Revisiting each show's most popular bits, reaching way back to some classics... It feels like wrapping them both up in one neat package... which would be fine.

Also, I think you are misinterpreting the GRRM quote about killing perceived heroes of the series once they become popular.

First of all, the Red Viper and Ned stark were introduced and killed in the same book. Their deaths were planned all along and served the story. They didn't have a chance to become popular with the fans before they died. It only feels that way because you are watching a tv adapation of the books.

Secondly, the MOST POPULAR candidates for the heroes of the series are still alive as of book 5. There is one prevailing theory based on plenty of hints GRRM scattered throughout his books on who the real heroes of the story are, and so far the books have been consistent. Of course, that does not mean they will survive the series ending.

GRRM has specifically stated that he does not want the books to become like the TV series Lost, where the writers actively tried to outwit reader speculation. GRRM said he wanted to strike a balance between giving the readers what they want, and maintaining some element of surprise.

So in summary, I don't think GRRM is killing characters unfairly just because they're popular. In retrospect, I like the series even more because so few books leave such a lasting impact on me.

Speaking about series that drag on FOREVER... how about the dumbest, most popular television series on AMC: Walking Dead, which advances the plot towards... what exactly?

I think the last episode I watched was about being 17 and wanting to get wasted for the first time in the apocalypse -- which would be a funny ass movie if it played out more like Harold and Kumar.

HOLY FUCK -- how about Harold and Kumar Face the Apocalypse? Anyone? Anyone?

(At least we have the fast paced Game of Thrones to show how it's fucking done. Plot advancement AND character development at LIGHT SPEED.)

Yeah, they have models that fit most popular guitars, including pretty much any Gibson or Fender.

Might be your bias against the Southern US accent.

Josh Clark also co-hosts the 'How Stuff Works' podcast and is a writer for their website. He is definitely not an expert on any of the stuff he discusses but he does pretty successfully convey sometimes complex information in a useful and entertaining way. The podcast is one of the most popular ones out there and I find it is a good way to kill 30 minutes learning something while cycling around town.

Hilarious and well done.

But as for the Hero's Journey / monomyth... I don't know. It's like you took the 7 most popular tropes off of tvtropes.com. Yes, they're very common story elements. But you could keep coming up with 8th, or 9th, or 47th most common story tropes. Do these 7 really cluster together frequently? Are they common in literature and the classics?

Mercedes-Benz has issued a wide-ranging recall on some of its most popular models due to a faulty fuel filter flange, which the automaker says may crack and cause fuel to leak, which could then cause a fire.

The recall was for 2011-2012 models. One of which was the model that Hastings owned.

Go to its YouTube channel and sort by "most popular". Also see the ones submitted here on VS.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/most-popular-country-world-revealed-124454759.html

Look at you!

It can become an obsession as the energy and vitality begins flowing back into your body-You really wanna step-up a notch, check out the juicer I have (bought one for the mother-in-law as well, back when)

Greenlife-Best I've ever used that was not a commercial unit-
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It's about $200 more now that when I bought mine, expeller-type. You can juice anything, no introduction of air into your juice like the most popular varieties....It'll do wheat grass, make nut butters, and has cranked-out juice these 20+ years without a hitch.

Congratulations and welcome to a healthier you!

The most popular "Things I won't work with" article is on this very substance - Sand won't save you this time, and with good reason, it's a good read. The compound itself is described as "much more difficult to handle than fluorine gas" and a stronger oxidizing agent than oxygen itself.

p.s. Oops, should've followed the link in your description first, since the article is linked there already.

Family Feud is a show where two families try to guess the most popular answers to surveys. The family that piles up the most points goes on to this final round where two family members, individually, try to guess the most popular answers to five different survey questions. One family member answers while the other is isolated backstage. Then the other family member comes out and is asked the same survey questions and can't repeat the other family member's answers. The points you see are the percentage of people who gave that particular answer, and are also the number of points awarded for that answer. The goal is 200 points total.

EDIT: Oops. Didn't see that @schlub already answered you.

Uh what?Spoilers:



Arya, Daenerys, John Snow, Bran, Tyrion are all alive and well. (Actually, one of them is in limbo, but whatever).

Your problem is that you bet on all the wrong horses. This is not another generic fantasy tale where house Stark is the good guys and House Lannister are the bad guys. There are a lot of flaws with the series, but unhinged and unpredictable are not on that list. The most popular prediction for the outcome of the series is actually quite interesting, and so far, all the books and pieces of the puzzle fit.

That said, GRRM is taking an awful long time with the set up, and if you didn't like the first 3 books, definitely don't bother with the next two.

They were a middle of the road English band trying to sound west coast. The 1960s had MANY MANY experimental/progressive rock bands. Beatles of course were the most popular. This does not make them pioneers at all.
The ENGINEERS at London's Abbey Road Studios helped perfect the 4 track recording process. THAT'S IT.

Implying music and other artists wouldn't exist today is plainly beatle fever.

The 1960s was a "revolution" for everything. Lots were changing. The beatles were just on the pop charts / teenage magazines.

Don't get me wrong. I enjoy their work, and grew up with lots of their 45s and 33s playing in my house.

Hell even the kid at the beginning of the clip said it right.
"you can't really hate the beatles, or like you'll ..... get killed"

a hippy english pop group from the 1960s =/= revolution pioneers