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    Image of Makidian Makidian
    11/11/09

    In reply to Guillermo del Toro's Monstrous Hobbit Cameo, A New Doctor Who Alien, And Captain Marvel's Edgy Script
    I think Heroes should get one more season if they start actively killing off annoying characters so the plots stay interesting. #shazam
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    Image of Jeremy Tapsell Jeremy Tapsell
    11/11/09

    In reply to Guillermo del Toro's Monstrous Hobbit Cameo, A New Doctor Who Alien, And Captain Marvel's Edgy Script
    Ryan Reynolds wouldn't be perfect as Captan Marvel! What is he blind??? #shazam
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    Image of Atomictao Atomictao
    11/11/09

    In reply to Guillermo del Toro's Monstrous Hobbit Cameo, A New Doctor Who Alien, And Captain Marvel's Edgy Script
    An edgy Shazam movie? Gah.

    Jason Statham is Captain Marvel in "Shazam: Captain Marvel Kicks a Guy" #shazam
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    Image of AshThePirate AshThePirate
    11/11/09

    In reply to Guillermo del Toro's Monstrous Hobbit Cameo, A New Doctor Who Alien, And Captain Marvel's Edgy Script
    ""Summer Glau's character has an unsurprising tendency to speak in riddles, but she will make one shocking direct statement, and it will bring us closer to the origin story of one of the show's most important characters""

    Didn't Joss say she was supposed to be a completely different character to Summer to play? Not River/Cameron 3.0? #shazam
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    Image of Burke Burke
    11/11/09

    @AshThePirate: Yes she's different. She's speaking in riddles, as opposed to speaking in puzzles. See?????

    #morningspoilers
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    AshThePirate promoted this comment Burke was starred Burke was unstarred
    Image of AshThePirate AshThePirate
    11/11/09

    @Burke: Hah!

    Such a stretch *eyeroll* #shazam
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    Image of Belabras: now with Kung Fu grip! Belabras: now with Kung Fu grip!
    11/11/09

    In reply to Guillermo del Toro's Monstrous Hobbit Cameo, A New Doctor Who Alien, And Captain Marvel's Edgy Script
    Del Toro - one of the trolls maybe? #shazam
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    Image of Lightice Lightice
    11/11/09

    @Belabras ate my dingo!: That wouldn't be just a quick cameo, but a serious part, and they're almost certainly going to be a mixture of animatronics and CGI, in any case. No, I think he'll be one of the goblins in the lair of the Great Goblin - perhaps the one who explains how they found the dwarves at their gate. #shazam
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    Image of Althestane Althestane
    11/11/09

    @Belabras ate my dingo!: There's also a whole slew of soldiers he could be since there's that war at the end... "says he'll have a line or two, and die quickly." Seems to fit the bill. #shazam
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    Image of J_Frank_Parnell J_Frank_Parnell
    11/11/09

    In reply to Guillermo del Toro's Monstrous Hobbit Cameo, A New Doctor Who Alien, And Captain Marvel's Edgy Script
    I can't wait to see how del Toro depicts Smaug! #shazam
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    Image of RandomFrequentFlierDent RandomFrequentFlierDent
    11/11/09

    In reply to Guillermo del Toro's Monstrous Hobbit Cameo, A New Doctor Who Alien, And Captain Marvel's Edgy Script
    I can't wait to see Smaug. I spent a lot of time in grade 3 (my teacher was awesome and read The Hobbit out loud to us, a great way to get kids into reading - almost every one of my classmates went on to read The Lord of the Rings) trying to draw him with little success.

    I really hate everything I read about the new love interests for Chuck and Sarah. It just seems so wrong considering the direction things were going at the end of season two. Still, I'll be patient and give it a chance. And as long as I get my weekly dose of Casey I won't be going anywhere.

    As for V - it has promise (at least it has driven me away with boredom a la SGU), but is anyone else finding the dialogue really, really cringe worthy awful at points? There are times when I feel embarrassed for the actors. #shazam
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    Image of NerD: Blattella NerD: Blattella
    11/11/09

    @RandomFrequentFlierDent: My view of Smaug is still the classic illustration view in my book.

    I actually drew him in 7th grade for a shoebox diorama. man that think was cool. #shazam
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    Image of icy_one icy_one
    11/11/09

    In reply to Guillermo del Toro's Monstrous Hobbit Cameo, A New Doctor Who Alien, And Captain Marvel's Edgy Script
    Look, Hollywood, I love Ryan Reynolds as much as any straight dude can, but he is not meant for every superhero movie out there. I'm sure the reason Whedon got the boot from Wonder Woman is Warner Brothers wanted to hire Reynolds for the part. #shazam
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    Image of Burke Burke
    11/11/09

    @icy_one: Oooooh I can just see SNL having a field day with that idea if Reynolds ever hosts. #shazam
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    icy_one promoted this comment Burke was starred Burke was unstarred
    Image of dethklokso dethklokso
    11/11/09

    @icy_one: agreed, it seems since he gave a semi-decent performance as Deadpool, the whole world thinks he should play every single super hero ever conceived. at the end of the day he's really not that good an actor. #shazam
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    Image of icy_one icy_one
    11/11/09

    @dethklokso: You shut your mouth, sir. #shazam
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    Image of dethklokso dethklokso
    11/11/09

    @icy_one: when was the last time you left a theater saying "My god, what a brilliant well defined character that Ryan Reynolds portrayed." and if you say wolverine or smokin' aces i'll cut you. #shazam
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    Image of icy_one icy_one
    11/11/09

    @dethklokso: Just because Ryan Reynolds hasn't been in a good movie doesn't mean he's not a good actor. He has great comedic delivery and nothing else matters. #shazam
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    Image of Smeagol92055 Smeagol92055
    11/11/09

    @dethklokso: I thought he was brilliant in The Nines and I really dug his performance as Hannibal King in Balde 3. In my opinion, he was the one saving grace of Blade 3. #shazam
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    Image of adoringava adoringava
    11/11/09

    @icy_one: let us not forget the most important aspect of his acting-the fact he is a hotty mchotpants. he gets a smash rating of 'into next week' he is just too good looking. #shazam
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    Image of icy_one icy_one
    11/11/09


    @adoringava: I've heard rumors the ladies fancy him so. #shazam
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    Image of adoringava adoringava
    11/11/09

    @icy_one: one of my FAs in my office walked by and was like 'why are you skirking like an idiot?' thanks Icy #shazam
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    Image of FiorenzaDampt FiorenzaDampt
    11/11/09

    @Smeagol92055: I also thought he was quite good in Definitely, Maybe. #shazam
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    Image of Makidian Makidian
    10/03/09

    In reply to 14 Reasons Why TV And Superheroes Don't Mix
    This may be a week old Feature but I would just like to say Ben 10 and Ben 10: Alien Force are some of the best superhero 'toons around. Yes, I am an adult that likes to watch Ben 10, and like any of you don't watch something that can be considered childish...jeez
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    Image of GreyHammer GreyHammer
    09/28/09

    In reply to 14 Reasons Why TV And Superheroes Don't Mix
    Im sorry but power rangers was not fail. I loved it as a kid and it gave me my first love, the pink ranger...

    and amy jo if you read this; I'm a man now look me up.
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    Image of agentgray agentgray
    09/28/09

    In reply to 14 Reasons Why TV And Superheroes Don't Mix
    EXEC: What do we name the mentor for Shazam?

    WRITER: ...
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    Wookie1972 promoted this comment agentgray was starred agentgray was unstarred
    Image of Wookie1972 Wookie1972
    09/28/09

    @agentgray:
    To be fair, "Mentor" was originally the proper name of a character from the Odyssey. Given the ties with Greek mythology, it's not impossible that that's what they were going for.
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    Image of Perhaps Not Perhaps Not
    09/29/09

    @Wookie1972: Dr. Gargunza, of course.
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    Image of thufir_hawat thufir_hawat
    09/28/09

    In reply to 14 Reasons Why TV And Superheroes Don't Mix
    I'm reasonably certain that Shazam! (always with exclamation point) was joined by its sister show, The Secrets of Isis. Teacher by day, Egyptian Goddess when the mood suited her, by incanting "Oh mighty Isis."
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    Image of TemporalSword TemporalSword
    09/28/09

    In reply to 14 Reasons Why TV And Superheroes Don't Mix
    No Greatest American Hero?
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    Image of smirkette smirkette
    09/28/09

    @TemporalSword: I don't know if I believe it or not!
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    Image of Brisco_County_Jr Brisco_County_Jr
    09/28/09

    In reply to 14 Reasons Why TV And Superheroes Don't Mix
    Odd trivia: Birds of Prey's Barbara Gordon = Dizzy from "Starship Troopers".
    (So if you ever wanted to see Babs naked, multiple times...I'm sorry. Evil thought, but some of the guys and girls here are thinking it. XD )
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    Image of twDarkflame twDarkflame
    09/28/09

    In reply to 14 Reasons Why TV And Superheroes Don't Mix
    Lois & Clark is about a hundred fold better then Smallville. Its just pure fun.

    For that mater though, I found the start of Heroes this season infinitely suppiour to Smallville as well.
    Smallvile has ideas, but it rarely knows how to have fun. And when it tries to be serious, it falls flat on its face.
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    Image of Alessar Alessar
    09/28/09

    @twDarkflame: Ironically, the lead actor from Smallville was so much better than Dean Cain. He actually was cast on Lois & Clark -- until they found he was on the series it was replacing!
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