Ex-freaking-actly! The S:TAS Brainiac as voiced by the voice deity Corey Burton is hands-down the best version of Brainiac ever (excluding the LOSH Brainic 5, which doesn't count) and the only one I think of when I think about the character. Of course, that's true of almost EVERY DCAU character, spefically the ones in…

I think Weyoun's instant turnaround reaction to hearing about Giger's work in "immortality" is one of my favorite moments of the whole series. Just the way Jeffery Combs could go from being truly and convincingly menacing towards Jake, Nog, and Giger to sincerly showing jubiliant interest in the "cell entertainment…

Having re-watched a lot of the last two seasons of Futurama during the marathon yesterday, I can't believe how much better most of the new episodes are after giving them a year to sink in. While they still aren't nearly as fresh or fantastic as the show's stellar original run, view things in telelvision history are.…

"Unfortunately, being a more sedate affair means that “Badlands” falls into the trap these episodes usually fall into of being the weaker parts of the season, as once characters on Falling Skies stop shooting at things they start talking. And the longer they talk, the more annoying they get as their conversation moves…

Very true, though few things can top the episode where Victor Fries returns and tries to truly make amends, only to be forced back into his old ways. I also liked how Bane was pretty much the only other original villian we see, and he's nothing more than a withered old shell whose body is completely ravaged from…

I must disagree, especially when weighed against Terry's ENTIRE journtey as Batman that has lead him to this crucial point. Batman and the Joker are eternal, and to the Joker there is ONLY one Batman: Bruce Wayne. He spent his entire criminal life dancing with one partner, and here comes Terry trying to  "cut in". The…

My favorite Conroy/Batman line ever! The conviction and anger in his voice when he's about to (end?) the Joker is just terrifying, and the entire scene is the pinnacle of the DCAU Batman!

Actually, DC comics has been continuing Batman Beyond (and Supmerman/JLU Beyond as well) in the comics, and they kicked it off by FINALLY introducing Dick Grayson, though it turned out to be a pyschotic clone of him disguised as Hush with a bandaged face. It actually kind of bugged me because they had the faux-Grayson…

"I'll break you in two!"

In the books, and in EVERY on screen portrayal of the character, Hannibal Lecter's one main trademark was his slicked back hairstyle. Brian Cox, Anthony Hopkins, and even the guy that played the teenage version of him that kind of looked like Andy Samberg all have him wearing his hair combed straight back, and I…

Other than Game of Thrones, this is the only other show that evokes a visceral reaction that lingers with me for a long time afterwards. Probably my favorite thing so far has been the fairly conservative use of Hannibal in most episodes, which consistently finds "logical" ways to wrap literally everything on the show…

I know, right! I mean, Game of Thrones has been on an epic tear, but Hannibal has also been doing something unprecedented on network television that has left me feeling things for stories and characters in a wholly original and utterly engaging way!

Not only does he need to go NOW, but the dude should have NEVER been hired for this show! I remember the hysterical Rob Riggle being hired, then about mid-season that year Sudekis came on board and the next year Riggle was shit-canned. Since then, Sudekis has LITERALLY BARKED THROUGH EVERY SKETCH NO MATTER WHO HE WAS…

One of my all-time favoite SNL sketches came right after FOX showed "Who Wants to Marry a Millionaire" over a decade ago (wow; it's been THAT long? Holy shit do I feel old!). It was called "Who Wants To Be Groped By An Eleven-Thousandaire?", and it was just what the title would suggest. The best part came at the very…

jordo I'm sure you'll agree that S:TAS is definitely NOT a "bubbly/happy" show the way Double Whammy remembers. While it is definitely lighter in tone than Batman, incredible eps like THe Late Mr. Kent, Apokolyspe Now, and the highlight of the whole series, the finale Legacy which has THE most badass version of…

I should clarify that the Bale-Batman was awesome in the first two Nolan movies, especially the Dark Knight. Unfortunately, the bizzare and despicable decisions he made with where to take the character in TDKR COMPLETELY undid all the hard work of the previous two films and gutted the character of EVERYTHING that…

Damn, you are DEAD ON! I ALWAYS point to these same examples (along with Over the Edge and the scene in the final JLU ep "Destoryer" where Batman dodges Darkseid's Omega Beams), especially the ROTJ flashback as the BEST animated Batman, ever!

And it is this very scene that makes me scared to death that WB will bring back the wimpy, pussified Bale-version of Batman that would rather quit and move to Italy after eight years of moping around Wayne manor! THAT Batman could barely lift his chin, let alone flip Superman over his shoulders!

The entire nightclub scene as a masterpiece, with the shot of Superman walking up behind Batman only to have the mortal throw him halfway across the room was pure fanboy crack! Per usual, Conroy OWNS the voice of Batman like no one else before (just like Hamil and the Joker), and THIS might be him at his apex!

How stupid was Paramont for putting Star Trek out between Iron Man 3 and Memorial Day? If they had done the late March release date that's been so profitable in recent years (at least for stuff people WANT to see and not crap like Jack the Giant Slayer) than Star Trek would have made at least $20 million more than it…