1 Either this is a short-form shaggy dog story, or the link is a bit off.

2 Hmm. It should work. Don't open it in a new window or tab, just click on it.
Screws up the comments editor, though. Sigh.

3 Well, the comments editor works fine for me - but the hidden part doesn't, at least in Firefox. IE seems to work, though.
Is there supposed to be a picture with the 'And a Cure' post?
Anyway - point taken, and perhaps I'll look up UPW after all. Otherwise, enjoy the cream of NWN.

4 Hmm. Works for me in Firefox, and now it isn't messing up the editor. Maybe I'm just going crazy. Yes, that seems likely.

5 Okay, the editor problem only happens in Firefox 1.07 or older. So that was easily fixed.

6 I've updated the "And a cure" article with a link to my video clips and an appropriate quote. No pictures, because (a) they're up at Chizumatic already and (b) the fansub I have isn't nearly as good a transfer as the DVD. I may well buy the DVD once it's available as a reasonably-priced box set.

7 I tend to be very scared of Hollywood making adaptions of my favourite books and comics. I've heard mixed things about V For Vendetta. I had the entire run of Warrior magazines that originally published Miracleman and V For Vendetta. Unfortunately they got water damaged. Sob.

Alan Moores desparate attempts to distance himself from movie adaptions is equal parts understandable given the horrendous track record (I still haven't seen League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and can't bring myself to) and partly bloody minded.

I find it endlessly amusing that DC drop wads of cash on the poor man and he's constantly forcing them to give it to anyone but him. Philosophically I understand what he's getting at but still its a situation I wouldn't mind.

I'm going to defend the Matrix. (Ducking for cover from the brickbats) The first is actually pretty good. The Wachowskis' combined a fun mess of stylish kickin' and explodin' with just enough science fiction / cyberpunk. In what other movie can Keanu Reeve's deadpan acting skills be a positive ? Except for maybe Point Break. Gotta love surfin' cops. Or maybe not.

The battery thing was just an excuse for some cool and scarey visuals by Geof Darrow. It wasn't enough to knock my "suspension of disbelief" though.

You can't say that anime and manga are low on the "suspension of disbelief" scale either. I'm as much into anime and manga as a good hollywood flick. And I do agree that Hollywood takes itself far too seriously.

The Matrix series was at least an attempt at a solid movie series which delivered action and something to think about afterwards. Instead of the usual poor Philip K Dick premise hiding a standard action flick.

Having said that, Richard Linklater's Scanner Darkly does look interesting.

Here's hoping I can square some time to see V For Vendetta. I think the Wachowskis' kinda understand it. Even if they botched the central premise of anarchy versus fascism to liberal versus conservative.

8 You can't say that anime and manga are low on the "suspension of disbelief" scale either.
What, you mean you have a hard time swallowing the premise of, say, Midori No Hibi or Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi? Puh-leeze.
The Matrix was a good flick. The battery stuff was a stumble, an unncessary one, but one that really only irritates engineer-types.
As for Alan Moore... I like about half his work. He can be very good indeed, but sometimes it all gets a bit pretentious. (I haven't seen League of Extraordinary Gentlemen so I can't comment on his disagreements with Hollywood.)

Gah.
Note to self: Do not enter HTML into new WYSIWG comment editor. Does not work.

9 Whaddye mean "Don't click"? You expect someone with Engineer's disease to resist that?

10 Heh.