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Went to see The Martian yesterday. Man, that is quite a film. Incredibly beautiful, and a really, really well-written script. Matt Damon was fantastic, as usual. Just an all-around excellent film.

But...

( There were a couple things that bothered me... )

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For the Birthday...

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"Are you shitting me?"

"No."

"You've actually read this?" Casey's holding up Zeke's ancient, water-stained copy of The Lord of the Rings.

"I was bored at camp and it was the only book around." Zeke sounds annoyed. "What's the big deal?"

"I dunno," Casey replies, ( thumbing the browned pages... )

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At one of the Youtube videos from the PD Comic Con appearance, I posted this comment in response to someone who said they preferred not seeing the Ethan/Dorian scene continue because SEX EWW and it's-better-implied, yada yada, and then said the Ethan/Brona scene was EWW, and yeah - am I supposed to just listen to that?

( Ah, your perspective on sex scenes is rather different from mine... )

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David Gerrold takes a dimwit to task for using Star Trek to prop up his bigotry and ignorance.

William Lehman (whoever the fuck he is) claims that ST was all about the STEM TECH GODDAMMIT and not at all about the "SJW". Gerrold very rightly takes the little shit out back to the woodpile and reddens his ass with a 2x4.

I was there. I know what ( Read more... )

So last night I watched the new Sherlock. Christ, I was EXHAUSTED afterwards. All that bling-bling sparkle-sparkle LOOK AT US AND HOW CLEVER WE ARE. It was a relief to get back to the more story-and-character-focused calm of Elementary.

I did like the little hat-tip to fanfic writers, though. Cute!

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Am watching the Oscar broadcast re-streaming on Hulu. Jesus Christ, what are so many people getting so het up about? The ginned-up pseudo-controversies are ridiculous. This isn't anywhere near as horrible as all the agenda trolls are claiming. In fact, a lot of it is funny.

Too many people on the internet need a life.

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Good morning! On this, the last day of existence, I hope you're all having a nice day. As we wait for the Rapture - got your popcorn handy? - here's a little video exploring the ramifications of this greatly awaited Event:

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The End of the World - from The Secret Policeman's Ball
"Will this wind be so mighty as to lay low the mountains of the ( Read more... )

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Q: Why don’t you approve of the Libertarians, thousands of whom are loyal readers of your works? [FHF: “The Age of Mediocrity,” 1981 ( Read more... )

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I am opposed to the building of the "mosque" two blocks from Ground Zero.

I want it built ON Ground Zero.

Why? Because I believe in an America that protects those who are the victims of hate and prejudice. I believe in an America that says you have the right to worship whatever God you have, wherever you want to worship. And I believe in an ( Read more... )