[Remotely Despondent]

After Clone wars last night, I saw an ad for these new Justice league toys, featuring SUPERMAN in an ARMOR SUIT? "WHAT? Superman needs ARMOR?!" I shouted at the screen, and just then it showed Superman's rocket ship. "SUPERMAN NEEDS A ROCKET SHIP?!" maybe I've just not been paying attention, but it was news to me.

[Chefelf]

I wish I'd seen that. What the hell is going on?

[WalrusOfPlastic]

I remember catching the tail end of one cartoon episode where Superman suddenly thought it best to don a kryponite-proof suit in order to do... something... I can't remember what it was but that's irrelevant. I mean, why the devil didn't he just wear that suit all the time? I mean, it's like Achilese not wearing a heel guard. Why the devil not?

[Remotely Despondent]

good point. Once Letterman said "It's better to take a shower in a raincoat than to miss the prom."

[barend]

or highlander. if i was one of those immortal guys i'd get me titanium neckbrace!!!

it's like those new improved starwars toys that came out with the special eddition.
bobbafett with a back mounted power thing with wings and a rocket launcher. didn't his jetpack enable him to fly anyway. and the slightly smaller rocket was easier to carry.

but superman in power armour
how much executive-grade cocain did it take to make that idea sound good.

what's next?
aqua man with scuba gear and submarine?
iron man with a bullet proof vest?
the hulk with brass knuckles and a pogo stick?
spider man with a grapling hook and rope?
wolvarine with freddykruger gloves and a packet of bandaids?
or maybe just something really silly like;
daredevil with night vision googles...

[Despondent]

...the presence of the force

with midichlorians!

[WalrusOfPlastic]

And like Ash replacing his hand with a chainsaw and then replacing the chainsaw with a new hand. I mean, dude, what in heavens name gave him that idea? I don't care how many metal cups he could crush with that thing.

Fictional characters are just so unrealistic.

[Heccubus]

Hey Superman is getting old. Maybe he just can't stand up to bullets or get around like he used to.

[Rory]

I don't think there's any good reason for the immortals in highlander to wear neck guards. I have a few reasons for this.

1. It limits mobility.
2. It makes them mighty conspicous.
3. It rarely helps much.

I shall explain the reasoning behind 3. Most of the time in Highlander, one guy cuts the others head off after he has already been injured. So, for example, he might slash into the other guys torso, disabling him. Then, he would cut his head off, while the guy sort of fell on his knees helpless. A neck guard would just make this ordeal more annoying, but not any harder. Instead, the one guy would have to take off the neck guard while the other guy squirmed around helplessly, and then cut his head off.

[WalrusOfPlastic]

Either that or they'd all quit with the swords and start carrying around those metal cutting hand-saws.

[civilian_number_two]

I figure if I discovered I had the Highlander curse, I'd carry around an Uzi along with my sword. Whenever anyone came to claim my head, I'd gun him down but good. Sure, the bullets wouldn't kill him, but I'd reload often enough so he couldn't feel his arms or legs. Then I'd cut his head off but good.

Sure, I'd be a crap swordfighter, never taking the time to develop any skill, but I'd pretty much have the drop on any of those pompous asses who bothered to take the time for the "So, Highlander, it has come down to you and me ... " speech.

Mike.

PS: Of course, if I had the highlander curse, I'd probably shove the Uzi in my mouth, to spare me being on such an awful tv show. THE FUGITIVE with decapitations. Yawn.

[WalrusOfPlastic]

Not that I'm offended or anything, but Duncan McCloud is my hero. (Right up there with Teddy Rosevelt and Shaq)

[sinister grinner]

to tell the truth, most sequels or remakes of old series or comics or cartoons or whatever, whoever does all these remakes

1. don't do research, and end up doing stupid shit that is contradictory to the older version. (like jason being afraid of water). they just take some dimbulb and tell him to remake something without researching.

2. or they're trying to make us hate the classics by making crappy versions.

[Supes]

2. or they're trying to make us hate the classics by making crappy versions.

I'm voting for number 2. I think it's some sort of conspiracy. Just what sort of conspiracy I haven't worked out yet. But when I come up with a good one I'll let you know.

[barend]

no you paranoid freaks! they just hate US, the viewers!!!