That was actually really fucking good, and it broke ratings records too.

The problem with the "Ryanverse" is that the whole appeal of Clancy's writing is the verisimilitude.  RED OCTOBER, a "secret history" set in the real world, just felt real and believable.  For a few books Clancy tried to maintain a real world setting, then he went spinning off into Judith Krantz territory with White…

The problem with the "Ryanverse" is that the whole appeal of Clancy's writing is the verisimilitude.  RED OCTOBER, a "secret history" set in the real world, just felt real and believable.  For a few books Clancy tried to maintain a real world setting, then he went spinning off into Judith Krantz territory with White…

Hey, I liked RED STORM RISING.  Will I reread it again to confirm my initial appraisal?  No, and stop asking.  The book in my head was probably better.

Hey, I liked RED STORM RISING.  Will I reread it again to confirm my initial appraisal?  No, and stop asking.  The book in my head was probably better.

"Sent to Mandyville" is the actual term that WEST WING actors came up with for whenever a character was written off the show.

"Sent to Mandyville" is the actual term that WEST WING actors came up with for whenever a character was written off the show.

So, everyone, then.

So, everyone, then.

Don't be ridiculous.  Slaughter's been persona non grata in Iraq ever since the Baathists fell.  The Maliki government isn't about to forgive Slaughter's one-time friendship with Saddam.

Don't be ridiculous.  Slaughter's been persona non grata in Iraq ever since the Baathists fell.  The Maliki government isn't about to forgive Slaughter's one-time friendship with Saddam.

Well, he's an AV comment superstar, so it stands to reason.

Well, he's an AV comment superstar, so it stands to reason.

Could someone who knows things about things explain the Afghanistan meme?  Is that a STUDIO 60 reference or a CHARLIE WILSON'S WAR reference?

Could someone who knows things about things explain the Afghanistan meme?  Is that a STUDIO 60 reference or a CHARLIE WILSON'S WAR reference?

@avclub-f7ee42855f64156bb5ac7acd235d1c5d:disqus He's my very favorite author, but it depends on your tastes.  Do you like risque science fiction from several decades ago?  He's the only SF author I know of who also openly made a living writing pornography for a while (I'm sure others did too, that used to be a way to…

Oh, YOU'RE the one.

Oh, YOU'RE the one.

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Incorrect usage of quotation marks.  Five yards.

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Incorrect usage of quotation marks.  Five yards.