Dan

How much do I love that Man-Thing cover? Geez, I hope they turn that into a poster.

House is the one of the best shows on tv. Now we can talk about Lost if you want to talk shit shows. At least each episode of Lost is somewhat different. What follows is the plot of every episode of House: -person falls deathly ill for unknown reason -treated for most obvious diagnosis: patient reacts badly -House can't be bothered to stop playing guitar/popping pills/sticking his nose in relationships/being an asshole/bouncing a rubber ball against a wall to try and figure anything out. -Patient almost dies because of House not being involved. -House orders a round of tests and sends two understudies to patient's home to check for mold and shit -Patient seemingly gets better then dips to near death again. -Team looks at symptoms in a new way and tries mre shit that doesn't work -House forces patient to admit they are lying by trying to kill them. -Turns out it's a brain tumor (80% of the time) If House is one of the best shows on TV then television is even more creatively bankrupt than I thought. Gentlemen! You're both pretty.

This is still considered a backdoor pilot, right? Nothing has actually been confirmed about this being anything more than a one-off? Because damn, NBC is plugging the hell out of this thing. I really hope it's good.

These movies made $6 BILLION. With a B. Why is New Line having such a hard time paying everyone?

Man... for someone who was kinda dismissive of sci-fi/fantasy stuff, he's been doing an awful lot of it lately. Not that I'm complaining.

The Greater Evil

You win.. Huzzah!

There is no hero but Batman and Aparo is his artist!

That's an excellent point. My fond memories of this story (and this era in general) probably come from the fact that I would have been about 14 or so at the time, and totally caught up in the hype surrounding the movie. I will always stand by my mancrush on Jim Aparo, though. Aparo is a man god! All glory to Aparo!

That's an excellent point. My fond memories of this story (and this era in general) probably come from the fact that I would have been about 14 or so at the time, and totally caught up in the hype surrounding the movie. I will always stand by my mancrush on Jim Aparo, though.

Batman: Year One: Probably the best Batman story ever written. Chris Nolan basd the movie on this story for a reason. Batman: Year Two Fear the Reaper: Don't waste your time. Batman: Dark Victory Not bad. If you liked Long Halloween, you'll like this. Batman: Holiday Knights: Never seen it. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns: An imporant story, and one you should read, but I have to admit that the appeal of Frank Miller's art in this is totally lost on me. It's hideous. Batman: A Death in the Family: Try it. This is an historically important story, but it also works as just a four-issue story with phenomenal artwork by Jim Aparo (for my money, the best Bat-artist ever). Superman Vs The Terminator: Haven't read this. Would probably not read this if I was locked in a room with it. Superman: The Man of Steel: Read this. Read this now. Great writing, great art, very good retelling of the Superman mythos... and this is coming from someone who was pissed at the time that the pre-Crisis universe was no more. The Crow: It's good, but don't walk in expecting the movie. Any Sin City Novel: Storywise, you can't really go wrong with any of these. Again, though, Miller draws with his feet. Any Spawn: The art is amazing. The writing, usually, not so much.

GM got pissed at Arnett for doing the voice of a Ford. Seriously? That sucks on a couple of levels.

Oh, crap! That game was AWESOME!

Sorry, I was unclear. I wasn't trying to say that this solved the cartoon's problems, just tht this wasn't this first time the issue was brought up, and that someone at least had made some attempt to explain it away. Sorry.

Has the whole world gone mad?!?

I was actually reminded today; someone else thought of the whole "Why didn't Lara just get in the rocket with him?" thing you guys were angsting about. :angel: Elliot S! Maggin wrote a couple of Superman novels round 'bout the time the first Chris Reeve movies came out, and Jor-El spent a few lines trying to shove Lara into the rocket with Kal-El. She actually did give some explanation as to why she shouldn't; i.e., the planet is falling down around us as we speak, you don't have time to make the adjustments, my weight means no guarantee of breaking orbit, better that the baby definitely get out of here than both of us maybe getting out, etc. That first novel was called Last Son of Krypton. Excellent read. Well worth looking for on eBay or used bookstores.

Posted by the AP about an hour ago: Writers Strike Could See Last Chapter

Well, now you have to make some.

Stop it! Stop making me want to read crappy '90s titles!

Okay, did a little digging (I know a guy who knows a guy who etc): The producers made an offer that the WGA has not yet voted on. By accounts, it's a halfway decent offer taking into account: 1) the Directors Guild asked for, and got, something in line with what the writers asked for, and 2) no one who remembers the Oscar telecast from the 1988 writers' strike wants a debacle like that to happen again, or a press conference that no one will watch. They vote in a day or two, apparently. It may be almost over.

Is anyone other than Eisner talking about this? None of the major news outlets have said a word and a suggestion was made from the proverbial "WGA insider" that Eisner is talking out his ass. I want it to be true, obviously, but it's weird that I haven't seen an AP story yet.

An actual phone conversation I had at work. Word for word. I pledge that this is not exaggerated or punched up in anyway. ME: Thank you for calling (company). 90 YEAR OLD LADY: I'm very upset! ME: Oh? I'm sorry. What can I - LADY: I recived a letter in the mail today, and it greatly upset me! ME: I'm sorry, ma'am; can you - LADY: I was not expecting to get this letter! I got it today, and now you've greatly upset me! ME: Ma'am, please. I'm sorry. Can you tell me what the letter said? LADY: I don't know! I haven't opened it yet! ME: . . .

Parade rainer.

Finally got a chance to listen to this one. As always, amazing job, guys. These three episodes (which I enjoy; I like the fleshed out story, and I LOVE the episode on Krypton) always struck me as the TV equivalent of "writing for the trade". I don't know if you remember, but back when STAS premiered (in 96? I think?), before it started its Saturday morning run, the WB aired these three episodes as a ninety-minute TV movie the Friday before going straight into "Fun and Games" the next morning. I remember distinctly, as I had a two-hour commute home from work back then (don't know what I was thinking) and I was hauling ass to make sure I didn't miss anything. In that format, it works especially well, as you don't notice the lag in the second episode so much.

I thought you made a good comproise. You kept the original BTAS theme for the show, but you did manage to get the Superman theme in there.