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So in this movie there are people in a space ship who have gone somewhere and collected samples, which are supposed to stay frozen. There is some kind of an 'oops' with the freezing and one of the canisters thaws out and some sort of alien escapes...

...and other really good ones that you like. My favorite right now is The Big Bang Theory, but I also watch and enjoy How I Met Your Mother, which is probably "better." Sheldon and Barney are two of the funniest characters ever. I personally like...

A thread a while back in the other place persuaded me to give Angel another go. I caught a few episodes when it first came out, but never got into it. However I'm a Buffy and Firefly fan, so thought I'd try again. I'm just in the process of...

We shall not limit ourselves to the good. We shall not limit ourselves to sitcoms. What shows make you stab your own eyeballs? What shows make you die a little inside just knowing they're on TV? I throw up a little when I see ads for Real...

Wow. Just Ho. Lee. Fucking. Shit. Jon Stewart's best work. Jim Cramer came on acting contrite and trying to avoid blame and Jon Stewart completely OWNED him. A scathing indictment of our financial system, Cramer and his network. I had...

Okay, a friend turned me on to the series about a year or so ago, and I've slowly been working my way through the previous seasons, while trying to keep up with the current episodes. One thing that caught my eye was that House often bounced a...

It has bothered me for a while that I know so little about African history. Perhaps it is different in America but according to the limited version of history that we were taught in school subsaharan Africa might as well have popped into existence...

I was given a book on origami and my brother and I attempted to make origami bunnies last night. They were somewhat successful. The only problem is that one section of the end result has a tendency to come unfolded. We did four rabbits, and all...

http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-cook-a-chicken-curry-in-ten-minutes This is a charming little video and I've been watching various "how-tos" all afternoon. I wish I'd learned of this site a long time ago. Are all of you guys into this?

Ah. Kentucky's finest. Corn, wheat/rye, a little barley and some cooperative yeast and you have Nature's Finest spirit. Genteel, yet dangerous. Smooth, but with an edge. America's Own booze. I love bourbon. Can you tell? Tonight I have...

St. Patrick's Day is just around the corner, and what with Airman Doors being hardcore Irish, it's a big deal. I generally make the traditional corned beef and cabbage with boiled potatoes, but for whatever reason, I end up with extra cooked cabbage...

You post a suggestion for the person above you. You say a little about yourself. The person after you posts a suggestion for you. The suggestions can be as silly or as serious as you like, though I think it will work best if there is some...

How many times have you seen a movie, miniseries, whatever, and had a father and son play the same role? The son will be the character in their youth, and the father the character at maturity? I've seen it at least three times. In The Ten...

Well, that was an interesting ep! I don't think they've ever done one with quite that format before. I liked CBG's prayer to Superman, and the helicopter flying out of control after CBG let go of the skid.

Conway Twitty. Was his face too small for his head, or what? And what was up with the hair? It looked like he was wearing a hair-hat.

Phil in his underwear. Brides. Snowplows. It's the Amazing Race! I really like most of the teams and can tolerate (Victor, Tammy and Mark, Michael) the ones that I don't really like. What a strange, fun season. This leg felt a little...

It's been about ten years since I've made pizza from scratch. That's why I'm cheating and using Trader Joe's dough. Funny, when I made the dough myself so long ago, it wasn't as hard as working with this stuff. TJ's dough is 'gloopy' compared to...

I thought I'd save Dogzilla the trouble and go ahead and start the weekly thread. ;) I don't know if they can shove any more family problems into an episode! Good grief! I will say that the temple ceremony was interesting, what they showed...

Spoiler policy: If you want to discuss a plot point from an upcoming episode, something you know is going to happen because it's been revealed in interviews or some other canon source, including the preview for the following week, put it in a...

I absolutely adore #41 by Dave Matthews Band. Caught it on imeem.com and have listened to it over and over again. The beat and instrumentals are extremely comforting and fun to listen to at the same time. Can anyone recommend similar music to...

It was back on tonight, after a month of random hiatus. And I am always happy to watch freakishly good-looking men shoot stuff and bicker. I must say, I think this season is coming together quite well. I'm not entirely on board with the whole...

The strongest beer I've ever seen is, I believe, around the 11% mark. As alcohol goes, that's not very much. Lots of wines are stronger and let's not even go into hard liquor, terminating somewhere around Montmarte absinthe. Is it simply a tradition...

I've just found out about this thanks to another thread. The reviews on Amazon look good, but you never can tell. Any opinions? I want to know if it's historically accurate and fair, and also I wouldn't want to watch if it was too flag wavingly...

I haven’t seen the episode yet. I just figured I’d start the thread... I’ll actually watch it when mrs.gnu is done with Hitch. We even have a Leonard smiley: :geek:

I thought it was the best movie I've seen in a while. Great story, great love story, great music and dancing. What's your favorite movie of the past 12 months?

There was a thread at SDMB where someone asked if anyone had eaten pig's feet. So I just tried one (Hormel). Ye...ah. Tasted like pork and vinegar. I didn't much care for the cartilage. Pretty boring, really. Red beans and rice is...

What I'm thinking of is this: After watching the South Park where it's revealed that Family Guy is written by manatees (I can't believe spoiler tags are needed for this at this point), my wife and I can't watch one of Family Guy's digressions...

A shot in the dark. Looking for fellow fans of jazz pianist Ray Bryant.

Mo' Hotta, Mo' Betta. That's a slogan I can get behind. I love fiery food. Last night I told the waitress I wanted my Drunken Noodles "Thai hot." Delicious! I would gargle with Tabasco if it wasn't so expensive in those little bottles.* What are...

Have you ever toured a local winery? Did you find anything that non-local people would enjoy? I'd love to order some bottles from vintners I may otherwise never encounter. I've been getting more and more interested in wine, and last summer, I...

Michael picked the wrong country song.

On my recent trip to Maui, I bought a Ukulele. I went out of my way to get an actual playable one from Bounty Music in Kahului. I have a spread of chords, but no songs to play. Who plays? What are some good resources? Any good collections of songs...

My hubby swears she's talking about masturbating (apparently because that's the only reason he'd put his hand in his pocket) that's why everything is fine even though she's poor and works to hard. Me, I don't know what Alanis means exactly but I...

I generally don't use Internet initialisms, but I have to say OMGWTFBBQ!!!1! :shock: :shock: :shock: No, really. Thanks to the metaquotes community on LJ, I've just been introduced to a piece of prose worse than the classic Eye of Argon. Far...

She suffered a head injury after a skiing accident. How horrible and tragic for her family.

They've been playing this older song a lot on my radio station lately. No idea why but this is bugging me. In the song "Always" by Erasure, the rhythm does something that strikes my ear as very odd. It goes: "Always I want to be with you...

I read a lot of blogs during the day (well when I'm in the mood) and I've run into some great posters. Here are a couple of mine, and I hope you'll share a couple of yours. captainsmack elle the pirate elaine

My niece, enterprising darling that she is, has set up her very own shop on Amazon for selling confetti eggs. I've been encouraging her to find ways to make money where she can, since finding a job for a teenager right now is next to impossible...

Which movie has virtually no redeeming artistic or entertainment value despite the presence of the most talented performers? (I'm talking quantity of actors you consider to be worth watching. I'm watching ABSOLUTE POWER, which should have been...

I don't know anything, but I suspect much. Please spoiler tag any info you have gotten from other sources, but feel free to pull stuff out of your ass about how you think this will all end. Ron Moore is an evil son of a bitch, so I have my...

I'd do Amazing Race. And that's about it. All the others I've seen are either not applicable or make you look crazy and/or stupid. You?

That would be so awesome. I can understand the problems with having a premiere there, since they don't actually have a movie theatre, but it would still be awesome. I think we would drive there for that (especially if Leonard Nimoy actually showed...

Did anyone catch Hell's Kitchen last night? I've had it with that effing Lacy. What a lazy bitch. How can she be so inept, yet be annoyed when her team tries to tell her what she needs to do? I can't believe that he kept Lacy on for...

Man, JT is hard-core.

Anybody know of a good website that has examples of religious iconography drawn from a broad spectrum of faiths, and not focusing strictly on Christianity or a subset of it (like say Catholicism or Lutheranism, for example)? My googlefu is weak,...

I've just finished reading Around The World In 80 Days - for the first time (for me). Before I read it, I thought I knew quite a lot of the details in it, but I was wrong. So I thought this might be interesting: 1. Have you read the book, if...

I was watching The Incredible Hulk last night, in which Tim Roth plays an aging Special Forces tough guy obsessed with being as powerful as the Hulk: he shoots up Gamma Serum , illicitly gets himself irradiated, and turns into the Abomination, an...

Getting things going early for tonight's episode. According to my TV listings (roughly, working from memory): Dean is asked to use the torturing skills he picked up in Hell. Sam doubts that Dean is up for the job. Speculation? I haven't...

I know what you're thinking. "Skaldie," you're saying to yourself, "you're just trying to trick us into discussing the books of Robert Heinlein." Well...duh. Anyway...the Master was fond of giving his characters not-quite-super powers. Oscar...

A spin off of this thread -- what did you all used to read, but get tired of? I'll quote myself, from that thread: Is still worth reading? I haven't read it in years. Not that I stopped, per se, but I could NEVER follow the storylines as they...