New Avengers Clip, Black Widow in Bondage.

Normal? ahhh...then we have problem...

Marvel Studios have announced that they will run 'first-come-first-served' advance screenings in cities around the world for "The Avengers".

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/234...s-in-mid-april

This is pretty AWESOME!

You're a guy - you'll eventually do guy things

I swear, you're like a Misandry Elemental.

I think that's partially because of history. I think the last time to make (deliberately) a comic book "star" was the 80s. The implosion of the 90s heightened risk aversion and the need to protect existing properties, and by the late 90s and 2000s most of the new and creative energy was almost completely diverted into making smaller works less likely to reach enormous audiences.

In any case, there's the more salient issue that a comic book character capable of driving a movie franchise is likely to have had to exist for a long time regardless, because the character must be both popular with younger comic book readers today and be at least known by older movie going audiences many of which are no longer contemporary comic book readers and would only know the character from years ago, barring lightning in a bottle exceptions. And I honestly think they are starting to run out of the obvious choices there.

I like guys - but sometimes they say and do the weirdest things

I personally like to act oblivious and/or stoic in the face of their frustrations and anger just to rile them up. Sometimes, it's important to comment on the least important (and possibly unrelated to their overall issue) things they say just so they know you're actually listening.

It's the passive-aggressive alternative to pulling hair.

I prefer the tried and true method of saying, "Man, your sister looked hot today.". Guaranteed to either get you some quality silent-treatment time or her going to her mother's. Sure, your stuff might end up on the lawn, but small price to pay for the chance to see the vein throbbing in her forehead.

and bouncy, bouncy, bounce.

Or make an appointment. I have reasonable rates...

Boy, Joss Whedon really loves his screenings, doesn't he? I still say he cheated himself out of a fair chunk of box office revenues by over-screening Serenity.