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I don't see how this could work. The only thing that would work is to re-adapt Watchmen and do it faithfully, but I can't imagine anyone wanting to do that at this point. The film, while deeply flawed, trod the plot pretty closely already. Any kind of spin-off would be.. blasphemous (and I know that sounds like fanboy whining, because it kinda is). If he wants to make a series then he should find a different property.

It's a bit like gothic Smallville really. To be fair, if they didn't play havoc with the continuity they would be hard pressed to have anything interesting to do with young Bruce.

Excellent. She's slowly working her way around to me.

I got the chance to watch it last night. I liked this episode, because it at least was consistent how twisted things are across Gotham prior to an aggressive savior such as Batman. A horrible place to live! But what concerned me is how Jim Gordon was handled. He is supposed to be the uncompromising, consistent hero that unfortunately stands alone for years before Batman steps out from the shadows. Either they are going to use his actions from the Season 2 premiere to drive his efforts further so as never to be put in that situation again, or that the guilt is what eats away at him where he even needs a Batman to inspire him again. Bruce's statement to him are the words of an inexperienced child. I hope that was what they were going after with the discussion between him and Jim Gordon. Especially with Alfred telling him he is speaking as a child with no worldly direct knowledge yet. Yes, good points. And you can excuse Bruce by arguing it is his immaturity and anger, since Gordon is talking about being unable to continue the pursuit of his parents' murderer.

I enjoy the show, but the writers' moral compass is a little off. In this episode you had Bruce lecture Gordon that "the ends justify the means". Gordon is persuaded, and has Penguin brutally murder at least one innocent man in order to get his job back so that he can do 'good works'. I don't believe any comicbook hero of Bruce's stature should ever... EVER... suggest that that is OK. This isn't Spiderman agonizing over stealing a solid gold notebook or something, this is one of the two greatest comicbook heroes of all time saying that it's OK to commit an atrocity if you reckon, on balance, that it'll help you prevent more atrocities in future. Rubbish. It's a fun series though. Funnily enough my favourite scenes are those involving young Bruce and Alfred.

I've seen several and they've never been attached in any way, nor is there any sign of how they could have been attached. I'm confident they have always been loose inserts.

I had some graded a few months ago. They look very nice I was pretty peeved by CGC's inconsistent approach to handling loose free gifts though, as mentioned in another thread.

The entire first season is horrible. I'd literally rather watch my living room wall, and at times I did. But I got through it with sheer will power (vodka). Season 2 is much better, by which I mean it's pretty lame, but I almost liked an episode or two, and I'm hoping the trend continues.

For the record, I did struggle through to season 2, and season 2 is a LOT more enjoyable. Still not Flash enjoyable, but at least not a total chore to watch like season 1. Speaking of Flash, fun to see his introduction in this.

It`s a CW show. You know their demographic is not aimed at us. What did you expect? True Detective? An example is My 19 year old son and 29 year old sister say Arrow is the best show on TV. Well, yeah, but Flash has been lots of fun right from the start. Not so Arrow!

In desperation for more superhero material to watch, I recently embarked on season 1 of Arrow. I'm up to about episode 11. Someone tell me, does it get any better? It's almost literally torture right now it's so boring, but I know from experience that a show can learn from its mistakes and get better in subsequent seasons.

Messy finale with Fish, Penguin, Falcone and Moroni all just running around, splitting up, finding each other again, splitting up again... Come on, I thought these people were criminal masterminds? Oh well, I like Penguin, I'm glad he 'won'. Not impressed by Selina. Being a young tearaway is one thing, but cold and murderous toward nice Jim Gordon? What could Fish possibly have offered her? She has previously demonstrated a complete lack of interest in money or advantageous associations. Why latch onto a weird mobster woman? Ending with Bruce was pretty cool. But my Batman lore is weak (I only ever read the obvious core TPBs and was never a DC reader). Did his dad have such a secret? If they are inventing a bunch of new backstory for Thomas Wayne, I don't think that's cool. But like I said I was never a Batman reader, so what do I know.

Ah, yes, now that you mention it I did wonder if the water were drugged, but then it didn't emphasize enough how addled she was (or would have to be) to name her parents. Maybe they will clear this up next ep. Surely she could have thought of someone better to name. Like Falcone maybe? You know, that mob boss that had her kidnapped and roughed up? Duh.

God yes. The show's really picked up with these last three episodes though. Am enjoying it a lot again.

Just watched eps 4 and 5. "Micro changes in air density" made me laugh, since this is the line Ash used to fob off Ripley when he didn't want to tell her how it really worked. Curious little Alien reference to throw in there just for fun!

The one in E3 is even better. I said to someone else, this series matches the best of Hong Kong action movies in terms of its long shot, imaginatively choreographed fights!

Who else saw the Superman II quote coming? I swear they even made the same gestures. Something about the way Phil turned and played a card reminded me instantly of Lex Luthor in Superman II, and I knew it was a hologram.

I just looked that up. Isn't that the plot of The Last Starfighter ? Probably not. I'm sure Cline has something different planned, but I'll bet you anything you like he's going to reference said movie.

Oh alright, added spoiler tag! It's not really a spoiler though, without context

I thoroughly enjoyed the book, but its appeal is entirely down to referencing cool nostalgic stuff. Otherwise, it reads like a pretty amateur fanfic (I'm so sorry, but it's true!) But I really did love reading it, so here's hoping they get permission to put in all the vital reference material. The fun of the book is basically wrapping a schoolboy fantasy heroic adventure around a drunken reminiscence with stoned mates saying "Oh wow, remember playing D&D? That was awesome. And remember we used to play Asteroids on one of those cocktail table cabs at the café? God I could quote Holy Grail / War Games / Ferris Bueller all day couldn't you? Those 80s anime shows were great...etc etc." (With 'Safety Dance' playing on the record player).

I see some WTBs that are clearly people looking for stuff to flip, and that's just daft. If you post a WTB you should expect to pay full current FMV or more, because you're asking people to sell you books that they might not otherwise be selling. It's for people who really want something that they haven't been able to find, not for bargain hunting. I find it quite offensive when people essentially ask a seller to give them money for nothing i.e. "Please sell me silver age keys at bargain prices." Why should they? And no, it's not OK to ask. Asking for that is the same as going up to someone and saying "You look fairly unintelligent. May I rip you off please?" There are exceptions. Maybe someone really wants a run for which there is virtually no demand. In that case a seller might be happy to offload the books at a 'bargain' price, since they can't shift the books at anything like guide anyway. That situation is great for both buyer and seller.

Please please please that would be SO COOL. I think one of my favourite things about Spidey was when he was portrayed not as a heavy hitter, and rather as a gifted amateur, while the 'real superheroes' protected the world from cosmic threats and evil plots of world domination. And yet he'd always have those moments where he was the centre of the world, and the big guys would be in his debt. It obvious why that sort of underdog / 'little guy amazes everyone' story appealed to me. So yeah, I would LOVE to see Spidey as the little guy meeting the heavy-hitting Avengers, being underestimated, and then teaching them a lesson.

I'm guessing the doctor will be impressed by this Fish person's chutzpah, and will fix her up with a new eye and a job. I'm disappointed with Penguin's role being so diminished lately. Hoping he gets another chance to shine. In the meantime the stuff with Alfred and Bruce is good.

On the other hand, back in the early 80s my family and friends thought I was nuts for spending good money on old comics, and for obsessing over maintaining their condition. I kinda believed them too, and I didn't spend too much on them, and I stopped completely around the early 90s. God damn I wish I'd had the courage of my convictions and spent every spare penny I could on acquiring decent comics and keeping them! I'd probably be able to retire today if I had.