Sort of.  He goes into how most of what Pinbacker is going on about is true; eventually the sun will die, consume the Earth, and nothing will remain to indicate that we ever existed.  On a grander scale the universe is expanding, accelerating in it's expansion in fact, and eventually the entropy of that expansion will result in heat death.

Professor Cox doesn't agree with his whole quasi-spiritual-it's-God's-plan-and-who-are-we-to-defy-God angle, but basically what happens to Pinbacker is an existential crisis resulting in a psychological break.  He realizes that eventually it's all going to end anyway, so fuck it, who are we to stop it?  He also talks about the scene where Kaneda is reviewing Pinbacker's log about the meteor storm which he refers to as "beautiful," and how a loaded and inappropriate word that is to describe such an event, given their mission.

Remember how we agreed that Icarus was a silly choice for the name of the mission?  Let's recap: Daedalus builds the wings for Icarus to escape from Crete.  He tells Icarus exactly how to use them, and even warns Icarus not to fly to close to the sun.  Obviously Icarus disregards the instructions, and pays the price for it.  Now, I'm paraphrasing Dr. Cox here, let's look at the myth as an allegory for modern science and hubris, and how we use that technology.  Science leads to technological development, but not the wisdom to use it properly.  Had Icarus listened to the scientist, Daedalus, he would have survived.  Icarus, the computer that runs the ship, does everything to remind the crew that the mission is the important thing here, don't go getting all hypnotized by the power of nature. 

That's essentially what happens to Pinbacker.  I rather think that in this context it would be more appropriate to call the ship Daedalus, the scientist who's always there telling the crew "look, do it this way and the mission will succeed."  I guess it works as a reminder, and Icarus sounds better and is arguably more well know than Daedalus. 

I suppose one could also argue it works when one factors in human hubris, but I think that just makes the entire crew, everyone on Earth who worked on the project in fact, dumber for it.  I mean, say there was a myth about a god called Titanic, who's father built him a boat large enough to fit all his worshipers in, so they might cross the sea to a land where they could worship in peace (or whatever).  This ship was also fast enough to outrun any monster (insert name of God-of-the-sea here) could send after them, but he was warned not to sail too fast, for the journey would have it's obstacles, and if he sailed too fast he would not be able to avoid them.  Titanic, eager to get his people to this new land, disregards his father's advise, and strikes a volcano (or something) God-of-the-sea placed in their path.  The ship is destroyed, and all of Titanic's worshipers die.  Now, would you still name that big ocean liner Titanic?  Probably not.

I think what they were really going for with the film, was a look at the line that separates the known from the unknown, and what it would be like to stand on that line, and be mesmerized by it.  It's the beauty of the know, and the allure of the unknown that drives scientist at the edge to push out even further.  In a way they did the same thing in Event Horizon, only there they got to the edge of their knowledge and found darkness.  Here they reach the edge of knowledge and are simply mesmerized by it, like a moth to a flame, or Deer staring into the headlights of an oncoming car.

Heck, it happened to me once.  Back in high school I had a job a movie theater.  I didn't have a car at the time, so I rode my bike.  So I'm riding home one night, and there happened to be a full moon out.  Now, I know I should be paying attention to where I'm going, but there's no traffic, and the road is going straight ahead, so I take a moment to gaze up at the moon.  Next thing I know I'm plowing sideways into a guard rail and rolling down an embankment.  I still have a scar on my shin from that experience.

So here's what happened in Sunshine.  Icarus I sets out, and along the way Pinbacker got mezmerized by the sun, the power of nature, and ultimately the futility of it all.  Maybe he killed off his crew, maybe they had similar experiences to his, we'll never know.  Pinbacker then spends the next seven years getting a tan, "speaking to God," and somehow not dying from exposure.  So that's Icarus I.  Had Icarus II stayed on course and on mission, all would have likely been fine, but that wouldn't have made for a very dramatic movie, so they pick up Icarus I's distress signal.  Shit.  Well, now what?  Well, you know guys, this bomb we have to deliver?  It's kind of, well, experimental isn't it?  Wouldn't it be a good idea to have a spare?  Capa reluctantly concludes that two is better than one, and Trey makes the calculations to alter their trajectory for a rendezvous.  BTW, also according to Dr. Cox, Trey, the navigator, was supposed to be some sort of mathematical prodigy who had never made a mistake, so score one for hubris.  Heat shield = fucked, captain = dead, Troy = fucked, and, ultimately, dead.  Oh, and com tower = totaled, reflecting light into oxygen garden = fire = we need O2.  Dock, bomb's fine, O2's good, crew's crispy, but we could pull through this.  Pinbacker goes "Oh no you don't, God has spoken!"  BANG! Airlock = fucked.  Crazy (but not as implausible as you might think) blow the inner door (sorry Searle, you'll have to stay behind to blow that manually) and fly though open space (sorry Harvey, should have held on tighter) manuver, and we're down to five crew members + Pinbacker.  So, mission?  Well, we've got enough air for four of us to make it there, but not five.  Fortunately Trey helped us out with that and offed himself, so as long as we don't have any more problems we should be able to complete the mission, even if we can't go home.  Well, it's for the human race and everything so I guess...what's that Icarus?  There isn't enough air to get us there?  But you said there was enough for four...  Oh, shit.  Pinbacker: Surprise, slash!  Capa: Shit, I'm locked in an airlock.  Shit, Mace seems to be fucked, as are the Icarus mainframes.  I have no idea what Cassie or Corazon are up to right now, but I've got to get out of here and complete the mission.  Let's see, what do I have...a suit and a torch...that'll work.  Sorry girls, but if Pinbacker hasn't got to you yet, or you haven't had the idea of getting into the bomb compartment, you're ride is about to be cut short as I decompress the entire fucking spaceship.  Oh, hey Corazon, hope you were already dead.  Ok, timer set, now I just have to walk to the bomb, making sure not to trip on anything on the wa...shit.  Ok, made it with two seconds to spare, damn I'm good!  So long Icarus II, guess we'll never find out how that tiny heat shield was going to protect us all the way back to Earth, when we had this huge one to get us out here in the first place.  Ok, lets set this sucker off!  Oh, hi Cassie, guess your still alive after all.  Shit, so is Pinbacker.  Cassie, while you're around could you help me deal with this guy, he's kind of lost it and killed everyone else.  Ok, that's done, now, Tab A into Slot B...enter PIN number...and that should do it!  Ooooh, pretty!  Eight minutes later, on Earth: Hope you kids have had fun making snow men in Sydney; break out the short pants cause everything's gonna be just fine!  Oh, except you'll never find out what happened to your uncle, but he'll be listed as presumed dead in few years when the mission never returns.  Poor kids.

One dude lost his shit, another dude flipped a coin, and another dude forgot to carry the 1.  That's about it.  Now go listen to that commentary.

Haven't seen Rooker yet.  As of this post only the pilot has aired and he's not in that episode.  I have every reason to believe he'll bring it when he does show up though.

^ That's impossible, even for a computer!

Hmmm....  looks like I'm in the same boat.  Austin TX is a bit of a hike right now.  Might just rent it again; hope that's counting toward box office sales.

So wish I  could have been there.  Good to see you Jeff; nice to put a face with the name.  I'll have to get up there some day.

Seems to have done it, thanks.

Edit: Damn, I really need to write faster.  Oh well, here are my thoughts anyway.

In, totally.  Posting that got me thinking too.  I actually had a much more basic idea that involved a killer who uses flesh eating insects to help eliminate the evidence of his crimes, but that's as far as I had gotten.

I would love to ground these buggers in some sort of plausible scientific basis.  In terms of evolution, what could an insect develop in the wild to keep itself from getting eaten, and ensure the survival of it's young, which could be taken advantage of by human nature.

Typically an insect will develop some sort of toxic defense, either in it's own chemistry or in the form of a bite or sting, to dissuade predators from attacking and eating them.  Ok, let's turn that on it's head, and solve the procreation puzzle at the same time.  What if it is the sting of the female (which delivers the eggs into the host) that has a sedative / euphoric side effect.  Get stung by a female and you get a nice high, and after a while the eggs just break down in the host if they're not fertilized.  Male stings on the other hand are painful, and if you've already been stung by a female, that's when you're in trouble.

I like the idea that the bugs slowly drive you crazy as they eat your brain; I'd be nice to have a set of symptoms that lead up to that: headache, blurred vision, hearing things.  Heck you could go full on and say they're smelling things, or suddenly develop a taste for rotting wood or something.  Basically anything that hangs a lantern on how far along a given infected person is.  If it were me writing this thing, I'd have my protagonist infected in act 3, trying to defeat the infection, while trying to defeat the antagonist.  I even like the idea that the protagonist defeats the antagonist but the only way to defeat the infection is to sacrifice themselves.

Even though October is drawing to a close, I've dug up a few to toss around for next year.

Frailty
Ginger Snaps
Maniac
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
Bug

These are on my "to watch" list, so while I can't vouch for them personally, I've heard enough to be intrigued.

Any way to integrate hyperlinks, à la an enhanced episode, for devices that can multitask, perhaps as an optional upgrade or "Pro" app, or is the notion just to keep it as a streaming player?

Dammit Jim!  Seems dear Mr. Cameron might have had something to do with this. Link

Hey, cool!  Holden is like a magic genie, only better since he doesn't live in a oil lamp (who has one of those lying around any more?).

I'd love to see video embedding too, as well as any other bbcode additions that wouldn't break the forum.