Guilty of a Crime I Didn't Commit...

I'm not happy with the moderation at tv.com. Several threads have been completely deleted because a few posters went off topic. Many of us, however, stayed on topic and now our work is gone and we've been punished, all because some moderator couldn't be bothered to be more exacting.

So I've taken them to task. Right here, in fact.

If you're a tv.com user and have experienced this sort of problem, feel free to contribute to the discussion. If that doesn't describe you, but you still feel strongly about the issue, by all means, also join in. If you think I'm a prick for doing this, go ahead and post as well... but don't expect me to like you for it.

As always, my tv.com username is magnus4001.

Super-Hero Team-Ups I'd Love to See! (But Probably Never Will)

I was out walking earlier and, somehow, got to thinking about super-hero team-ups that would be great to see, but which we, most likely, will never get. (Yeah, this really IS the sort of thing I think about while out walking. Pity me if you like) So,for your enjoyment, here they are:

Sailor Moon & Batman

Uh oh! Our klutzy, but lovable heroine, Sailor Moon, is in trouble again! This latest monstrous threat has her trapped! Nowhere to go! Nothing to do! How will she ever survive!?

At the last possible moment, something bolts through the air and embeds itself in the ground in front of the villain! Shocked, the monster halts her deadly advance.

Sailor Moon has seen this before. A rose, thrown in a villain's path to mark the arrival of her protector and lover, the ever-reliable Tuxedo Mask!

But wait! That's no rose! It's... a bat-a-rang?!

Yeah. I'd pay to see this.

Magnus, Robot Fighter & Iron Man

A guy who can smash steel with his bare hands and a guy in a metal suit. You want a great super-hero vs. super-hero smackdown? Here ya go!

Captain Marvel (DC/Fawcett), Captain Marvel (Marvel) & Marvelman/Miracleman

Captain Marvel (The Fawcett/DC version) was a young boy who could change into a fully-grown man with superpowers by shouting "Shazam!". Marvelman was a British knock-off of Marvel who was renamed Miracleman for legal reasons when he was brought to North America. Captain Marvel (the Marvel Comics version) was published so that Marvel Comics could hold onto the trademark. He was an alien warrior with several allusions to his predecessor, the Fawcett Marvel. This team-up would be... crazy, to say the least.

The Legion of Super-Heroes & The X-men

They don't call them the Legion for nuthin'. They're freakin' huge! Largest group of heroes around. Combine them with the X-men (and I mean ALL the current X-men. All four teams, including the New X-men. Heck, let's throw in Ultimate while we're at it!) and you'll have the biggest cast ever for a comic! Let's get George Perez to draw it!

The story would include: Cosmic Boy being presented with evidence that Magneto is his father, Saturn Girl having a telepathic love-affair with Cyclops, Chameleon Boy and Mystique masquerading as each other, Charles Xavier being dubbed "Brainiac 6", all the various iterations of Wolverine (one from each X-team, including Ultimate) taking Triplicate Girl on as his/their sidekick(s) and many more!

Daredevil & Sportacus

Two highly acrobatic super-heroes team-up against the Kingpin. To combat the mobster, Daredevil beats the tar out of him, while Sportacus lectures him on good eating habits.

The Thundercats & The WildC.A.T.s

Lion-O: "Thunder!... Thunder!!... Thunder!!!... Thundercats Ho-oooo!!!!"

Grifter: "Okay, buddy, you called and we came. What do you want?"

Lion-O: "Uhhh... who are you guys?"

Spartan: "We're the WildC.A.T.s. Can we help you with anything?"

Lion-O: "No... I don't think so. I was trying to call the THUNDERcats."

Voodoo: "Oops. Well, I guess we better go. Good luck calling those Thunderagents or whatever."

Lion-O: "That's ThunderCATS!"

Maul: "Yeah. Them."

Okay, so the Thundercats aren't technically super-heroes, but I just had to do this one.

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Anyone else out there able to think of any other great (but unlikely) team-ups? Feel free to expand beyond the super-hero remit, if you like. I did.

It's Morphine Time!

Paul O'Brien, out of nowhere, has a need to talk about Power Rangers and how non-sensical their name is.

Shing-A-Ling-A! Off We Zing-A!

Do any of you out there in "No Man's Land" (that's what I'm going to start calling my audience, since I don't seem to have one. Yippee!) know anything about the german book series Hexe Lilli? I've recently been watching the television adaptation (which is, luckily, in english) on TVO and it's got me interested in the source material. Any english language versions of these books exist? Howabout english language fanpages or something?

Harry Potter Needs To Diet

When the first Harry Potter movie came out, I used to joke that I didn't want to see it because I didn't want to watch a movie about a guy who makes pots and doesn't shave. For some reason, anytime I visualised this joke (Sorry, "joke"), it always produced an image of a fat guy. Not sure why. It just seemed to fit.

So, now I call Harry Potter "Big Fat Harry Potter".

Why did I write about this? Well, when you ain't got nothing to write about, even THIS sounds good.

And Now Here's Something We Hope You'll Really Like!

YES!

Birthplace of a Miracle Worker

Y'know, I like Star Trek and Scotty quite a bit, but this is a bit much, ain't it?

Still, I'd rather see embarrassing fannish obsession to snarky jadedness. More upbeat.

Craptacular!

WrestleCrap has just recently updated their page. I don't normally mention stuff like this, but they've been updating fairly rarely lately (once a month), so an occassional reminder to check in isn't a bad thing. On top of that, for any of you who've never been there, it's plenty funny even if you don't like wrestling, so give it a look.

Oh, Happy Day! Two More Comments! Yay! Yay! Yay!

Holy moly cow! I go through a few months of blogging and get one comment (well, actually two. But one of them was from me). Then, just today alone, I get a whopping two more! Any bigtime blogers out there might think "Jeez, what a dork! All excited over two comments," but, for me, this is a big deal.

Thanks Brian and Lew. You've made my day.

You're Looking at Half A Republican!

I am: 51% Republican.

"Congratulations, you're a swing voter. When they say 'Nascar Dad', they mean you. Every Republican ad on the TV set was made just for your viewing pleasure. Don't you feel special?"

Are You A Republican?

I'm insulted. 51% Republican! What did I do to deserve a number that high? Please tell me, so I can undo it. Promptly.

I have to stop playing these online American political game things. They're depressing. Oh. And because I'm Canadian, but surely that can't matter.

Click here if you want want to also see how much of a Moron... I mean, Republican you are. Or get drunk. Same thing (well, drinking might be better for you).

Look At The Mess We Created

There's some serious heavy-thinking going down at Comicbook Resources forums about the history of a few X-men characters and concepts, specifically Jean Grey, Rachel Summers and the Phoenix Force. I've been participating in the discussion and so have some other knowledgeable X-men fans. Check it out... if you dare. It's a headache inducer. You've been warned.

My username there is magnus4001, in case you care.