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...thanks to Shevonne for this... - JA Castillo from Bookmarklet

I have to agree with you, Spidra. It was what appealed to me, since I discovered the X-Men and their teenage angst when I was in the throes of my teenage angst (some would say I still am). One of the things that appealed to me about Lois and Clark: the New Adventures of Superman was focus on Clark Kent as a feeling, thinking person, not just as a suit kicking butt all over. The hawtness of Dean Cain didn't hurt any! - MiniMage

Man, if only... - Brian Chang from Bookmarklet

Yes please. - Brian Chang from Bookmarklet

"Hey Hollywood. It’s me again, yelling into the void. I hope this gets to you okay. I was thinking about this earlier, and I’ve been watching a bunch of your superhero movies, and I dunno, I could be wrong, but I think your conventional wisdom is broken. So I thought I’d try to help out a little, because some of your media empires won’t get great mileage when you’ve got cracked conventional wisdom leaking bad ideas all over the place. Anyway, here you go. STOP DOING ORIGIN STORIES" - Bluesun 2600 from Bookmarklet

Oh man, I _hated_ Kingdom Come, and I didn't even dislike its thematic message* that much. * - "this 'extreme' 90s superhero comics sucks, and things should go back to the way they were." - Andrew C (✓)

why they did a cyborg superman I'll never work that one out. And why did superman keep on dying. It is like they said "we didn't do it right the first time, lets do it again so we can get it right". - Comics Forge

I only asked because I was only aware of the one time, at Doomsday's hands. Twice if you count Earth-2 Superman at the end of Infinite Crisis, which I don't (but incidentally, they did bring him back as a zombie-ish Black Lantern in Blackest Night - twice, actually). Cyborg Superman isn't Superman at all, so I don't count any deaths he may or may not have. - Brian Chang

"Here's the one drawback with TV series about kids: they grow up. Unless a showrunner can suspend the laws of time and begin writing seasons that address just days or weeks, they eventually face a decision as to how they'll adapt their shows to older stars. Will they follow them from high school to new stages in life? Or bring in new characters? Perhaps both? According to "Glee" showrunner Ryan Murphy, he's leaning toward doing the latter. He confirmed to Ryan Seacrest that he's looking to move the current cast on from high school, with them graduating at the end of the third season, and bringing in fresh talent to the show -- which is the entire function of the new Oxygen Network show, "The Glee Project."" - Elena from Bookmarklet

Ok, so I wasn't making that up. Those were the exact people I thought were juniors! I feel better now. :) - Heather

Finally got around to buying the MP3 of this tonight as part of my "time to buy all the Glee songs I meant to buy when their respective episodes aired" buying spree on Amazon MP3. Definitely one of my favorites from the season. - Brian Chang

"Warner Bros. Animation will follow Green Lantern: Emerald Knights and Batman: Year One with an animated feature “loosely inspired” by the 2000 JLA story arc “Tower of Babel.” Announced Friday at WonderCon in San Francisco by executive producer Bruce Timm, the tentatively titled Justice League: Doom is the last work of respected writer and producer Dwayne McDuffie, who passed away on Feb. 22. Written by Mark Waid and illustrated by Howard Porter, Drew Geraci and others, “Tower of Babel” centers on the perceived betrayal of the Justice League by Batman, whose secret files detailing the weaknesses of his colleagues fall into the hands of Ra’s al Ghul. He uses the information to incapacitate the League while distracting Batman with the theft of the bodies of Thomas and Martha Wayne. The revelation that the Dark Knight had devises contingency plans to defeat each of his teammates naturally creates friction, leading the JLA to consider expelling him from their ranks. Elements of “Tower of Babel” were incorporated into “Starcrossed,” the 2004 three-part series finale of the Justice League animated series." - RAPatton from Bookmarklet

A good story line and an interesting choice for DC's next animated movie feature - CarlC, spelling expert

I've been behind, I didn't even know about the GL and Batman titles. Looking forward to all three! - Brian Chang

"The first priority for the man with the ultimate say on what films get made at Warner Bros.: Finally getting the Justice League, DC’s team featuring all its top characters, on the big screen in 2013. The picture had been very close to production in late 2007 and early 2008, but was killed by the Writers Guild of America strike, tax credit issues in Australia, and concerns by some at Warner about presenting a competing (and conflicting) version of Batman while director Christopher Nolan’s films were breaking box office records. But Robinov said a new Justice League script is in the works." - RAPatton from Bookmarklet

Pass. - Jonathan Hardesty

"One of several slight disappointments at the box office last week was The Lincoln Lawyer, an adaptation of a Michael Connelly novel with Matthew McConaughey in the lead. We haven’t seen the film, but based on the poster, it appears to be about a lawyer who works from the hood of his car. Yeah, we’re gonna go with that. Anyway, it came in fourth for the weekend, so whoever approved McConaughey wearing a shirt in the poster is surely fired already. But the film met with warm reviews, garnering an 82% at Rotten Tomatoes and positive comparisons to the source material (even from the author himself)." - Shevonne from Bookmarklet

As much as I loved the book, I think Jaws was a better achievement than its source. I'd add Clear and Present Danger and Deliverance and Dead Calm to that list. - Guy

Um, I'm sorry but this is not what I was expecting. This is just my opinion, but the Wonder Woman you see above does not look good at all. Diana Prince is being played by Friday Night Lights star Adrianne Palicki. When it was announced that she was cast in the series I was actually on board with it. I'm obviously not anymore. I'm not sold. The series pilot is a reboot of the iconic DC Comics title in which Wonder Woman – a.k.a. Diana Prince – is "a vigilante crime fighter in Los Angeles but also a successful corporate executive and a modern woman trying to balance all of the elements of her extraordinary life." The show is being exec produced by Kelley and Bill D’Elia (Boston Legal, The Practice). The pilot was written by Kelley and will be directed by Jeffrey Reiner (NBC’s The Event) for from David E. Kelley Productions and Warner Bros. Television. What do you all think of the new Wonder Woman? - CarlC, spelling expert from Bookmarklet

I suppose I'll give it a shot anyway and just think of it as a not-really-Wonder-Woman superhero show. The world could use more of those, in any event. - Brian Chang

Well, I think overall it wasn't a screwup... just a cop-out. - Brian Chang

Yeah, I think the situation with Blaine was totally plausible. It just seemed like they set themselves up for a good opportunity to really deal with biphobia, but then backed down from it by just having him turn out to not be bi. - Brian Chang

"Momoa, who will receive CinemaCon's Rising Star of 2011 Award, may be best known for his work on "Stargate: Atlantis" and "Baywatch." Several years ago, Momoa and Lisa Bonet made news after they named their child Nakoa-Wolf Manakauapo Namakaeha Momoa. Momoa's mother later explained that Nakoa means "warrior."" - Shevonne from Bookmarklet

Ronan Dex the barbarian FTW! - Brian Chang from Android

Anna Haro's Mr. Rogers quote (http://ff.im/zpNd3) immediately made my mind drift this way, but not wanting to harm that thread with my rarely-serious blasphemy, I posted separately. - Brian Chang

Unrelatedly, I'm really digging Quinn's hair. - Brian Chang

I suppose if Sarah Connor hasn't busted into your living room with guns blazing by now, you're probably safe. - Brian Chang

Our dog Rita was an escape artist. This resulted in many a similar afternoon. I know how frustrating it is. I can remember one Sunday, still in my pajamas, running and looking block after block after block until I was just a hot, crying wretch. - edythe from iPhone

Saw a sad story on the TV a few weeks ago about an Army family who adopted a dog from Afghanistan who'd attacked a suicide bomber trying to bomb the dad's barracks in Afghanistan. The dog slipped out of the backyard one night, was picked up as a stray, and got euthanized before the family could track him down. I'm glad you guys found yours! - Brian Chang

"Conan had a surprise waiting for him when he got into the office yesterday, Warner Brothers Animation had dropped off a fully animated clip featuring The Flaming C! He's back and he's more animated than ever! HE MOVES AND TALKS AND HANGS OUT WITH BATMAN. Yes, you read that right! Batman." - Brian Chang from Bookmarklet

:( - chaz2b

:( indeed. - Brian Chang

"You don't have to be a comic book fan to know that exceedingly few of the medium's villains are black. All it takes is walking past a comic book store to figure it out. But why? Blogger Eric Barker flags an interesting and surprisingly serious-minded study (appearing in the Bowling Green State University-based Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics, naturally) exploring this very question. The study is authored by Phillip Lamarr Cunningham, himself a black man, who says he's been wondering this question since he found out that Darth Vader, who he'd assumed would be black, turned out to be white. "All of the greatest supervillains are white," he writes." - RAPatton from Bookmarklet

I'm not sure I even know of any, so that seems like a problem to me. I can name at least three Asian superheroes in American comics/cartoons, though...well, ok, there's one I might not be able to name, but I know he's out there (Sunfire, perhaps?). I can name at least three Native American heroes, as well. British, Irish, Scottish, Canadian, African...nope, not one single Latino comes to mind, unless you count Lynda Carter's Wonder Woman (I don't). - MiniMage

I know, right? I ignore these campaigns now. I don't need to do jack shit with my avatar or my status message. I'll donate time or money if it's a cause I support. The rest of those folks can go on being ineffective. - Hookuh Tinypants

Exactly, Tinypants. Just to rub it in, though, I just posted a picture of Batman with Batgirl and Robin (Tim Drake) in the background. - Brian Chang

The likelihood of accidentally hitting it is actually pretty high since I use Cmd+tab and Cmd+w pretty frequently. - Dan Hsiao

Looks like "experimental" prompting is coming to Chrome on Mac http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2010... - Lloyd Budd

"Here it is: the full-length trailer for Green Lantern. And unlike the disjointed glimpse we saw the other day, it gives a much better look at Hal Jordan's epic journey. Plus more aliens and crazy action! So at first glance, in higher resolution, it definitely looks as though the CG in this trailer is still a little rough, as people were saying over the weekend. On the other hand, if any comic-book movie ever deserved to look cartoony, it would be Green Lantern. The trailer includes our first glimpses of Abin Sur, Sinestro, Kilowog and Hector Hammond — pre- and post- brain embiggening. And you can see how Hal Jordan goes from irresponsible hotshot pilot to a man with the biggest responsibility in the world. Plus just like in the Geoff Johns comics, it's not about being without fear — it's about being someone who can overcome fear." - RAPatton

I thought First Flight was pretty weak actually. Regardless of whether or not the movie will be any good, the book is still consistently well written. - James Ferguson

"When I spoke to Morrison in April, the writer lamented the slow pace of the "We3" adaptation, which follows a trio of weaponized animals that escape a government lab. According to Morrison, the comic's high level of violence caused some problems in the development process, even though the screenplay he penned for the film was significantly less violent. And very little has changed since our last discussion, Morrison told MTV News. "Relativity Pictures keeps saying they're doing it, and they still haven't done it," he said. "That's where we stand right now. There's some news coming that I can't say anything about that might be good for 'We3,' but so far that's where we stand."" - RAPatton

I think, done right, We3 would be a great film. - RAPatton

Off-topic, but Grant Morrison looks strikingly like how I picture Lex Luthor would actually look in real life. Okay, now back on topic... - Brian Chang

My answer: Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman in American Psycho -- always - April Buchheit

NPH is still Doogie Howser - Rodfather

You designed the home page? - Skyler Call

So I suppose this means I shouldn't complain about it too loudly if it sucks? ;) Just kidding Dan, congrats on the release! - Brian Chang

She did say that Chrome has crashed on her several times, so it could just be her Chrome install acting up. - Brian Chang

"Even though his name hasn't popped up in connection with the "Superman" reboot too much in recent weeks, Jon Hamm's potential as the next Man of Steel remains in the minds of many fans worldwide. Hamm himself is aware of the movement to cast the "Mad Men" star in director Zack Snyder's forthcoming adaptation, and believe it or not, he's up for the idea -- in fact, during an appearance on Conan O'Brien's new late night show, the actor said he would love to play "a middle-aged Superman." "Everyone wants to see a middle-aged Superman," he joked during his "Conan" appearance. "With the power of handicapped parking and mall walking... a Superman who has to buy a fast car and date a younger woman to make him feel alive."" - RAPatton

If you're going there, I'll take Bruce Campbell - Rodfather

And now the fabric of space-time is torn. - Brian Chang

How smartphone users view themselves and each other. - Brian Chang from Bookmarklet