Lampbane commented on No Child Left Behind On The Stationary Bike, at 5:52 PM on Sep 16 Though I know you were joking, the IOC actually IS planning a "Youth Olympics." more » [deadspin]

Lampbane commented on Michael Phelps Outshone By Tina Fey in Quest for Comedic Gold, at 8:07 PM on Sep 14 It probably would have helped if Phelps had, you know, actually gotten some decent sleep since the Olympics. Or not. more » [deadspin]

Lampbane commented on Something For The Lonely And Confused Brett Favre Fan, at 1:28 PM on Sep 13 Anyone else think the '4' looks like the Channel 4 (UK) logo? more » [deadspin]

Lampbane commented on Week In Review: Ladies And Gentleman, Boys And Girls...Dying Time's Here, at 10:23 PM on Sep 5 I give you permission to talk about Sarah Palin if something sports-related comes up. more » [deadspin]

Lampbane commented on The Worst Fake Accents From The Yanks (And Canucks) Of Science Fiction, at 3:08 PM on Aug 23 Sorry, I should have made this clear in my last comment. more » [io9]

Lampbane commented on The Worst Fake Accents From The Yanks (And Canucks) Of Science Fiction, at 3:05 PM on Aug 23 As several other people have already said, James Marsters' accent in Buffy was based on Anthony Stewart Head, and if you listen to Head talk in his natural voice, it becomes blindingly obvious. But you were only talking about a bad accent in Andromeda and Torchwood, consider this: In neither case was he actually British British. more » [io9]

Lampbane commented on Don't Worry, Magneto Is Still A Jewish Terrorist, at 2:36 PM on Aug 23 @jedidotflow: @Belabras: @thrashanddestroy: Cacafuego: Nope, nope, nope. more » [io9]

Lampbane commented on IOC Finally Launches Investigation Into Chinese Gymnasts Thanks To "Stryde Hax", at 11:23 PM on Aug 21 @Kid Canada: Okay, because no one actually seems to be answering your question... It is easier for women in gymnastics to perform their routines when they are smaller and lighter. more » [deadspin]

Lampbane commented on Stop Writing Young Adult Science Fiction, at 5:32 PM on Aug 15 And here I thought the point of categories like "YA lit" was that they were written with a certain level of vocabulary and tone that would be accessible to even the poorest teenage reader, not just the brainiacs who read Asimov when they were in elementary school. Of the YA novels I've read lately, I've definitely noticed there's a simplicity to the writing style that non-YA novels don't have. more » [io9]

Lampbane commented on Rumors Put Marvel At The Bottom Of The Casting Barrel, at 1:16 PM on Aug 6 Marc Blucas as Captain America. Thank you, good night. more » [io9]

Lampbane commented on The Best And Worst Fake American Accents From Scifi's Army Of Brits, at 12:22 PM on Aug 5 Okay, to punctuate the point, here's an interview of Masters and Anthony Head, so you can hear Marster's natural voice and compare to Head's natural voice (he lightens his accent for Buffy). Maybe I'm just an ignorant American, but I think I can hear some of the inflections that Marsters cribbed. more » [io9]

Lampbane commented on The Best And Worst Fake American Accents From Scifi's Army Of Brits, at 12:13 PM on Aug 5 @Charlie Jane Anders: The accent was bad at first, but it got much, much better. more » [io9]

Lampbane commented on The Best And Worst Fake American Accents From Scifi's Army Of Brits, at 12:29 AM on Aug 5 @Shell_Kracker: @0kami: James Marsters is from Northern California. more » [io9]

Lampbane commented on Was This Year's Comic-Con The Big One?, at 8:09 PM on Aug 3 @amy amnesia: Dammit, the end of my post got eaten. more » [io9]

Lampbane commented on Was This Year's Comic-Con The Big One?, at 8:08 PM on Aug 3 @GiltProto: I just wanted to clear something up. more » [io9]

Lampbane commented on Who Is The Greatest Sci Fi Writer?, at 4:43 PM on Jul 27 I might classify Cell as sci-fi, actually. But yeah, sci-fi is not what comes to mind when I think of Stephen King, though I think they were just combined sci-fi, fantasy, and horror into a supergenre, which is not uncommon. more » [io9]

Lampbane commented on Bat-Mania, Destructo-Robots And A Doctor Who Reunion, On This Week's TV, at 12:19 PM on Jul 21 Hey, the Showtime version of Outer Limits was actually pretty good (probably better than any Twilight Zone remakes). more » [io9]

Lampbane commented on The Dark Knight Twice As Long As It Should Be, at 2:44 PM on Jul 19 I didn't think the ending was bad, but you're right, it didn't match the tone right AND most importantly... more » [io9]