tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219106691444162656.post1318029003628078096..comments2023-07-22T06:14:43.457-05:00Comments on Trying To Be Clever: This Make My Internal Grew-Up-in-the-80s-Geek Squeemattwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07934926340973044413noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219106691444162656.post-9401553903242491562008-12-22T20:58:00.000-06:002008-12-22T20:58:00.000-06:00I really, really, really liked Superman Returns, a...I really, really, <I>really</I> liked <I>Superman Returns</I>, and Bryan Singer's shot at picking up where <I>Superman II</I> left off (and pretending <I>III</I> and <I>IV</I> never happened). But that said: I could totally get behind a Supes movie featuring the <I>Smallville</I> kids and a smackdown involving Luthor, Darkseid, Parasite and General Zod. Okay, sure: I can see how somebody could screw it up (I saw the AICN reviews of/excerpts from the J.J. Abrams script--what the <I>fuck</I> was Abrams smoking? Carbon monoxide?); but it's a neat concept.<BR/><BR/><I>Thundercats</I>, not so much: I remember them from the '80s, but I was sort of between being too old and not-old-enough for them (I was getting ready to start high school, and I was obsessed with a different kind of p--never mind). But I can dig the enthusiasm.<BR/><BR/>(And if it had what's-her-name from <I>Farscape</I>? Sweeeeeet.)<BR/><BR/>I expect it'll happen sooner or later, the <I>Thundercats</I> movie, I mean. And so will the <I>Superman</I> sequel, tho' it looks like they'll make the mistake of doing a gratuitous reboot simply because <I>Returns</I> wasn't successful "enough," the greedy bastards.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18275812152895151542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219106691444162656.post-39118851296559115062008-12-22T17:00:00.000-06:002008-12-22T17:00:00.000-06:000o0oNathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219106691444162656.post-80238659190874806242008-12-22T15:20:00.000-06:002008-12-22T15:20:00.000-06:00Thundercats was one of the big cartoons of the 80s...Thundercats was one of the big cartoons of the 80s about a race of cat-people whose planet, Thundera, blows up and they fly off and find a new home on Third Earth. <BR/><BR/>The leader, Lion-O, is the youngest of the group, but due to a malfunction or something with his suspension pod during the journey through space his body grew while his mind didn't. So a lot of the episodes have to deal with Lion-O learning how to lead from the other Thundercats who were are sent along to train him. <BR/><BR/>When they get to the planet they find an ancient evil, Mumra, a living mummy guy. There's also the Plundarian mutants, which are different races of anthropomorphic critters that are like space pirates. <BR/><BR/>A lot of the episodes ended with the Thundercats standing around discussing what had happened in their latest adventure, learning a lesson from it, and having a good chuckle. <BR/><BR/>There have been comics coming out the last few years that pick up where the cartoon left off, but are a little darker. <BR/><BR/>[/geeking out]mattwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07934926340973044413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219106691444162656.post-39712267010555200762008-12-22T15:08:00.000-06:002008-12-22T15:08:00.000-06:00I apologize for being a child of the 60's and 70's...I apologize for being a child of the 60's and 70's, but I don't even know what first thing was.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219106691444162656.post-28973825719311495982008-12-22T14:24:00.000-06:002008-12-22T14:24:00.000-06:00But... but I want the Thundercats trailer to be fo...But... but I <EM>want</EM> the Thundercats trailer to be for a real movie!<BR/><BR/>I got both Volume 1 and Volume 2 of Season 1 last Christmas from my daughter. Maybe I'll get both volumes of Season 2 this year. I've been really good.vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16955307244053931069noreply@blogger.com