Erp, missed that. I blame the cough medicine. wink I have to agree, though. To really get into the meat of something with brains that spans a longer period of time than a few hours, it's almost necessary to go with the television (or at least miniseries or trilogy/etc.) approach. Many things are just glossed over, otherwise, and often elements of the story that are not only essential to "the point" but are also genuinely interesting get lost along the way. Any complex concept tends to need the time to develop, but time is something the short attention span of the audience Hollywood is designing for most often won't often tolerate -- at least without the "shiny things" thrown in to keep their interest.

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It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye texture.