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Agreed. Far too much stuff to list in its entirity. Must have missed it on James' list the first time around. The latter if you're keeping the best new segment award. Every seg being in the mix is only fair, rather than having a best old segment award to counterbalance the other one!!

I like New Written Segments! Although I'm still confused why "New Segments" is an award when "Segments", which was an award, last year, isn't. Again it's a two horse race, whilst people can't recognise segs like Previews, Anticipation, CR. I again want to champion best one shot segments too. You had Kellen & pals reviewing an anime conference, individual panels from the summer conferences, Mike's reviews of the JLA/JSA, THE EVIL HORDE~!!!, Mike & Jenny's movie reviews (Transformers or Saw IV being particularly of note), Des's reviews prior to DM being an individual podcast, my reviews, the Blink Dr Who review, the bumper Star Trek episode....etc etc etc. (PS: In no way did I scan the list of shows to find examples to support my case!!! )

Not to bang the same drum again, but in that E2.net - the show is a platform of many different contributions, are there separate categories for segments and one-shot moments like last year? This isn't me going "I want more categories I can win in", but I'd prefer more blanket awards to things such as "Best New seg", if only because there are two candidates. I mean, the written CR has already won one award by being the only choice on offer in a new category!!! Not that there weren't small categories last year, but the 1st year set a precedent for future awards (and covered pretty much all the bases that the site covered last year). The point is, it's great to recognise new stuff, but the new stuff is SO good by their own individual merits, that they can easily compete in the main categories. And I for one wouldn't mind at all if CR lost out the Countdown reviews or IIWY? - heck, I'd regard it as a good sign for the site as a whole if my stuff was getting edged out by new material and segments!! Just food for thought - I'm worried my last couple of posts are me getting ranty about my column, and making myself out to be a self-interested scumbag!! I'm more of a self-interested alcoholic.....

My God....Kellen's alive!!! I hope the above post didn't come off as a complaint btw. (When I have the money, I will take Des up on his offer!! 2011 will be one wild year!!)

Mike confuses me with his girlfriend logic. He'll hit Des for wishing Jenny a happy birthday, but is perfectly comfortable with Chicago men hitting on her. Would he be as comfortable if holidaying in Britain and men hit on her? Methinks not!! :devil: In fact, you talk for an hour about the events surrounding Jenny's birthday and then play my segment!!! And whilst it's always nice to have my segment's introduction staged as female aural enticement, I'm never sure how people take Comic Reel-lief segs nowadays because I get fairly limited feedback on them. That's why I was surprised my Superman Returns review won an E2 award last year - whilst it did get feedback, the awards episode merely involved knowing laughter when the result was announced!! Also, Stardust is something I've covered in my CBM correspondant role, but I haven't heard it get talked about on this site at all, other than Des clarifying the film's precise origins in my last article. Nice to hear the Kaiser Chiefs get international love! They're a band that have showmanship in their music and performances, which is why I too find them more enjoyable than the Foos at times.

Coming next week, my girlfriend Nicola and I shall sit down and record an alternative commentary to Batman Forever!!! Eh, it might happen in the future - just wanted to pass comment on partners! I did like the review that you and Megan did, Des - the film sounds pretty damn interesting. Oh, and I bought the Outkast double album, but I can't find the Love Below disc, so I haven't heard that Dracula's Wedding track in AGES!! Great song!

What happened to Best Recurring segment?!?! That's one of my favourite awards!!

Normally, I'd raise concerns over her acting background,or lack of it, but as this is the JLA movie, I'm none too fussed. She looks pretty good for the role though.

In general, DC films all comand a respectable grossing - Batman & Robin beat Daredevil in takings, when it was a much worse film - but their lack of production and franchise creation has been their loss at Marvel's gain. The Spider-Man movies, love 'em or hate 'em (and I know where you fall on that line, Des!), round out the top 3 whilst the latter X-Men films also took in more than $2 million domestically. With the Top 10 breaking down as 5 Marvel films, 3 DC and 2 others, I'm not quite sure what you mean when you say DC makes more moolah. That was poorly put and rushed because I"m at work not trying to get caught talking about comic book movies online but what I meant was that recently Marvel is pumping out the films at an alarming rate but when DC does release one, it is generally a big film whereas Marvel seems content with Ghost Rider, Daredevil and the FF movies which are piss poor in quality even though they look shiny. But because CBMs are in vogue, it makes those film companies money on a more consistent basis. And if the films were helmed by more competent people than Mark Steven Johnson or writers like Zak Penn, the release pattern isn't exactly that stupid. What I *DO* think Marvel screw up on, in terms of releasing movies, is setting the sequel date before a film has been released. Not only is it being premature and slightly arrogant to suggest that the current film will definitely do well enough to warrant a sequel, but it rushes the production of the subsequent film, hence the disappointments of X-Men: The Last Stand and Spider-Man 3. Whilst I try and review films taking into account both the neutral & fanboy perspectives, I think even the neutral watcher would fail to get much out of the last 20-30 minutes of Superman Returns. I do see where your point's coming from though. Heh! Honestly, the only reason I generalised you that way was your comment on Raimi in the Spidey 3 thread. Even detractors of Raimi's style generally rate the first two films. I still enjoy how the symbiote suit basically fuelled Parker's moodset throughout all the other many, many, many other things he went through over the course of the film. But no-one's going to deny that it was a clusterfuck, not least me.

I'd argue that it's certainly one of the best acted films of the genre, but the script took a nose dive in the second half of the film and not deciding on who the villain was really hurt it as a whole. Not to mention the recockulous ending which you couldn't really follow. But I do think it gets more hate than is warranted - I thought the panel effects were quite cool at first, until they got used on Talbot, who single-handedly made them look douche-y. In general, DC films all comand a respectable grossing - Batman & Robin beat Daredevil in takings, when it was a much worse film - but their lack of production and franchise creation has been their loss at Marvel's gain. The Spider-Man movies, love 'em or hate 'em (and I know where you fall on that line, Des!), round out the top 3 whilst the latter X-Men films also took in more than $2 million domestically. With the Top 10 breaking down as 5 Marvel films, 3 DC and 2 others, I'm not quite sure what you mean when you say DC makes more moolah. I do keep stumbling over the origins of Stardust - I knew it was a novel as well but must have been in a "comics-before-novel" state of mind when writing the article. I think I've done the same in the audio review as well - if I have, I'm sure Mike will catch it beforehand!!

My interest perked up when I heard of Bale's involvement. It then plummeted back down to "meh" when I heard of McG's involvement.

The thing I really like about Dread Media is that it is more an education than it is a podcast. I know nothing of horror as a genre, other than thinking of the Freddys and Pinheads et al. And whilst sometimes I yearn for the odd populist review of that kind of film/franchise on the podcast, I'm intrigued by the interviews I've heard so far. Joe R. Lansdale was a name that meant nothing to me before I heard Des go over his career as an introduction to the interview. Incidentally, because of its source material, I half-thought The Dead One was something I'd have to "Comic Reel-lief" at some point (that's right, I used my segment as a verb - deal with it!). But a Hispanic version of The Crow REALLY doesn't appeal, and I may blame a lack of watching on it being direct to DVD!!! Good show as always!

MORE VIRAL GOODNESS!!! Site #1: The Gotham Times - Gotham's newspaper. Site #2: We Are The Answer - Harvey Dent's snitch site on Gotham cops. Site #3: The Ha Ha Ha Times - The hilariously tampered Gotham newspaper.

My next audio seg has a review of Stardust, precisely because it only came out over here a month ago! It's a very nice fantasy film though. I was flipping channels the other day and caught the last 30 minutes of 'Legend' with Tom Cruise and Tim Curry and it was the weirdest bullshit I've ever seen. On topic: I guess that's why we didn't get Grindhouse features back-to-back in the UK. Come to think of it, I don't remember either coming out over here. Clearly the marketing is partially to blame....

I think ABC are missing a trick not resurrecting 'Whose Line Is It Anyway?'. Such a great show....

I stream straight from the site, and I'm having no problems.

So is Tommy Lee Jones It at least appears that whoever interviewed him had the balls to inform him of the different continuity. Jack may take his wronged feelings to the grave! you could read it as him not knowing that the movies are in different continuity but you could also read it as him being upset that they didn't have him as a consultant to Heath on the Joker role for the new movie and also that he is upset that in the old continuity they never did a sequel with him as the Joker (which actually raises even more questions because if he had seen the movie that he starred in he would know the character died at the end.....but i guess that's a different can of worms altogether). I will say though either way the man has a bigger ego than i originally thought. From what I've read on wikipedia (known for never being wrong, ever, of course), the intended film after Batman & Robin would have The Scarecrow "bring out Batman's worst fear: the return of The Joker!!" whilst Harley Quinn would've been the Joker's daughter. In that capacity, Nicholson could (and sounds like he would) have come back to reprise the role, but B&R being the abortion that it is, saw that film get shunted out of the picture. If the above picture came true, I honestly couldn't see Scarecrow playing much of a part in that film; it'd be all about Joker. Who's dead... On topic: Filming in Hong Kong has apparently finished, meaning that the shoot is all done! Now they just have to make it perfect in the 250 or so days that we have to wait.

So is Tommy Lee Jones It at least appears that whoever interviewed him had the balls to inform him of the different continuity. Jack may take his wronged feelings to the grave!

You know the pillocks who didn't get that Nolan's series in a totally different continuity to the Burton/Schumacher series? Turns out Jack Nicholson is one of them

Damn, it's almost like nothing can go right for this franchise.

Two films, the second of which being especially successful and cementing the X-Men series as franchise. Then again, I wasn't aware of the contracts that bind comic writers, so I retract my statement. Still, judging by this example of enthusiasm, DC should be looking long and hard at their own staff writers for someone passionate enough to salvage their franchise, rather than a Hollywood guy and his screenwriter pals.

I can buy it for a different reason. Batman knows all about what she did to the Penguin, but would the public persona of Bruce Wayne actually care? Surely Batman's mask would be nearly as vacuous as a woman like Vreeland (judging by other characters' perceptions of Wayne, seen mainly in Scarecrow episodes) even if he wouldn't be stupid enough to involve himself with Gotham's Rogues gallery. As such, Bruce would probably side with her more than anything, if Bruce didn't happen to also be Batman. So in keeping up with his facade, Batman would socialise with her when not under the cape & cowl. That said, in no way is Justice League the worst series of the DCAU. I wish I'd seen more of Superman: TAS to have a better basis of comparison, but as Stavros said, both Batman & Superman episodes were shown sporadically on British TV.

Erm, isn't that The Batman's version of the Joker?

It's quite an honour to be on the second anniversary show, even if that's the worst audio I think I've ever turned in. The Jem stuff was interesting, but I barely listened to the rest, as I've yet to see 30 Days of Night. Basically I skipped that review, listened in to my intro to appease my ego and then skipped my own review to keep my ego entact!! Oh, and when I had my student radio show, I based an entire feature on kazoos!! It was called Kazooioke and consisted of me playing along to an indie song on my kazoo! I saved them onto my laptop because they still amuse me to this day. The moral of the story is "More Kazoo!" Oh and Weird Al rules all!

Erm, they hired Bryan Singer from the X-Men franchise to DIRECT Superman Returns!! That's the weakest excuse I've heard for anything in ages.