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The OP seems to pivot between asking why there's sympathy for vamps and why there's not much interest in vamp hunters. Two separate questions, really. The fantasy of eternal youth is appealing to many people, especially when it's packaged in a form that's thin, strong, and high of cheekbone...

I have the same basic question regarding tablets as I do for smartphones: Who is it out there that is so obsessed with thinness that a few milimeters is a purchase consideration, and why? I have visions in my head of people trying to slice fruit with their phone or tablet, and it just doesn't...

Well, it'll be finished one way or the other. It's such a cash cow and Martin has gotten sufficiently avaricious that there's little doubt that he's sold the rights to publish more books in the case of his demise. Easy money for him, insurance for the publisher. I recommended these books to my...

Of all the movies to rip off for an episode of Smallville...The Hangover?

Don't worry about it. You're not that off-base. I am often apalled at the types of shows that struggle and the ohter types of shows that last an insufferable number of seasons. Who is it that's watching Ghost Hunters every week for years on end, for instance? And we complain about SGU or The...

Ah. Hadn't been to ENWorld recently, and I just noticed that I now get a notification with the little heart whenever someone quotes my post. My bad.

Anyone actually getting a Xoom now that they're available? I'm waiting on a wifi model, or an external battery that'll work for the ASUS EP121.

Hmm. Me gotta think now. I did not watch last season, but I think i caught just about everything this season. I do recollect her getting come-uppanced by the girls quitting the Cheerios. That's about it. Personally, I think Coach Beast should just beat the crap out of Sue, and then when Sue...

Thanks. So, we're XP'ed every time we're quoted now? Interesting twist. Now, I gotta say that because Charlie hasn't said anything wildly inappropriate, he's still got a ways to go before he catches Uncle Mel. Right now, he should simply be content to edge out Alec Baldwin's...

Y'know, I have now watched enough episodes to form the opinion that Sue is a pointless character. The intent seems to be that she gives the protagonists something to push against, but since nobody--not Will, not the coach, not the principal, not the students--actually pushes back against her...

Not that No. 6 . The original No. 6. The No. 6 that should be considered the de facto No. 6 when no further information is available. ;) One of my fave characters of all time, along with Kirk. Bauer's a good example of a character that isn't "likable" by a long shot but is certainly enjoyable...

Sort of. But I would slant it a bit differently and suggest that the difference between a critic-approved and mainstream-approved show is rather the basis for deeming a character "likable" (or, perhaps more accurately "entertaining"). For instance, Jack O'Neil is designed to please the masses...

Hehe. Mores are sketchy things. Achilles displayed a complete lack of discipline on the battlefield, losing himself in fits of rage--a luxury afforded by his invulnerability, which makes him something akin to an overprivileged, spoiled child than a brave leader, IMO. He took the death of his...

Not to threadjack or anything, but Charlie Sheen is much more heroic than Achilles. Both handily fall under the category of "rageaholic", but Charlie Sheen isn't insulated from the consequences of his rage by immersion in the river Styx. How heroic is it for someone who's invulnerable to go...

SGU is a good example of a show that suffered for not grabbing the low-hanging fruit. They aimed at a mature audience, offered characters with subdued personalities, and featured no bass-voiced villain in outlandish garb for the auidence too root against. Not nearly enough scenes of people being...

Let's have a reality check here. Charlie's gonna be just fine, and he knows it. He may die choking on his own vomit after a night of sloppy coitus with supermodels, high out of his gourd on a cocktail of coke, ectasy, and haldol with a lithium chaser, but I'm not sold 100% on the notion that...

This is a circular proposition. The guys who die in the prime of their careers get remembered as being talents that left the world too soon. Let them get overly ripe like Sheen or Gibson and you can't wait for them to be found doubled-over and bloated in their crapper.

So, a sitcom that thoroughly epitomizes the mediocrity of network television and has played out its one-note joke for a ridiculous number of seasons might finally be cancelled? It comes way too late to serve as any reliable proof that that there's justice in this universe.

Marvel's online strategy right now is pretty fragmented. They have their apps for the Apple iOS, but those entail purchasing individual issues and are completely separate from the DCU subscription that I already pay for. Here's a good article about it Marvel's Digital Comics Strategy: Making...

One of the things that would make a tablet an appealing purchase would be the capability to access Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited anywhere. It won't work on Applie iOS because Apple won't incorporate Flash. I'm wondering if it performs on an Android device, as they do include Flash. Has anyone...