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Abercrombie or Zelazny are by far the best two of that list. And btw, if you found Robin Hobb's Fitz books a little slow and tedious you are going to find Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn super fun :lol:. Up there for the most annoying main protagonist in any series I've ever read. Though it is well wri...

[quote]Came across another intriguing title - has anyone read The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester? [/quote] It's a very solid read, interesting premise....

[quote]Now that I'm older the funniest part is all of the different bets the gamblers were making. The maids hanging from the curtains[/quote] Yeah, I watched it in college and the bets were definitely the funniest parts. The Pepto one in particular was hilarious. This was a great flick....

Hard to choose between Sealab, Venture Brothers, Brax, Frisky Dingo, and Space Ghost coast to coast. Harvey Birdman as mentioned was great too....

[quote]Brannigan’s issue has been pressure from the ends. It’s a very specific complaint but feels warranted[/quote] Yeah, the two problems with Garner are consistency with getting defensive line talent, and having decent pass rush. We'll have great DL classes bookended by a class where we miss o...

[quote]Just came across Book of the New Sun series by Gene Wolf - anyone read these?[/quote] It's a solid series overall, but it's a very meandering series and not very plot oriented. The characters are average. But it has very good world building and is a very unique and somewhat trippy story. ...

[quote]Is there any real news on when Book 4 of Gentleman Bastards is going to release?[/quote] Lynch is almost in the same category with Rothfuss and Martin in terms of BS info on where the books and writing process are. I'd ignore anything until you see an actual publication date with him. T...

The good, the bad, and the ugly and Once upon a Time in the West are my top two westerns personally, but Josey Wales would definitely be top 5 for me. And I certainly wouldn't argue against anyone who had it as their number one western....

[quote]Probably my favorite Sam Raimi film. Anyway, what does everyone else think? [/quote] It's an entertaining but extremely cheesy film. Trying to claim it is Sam Raimi's best film is pretty insane however....

[quote]The combat is ridiculously well written in this book. You feel like you’re watching it instead of reading it.[/quote] Agreed, the fight scenes are very well done. I'm a bit late to the party on this one, bit I'll agree with everyone in here that the first book is excellent. Second book...

Yeah, the green bone saga by Fonda Lee. Asian fantasy version of the Godfather. Or maybe Peaky Blinders would be a better comparison....

From that list Atomic Blonde is very good....

[quote]That is IT, there's nothing els[/quote] I thought Winstead was good as Huntress, and McGregor had a few amusing moments, but yeah, other than that it was pretty horrible, unfunny and bad action....

I think the worst part about this movie was that it was both bad and boring. At least with some terrible films they have good action so you are still somewhat entertained, this didn't even have that. What little action there was had terrible CGI. Not sure what the hell Jenkins spent her budget on wi...

Both of the remakes are very good. First was better of course, but Devito and Glover were great in the second one and kept it fresh....

[quote]2013 will always be a special year. So many highlight wins. The NC would have made it magical. [/quote] No doubt, watching that game at the Rose Bowl and that season is a memory I'll always cherish, even though we lost. ...

[quote]and '17 win totals are the two seasons that balance each of those 3 yr blocks out. Everything outside of that was very, very average.[/quote] Pretty much. Not including 2013 and 2017 Gus went 46-29 overall and had a 26-24 record in the SEC during the other 6 years, a 61% winning percentage...

[quote]What about points [/quote] 2013-12th in the country 2014-27th 2015-75th 2016-49th 2017-27th 2018-48th 2019-28th 2020-86th...

Maybe Zelazny's Amber Chronicles too, though slightly less for the philosophical parts and more because it fits the bill for everything else you mentioned....

R Scott Bakker with The Prince of Nothing trilogy that we've discussed fits the bill here. China Mieville's The Scar and Perdido Street Station are both really good and unique and might kinda fit the bill here. The other ones I can think of right off hand I don't necessarily think are that gr...