Now you can luxuriate in a nice jail cell, but if your hand touches metal, I swear by my pretty flowered bonnet, I will end you.

Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'


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§ ita § - Jul 30, 2004 6:58:20 am PDT #1708 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I'm reading a Catwoman review that says:

This is a new Catwoman, though her story remains true to the original

Huh? Really? I'm assuming it's one of the originals, but which one? Current continuity?


P.M. Marc - Jul 30, 2004 7:02:10 am PDT #1709 of 10001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

Huh? Really? I'm assuming it's one of the originals, but which one? Current continuity?

Streetwise possibly half-Italian hooker who steals her way into high society where she dates Bruce Wayne, has all sorts of random adventures, some kind of Mental Health Crisis involving shit I'm not too clear on because except in the rebooted title, she kind of bores me, comes back as Reluctant Heroine of the Oppressed East Side Poor, sidekicks include Recovering Addict Lesbian with Cute Girlfriend attachment and Drunkard Ex-Cop PI?

Edited to add, if none of the above, then nope, probably NOT based on the Catwoman we know.


§ ita § - Jul 30, 2004 7:04:00 am PDT #1710 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Streetwise possibly half-Italian hooker who steals her way into high society where she dates Bruce Wayne, has all sorts of random adventures, some kind of Mental Health Crisis involving shit I'm not too clear on because except in the rebooted title, she kind of bores me, comes back as Reluctant Heroine of the Oppressed East Side Poor, sidekicks include Recovering Addict Lesbian with Cute Girlfriend attachment and Drunkard Ex-Cop PI?

Okay, ow.

I know Michelle Pfeiffer's Catwoman worked for a nefarious cosmetics company, and had the near-death thing. Did any non-Elseworlds Catwoman have actual cat-given powers?


Nutty - Jul 30, 2004 7:09:55 am PDT #1711 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."

I liked the Catwoman who was the wife of a drunken abuser and turned to crime as a form of self-esteem-raising revenge. No magic, no baroque plotting (I mean, except for the gadgetry and costumes) -- just "Fuck you, cruel world".

I like that she was perfectly sane, and just rejected the normal order of things because it didn't keep her husband from smacking her around.


Jessica - Jul 30, 2004 7:42:38 am PDT #1712 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Articles on Meryl Streep in The Manchurian Candidate, and Zach Braff in Garden State.


Polter-Cow - Jul 30, 2004 7:44:32 am PDT #1713 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

I'm seeing The Village tonight. It will take $7.75 away from me. And I'll probably like it, considering I'm one of the few Unbreakable fans here.


Lilty Cash - Jul 30, 2004 7:46:58 am PDT #1714 of 10001
"You see? THAT's what they want. Love, and a bit with a dog."

I liked Unbreakable ok.


Frankenbuddha - Jul 30, 2004 7:48:59 am PDT #1715 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

I liked it too, but from what I know I think M.'s played himself out this time.


Steph L. - Jul 30, 2004 7:49:15 am PDT #1716 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism

Unbreakable is, it seems, the new gerund. Or Atkins diet.


sumi - Jul 30, 2004 7:49:38 am PDT #1717 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!

I'm thinking of going to see The Manchurian Candidate on Sunday and if I wake up and get going early enough (I'd have to catch an 8 am bus) making it a political double feature of sorts by going to the Barack Obama rally beforehand.