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Currently reading: Basilica: The Splendor and the Scandal, Building St. Peter's. Interesting reading so far, though I've barely started. The author's introduction has me wondering about how objective a source she may be on the subject, but it isn't a dry read, which is sometimes the case with...

Oh- you mean except for the part where she's not his girlfriend? That they were just friends who finally gave in to their feelings and were trying to deal with what that meant in light of a) his leaving, and b) his feelings of inadequacy? The establishment of which- and the loss of another...

Why have a zero on the poll anyway? That's an odd sort of scale, all things considered. *shrug*

For shame! I thought you were an old-school Lovecraftian/CASianan horror buff, Mouseferatu! Don't you know that the true root of horror comes in the form of fear of the unknown? It's the rational mind that cracks when it can't process what it cannot comprehend! :D In all seriousness, though-...

Here you go. (Note: Spoilers in the above for those that haven't seen the movie.)

No other heroes (besides Tony Stark, anyway) really publically revealed their identities, though. The Registration Act requires them to register with the Federal government, but those records aren't public. Not that I think it makes the storyline any better (I think it's godawful, at least in...

The only problem with that is Joe Q's on record as saying the only reason they decided to have Pete reveal his secret ID is because they knew they were going to retcon the marriage. From part II of the One More Day Interviews at CBR:

Just got back from seeing it- loved it. Didn't find the shaky cam nearly as distracting as it was in Blair Witch (and, FTR, I didn't think it was as bad in BW as most). Unlike the OP, I thought the love story came across very well, especially during the "pre" Monster sequences. All the...

What are the names of these dice gods? Quaturnus- Lord of the Four Dimensions! Sextus- The six-armed king of fire and lightning! Octarine- Queen of the arachnids! And... ummm... the other guys.

Vanden nods in response to Garn's cantankerous question. "Indeed it was. Now let us hope that we have deciphered the clues adequately... and that no one else has yet disturbed the site." He tosses a wary glance towards the barricaded door- [color="teal"]A mystery for another time, he thinks-...

Maybe he just meant devastated emotionally, like many fans of the Realms are (and will be) when all this plays out. :p

Then again, they did do it with assassins during the Time of Troubles... :uhoh:

I more or less checked out after the opener, myself. It screamed "forced dramatic tension" and just generally gave me the vibe that that was going to be the M.O. of the series.

I kind of like Ben myself, and wish they'd have kept him around once they decided to get rid of the whole "Pete's the real clone" nonsense. That was what made the Clone Saga so horrible... well, that, and overly convoluted plotting.

Without knowing exactly what went on behind the scenes, I do know that Joe Q has been harping on the marriage since he started as EIC, which was several years before JMS ever came on board Marvel. That, plus JMS' comments in response to Joe Q's interview, came across to me more like a guy...

Seeing all the sights of heightened traffic, Vanden feels a sudden sense of urgency. He puts some hustle into his step, moving ahead of his companions, as he heads for the door to the basement... and beyond. Does it look like the traffic has gone this way, or does it seem confined to the upper...

Mephisto tried to retcon it out of everyone's memory, but fortunately (unfortunately?) there are those of us immune to his "it's magic; we don't need to explain it" powers.

It's on page two. :p

Corellon didn't put Gruumsh's eye out. Gruumsh fell... into a doorknob. A very sharp doorknob. That's the official version. Case closed.

I'd definitely avoid this if they do cast Christiansen. Mona Lisa Overdrive was always my favorite of the novels, in any case.