I just think it's rather odd that a nation that prides itself on its virility should feel compelled to strap on forty pounds of protective gear just in order to play rugby.

Giles ,'Beneath You'


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Discussion of Buffy and Angel comics, books, and more. Please don't get into spoilery details in the first week of release.


Holli - Sep 26, 2004 11:27:58 am PDT #6072 of 10000
an overblown libretto and a sumptuous score/ could never contain the contradictions I adore

See, I still think that somehow, she and Bane should hook up and fight crime. But I admit I'm the only person who'd buy that as a title.

Oh, they're more than welcome to do so, as long as it all takes place somewhere I don't have to read.

Feh. Catalina *bugs* me.


Kalshane - Sep 26, 2004 7:08:07 pm PDT #6073 of 10000
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why? Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.

Samurai Jack was cancelled by Cartoon Network.

Whoa! The hell?

I'm right there with you. It just won an Emmy and they cancelled it? WTF? Did the Fox execs sneak into the CN offices and brainwash them or something?

I never made a real effort to watch it, but when I happened to catch it I enjoyed it.


DavidS - Sep 26, 2004 8:45:25 pm PDT #6074 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

So is nobody watching The Batman?

'Cuz I'm getting into it. They're doing a good job creating dramatic tension with young, super-talented-but-not-quite-omni-competent Bruce Wayne.

The third episode was with Bane. I was surprised, but in retrospect it makes sense. Episode one almost has to be the Joker. Two was The Pengiun. And while they're not sticking to strict comics continuity, they're not ignoring it either. It's the process by which all the differing canons relate - what works is what sticks.

So Bane is still the bad guy who breaks Batman (not his back, but multiple bone breaks - arm, leg, ribs etc.), but now he's coming earlier in Batman's career. It's not Batman the Icon being brought down, but young Bats learning this lesson.

A few other things - this Gotham draws heavily from the comics continuity Gotham. They even have an intersection in this episode named after Rogers and Englehardt. It looks sort of like the comics Gotham, but it's also more looming and gothic.

Another bit of Bat-lore is touched on here - and I've been thinking about it a lot lately. But they use the broken strand of pearls in this episode. It's fascinating to me how potent that image has proven to be in capturing that moment. It came relatively late in the mythos, but now it's central.

One other thing, I get the feel that the creators of this show read a lot of the comics, because they've got two GCPD characters who are in almost every episode. They're not just walk ons, but sort of fill out the cast in lieu of Bat-fam.


CaBil - Sep 26, 2004 9:06:46 pm PDT #6075 of 10000
Remember, remember/the fifth of November/the Gunpowder Treason and Plot/I see no reason/Why Gunpowder Treason/Should ever be forgot.

Which GCPD members are they? Montoya and what's his name? Or some of the other characters from the GCPD comic?


DavidS - Sep 26, 2004 9:10:01 pm PDT #6076 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Which GCPD members are they? Montoya and what's his name? Or some of the other characters from the GCPD comic?

No, they're not characters from the comic. But I think they saw the virtue of investing in characters on the force. The effect not only of GCPD, but Powers and Top Ten, I think.

The characters are Bennett, a black guy who knew Bruce in college and played basketball with him, and Yin, an Asian woman, also a tri-athelete and (I think) has a bit of Scully in her.


CaBil - Sep 26, 2004 9:14:14 pm PDT #6077 of 10000
Remember, remember/the fifth of November/the Gunpowder Treason and Plot/I see no reason/Why Gunpowder Treason/Should ever be forgot.

I wonder how long it will take for them to show up in the comic then....


DavidS - Sep 26, 2004 9:16:27 pm PDT #6078 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I wonder how long it will take for them to show up in the comic then....

One of the Bat comics I was glancing through seemed to be drawing Bruce with Christian Bale as the model. I wonder if that was going to be policy or the artist taking liberties. I can't remember which comic or issue it was though.


CaBil - Sep 26, 2004 9:29:07 pm PDT #6079 of 10000
Remember, remember/the fifth of November/the Gunpowder Treason and Plot/I see no reason/Why Gunpowder Treason/Should ever be forgot.

Probably the artist. They didn't do anything similar from the previous films, except in the movie adaptations...


Shanshu - Sep 27, 2004 8:10:00 am PDT #6080 of 10000
If skills sold, truth be told, I'd probably be lyrically, Talib Kweli. Truthfully I wanna rhyme like Common Sense But I did five mill' - I ain't been rhymin like Common since (Jay-Z)

Do they show The Batman on Cartoon network as well as the WB? So far I've only managed to catch 1/2 of one episode on Saturday morning.


DavidS - Sep 27, 2004 8:23:04 am PDT #6081 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Do they show The Batman on Cartoon network as well as the WB? So far I've only managed to catch 1/2 of one episode on Saturday morning.

I don't think so. But they do rerun it - I think on Friday afternoon. I expect TiVo makes a big difference in me watching it.