Pandering to what?

Do you think the the number of people who feel that way is really that high? Or do you think some portion of comics fans don't see Johnny's whiteness as a crucial, sacrosanct cornerstone of his character and will be happy as long as he's a swaggering hotshot who can light himself on fire?

Johnny Storm isn't iconic either. Almost everyone in the Western world can identify characters like Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and Hulk on sight, and even tell you a few things about them. The Human Torch? Less recognizable than an Angry Bird.

Batman Begins is fun.

Thing is, it's double crackpot, and that's too much to take in one hit.

Tucci!

Yeah, it seems like Dave's respect is not an easy thing to earn, so there's something special about seeing him open up with guests he holds in high regard, kinda like watching the Grinch's heart grow three sizes. I'd add Norm, Regis, Bill Murray and Gillian Anderson to your list.

The best thing about that one was you could full-on impale people with your sword and they'd just keep on fighting with a huge blade stuck in their gut while slowly bleeding out. Somehow that felt like one of the most viscerally violent things the series ever did.

I also preferred the gameplay engine of the first four to all the newer ones. It was more mechanical and all the characters played basically the same, but it had a satisfying rock-paper-scissors rhythm and fluidity to it. The new ones feel stilted and stiff by comparison. With HD remakes being all the rage, I'd love…

"She's adopted."

I know he's already done plenty of action stuff, but Russell Crowe is prime for a Taken/John Wick clone. He's at his best as an aggressive brute and I want to see him unleash some righteous fury on the goons who killed his wife or whatever.

I'm not sure if the purpose of an IMDB listing in an actor's filmography is to indicate that "it’s some great thing that you wanted to do". I think it's more "some thing you did".

Throw in Tom Sizemore and you've got a deal.

I couldn't buy the bees as a threat to Barry. It just seemed like he'd be able to deal with them easily at any point by grabbing a couple of hard objects and spinning around super fast smashing the shit out of them. Or just mess up their circuitry with the resulting tornado effect.

100% with you on Iris. No couple in the history of the world has ever told each other everything. Relationships would cease to exist if people did that. "Hey honey, in the interest of full disclosure, last week I dealt with a rape victim who'd been stabbed six times and her intestines were leaking out all over the…

You might be right. Avengers 3 Part 2 is due out in 2019, and that might be the saturation point. That's if it finally goes all the way and throws in all the Avengers, plus Spidey, the Guardians, Dr. Strange, Panther, the Inhumans, Daredevil, Captain Marvel etc, all teamed up for the big epic showdown against Thanos…

It's almost certainly going to be the third most profitable movie of all time. The fad's got at least another decade in it, I'd say.

I'm in the middle of that process now. A few years ago I'd have been drooling over this, but now it's just like "Eh, I guess I'll catch it on VOD sometime". Even knowing Spider-Man is going to show up in one of these movies doesn't provoke any nerdboners. I admire the ambition and the crazy success of the shared…

But look! It's a character I recognise from an 80's cartoon! And if that's not funny enough by itself, the character is dealing with a modern, real-world issue! But wait, here comes the punchline: Violence!

It's not a great show, though. It's boring and awkward.