Esther Inglis-Arkell's discussions

They had all kinds of weird romance. Picard and the genetically-engineered perfect woman. Beverly Crusher and the alien terrorist. Replacement-Beverly-Doctor and hologram of Professor Moriarty. Read more

This is another thing we wanted to discuss, but didn't have time for. It seems to me that the pulp sci-fi and fantasy that was written for men used to often have a little romance in it. It's more recently that that's been discarded. Read more

A part of that was cut, actually. We talk about how Adams actually wrote a flying sex scene in his fourth Hitchhiker book, So Long And Thanks for All the Fish. Read more

I'm with you on River/Doctor. That was pretty terrible. Read more

To be honest, I would move the entire thing to cash. That's easily disposable. Read more

You're right. SuperWonder is best. Read more

You just made me excited to read a book, and depressed to read a book, all at the same time. Read more

Okay, you're right. That was terrible. Read more

The entire book club didn't even ask us to film at a special time. They all just showed up on our schedule. Read more

You're right in that no one animal is necessarily more gross than any other animal. (Except the hagfish. They're way worse.) Read more

It was notoriously hard to please the Romans. Read more

That is gorgeous! Read more

That was a weird oversight. "Their" own wedding night implies that there is two people discussing their mutual wedding night. Even if it were a bride and a couple of bridesmaids, it would be more like "a woman at the next table discussing her own wedding night." Read more

'Because my wife and I were judged all throughout our relationship. People laughed, scoffed and poked fun at the young, celibate, naive Christian couple. . . . Oops. Did I just make a "judgment?" You're darn right I did.' Read more

When I consider that, I think I'll change that "usually" to "probably," since that's closer to what I want to say. Read more

I have to admit, I was expecting to find a lot more people who were willing to do it. (Not to criticize, of course. I wouldn't do it.) It's good to know that you'd be taking precautions, though! Read more

Go ahead and lick the screen. It's safe. Read more

At this point I'm wondering if there's anything you can do with a barometer other than measure the height of buildings. Read more

It worries me to see how many people in the comments are all, "No, see, what you should *really* use is X." Read more

I like Leela, but I think I like The Professor most. Read more