It's official....

I hate Heroes. This show is a poor example of what it use to be. I've always, since the beginning, thought of this as an X-Men rip-off. It wasn't until this season that they decided to prove me right. Does anybody else remember the Captain America wannabe that they made mid-way through this season? Then they went and did the most hideous thing yet, on this week's episode they ripped a scene straight from "Superman Returns"! The writers are just taking everybody else's work and trying to claim it as their own. How in the world are they not sued by Marvel and Warner Brothers?


So, can anyone tell me what the point in keeping Daphne alive was? First, she gets shot and "dies" in Matt's arms, at least that's what everyone thought (including Matt who was there holding her when she died). Then it turns out that she's not dead but actually being held captive. Okaaaaay? So after she was shot and Matt made all the soldiers kill themselves did he just leaver her body there? They didn't bother burying her? That's the only way the government could've got her body if everyone thought she was dead. Anyway, so she's still alive and Matt saves her, BUT Daphne still has a bloodied gun shot shoulder wound! What? It's had to have a least been DAYS since she was shot and no one got her medical treatment? Sigh.

Matt saves her and rushes her to the hospital, he enters her mind via his powers and steals the Superman scene. Then she dies and it's suppose to be heartfelt, but I already shed my tears for that character earlier this season.

So tell me, what was the point? It didn't further the plot along in any way, shape, or form. And instead of dying like a hero, saving her friends, they resurrect her so she could die as Matt Parkman's love interest. I think NBC is also trying to reverse women's rights to vote.


On another note, check out these figures I got.

Reviews 03-21-09

B

This is sooooo cool...

"Lex Luthor Bailout" with Jon Hamm from Jon Hamm

Smallville and Toys

I love, love, love this show. It's Superman on TV. However, it is getting pretty hard to defend these days. Before the winter break, I was so happy with how this season was going. It hasn't been this good in years. Lana was gone, and even though Lex Luthor was as well Tess Mercer is an interesting addition to the cast. Plus, we now have Doomsday, which I was worried about at first but he hasn't disappointed me yet. Then for whatever reason we got a series of episodes with Lana in them, which set the show back years. This week's episode was suppose to the bounce back episode.

A few good things happened here. We got the return of Erica Durance. Her Lois Lane is very captivating, plus she's very nice to look at as well. I loved the use of Doomsday in this episode, and I also liked the tension between Lois and Clark towards the end of the show. Although, Clark did pull a d-bag move by standing Lois up at the cafe even though he was in full stalker mode across the street. I think it's strange that Superman stands for truth, justice, and the American way, yet Clark is constantly lying. D-bag!

So what didn't work here? The rest of the show. The return of Linda Lake, a water powered news reporter that knows Clark's secret, was something that most people weren't demanding in high volume. She threatens to reveal the truth about Clark Kent unless he helps her get back to the top of the game. Clark refuses and decides to expose himself (not that way ladies). With the help of Lois, Clark becomes an instant celebrity. Then Linda Lake tells the press that Clark killed Lex Luthor and just as instant becomes public enemy number one. When I say instant I mean instant. As soon as Linda Lake's press conference was over, the Feds show up at Clark's home. They question him and when he refuses to go with them they open fire. LOL. What?

Now all of Clark's friends are in danger, yada yada yada, Clark uses the Legion flight ring to go back in time and erase the past few days. This device is getting old fast. He has done similar things several times and they always end up making things worse. He never learns. This is our Superman folks. He now finds Linda Lake and electrocutes her so she can't use her water powers. I had never seen Clark like that and I was convinced that he killed her. Luckily I was proven wrong when a few minutes (our time) later, Davis Bloome smothered her with a pillow. Hey, I don't care if Linda Lake dies, just not by Clark's hand.

Anywho, I give his :
Only because I did like a few things in the show.

On to better things: I was able to pick up so sweet action figures from the DCU Classics line from Mattle. Some of you might be like, that's no big deal, but let me tell you that it is. The stores around here either all have the same figures or they don't have any in. This makes collecting extremely frustrating, because that leaves ebay as my only option. Even if you find a great deal for figures on ebay you still have to pay up the wazzu for shipping. So luckily I found these gems the other day and I snatched them all up.

Reviews 03-07-09

Been a while

Hey everyone. Sorry it's been a while since my last post. I've finally caught up on my reading, but I only want to talk about two things. Superman/Batman #55 and Wonder Woman, the animated movie that just came out. Okay, first up, Superman/Batman #55. This series started off as one of the coolest books on the market back when Jeph Loeb cared about his job. You have the two greatest heroes teaming up on a monthly basis, what's not to love? Storylines included the fall of Lex Luthor and the return of Kara Zor-El, Superman's cousin, to the modern day DCU. Dan Didio has recently gone on record stating that Superman/Batman in its current form is not in continuity. All I have to say is praise God! This book is awful, I mean like "I just ran out of TP and still need to wipe" awful. In the current issue, Batman and Superman have ended up switching powers due to magic.....do I need to even go on? Fine. What does a Dark Knight do with the powers of Superman? He fights crime of course, all over the world, because it is always night time somewhere in the world. What does a Man of Steel do with no powers? He gets shot and almost dies.

The powers seem to be going to Batman's head and he's going a little batty, so to speak. Alfred, anticipating that Superman wouldn't want to stop fighting crime and would probably want to take down the power-mad Batman, had a special tailor-made suit all ready to go for Clark. It's one of Batman's spare suits with a "S" symbol on it.

I...I...don't understand how this stuff gets approved. If the book is not even in continuity and the stories are not even good, what is the need for this book? It's ridiculous, a waste of money, and I just....just.....deep breath.

Let's change the subject to Wonder Woman. Oh my word. This is hands down the coolest movie ever! It is definitely the best animated superhero movie I have ever seen, and one of the best animated movies out there. Speaking of which, the animation and story are both top notch. I'd expect nothing less from Bruce Timm and Co. I have to admit, I was a little nervous about Keri Russell voicing Wonder Woman. Felicity and the Mickey Mouse Club don't exactly scream out Amazon Princess. After watching this, I now know that my worries were for nothing. Russell, along with the rest of the cast, do an amazing job of bringing life to these characters. I will say that parents should pay attention to the PG-13 rating. This is not Lynda Carter. This is not even the fan favorite Justice League Unlimited. This is Wonder Woman. There is a ton of extreme violence in this movie. It starts off with violence and goes on to the very last scene. If you are a Wonder Woman fan, then this is what you've been waiting for. If you're not a Wonder Woman fan, you will be. I sincerely hope they make a sequel to this movie.