I've had a few conversations recently about future Batman movies and the possible villains that may be used and who would play each one. I can't decide which villains I want to step forth first. I like the idea of a Harley Quinn, but it would seem perhaps repetitive of the Joker. The same could end up happening with The Riddler. So if you want a for certain different feel, distinguishable quirkiness, you'd probably go with Penguin, Catwoman or the unknown to the general public Hugo Strange, who they could possibly use Coleman Reese as (because he knows Batman's identity and wants to steal it...you never know).
There have been three prevalent rumors out there about three major villains being already cast. One is Johnny Depp as the Riddler, which would be fine, but well, it wouldn't be anything new. It would be a type cast. Part of the reason Heath Ledger was so good as the Joker is because you could not see Heath Ledger behind the Joker. I think you'd see Depp inside of the Riddler from a mile away. Another, which I am a fan of is Phillip Seymour Hoffman as the Penguin. I think that would actually be pretty sweet. He's not well known for being a completely insane villain in action movies. The other however, makes me want to puke...Cher as Catwoman. Now I'm sorry, but what has Cher ever been in? The answer Moonstruck, 22 years ago. I'm sorry this woman is not a good actress and is not even a good singer. Casting her as Catwoman would seriously make me consider never seeing the movie unless she dies in the first 10 minutes.
But onto the list:
The Riddler
Good Possibilities:
Michael Emerson (Ben from Lost)
Michael Emerson probably portrays the single greatest bad guy I've ever seen. I think he'd be fantastic and he really needs to be introduced to the entirety of the world.
Alan Tudyk (Wash from Firefly)
He is a very talented actor and could do things with this role that nobody would see coming.
Rainn Wilson (Dwight from The Office)
That would just make me laugh instantaneously.
Who not to use:
Johnny Depp (see above)
Jim Carey (duh)
Robin Williams (I think he actually turned down the first Riddler job.)
Penguin
Good possibilites:
Phillip Seymour Hoffman
I think he'd do a fine job, interested to see where that goes.
Michael Emerson
Again, just a great bad guy.
Andy Serkis (the voice of Gollum from Lord of the Rings)
Seriously, can you imagine his vocal talents behind Penguin. It'd be sweet.
Who not to use:
I don't have any real stern warnings here.
Catwoman
Good possibilities:
Morena Baccarin (Inara from Firefly)
I'm not sure how agile she is these days, but I think she could handle it and she has a very nice seductive quality. The problem is, I'd rather see Catwoman and Batman have positively no sexual encounters just because it has been so overdone.
Evangeline Lily (Kate from Lost)
She would have the athleticism, but I'm not sure she has the range to be as evil as she needs to be.
Who not to use:
Cher, duh.
Nicole Kidman, duh.
Harley Quinn
Good possibilities:
Kristen Bell (Veronica Mars, Forgetting Sarah Marshal)
If you've ever watched Deadwood, there are a few episodes with Kristen Bell where she plays a fairly evil role and she does a fantastic job. I think she could pull off the insanity and heartlessness behind Harley Quinn.
Christina Hendricks (Saffron from Firefly)
She probably would never be able to pull off a solid big screen performance of this magnitude, but she has many psychotic looks down to a science.
Who not to use:
Helena Bonham Carter
At first glance you are tempted to. She'd certainly fit the profile, but let's be honest, chances are, despite any of my bickering, the Riddler is going to be Johnny Depp. Do we need another Depp-Carter psychotic movie? I think this new Batman series is too good for that, even though I love Helena Bonham Carter.
Poison Ivy
Good possibilities:
Rebecca Mader (Charlotte on Lost)
The red hair helps, but she's a talented actress who would look quite good alongside Kristen Bell (Harley and Poison Ivy are best friends).
Alyson Hannigan (Buffy, American Pie)
She's been typecast far too long as the quirky, semi-innocent girl. I think there is evil somewhere in there.
Who not to use:
Uma Thurman (yikes)
Molly Ringwald
Nicole Kidman
Drew Barrymore
Lindsay Lohan
Anarky (a young anarchist in the comics, starts at age 12)
While I'm not sure anybody could truly handle what it would take to play this role at age 12, here are some
Good possibilities:
Malcolm David Kelley (Walt from Lost)
If this were a few years ago I'd say absolutely, but he's now 16, time is running out to use him before he's 8 feet tall.
Nathan Gamble (Commissioner Gordon's son in The Dark Knight)
Already being in the series, it would be an interesting twist to have Gordon's son run away on him and become such a crazed villain. In the comics, Batman does typically considered Anarky a force for good. I think it would be a solid move.
I think that is enough for now. Perhaps more will follow as I study up on the villains a bit more.
Can you tell I like Lost and Firefly?
Friday, February 20, 2009
Saturday, August 09, 2008
Brett Favre/New York Jets Poll
Vote on how well the New York Jets will do on the latest Matt and Andy podcast poll here: http://www.polldaddy.com/p/846095/
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Why the Seinfeld Finale was Good
The Seinfeld Finale episode aired when I was in 8th grade. I remember watching, and I can say that it was more than likely the only episode of Seinfeld I watched in its entirety on its debut date. My parents didn't like the show, so I didn't grow up with it, and the buzz about the finale was absolutely unavoidable. I remember watching it and being confused, but laughing quite a bit. Then the media just bombarded the show with disappointing reviews and I was quite surprised. It has been just over 10 years since that finale episode aired and I can say that I officially have now seen every single episode in its entirety (thank you TV on DVD). And after watching the finale again, I think I can give a better review of that show that I could as an 8th grade kid.
People complained that the show was a clip show finale, after the show previous was another clip show. This is a fair assessment. Nobody at that time (to my knowledge) had done a two-hour long finale episode. This would have been ideal for the show. Showing the first hour of the trial (with a few clips here or there) then showing the final hour with nothing but hilarious clips all over would have really made me smile. It would have showcased nine years of pure genius more effectively and would have ended on more of a high note than the actual finale did.
But when all was said and done, the Seinfeld finale did something that no other show could do that was very true to its form. It interwove the storylines of so many people all together for one episode. There are two main reasons Seinfeld itself is the best ever, one...it's the funniest, two, the interweaving of characters throughout one singular 22 minute episode.
Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld took that principle and adapted it to fit all 90 hours of the shows previous story lines. These truly were dispicable people by all normal standards of human living, and showcasing all that they had done for the past nine years was done brilliantly. There are nearly 14 minutes of deleted scenes on the DVD for the finale. Some of those scenes are hilarious interactions between characters that never had a chance to meet before. Peterman and Puddy, Uncle Leo and Kramer's Mom, Mickey and Bania. It is most unfortunate those scenes had to get cut because they were great.
But I think the reason why most people were angry at the time is because they didn't know what was going on and they couldn't. Honestly. If those show was delayed 10 years in the history of technology. Everybody and their mother would have had the show on DVD when the finale came out. Nobody would have missed anything. They'd be watching the shows on the web and all caught up on everything that had ever happened. That was not possible in 1998. The final season came out within the last year, it just wasn't possible for people to know who everyone was. They were inevitably going to be confused and unappreciatory of the genius that was at work.
The most clever thing was the final lines of dialogue between Jerry and George about the second button on a button up shirt. It was from a conversation they'd had in the pilot episode way back in 1989. How many people could have possibly caught the genius of those lines at the time. No wonder they were disappointed, they didn't know what it was about.
Truly, Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld created a show that was absolutely brilliant and a finale that was nostalgic and unexpected. It was completely a true fan's finale and any of those 90 million pepole who tuned in who hadn't watched the show from beginning to end, were not going to get it, much like me 10 years ago. But now, as people can watch all of the episodes in all their glory, they can perhaps see why the Finale was indeed a good show.
People complained that the show was a clip show finale, after the show previous was another clip show. This is a fair assessment. Nobody at that time (to my knowledge) had done a two-hour long finale episode. This would have been ideal for the show. Showing the first hour of the trial (with a few clips here or there) then showing the final hour with nothing but hilarious clips all over would have really made me smile. It would have showcased nine years of pure genius more effectively and would have ended on more of a high note than the actual finale did.
But when all was said and done, the Seinfeld finale did something that no other show could do that was very true to its form. It interwove the storylines of so many people all together for one episode. There are two main reasons Seinfeld itself is the best ever, one...it's the funniest, two, the interweaving of characters throughout one singular 22 minute episode.
Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld took that principle and adapted it to fit all 90 hours of the shows previous story lines. These truly were dispicable people by all normal standards of human living, and showcasing all that they had done for the past nine years was done brilliantly. There are nearly 14 minutes of deleted scenes on the DVD for the finale. Some of those scenes are hilarious interactions between characters that never had a chance to meet before. Peterman and Puddy, Uncle Leo and Kramer's Mom, Mickey and Bania. It is most unfortunate those scenes had to get cut because they were great.
But I think the reason why most people were angry at the time is because they didn't know what was going on and they couldn't. Honestly. If those show was delayed 10 years in the history of technology. Everybody and their mother would have had the show on DVD when the finale came out. Nobody would have missed anything. They'd be watching the shows on the web and all caught up on everything that had ever happened. That was not possible in 1998. The final season came out within the last year, it just wasn't possible for people to know who everyone was. They were inevitably going to be confused and unappreciatory of the genius that was at work.
The most clever thing was the final lines of dialogue between Jerry and George about the second button on a button up shirt. It was from a conversation they'd had in the pilot episode way back in 1989. How many people could have possibly caught the genius of those lines at the time. No wonder they were disappointed, they didn't know what it was about.
Truly, Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld created a show that was absolutely brilliant and a finale that was nostalgic and unexpected. It was completely a true fan's finale and any of those 90 million pepole who tuned in who hadn't watched the show from beginning to end, were not going to get it, much like me 10 years ago. But now, as people can watch all of the episodes in all their glory, they can perhaps see why the Finale was indeed a good show.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Al Gore Hopes to Help Jupiter with Global Warming Problem
It was recently discovered the Jupiter now has three raging "Red Spots." Scientists believe the initial spot, the "Great Red Spot" if you will, is a massive hurricane-like storm that has been brewing for perhaps more than 350 years. It is three-times the width of the earth and the largest storm in the galaxy, not counting the perhaps mythical "Hurricane Ditka."
Some scientists believe that these other two spots of red are due to Jupiter's Global warming problem. More heat means more wind and more wind means giant red hurricane spot.
Al Gore announced earlier this week that he intends to travel to Jupiter by the end of the year.
"If we as Earthlings cannot stop global warming, how can we expect the Jupiterians, who probably don't even know that it is getting hotter there to stop it. I mean, there's no way they get the Internet, which I invented, up there," said Gore.
When asked how he would prevent global warming on Jupiter, Gore responded, "Well it is obvious to me that we are not dealing with greenhouse gasses here, the Jupiterians must have a huge dependences on forms of redhouse gas, hence the redness of the spots."
Gore continued, "People should really take a lesson from Jupiter, if we don't stop the use of greenhouse gasses, there will be a giant hurricane hovering over us, and it will be green."
This immediately prompted Gore and fellow environmentalists to stop "Going Green" and start "Going Clear."
More to come on this interesting development.
Some scientists believe that these other two spots of red are due to Jupiter's Global warming problem. More heat means more wind and more wind means giant red hurricane spot.
Al Gore announced earlier this week that he intends to travel to Jupiter by the end of the year.
"If we as Earthlings cannot stop global warming, how can we expect the Jupiterians, who probably don't even know that it is getting hotter there to stop it. I mean, there's no way they get the Internet, which I invented, up there," said Gore.
When asked how he would prevent global warming on Jupiter, Gore responded, "Well it is obvious to me that we are not dealing with greenhouse gasses here, the Jupiterians must have a huge dependences on forms of redhouse gas, hence the redness of the spots."
Gore continued, "People should really take a lesson from Jupiter, if we don't stop the use of greenhouse gasses, there will be a giant hurricane hovering over us, and it will be green."
This immediately prompted Gore and fellow environmentalists to stop "Going Green" and start "Going Clear."
More to come on this interesting development.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Bumper Stickers Deserve Fines
I cannot tell you how annoyed I am by people who have bumper stickers on their cars that are so absolutely outdated. The most obvious example of this are the Kerry/Edwards '04 or the "W" stickers for Bush/Cheney. Give me a break!. The election was almost four years ago, at least get an Obama, Hillary, or McCain sticker for crying out loud.
I believe that the police should fine people for having expired bumper stickers, just like they fine people for having expired license tabs. It is disgraceful.
I say $50 fine for an offense less than a year old. $100 for more than two years old, and doubled for each year from there on up. These jokers will soon be owing $400 bucks. I think that'd be a great way to help our struggling economy. Taking money away from idiots who don't know what election is coming up and giving it to the general public. Well not really, but I still think the fines are necessary.
As I posed this to my wife earlier, she said "What about those Wellstone bumper stickers?"
For those of you not from Minnesota, Paul Wellstone was a US Senator from Minnesota who died in a plane crash in 2002.
Those are honoring a dead person (at least I hope they are), and I'm not about to fine somebody for that.
Oh, and these "My Child is an Honor Student at any school USA." No thanks. Those things should have a month and a year on them and the moment your kid graduates or moves on to another school or fails a class and isn't an Honor Student anymore, you should be forced to remove it.
I believe that the police should fine people for having expired bumper stickers, just like they fine people for having expired license tabs. It is disgraceful.
I say $50 fine for an offense less than a year old. $100 for more than two years old, and doubled for each year from there on up. These jokers will soon be owing $400 bucks. I think that'd be a great way to help our struggling economy. Taking money away from idiots who don't know what election is coming up and giving it to the general public. Well not really, but I still think the fines are necessary.
As I posed this to my wife earlier, she said "What about those Wellstone bumper stickers?"
For those of you not from Minnesota, Paul Wellstone was a US Senator from Minnesota who died in a plane crash in 2002.
Those are honoring a dead person (at least I hope they are), and I'm not about to fine somebody for that.
Oh, and these "My Child is an Honor Student at any school USA." No thanks. Those things should have a month and a year on them and the moment your kid graduates or moves on to another school or fails a class and isn't an Honor Student anymore, you should be forced to remove it.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Rating the Jedi Masters
After recently watching all six Star Wars movies, I got into a debate with my wife as to who was the most powerful Jedi Master or Sith Lord. We disagreed and I found that I was undoubtedly choosing a very unusual winner. I do not have much experience with Star Wars other than watching the movies and listening to nerds, so if there is somebody from a fan-fiction book or whatever, I don't care. I'm only using people who actually make appearances in the six movies.
So without further ado, here is who I believe are the most powerful Jedi Masters or Sith Lords.
10. Luke Skywalker
What a whiney punk. Luke doesn't really complete training and so can't be nearly as good as most Jedi from the previous age. I don't care how strong the force is with him. He was not strong with the force.
9. Ki-Adi Mundi
He's the old guy with the giant head that sits usually on Yoda's right side. He's only on here because everybody else possible sucks.
8. Qui-Gon Jinn
I like Qui-Gon, but he only had two viewable fights with a Sith Lord (Darth Maul) and he first ran and then got his butt beat.
7. Darth Maul
So he killed Qui-Gon, but it only took Obi Wan 20 seconds to kill him after Qui-Gon was out of commission.
6. Darth Tyranus/Count Dooku
Dooku is interesting. He defeats Obi Wan and an idiot Anakin, but then loses to Anakin later. He's pretty great to have survived Yoda though.
5. Darth Vader/Anakin Skywalker
Another anomaly, he loses to Dooku then defeats Dooku, saves Obi Wan's skin again and again, but gets massacred by him at the end of Episode III, then mercy kills him in Episode IV. Then kills the Sidious when all is said and done. Whatever.
4. Obi Wan Kenobi
He defeated Anakin in the most important battle, that's why he's above him, though Dooku handled him pretty well. And Yoda says that Obi Wan can't handle Sidious.
3. Darth Sidious
He's pretty tough, a draw with Yoda and killing lots of Jedi when Windu comes to arrest him, but Windu had him. Windu won the fight. Windu should have killed him. Only a meddling Anakin stops Windu from destroying him.
2. Yoda
Yoda is the only one that never really loses in any way shape or form. He has draws with lots of people, but we never really see him kill anyone either. Hmm.
1. Mace Windu
Yeah, I know, comment away, but a few things make Windu top the list.
a. The line from Anakin about Obi Wan "He's as wise as Master Yoda, and as powerful as Master Windu" the order might be backwards, but it seems Windu was known to the Jedi as the most powerful.
b. He defeats Darth Sidious. Yes Anakin interferes, but in a fair fight, Windu wins. That's a #1 cause for sure. Yoda couldn't do that.
c. Out of my element a bit, but if you've ever scene Clone Wars (the cartoon network production) Windu has a great scene where he just destroys thousands of drones. It is amazing.
d. Samuel L. Jackson. I know this shouldn't matter, but just the overall gloriousness brought to the character is enhanced greatly by Jackson's presence and physique.
So without further ado, here is who I believe are the most powerful Jedi Masters or Sith Lords.
10. Luke Skywalker
What a whiney punk. Luke doesn't really complete training and so can't be nearly as good as most Jedi from the previous age. I don't care how strong the force is with him. He was not strong with the force.
9. Ki-Adi Mundi
He's the old guy with the giant head that sits usually on Yoda's right side. He's only on here because everybody else possible sucks.
8. Qui-Gon Jinn
I like Qui-Gon, but he only had two viewable fights with a Sith Lord (Darth Maul) and he first ran and then got his butt beat.
7. Darth Maul
So he killed Qui-Gon, but it only took Obi Wan 20 seconds to kill him after Qui-Gon was out of commission.
6. Darth Tyranus/Count Dooku
Dooku is interesting. He defeats Obi Wan and an idiot Anakin, but then loses to Anakin later. He's pretty great to have survived Yoda though.
5. Darth Vader/Anakin Skywalker
Another anomaly, he loses to Dooku then defeats Dooku, saves Obi Wan's skin again and again, but gets massacred by him at the end of Episode III, then mercy kills him in Episode IV. Then kills the Sidious when all is said and done. Whatever.
4. Obi Wan Kenobi
He defeated Anakin in the most important battle, that's why he's above him, though Dooku handled him pretty well. And Yoda says that Obi Wan can't handle Sidious.
3. Darth Sidious
He's pretty tough, a draw with Yoda and killing lots of Jedi when Windu comes to arrest him, but Windu had him. Windu won the fight. Windu should have killed him. Only a meddling Anakin stops Windu from destroying him.
2. Yoda
Yoda is the only one that never really loses in any way shape or form. He has draws with lots of people, but we never really see him kill anyone either. Hmm.
1. Mace Windu
Yeah, I know, comment away, but a few things make Windu top the list.
a. The line from Anakin about Obi Wan "He's as wise as Master Yoda, and as powerful as Master Windu" the order might be backwards, but it seems Windu was known to the Jedi as the most powerful.
b. He defeats Darth Sidious. Yes Anakin interferes, but in a fair fight, Windu wins. That's a #1 cause for sure. Yoda couldn't do that.
c. Out of my element a bit, but if you've ever scene Clone Wars (the cartoon network production) Windu has a great scene where he just destroys thousands of drones. It is amazing.
d. Samuel L. Jackson. I know this shouldn't matter, but just the overall gloriousness brought to the character is enhanced greatly by Jackson's presence and physique.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
FreeCreditReport.com = SCAM!
As you meander out into the world from college or whatever, getting your first job, first credit card perhaps, trying to payoff school loans, maybe getting a car loan or even a home loan, you may wonder what your credit score is.
Well, that's all fine and good. I know I was curious, and I found out, but it cost me 14.95 from "Free" credit report dot com.
It always bothers me when companies that actually have intriguing commercials turn out to be scam artists charging you for something they claim as free. All they're actually doing is monitoring your credit and well, who really needs to have their credit monitored every month. I'd vastly prefer a flat fee and call it quits, I can recheck on my own in another year or two if I really want.
So take it from me who will be down a case of beer because of this crooked "free" website: Don't fall for the hype!
Well, that's all fine and good. I know I was curious, and I found out, but it cost me 14.95 from "Free" credit report dot com.
It always bothers me when companies that actually have intriguing commercials turn out to be scam artists charging you for something they claim as free. All they're actually doing is monitoring your credit and well, who really needs to have their credit monitored every month. I'd vastly prefer a flat fee and call it quits, I can recheck on my own in another year or two if I really want.
So take it from me who will be down a case of beer because of this crooked "free" website: Don't fall for the hype!
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