True. Finding an alien of some type would be ideal. ALF as Superman?

But Superman isn't (or at least shouldn't be) relataeable as angsty, barely controlled ball of rage. That is waaaayyyyyy too dark for what is, deep down, a hugely optimistic character. Clark Kent the reporter is relateable because he is a goofy guy who, despite having all these powers, is awkward as all get out.  And…

I don't see Batman as being a distinctly "American" character. Superman is in many ways THE American archetypal hero, what with his being an "immigrant" to the US, and standing (at least back in the day) for truth, justice, and the American way. A more apt comparison would be an American playing someone like James…

Why would you make a Superman movie that has no glasses or mild-mannered reporter?! The biggest problem with Superman stories is making him so overpowered as to be unrelateable. It sounds like they took out any humanizing characteristics at all.

There are still some of the same friendly folks over on the TV Club, but I agree, this rapid turnover has been jarring.

Can we acknowledge the part where Libby treats the Parks and Rec characters as if they were real people?

@avclub-2a6ac9e5324952e36b40237cf2fcdad8:disqus This is exactly what I meant. Netflix is running close to losing me as a customer, and probably will after I watch AD.

Except in Netflix's case they're making a concerted effort to produce original programming and have essentially started a policy of shedding non-original material to make room.

Too bad they only have like one season of everything.

Agreed on the troubling racial politics of some of QT's movies, although I got a sense during Django Unchained (maybe just me wanting to forgive Tarantino for all the slurs on some level) that this movie was his response to that criticism.

Bullshit!!! Have you ever NOT looked at the Goodyear blimp?! And not that stupid metlife blimp (everyone would ignore that) I'm talking about the real deal.

There are definitely issues Lee could have with the film (although I did enjoy it immensely), but the problem is he hasn't even seen the movie and says he won't see it, thus opening himself to the backlash.

I really enjoyed last week's Hang Up and Listen takedown of this documentary, which seriously questioned its journalistic ethics. I was hoping to hear a little more of that in this review.

I really enjoyed last week's Hang Up and Listen takedown of this documentary, which seriously questioned its journalistic ethics. I was hoping to hear a little more of that in this review.

I highly doubt it will look as dated 20 years from now. I mean Mad Men is an all-time great series, and Bryan Cranston is giving arguably the best performance in TV history. The Emmy's have gotten many things wrong (Jim Parsons over Carrell) but in terms of the big drama awards it has been doing a great job the past…

I highly doubt it will look as dated 20 years from now. I mean Mad Men is an all-time great series, and Bryan Cranston is giving arguably the best performance in TV history. The Emmy's have gotten many things wrong (Jim Parsons over Carrell) but in terms of the big drama awards it has been doing a great job the past…

Yeah I'm definitely in the camp that thinks Jake is useful as a character, but I'd say a character like Nog or even Rom (so I've got a thing for non-standard Ferengis, sue me) is more deserving of a place in opening credits than Jake. Although I guess this all just comes down to credit listings so its not really an…

Yeah I'm definitely in the camp that thinks Jake is useful as a character, but I'd say a character like Nog or even Rom (so I've got a thing for non-standard Ferengis, sue me) is more deserving of a place in opening credits than Jake. Although I guess this all just comes down to credit listings so its not really an…

@Meander061:disqus Agreed totally on the glut of stand alone episodes in Season 7. While I appreciate that DS9 isn't a full on serialized show with no stand alone episodes, by the time the final season came around there were enough loose ends that more serialization throughout the season, and not only in the final…

@Meander061:disqus Agreed totally on the glut of stand alone episodes in Season 7. While I appreciate that DS9 isn't a full on serialized show with no stand alone episodes, by the time the final season came around there were enough loose ends that more serialization throughout the season, and not only in the final…