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If that's the case, is there a much better British version of this movie that we should have been watching instead?

True, but compare that to some of the passwords that the crew said were more popular: "12345" - 48.4k (almost 14x times more than "secret") "password" - 39.4k (a little over 11x more than "secret") Even the ever-classy "pussy" and "696969" ranked higher than "secret," (which was only just above "asdfghjkl"). Other interesting tidbits: "love" was only used in the phrase "iloveyou," which accounted for 3.6k passwords "god" wasn't used at all. A lot of first names were used (including my own real first name). They're mostly common men's names, so I'm guessing it was the user's first name, which is probably dumber than anything else in this list. The only worse password is:

It bums me out, too. If I lived in LA, I'd be at every show. (It also kind of made me sad/worried a couple weeks ago when he didn't have any advertisers =\ ) This episode was so great all the way through. Ben Garant is so enthralling that by the end of his interview, I had completely forgotten what the original question from the previous guest was and had to go back and check to be sure there actually was one. Annie and Colleen were delightful as always, but I was really happy to see Stephanie Courtney. I just finished watching all of You're the Worst, and I totally love her in the few episodes she's in.

The most important part of the Oral History is that Renoly Santiago read for the role of Dick Grayson in Batman Forever (the article says Batman & Robin, but based on the timing and the fact that they probably didn't try to replace O'Donnell, it was more than likely Forever). Maybe instead of Nic Cage, we should start doing a "Would this movie be better with Renoly Santiago in it?" because in the case of the Schumacher Batman films, I'd have to go with a definite yes.

I think some people need to take Hackers a lot less seriously. I know it's a cult movie, but it's also a really ridiculous movie, which is part of what makes it enjoyable to watch. There are some things about the 90s hacker culture that the HDTGM crew clearly doesn't know about (and which they freely admit). However, it's obvious that they had a good time watching it and that most of the points and jokes they made about the movie were in good fun. There's a lot of shit that just doesn't make sense in this movie, but it's still one of the more fun movies they've done. I felt the episode had a similar vibe to it as the ones for movies like Con Air, Face/Off, Deep Blue Sea, or Demolition Man. Personally, I'd rather they did more movies like this and far fewer like Perfect.

It's originally from old back and white westerns. The hero would always wear a white hat, and the villain would wear a black one. It's a pretty well-known trope of early cinema and where Spy vs Spy borrowed the idea from.

I don't know that it accounts for him being credited so early, but Penn was probably better known than most of the cast (except Lorraine Bracco) at the time. He and Teller had been doing their shows for over a decade at that point. He was also well-known in computer geek circles for his monthly column in PC/Computing Magazine. On another note that I forgot to mention earlier, Cereal Killer's real name is supposed to be Emmanual Goldstein, which is the name of the alleged leader of the Brotherhood in Orwell's 1984. He's the one that's supposed to be a threat to the Party. And Cereal Killer is the one that brings down The Plague. However, Goldstein may or may not exist and could be just a fabrication of the Party created to identify their enemies. Maybe that means that Cereal Killer was actually working for Bunk the whole time, and the Secret Service is about to bust in and arrest Crash and Burn from the pool (which would fit into how they operate in the rest of the movie). Or maybe it's just an analogy that's as poorly thought out as everything else in this movie. I was in high school when this movie came out, and in the punk scene, bondage pants were pretty commonplace (and had been since the late 70s).

So, the tagline for this movie, which is taken from the Hacker Manifesto excerpt that JLM reads in a shitty VO, is "Their only crime was curiosity." Literally every thing they do on a computer in this movie is illegal as shit. Like, even if they were somehow exonerated by Cereal's statement (as RikkiHo gets into a couple posts up), Cereal, Razor, and Blade are still breaking the law and could spend up to 10 years in prison for broadcast signal intrusion. Pretty much everything they do to Bunk is a straight up felony. Even if they plea bargained based on their help exposing Ben Jabituya/Jahrvi and Karen Hill, they're probably not getting off without at least a couple years in prison.

Yeah, everyone else was well into their 20s. I think Matthew Lillard was the oldest at 25. But, for some reason, the 16-year-old is the one who was chain smoking (sometimes with BOTH HANDS) for the whole movie. What about when JLM said his name was "Eddie Vedder" when he called the tv station at the beginning? It's not like Pearl Jam was some underground group that no one knew in 1995. But yeah, having been a teenager in the 90s, I did get some major nostalgia watching this movie. Dude, I fucking hate this movie, and I know so many people that think it's sooooo wonderful. I think the problem I have with it is one of the same ones I have with Hackers. Whoever wrote these movies has NO idea how people actually talk. They try to write all this "cool" dialogue, and it just sounds so stilted and shitty. Literally every line JLM says in Hackers is terrible. That's not how computer nerds have EVER talked (which isn't to say they don't have their own terrible way of speaking sometimes; it's just not like this). I laughed so hard at that. "Fuck that.....fuuuuuck!" Those are the kinds of moments that guest-less episodes are made for. Doug Benson did a Johnny Mnemonic Interruption recently. I really wish I could have seen it because I bet it was outstanding! He had never seen it before, and one of the guests on DLM was trying to give him a quick plot overview and said, "He's basically just a walking flash drive," which is the best possible plot summary of that movie.

I've been with Loot Crate for about the same amount of time. They have some really excellent boxes (the first one I got was the first Villains one, and it was AMAZING), but then there are others that feel like they're full of the junk you get in swag bags at cons. I actually liked the one this month because I'm a big Fallout and Starcraft fan. If you're a real collector of the Funko stuff, I could see how Smubbler's Bounty might be disappointing. I really only buy the stuff that I see that catches my eye (like the Big Trouble in Little China figures), and the only TFA one I have so far is a Kylo Ren that my best friend gave me for my birthday. So, as a "non-collector," I thought they were cool. Had you already bought the other versions of those figures? That, to me, would be a bit of salt in the wound.

See, I thought they did an excellent job making him likable (at least initially). He's a manipulative asshole, but he's super charming. It fits into the whole abuse motif they use throughout the season. Many abusers (whether physical, psychological, or sexual - of which Kilgrave is at least two) are able to get by as abusers because they're generally likable people. The turning point for me was when Like most of the things with this show, though, there's an amazing level of complexity to Kilgrave's character. I was honestly worried about whether or not Tennant could pull off this character, and he's definitely been my favorite part, although Ritter, Rachael Taylor (Trish), and Mike Colter (Luke Cage) have all given amazing performances, too. I didn't get to finish it last night (only made it through one episode before I fell asleep), but

Do any of y'all do any of the kind of nerd-centric subscription boxes? I think Loot Crate was a sponsor for a while, but it's really hit or miss. I've been doing the Marvel Collector Corps since it started, and I just got the first Smuggler's Bounty (the Star Wars box). They're both run by Funko, so you're guaranteed 1-2 Funko figures in each box. The Hulkbuster Iron Man was in the first Marvel box and is still probably the best one yet. Since we're talking about comics (and I'm almost always talking about Star Wars), I was just curious if any of you guys did any of those boxes and what y'all thought about them.

Same! I have three episodes left, and I should be watching them so I don't stay up until midnight, but instead I'm posting on the Earwolf boards. I'm totally loving it so far. Ritter has been the hardest thing for me to buy into because she'll always be Jane from Breaking Bad to me, but I eventually came around on her. Tennant is soooo wonderful, and I love the choice to play him as charismatic and often downright likeable because that makes him that more terrifying when he does crazy shit (also, his purple suits are so awesome!). I think my uncle already ruined the ending for me via social media, but I'm still enjoying it a lot.

Batman's been my jam since I was about 6 years old, so most of my DC recommendations are going to be centered around the Batfamily. As we talked about earlier in the thread, DC's crossovers are usually more self-contained, so the collected volumes are usually pretty good for those. I'd highly recommend Final Crisis. And then I'd recommend reading the follow-upsBattle for the Cowl and The Return of Bruce Wayne. But Final Crisis stands alone pretty well, too. Flashpoint was really good, too. The main story was "meh," but at least it brought the Barry Allen Flash back into current continuity. Probably the best thing about Flashpoint was the World of Flashpoint tie-ins, and if you can find the Batman tie-in from that series, it's AMAZING (they used the storyline for the DCAU Flashpoint movie). Since I don't know how versed you are in DC, I'll go ahead and mention the classic Bat stories, too: The Killing Joke Batman: Year One Hush The Dark Knight Returns The Long Halloween Probably some other that I've totally forgotten to mention For non-superhero comics, there are a few series I love and recommend. Saga is one of the best things out right now. I know it was already mentioned, but goddamn, it's so good. It's another Brian K Vaughan title, and Fiona Staples is the illustrator, and she's a fucking champ. It's one of the best titles I've read in recent years. Fables is also wonderful. That's on Vertigo, which is a DC imprint, so it still technically counts as a DC recommendation, right? The premise is basically that all the characters from fairy tales have been run out of their homeland by their nemesis and now reside in NYC. It's hard to go into much detail beyond that, but it's really great. Someone else already recommended Preacher, so I'm going to say The Boys, which is another Garth Ennis book. It's about a group that is out to protect citizens from superheroes (I know I said non-superhero, but this one isn't REALLY a superhero comic). It's basically Ennis' way to make fun of all superhero comics. It's violent and weird, and it's super funny. (Also, your signature makes me laugh every time. I love Danger 5 so goddamn much)

YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID, TAYLORANNEPHOTO!

Especially if it's the right Star Wars...

I haven't yet. I stopped buying standalone issues a while back, and I just do TPBs now for the most part. It's definitely on my list!

Or basically ANYTHING by Brian K. Vaughan.

I have no idea what you mean...

Same here (almost). I've voted in all elections (local, state, and federal) for 16 years now. I got called for jury duty once, and it was in a city I wasn't living in anymore, but my voter registration was still from that city. I was able to get out of it because I had moved about 5 hours away. That was after the very first election I voted in, and I haven't been called again. That said, the state of Texas will probably send me a notice tomorrow out of spite.

Was that Bob Dassie doing the General? I don't know the non-Cackowski voices well enough to tell them apart (a situation I should clearly rectify as soon as possible because these are some ridiculously hilarious dudes). Anyway, I ask because I had to take a break partway through the improv portion for some real life shit, and when I came back, the general was talking. He sounded so much like Marc Evan Jackson at parts that it took me, like, 15 minutes before I thought, "Wait! MEJ isn't in this? Who the fuck is talking right now?!" That confusion notwithstanding, this episode was amazing. Natalie Morales is wonderful, and the improv was so silly and fun. Plus, Cackowski.

Totally. I've always been a fan of how DC does their crossovers. Blackest Night is a great example. You can get the full story just from reading the trade paperback that collected the main title. Then if you want to know how the ongoing stories in the various Lantern Corps tied into it, you can also get those and read more. I mean, it's a way to get you to buy six different trades instead of one, but if you don't care and just want the main story, you can totally get that, and it's not crazy and confusing. AvX was the last Marvel one I tried to read. It was fucking chaos, and the story was terrible. By the end, I was just buying the title that only had the fight matchups (mostly so I could nerd rage about how wrong I thought they were).

God. Remember when they had to put fucking maps to tell you which comics you were supposed to read for the story? It was near the end of Claremont's time on X-Men. But that was also a Marvel-wide problem. Remember the Inferno crossover? What a giant clusterfuck.

But, he had a DYNAMIC NEW COSTUME!

Oh, also, I just listened to the minisode (when they come out over the weekend, I usually wait on them until my Monday commute), and I just want to point out Jason's take on Star Wars: "Jedi is a real miss for me." I'm just going to assume he means because of the Ewoks (aka: the proto-Gungans) and take that to mean that I was empirically right and taylorannephoto was wrong.