You forgot Irresponsible Captain Tylor. Neither his crew nor the audience can tell if he's a genius or an idiot. He generally looks half-asleep, but he resolved a hostage situation, defeated the enemy in several encounters despite being given a rust bucket instead of an actual battleship, avoided being fired or court…

Black turtleneck + black pants + black cap + crappy coathangers + toilet paper = Mummenschanz! Downside: having to explain Mummenschanz to people who don't remember or didn't see that episode of the Muppet Show.

Costume with arm-fanny-pack brought to you by Rob Liefield.

The worst part is that they just set a new standard for puppy mills to breed for.

This makes me think of the horrific inbreeding going on in Japan to try to breed the "cutest" pets ever, like blue chihuahuas.

I was just about to suggest that. I have yet to meet anyone who ever read those books as a kid and doesn't remember being terrified by the illustrations. I think most of those should have been illos for Lovecraft stories instead.

the actual stories in 'Scary Stories To Tell In the Dark' aren't really that scary, but the illustrations are TERRIFYING. Here's a gallery!

actually, I think they were called 'odango'. those were her signature style and all.

Also, he forgot about the part where one of the girls would start yelling about hellfire and damnation if he didn't listen to her and let his soul be saved.

huh, I was in my teens in the 90s, and this is the first I ever heard of Lisa Frank. I know of Paul Frank, though? Anyhow, I ignored pop culture for as long as possible and kept my face in a book for most of my childhood and teenagerhood. I also went goth around that time, so they can take their sparkles, rainbows and…

When the voiceover started, did anyone else automatically start hearing "Long ago, in an ancient land, I, AKU! the shapeshifting Master of Darkness..."

You mean, like "The Amityville Beluga"? 'GET OUT"

Personally, I'd probably want to get the stab wounds looked at and treated before filling out any paperwork about it.

aw, D10 got to be ginger, just like he wanted!

There's a difference between cosplay and casting the part of the character for the movie. It's about fans who want to pretend to be their favourite fictional person for a little while. They're not doing it for you.

You guys should see the cakes on Cake Wrecks.

I have to suggest Bridge of Birds by Barry Hughart. It's very much like The Princess Bride in tone, only it's set in an Ancient China that never was, and swap out the swashbuckling and love story for con games and a celestial whodunit.

Is it just me, or does Phoenix's new sidekick look suspiciously like they could be related to Ghost Trick's Lynne?

Don't know what Steins;Gate is, but now I want to find out.

LOL, that's exactly what I thought. My second thought was 'that sounds like something a cosplayer would say', and then I saw who it was. :D