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There is so much to talk about with this film that it's hard to get started. One obvious point is that just as movies redefined vampire and (especially) werewolf mythology, Romero completely redefined what a zombie is. Although his later works in the genre were weaker and easily surpassed by others shambling in his…

Sad weekend, with both veteran character actor Martin Laundau and director George Romero passing away. I've probably already covered this guy, but so what? Romero literally redefined the horror genre with Night of the Living Dead, it's the exact demarcation because the classic and the modern horror eras. I can't think of another genre…

Kind of an obvious gag, but it made me laugh.

How many of the Futurama characters have had dangerous pets that they protected when everyone else wanted them dead/gone? Quite a few, I think.

It says something about the show's fanbase that this is a really obvious reference.

One of the many joys of Futurama was the pretty good chance that you might see a neat monster at any moment. Several people are streaming the last couple of seasons on YouTube right now, so it's a good change to catch up. Anybody catch Spider-Man, or Baby Driver?

Yes, I guess this confirms what you guys were talking about the other day. I will say, this actually might be his "most shocking" adventure. How often does your protagonist turn into a werewolf? Well, OK, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. Speaking of, why don't they make this sort of thing into…

Confronted with being he can't whomp with an oar: "Uh, no, I'm right behind you! You go ahead, I'll be right there! I'm...oh, uh, Charley Horse! Ouch! Keep going! I'll be here soon, I promise." GalaxyJane, I have to ask. Surely it's not a coincidence that you wear that exact same outfit every year…

I hope everyone had a great holiday! And now a short workweek to go. Wheee!

I hope everyone had a great weekend, and for those who have a four-day weekend, it continues to be terrific. I don't care, I'm going back to these even if I used the best ones. I do like that the artist bothered to make this look like a Chinese dragon.