Oh, I skip them too, but they're there if you want them. Often they're bribes to get you to vote for the next city to host Worldcon.

About the episode in question. At some point, Teague mentioned he was someplace where someone was shot, and Trey's request for more information was lost in yet another digression. So, what happened?

I've gone to the World Science Fiction Convention a half dozen times, which is always fun. No movie or TV stars, but lots of print authors and scientists getting their geek on. And, hey, they give out Hugo awards (what does ComicCon hand out?)

Just wait until it's impossible to find anything in its original 4:3 ratio...

My memory, as a (I think) thirteen year old SF fan when Blade runner came out, was that it was that flop only "real" fans got, and most of us forgave the flaws due to the awesome visuals. Also, you know, if you don't understand it it's because the film is just so deep! It was the anti-Star Wars, really, and gained a following for that as much as anything else.

Well, to start with, there's no real "mythos". His friends, after his death, tried to create one so they could write stories in it, but he didn't really have one. His tales seem to share the same world, with ideas and concepts in common, but there's no real order (in any sense of the world).

As for where to start... any generic collection of his stories will probably have the best introductions: Call of Cthulhu, Rats in the Walls, The Dunwich Horror, The Colour Out of Space... he did almost all short stories, so it's easy to just sample here and there. One thing to keep in mind is how much influence he's had. As a teen, I rented audio versions of both The Rats in the Walls, and a Stephen King short story. To my shock, the King was almost identical to Rats in the Walls! Luckily I was already a Lovecraft fan, but it did turn me off of King for a bit

Once you're somewhat used to his style, definitely go for his one novel, In the Mountains of Madness. My favorite work of his, it starts with a scene of unspeakable horror and just builds.

It's a fun adaptation of the book. Is it a sequel to the movie 2001? Not really. It is, however, a sequel to the BOOK 2001.

The local reviewer who loved Battleship give Prometheus four stars. I'll probably see it Sunday

Yes, but I was just giving another example of a story that in fact does that. It's rare, but not new (or without real world examples).

As a teen, I always wanted to do a book written in the first person, then half way through have a chapter start with "Um, hi, this is Steve. Greg, um, died, so I guess this is my story now."