Recent content by Aesthetic Monk

And, of course, to capitalize on the enthusiasm associated with a new edition leading to quick associated purchases. Not that I'm being critical; it's just striking while the iron's hot.

All of you who stuck through it are better people than I am; I quit halfway through when it was on TV.

Exactly right.

My main beef with X3 and Spider-man 3 is how low they fell after attaining such heights, and, ironically, fail for some of the same reasons. You can add to your 3s Superman III, which is every bit as bad as The Quest for Peace and Supergirl. As to the list, I don't get Barbarella at all, which...

This pretty much nails it for me. In truth, I think "closure" would be a huge step backward for WotC, but I can imagine scenarios under which it could happen. In truth, I bought relatively little third-party stuff last time around, but I like the option of it being there.

Maybe not in earnest, but your analogy doesn't hold up perfectly. There are any number of "teaser" ads out for big-name movies months or more in advance, and those are hardly targeted narrowly to those who "love" movies. You can build a decent level of enthusiasm with a low-information...

The no-scrapers-in-spring is analogous to the problem of no-lunchbags-after-the-start-of-school problem I've had. Just wait till next fall till the kids go back to school, I guess.

Well, I think this is the last time I'll stop by a BSG thread here. Obviously, this wasn't and isn't everyone's opinion, but still. Seems like RDM's failure as a dramatist here was to assume that viewers would have a reflexive revulsion at the thought of genocide.

For me, the show's back on track. It wasn't ever terribly far off, but much of season "2.5" (eps. 11-20) was weaker than anything before--or, thankfully--since. For me, the weakest ep this season was last week's kangaroo-court one, only because the drama didn't really work for me, but if that's...

Good ep. Finally saw it last night on the Monday rerun (too busy watching the Cardinals on Friday ...). From a dramatic pov, I do wish that the Zarek-is-authorizing-this bit had been less telegraphed earlier, given the Circle's otherwise weirdly precise obsession with time. I mean, one could...

Superlative. Even among standout performances, Michael Hogan's was a cut above.

I'm still waiting for "the plan" the credits keep telling me the Cylons have. This week felt like just a bridge between last and next week, not really its own piece. Not that I'm complaining. I, too, loved the line about Ellen and Saul being the kids' foster parents. Even more than the line...

Well, I'd say she actually wasn't, having just seen this a couple of weeks ago. She *says* she's planning on leaving, but then she protests when the Doctor calls her bluff, as it were. More generally, I thought the Sarah Jane characterization this time was about five times more textured than...

The biggest knock against Runebound is typically the play time (generally much longer than advertised on the box; 3-4 hours can be about right), with the downtime-between-turns a close second. That said, I have it and like it fairly well, though I've mostly played it solo (which works pretty...

I've got to remember to turn those season-teasers off. Not only was the next episode spoiled, but I feel like I know more than I want to know. We'll see. I thought it was decent overall. My wife was asking how long this was on about halfway through, which probably isn't a good sign. Not that...