the rest of our culture sadly seems to steer well clear of.