I'm more than a little happy when someone else admits they don't get the appeal of China Mieville. I slogged through Perdido Street Station and Scar because everyone I knew was trying to convince me that he's hot shit. I don't get it either.

I frankly think they're hilarious. I think the lack of tone when she posts them is really what sells it. If she was just making fun of it what would be the point, and if she was agreeing with it then I'd question her sanity.

I disapprove. The only thing worse than the guy who shows up to the group ride on a TT bike is the idiot with his earbuds in the whole time.

I think he's trying to say that some other characteristic of the chocolate increases metabolism and thus offsets the effects of the intake of those calories. Frankly I think their conclusion smells way too good to be true. I'd like to see some replication of these findings.

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Its a special talent. If he did a Teletubbies movie you'd leave it feeling that he somehow betrayed the source material.

No, no, no. They're not aliens. They're aliens.

Most people don't go backpacking in places without a clean (or at least hand filterable) and plentiful water supply. You'd have to be pretty hardcore to go to a place where'd you have to hump in your water.

...he's a big fancy Admiral at the Pentagon.

Justified is good. I don't actually watch the channel though so I can't speak to the rest of their lineup. I think you're right though. AMC broke onto the scene with Mad Men, Breaking Bad and the Walking Dead, but if Hell on Wheels is any indication they're heading down the same road of mediocrity, then after that is…

Actually the knife fight right at the beginning is my favourite fight in that movie. I could pretty much stop watching it right there.

I guess this means Wondercon will stay in Anaheim?

No, I'm afraid you're misunderstanding my comment. I was referring specifically to the statement that protein supplements are extracted from milk or soy and the implication therein that this is some sort of scandal, the further implication being that you could just drink milk or eat soy for the same effect. My very…

In fact, the protein in most supplements is derived from milk or soy anyway, so you are paying for a supplement manufacturer to extract the protein from food and sell it back to you!

I suppose I shouldn't order Irish coffee's either.

So what you're saying is if I'm looking to hit it and quit it, I definitely want my shoulders on display.

You're going to argue for AOTC being good? Which part? Bad writing, bad acting, two dimensional characters, violates its own internal logic and continuity. Just about the only thing AOTC has going for it is good fight choreography some well done space battles. That might make a good demo reel but no way does it make a…

Really? I remember the first time I saw a star filled sky. I was like 12 and staying with a family friend in Barbados. It was nothing but stars from Horizon to horizon. Scared me shitless.

Also Buffy, also Stargate? Futurama?

I just like Jason X because it inexplicably stars almost the entire cast of Gene Roddenberry's ANDROMEDA. It's almost like they filmed it on the same sets on their lunch break.