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To Say Nothing of the Dog
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Wow. I bow to your superior Tolkien knowledge, @avclub-0f2aab038be93ff407d92af691001e73:disqus .

Napoleon Dynamite is a terrible movie, but I still love the credits sequence. You can't go wrong with The White Stripes.

Napoleon Dynamite is a terrible movie, but I still love the credits sequence. You can't go wrong with The White Stripes.

The Princess Bride, in my opinion.

The Princess Bride, in my opinion.

Considering how old-fashioned and (small c) conservative the guy was, I doubt it. He'd be the kind of guy who doesn't own a TV and calls it an "idiot box."

Considering how old-fashioned and (small c) conservative the guy was, I doubt it. He'd be the kind of guy who doesn't own a TV and calls it an "idiot box."

Dr. Nazi has the most literal Madonna-whore complex I have ever seen.

Dr. Nazi has the most literal Madonna-whore complex I have ever seen.

It's the curse of "likable." In making the leads universally appealing, they also make them incredibly bland.

It's the curse of "likable." In making the leads universally appealing, they also make them incredibly bland.

Joan Cusack is the 90's best friend. It's Judy Greer now.

Joan Cusack is the 90's best friend. It's Judy Greer now.

Ugh, so The Little Mermaid is definitely happening? I hope they've started budgeting for the cgi.

Ugh, so The Little Mermaid is definitely happening? I hope they've started budgeting for the cgi.

I was going to say there's no way they'd be able to get James Franco on the show, but then I remembered he was on General Hospital so all bets are off. Although, yes, that would be blatant cross-promotion.

I was going to say there's no way they'd be able to get James Franco on the show, but then I remembered he was on General Hospital so all bets are off. Although, yes, that would be blatant cross-promotion.

I get the criticism, but it doesn't bother me that much because the stories the show is using now are so much in the public consciousness that they've taken on a mythic quality. I do hope they haven't completely given up on fairy tales, though—there are lots of interesting ones still to do.

I get the criticism, but it doesn't bother me that much because the stories the show is using now are so much in the public consciousness that they've taken on a mythic quality. I do hope they haven't completely given up on fairy tales, though—there are lots of interesting ones still to do.

If we start doing this, do you think they'll cover Farscape?