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*explodes into red and gray orbs*

But Donaghy works a cushy desk job, is rich, and is married with a kid.  He's no doubt gone soft, no matter how in shape he once was.  He'd need plenty of time with a personal trainer to get back in shape enough to win a fight.

The worst part is that (show creator) Greg Weisman has stated in interviews that he loves the "Hello, Megan" gag and that it's not going anywhere.  So no matter how good the rest of the show may get, you/we're just gonna have to deal with it.

Oh, definitely.  Like I said, the show has promise, and has definitely been improving as of late, but it has a long way to go before it can overcome it's rocky start.

It helps that the series is just dull.  The action isn't enough to make up for the characters' personalities ranging from annoying to nonexistent. Recent episodes have shown that it's finally picking up, but still… show's rough, man.  Damn pretty animation though.

Green, Blue, and Violet are good, although Violet's a little crazy, since the ring basically takes over their wielder's minds (sidebar: Red rings are supposed to do that, in fact the Red Lanterns are pretty much blood-spouting rage machines with no free will but judging by this show's premiere, I guess they don't do

Really?  I didn't even like Check It Out that much.  TGTTM was admittedly pretty great, though.

Bonus hipster drinking game: do a shot every time you can get a song last.fm doesn't have tracks for because "you probably haven't heard of them".

edit: oops I'm dumb and clicked the wrong button.

Well, GL rings are frequently called "the most powerful weapons in the universe" and not without just cause.  A weapon of near-infinite power that's only limitations are the user's willpower and imagination?  Yeah, I'd say it has the power, and John knows it.  "Willing the planet's destruction" doesn't really apply in

Best JL episode?  Either "Hereafter" or "Starcrossed" (if that one counts)

This was always one of my least favorite episodes of Justice League.  Of course, everybody tends to chide the first season for being the weakest, but this one is (probably) the worst of the lot.  The moping:action ratio is way too tilted towards moping in between John and J'onn.  The last fight scene is cool, and

I think a lot has to do with the typical "power creep/seep" of comics.  Superman is a god in a Superman comic, Batman is a guy with gadgets in a Batman comic.  Put em together in Justice League though, and Batman becomes a lot stronger, and Superman gets a lot less super to make Bats look good.  Justice League came

Justice League Batman has the classic "power creep" that you tend to see in comic books, really, which I love.  Batman is normally against threats that a man could defeat.  Once he starts teaming up with Supes, though, suddenly his kung-fu gets even faster, his IQ jumps a few points, and he's incredibly capable. 
Compa

Please, it'd go more like

Rorschach is a rip-off of Question, albeit with a tweaked (read: insane) personality.  DCAU Question was, in turn, more of a kid-friendly/sane Rorschach.

On TNG it was to prove how TOTALLY BADASS the villain/threat of the episode is because "Oh man, they can beat up Worf!", but on Studio 60, there is no bigger threat.  Matthew Perry is the best (read: worst) and will never be defeated.

It is, but if you compare Season 6 to Season 1, it is a flop.  By season 6, the only people tuning in were diehards.  During seasons 1, 2, and (debatably) 3, Lost had America enraptured.  People of all ages ate that shit up and it was watercooler talk a la Seinfeld.  The only watercooler talk around season 6 was done

Seconded.  My God, watching the buildup to that game's release and then the consequential backlash is fantastic.