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Actually, the aliens waltzed outside their meteor "dropships" completely unprotected before they busted out the mechs. And of course EATING the local wildlife didn't help either.

Awww, I really liked it.

Well, obviously you (and some others in this thread) are all... anti-people. From some weirdo anti-matter universe where people don't like good things.

I'm reporting you all to the FBI.

The style certainly isn't what I would expect, but if the substance is there, I can deal.

Actually, he already did that in Superman/Batman during an impromptu trip through time. Superman had to go back again and remind him who he was. Batman eventually recognized that more would be saved if he was Batman, watching his parents get shot all over again.

Another one that made me want to throttle someone. It's nice that they tried to fix it, but it's still a horrid mess. And now she's out as Batgirl AGAIN, though my anger is slightly dulled since it's Steph doing it now. Still, they batter keep Cass around. Maybe give her a new title, team her up with her mom and dad or something.

True, but Morrison sorta brought it back a bit. Thankfully it didn't go much beyond that.

Wolverine is a dangerous character to write simply because it's so easy to fall back on cliches. Too many writers have tried to make him interesting by simply piling more **** on his character's foundations.


Oh, he had memory problems before? Well NOW he's got like a million implants and false memories.

He's lost loved ones in the past? Well NOW all the women in his life have been killed as part of some grand conspiracy.

He's animalistic and brutal? Well NOW he's descended from wolves.


In other words, they've simply retread and add-on to his pre-existing traits. And this is rarely a good plan. FOCUSING on his pre-existing traits is fine. Not much growth, but not every story can have that in abundance. But piling on more of the same is just lazy.

His memory issues should never have been delved into as much as they were. Have a few old friends and foes pop up; a couple minor revelations; but for the most part they shoulda just left it alone. "Mysterious Pasts" never hold up if focused on for long. Trying to prolong the mystery will simply create contradictions and disinterest. X-Files fell into this trap quite often.

I was actually rather glad that they simply restored his memory at the end of House of M. I was hoping that it would finally put an end to the impossibly convoluted backstory they'd been shoveling up over the years. Didn't turn out as well as I'd hoped, though.

His rivalry with Cyclops was fun and interesting for the first few years, but it needs to be over (along with his fixation on Jean). That's one thing I've liked recently. They seem to have dispensed with them always *****ing at each other.

The Lupine thing was the last straw. I actually dropped the book after that one. Of course, I've never liked it when they try to expand on Logan's origins or insert some connection between him and Sabretooth. I've always preferred the thought that they were simply two guys who hate each others guts. No elaborate backstory or deep connection; they just want each other dead. Like each somehow recognizes the other as the antithesis (other side of the coin) of the other. Like Joker and Batman.

But then, I knew I wasn't going to like the story from the beginning, simply from an interview with the writer. They were presenting him questions from the forums and one asked about the inclusion of Jubilee. This is pretty much what he said:

"Wolverine is the ultimate hunter. Why would he have some girl in a bright yellow trench coat running around with him?"

The rage I felt at that moment is impossible to describe. But it does illustrate one of the fundamental problems with how people view Wolverine. Putting it simply, many take him too seriously. Logan, like any character specifically MADE to be a bad-***, MUST be taken with a modicum of disrespect for the character. Actually, I'd argue that any character does, but Wolverine's type of character especially. If you take him too seriously, he's only going to come across as shallow, annoying, and little more than a teenage power fantasy.

Of course the most obvious argument to the man's comment is that Wolverine wears BRIGHT YELLOW SPANDEX!!! I MEAN, GEEZ, THESE PEOPLE ARE SUCCESSFUL WRITERS WITH JOBS! I CAN'T BE THIS MUCH SMARTER THAN THEM!!!

*sigh*

Don't ask.

It makes a Wolverine fan, like myself, weep bitterly.

"But the Doctor will be alright if you believe. Do you believe? If you believe, clap your hands. Clap. Don't let the Doctor die! Clap!"

I am going to do bad things to you.

Very VERY bad things.

So alone....

I've always felt bad about the sixth Doctor, as I thought he had a lot of potential. We were switching from Peter Davison, one of the sweetest of the Doctor's incarnations; and ran smack into Colin Baker.

His first episode was unbalanced. The story was pretty standard Who-fare and rather forgettable. But I will ALWAYS remember nearly every line the Doctor said in that episode. Completely insane for almost the first half of the show, he was nearly the polar opposite of Davison. Mean, crass, violent, and sometimes even a bit cowardly.

Sadly this jarring switch in personality didn't initially sit well with the fans and he was quickly toned down to more "Doctor-like" levels. This really took away his edge and kinda neutered the character. Colin Baker may not be a favorite for many people, but I'll always love him for that first appearance; paranoid, gibbering, and nearly murdering his companion.

Well, the first one is actually Rowan Atkinson. He played the doctor (along with a few others) in a comedy short about the Doctor trying to retire and settle down. It's called "The Curse of Fatal Death". Check it out on youtube; freakin' hilarious.

I'm not sure about the second one, but the third is Peter Cushing. He played the Doctor in two American-made movies where the Doctor was a human inventor, not a Time Lord.

That there's a beauty of a croc, but cha got to watch out fer those chompers.

Danger, danger, danger!

Crikey!!

Madness?





THIS.. IS.. ROLEPLAY!!


*kick*

An a lit'le bit uh 'ow's yer fathah.