Well, that's called a mini-series in the U.S., and American television has given up on the mini-series as a format. Television shows in the U.S. aren't usually profitable until they go into syndication, and traditionally that requires at least 88 episodes (used to be 100, but it got downgraded when the standard U.S.…

For Avengers 2, my money is on Wasp. Not only is she a founding member (in the comics), but being able to shrink, fly, and blast at range makes her a very versatile tool in a writer's toolbox (especially the shrinking bit). Ms. Marvel is my personal favorite (out of all the obvious options), but we already have enough…

Good point.

C. Something else: uncooperative body chemistry

Elijah's explanation for why he wanted Klaus' body was lame to the extreme. I would have said, "Not good enough, GQ." and told Damon to stay on target. Why everyone is taking their orders from Elena is a mystery. She is in the middle of a supernatural war but lacks the stones necessary to do what is necessary to…

"You are welcome to your opinion - you just don't get to inform others of theirs."

Liking something and being a fanboy are two different things. If you are the latter, then you're welcome for being set straight. If you are the former, then you are getting all indignant for no reason.

Well, the accumulative effect, however it was conceived or imagined by Marvel, turned out to be rather incidental, IMO, and hardly worth becoming Coulson Fan Club President over.

I've always felt that the nerds just decided to think Coulson was cool merely to be hip. Sure, he was kinda fun and wry and added a small touch of continuity to the films, but I wouldn't call his character all that important. I'm not saying he wasn't likable, only that he was awfully minor in terms of overall…

The Helicarrier taking off was definitely a CJA-certified "F*ck yeah!" moment for me!

I probably would have put Kick-Ass and V for Vendetta somewhere in there, probably in place of Scott Pilgrim and Persepolis. And I agree that the Hellboy movies are great adapatations of the original material, but if I was going to put a Del Toro film in this list I would go with Blade 2.

#correction That's Daniel Thron (not David).

In the comics, Death perceived an imbalance in the universe tilted in favor of life and sought to correct that imbalance. She used Thanos to do this. He was, in effect, her employee. Being in love with her, it is not so hard to understand that he would go to great lengths to impress her by doing a really, really good…

Well, the dead giveaway (pardon the pun) was when the Chitauri says, "To do so would be to court death." I knew right then it was going to be Thanos, even before he turned and smiled.

In my view, these problems largely stem from having stories involving multiple vampires (or entire societies of them) rather than just one. It is one thing to write about a single monster, ala Dracula, where a writer only has to imagine and develop convincing behavior for one character, one example of the vampire…

You are basically saying you don't like (i.e., "can't get past") comic book superhero destruction. It has been a standard aspect of the genre for decades. Most of the time, the human toll isn't mentioned in the comics. Just like with this movie, you the reader are assumed to be following Spiderman or the Fantastic…

Iron Zim is the awesomest.

Hey, c'mon, this is what we (Americans) do best...overreact.

What I meant was that physics asks things like, "What are the mechanisms that cause the universe to function the way it does?", and "What can manipulating DNA produce?" while philosophy asks, "Why do these things matter?" Philosphy isn't in the business of asking, "What would happen to the math if there were more than…

It feels like pandering to the fans rather than doing something fresh and interesting. You can't improve on Montalban.