Ah yes, the Bioshock episode of Batman: The Animated Series.  This was one of my favorites… I thought not-Disney was a fantastic villain, and as a fan of Blade Runner I was tickled by Rossum's return.  (It seems to contradict his previous decision to "grow life, not make it" in His Silicon Soul, though.)

Ah yes, the Bioshock episode of Batman: The Animated Series.  This was one of my favorites… I thought not-Disney was a fantastic villain, and as a fan of Blade Runner I was tickled by Rossum's return.  (It seems to contradict his previous decision to "grow life, not make it" in His Silicon Soul, though.)

Eh, I'm old enough to remember people making the same jokes about the ORIGINAL Tron.

Eh, I'm old enough to remember people making the same jokes about the ORIGINAL Tron.

Nah, The New Adventures of Old Christine would have sucked just as much without her.

Nah, The New Adventures of Old Christine would have sucked just as much without her.

I can't believe people would actually watch this show to entertain themselves.  All three of the judges are bastards, especially Joe Bastianich, who I'd like to punch so hard his mother Lidia would feel it.  It's utterly mystifying to me that people would subject themselves to this kind of abuse, either on MasterChef…

I can't believe people would actually watch this show to entertain themselves.  All three of the judges are bastards, especially Joe Bastianich, who I'd like to punch so hard his mother Lidia would feel it.  It's utterly mystifying to me that people would subject themselves to this kind of abuse, either on MasterChef…

Question: how did a food-obsessed glutton like Lisa Lorraine mistake a box of sleeping gas for a freshly baked pizza?

Question: how did a food-obsessed glutton like Lisa Lorraine mistake a box of sleeping gas for a freshly baked pizza?

But he didn't brainwash him!  He rewrote his DNA, turning him into another Joker!

But he didn't brainwash him!  He rewrote his DNA, turning him into another Joker!

I've thought about how I would reinvent the Joker, and I'd like to see him cast as a sadistic late night talk show host… someone with the slimy obsequiousness of Arsenio Hall, the Machiavellian manipulation and lousy sense of humor of Jay Leno, and the reckless pranks of Bam Margera.  While trying to force a guest to…

I've thought about how I would reinvent the Joker, and I'd like to see him cast as a sadistic late night talk show host… someone with the slimy obsequiousness of Arsenio Hall, the Machiavellian manipulation and lousy sense of humor of Jay Leno, and the reckless pranks of Bam Margera.  While trying to force a guest to…

I went down this road last week.  Believe me, it doesn't go anywhere.

I went down this road last week.  Believe me, it doesn't go anywhere.

What's great is that Batman cuts off the Condiment King in the middle of his rant with a swift punch to the gut.

What's great is that Batman cuts off the Condiment King in the middle of his rant with a swift punch to the gut.

Yeah, this.  Tragic villains are often the most compelling ones, which is why Mr. Freeze quickly became one of the show's most popular characters, and why Baby Doll worked so well in spite of the silliness of that episode.  Even Killer Croc showed some faint trace of vulnerability under that scaly hide in Sideshow.

Yeah, this.  Tragic villains are often the most compelling ones, which is why Mr. Freeze quickly became one of the show's most popular characters, and why Baby Doll worked so well in spite of the silliness of that episode.  Even Killer Croc showed some faint trace of vulnerability under that scaly hide in Sideshow.