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    Image of TheGreat&PowerfulTurtle TheGreat&PowerfulTurtle
    11/17/09

    In reply to Is Spider-Man 4 Going The Way Of Superman Returns?
    I'm not Fringe watcher (yet. Just got the season 1 rundown from my boss and I'm very intrigued). But are those gents in fedoras meant to evoke the Men in Black of urban folklore/UFOlogy? #spiderman4
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    Image of Alasdair5000 Alasdair5000
    11/18/09

    @TheGreat&PowerfulTurtle: Pretty much, yeah. 'The Arrival', the fourth episode of the series and the final two are pretty essential viewing for The Observer. That being said, have a nose around fringepedia and you'll get an idea of the very interesting thing they're doing with him/it/them. #spiderman4
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    Image of schrodingers-katana schrodingers-katana
    11/17/09

    In reply to Is Spider-Man 4 Going The Way Of Superman Returns?
    Regarding "Supernatural": I've got to say, I love how Mark Pellegrino has portrayed Lucifer so far, and look forward to seeing how he handles the character as he evolves throughout the storyline.

    Also, the fact that the vessel body came from my home state of Delaware makes me strangely proud for some reason (not to mention slightly aroused... jk, or am I?). It's gonna drive me insane waiting for the new year and new episodes after this week's upcoming. #spiderman4
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    Image of TheGreat&PowerfulTurtle TheGreat&PowerfulTurtle
    11/17/09

    @schrodingers-katana: The problem I've been having with Supernatural is the mind-numbing lethargy getting to the pay-off.

    Stretching the promised epic-ness is one thing.... bullshitting and stalling their way through even 1/4ths of the final season is outright jackassery. I'm getting precisely the same vibe from this final season that I got from BSG.
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    Edited by TheGreat&PowerfulTurtle at 11/17/09 3:43 PM TheGreat&PowerfulTurtle was starred TheGreat&PowerfulTurtle was unstarred
    Image of schrodingers-katana schrodingers-katana
    11/17/09

    @TheGreat&PowerfulTurtle: Well, guess we'll see what's in store this week with Crowley. I'm more irritated by the waiting til Jan for new episodes thing myself. #spiderman4
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    Image of kosai kosai
    11/17/09

    In reply to Is Spider-Man 4 Going The Way Of Superman Returns?
    Re: Planet 51, The Rocks voice on an average looking white guy is really strange. #spiderman4
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    Image of Hamslicer Hamslicer
    11/17/09

    In reply to Is Spider-Man 4 Going The Way Of Superman Returns?
    Spider-Man 4: Enter the PowerPack #spiderman4
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    Image of Burke Burke
    11/17/09

    @Hamslicer: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH...!!!!

    "Nuff said. #spiderman4
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    Hamslicer promoted this comment Burke was starred Burke was unstarred
    Image of TheGreat&PowerfulTurtle TheGreat&PowerfulTurtle
    11/17/09

    @Hamslicer: Yes please. #spiderman4
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    Image of Chuck Chuck
    11/17/09

    In reply to Is Spider-Man 4 Going The Way Of Superman Returns?
    In that first Fringe clip, somebody needs to tell Baldy that he's taking the phrase "Observer Effect" a bit too literally... #spiderman4
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    Image of phoghat phoghat
    11/17/09

    In reply to Is Spider-Man 4 Going The Way Of Superman Returns?
    Open letter to "Fringe" FX:
    Cop fires 3 shots , gun empty?
    Shots hit roof of car (flimsy sheet steel) and ricochet sparks ensue. WTF? #spiderman4
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    Image of Belabras: now with Kung Fu grip! Belabras: now with Kung Fu grip!
    11/17/09

    In reply to Is Spider-Man 4 Going The Way Of Superman Returns?
    Know what would make be thankful? The death of Heroes. #spiderman4
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    Image of dethklokso dethklokso
    11/17/09

    @Belabras ate my dingo!: seconded #spiderman4
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    Belabras ate my dingo! promoted this comment dethklokso was starred dethklokso was unstarred
    Image of Chuck Chuck
    11/17/09

    @Belabras ate my dingo!: I would be happy to donate a can of cranberries to this cause... #spiderman4
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    Image of Kitradu Kitradu
    11/17/09

    @Chuck: I'll raise you a can of beets, but only because I want closer...I'm a slave to the bad and I just want it to end well. For old times sake. #spiderman4
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    Image of Chuck Chuck
    11/17/09

    @Kitradu: Absolutely. This falls under the category of "mercy killing". #spiderman4
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    Image of Raven Raven
    11/17/09

    @Belabras ate my dingo!:
    Death of it would be a welcome reprieve. #spiderman4
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    Belabras ate my dingo! promoted this comment Raven was starred Raven was unstarred
    Image of CmdrHunt (aka Clarence Colton) CmdrHunt (aka Clarence Colton)
    11/17/09

    In reply to Is Spider-Man 4 Going The Way Of Superman Returns?
    Awww how cute! Walter & Astrid go to Chinatown. #spiderman4
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    Image of evildead1971 evildead1971
    11/17/09

    In reply to Is Spider-Man 4 Going The Way Of Superman Returns?
    i saw on a celeb message board screencaps of ali and hayden both in bra and panties. hayden helps ali get into a bathtub, downblouse of hayden and wet ali... still not going to watch heroes #spiderman4
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    Image of Srynerson Srynerson
    11/17/09

    @evildead1971: That was on last night's episode, so you've already missed your chance. #spiderman4
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    Image of omnibus_spiritus omnibus_spiritus
    11/17/09

    @Srynerson: Reeeeeaaaaalllllyyy? My wife still watches this. Maybe I can feign interest when she watches the PVR, as I did during "The Kiss". #spiderman4
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    Image of Makidian Makidian
    11/17/09

    @omnibus_spiritus: But only Tracy was in her panties and a tank top, Claire was in shorts and a shirt, and it was nothing to get excited over (unfortunately)
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    Edited by Makidian at 11/17/09 11:03 AM Makidian was starred Makidian was unstarred
    Image of icy_one icy_one
    11/17/09

    In reply to Is Spider-Man 4 Going The Way Of Superman Returns?
    That's not a photo of Shanks, and not an accurate drawing either - read the interview and it's pretty clear the costume is not the same. Fail, TVGuide, fail. #spiderman4
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    Image of tande04 tande04
    11/17/09

    @icy_one: Sounds exactly the same to me. What are you getting at? #spiderman4
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    Image of RandomFrequentFlierDent RandomFrequentFlierDent
    11/17/09

    In reply to Is Spider-Man 4 Going The Way Of Superman Returns?
    mmm. . . Michael Shanks can be a figment of my imagination any day.

    And I'm disappointed - I was hoping for a Shanks-filled trailer. The same thing happened in the trailer for the Smallville episode he's going to be in. I'm being lured into watching them with the promise of Shanks, only to be let down.
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    Edited by RandomFrequentFlierDent at 11/17/09 6:22 AM RandomFrequentFlierDent was starred RandomFrequentFlierDent was unstarred
    Image of LiC LiC
    11/17/09

    @RandomFrequentFlierDent: Y'know, in my head, I change his last name to Skanks, cuz he's so skanky.

    Which doesn't make much sense unless you lick your lips after you say it. #spiderman4
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    Image of ManchuCandidate ManchuCandidate
    11/17/09

    In reply to Is Spider-Man 4 Going The Way Of Superman Returns?
    Re Heroes: I'm thankful for not having to suffer watching this show.

    As for Spidey 4. This sounds very bad if it is Spidey's kid and makes me yearn for a return to Spidey 3's 3, 5, 15 or so villains. #spiderman4
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    Image of twDarkflame twDarkflame
    11/16/09

    In reply to Does Superman Returns Really Deserve A Director's Cut?
    I loved Returns, it was pure fun, tied in nicely to the first two films, and has easily the best lex displayed on screen.
    Also, it made just as much sense as any of the other movies. #supermanreturnsthebryansingerc...
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    Image of Soupytwist Soupytwist
    11/15/09

    In reply to Does Superman Returns Really Deserve A Director's Cut?
    It's the only Superman movie I own. And I'm a huge Superman nerd! I regret that there won't be a sequel.

    Also, Lois wasn't married to Richard - they were engaged.

    And the "stalking" ting that everyone keeps referring to? Really? Do you expect Superman to call you up on your cell phone or write on your Facebook wall? It's part of his schtick to fly around popping onto balconies and knocking on windows. He did it in the Donner films, too. #supermanreturnsthebryansingerc...
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    Image of Wookie1972 Wookie1972
    11/15/09

    @Soupytwist: You didn't squirm at the fact that Lois knows that the kid is Superman's (or at least guessed it) but doesn't remember it? #supermanreturnsthebryansingerc...
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    Image of mother_ship mother_ship
    11/15/09

    @Wookie1972: I think the pregnancy was a VERY poorly developed plotpoint - but I did not assume that Lane had no memory of how it came to be . To the best of my recollection, the film does not definitively take the stance that Lane does not remember having sex with Superman/Kent.

    Personally, I assumed that she was fully aware that fatherhood was between Supes and Richard, and as the years passed (and the child was a sickly, allergic, mess with no signs of superpowers) that she convinced herself Richard was the father.

    It is also possible the complications of a hybrid baby affected her pregnancy/gestation in such a way as to throw off the calender count from when she thought she conceived. If she rebounded into a relationship with Richard soon after Superman left, this is entirely plausible.

    Don't get me wrong, I thought the child storyline was the worst thing about the movie by far. But I just thought it was a Very Bad Idea, not evidence that Supes was a stalker of some sort.
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    Trai_Dep promoted this comment Edited by mother_ship at 11/15/09 11:24 AM mother_ship was starred mother_ship was unstarred
    Image of Jacks Bloated Payroll Jacks Bloated Payroll
    11/15/09

    @Wookie1972: She doesn't. Remember her mind wipe at the end of Superman 2, which Singer referred to often. #supermanreturnsthebryansingerc...
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    Wookie1972 promoted this comment Jacks Bloated Payroll was starred Jacks Bloated Payroll was unstarred
    Image of Wookie1972 Wookie1972
    11/15/09

    @Jacks Bloated Payroll: So he's a date rapist with Kryptonian roofies.
    Still pretty creepy, IMHO. #supermanreturnsthebryansingerc...
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    Image of Jacks Bloated Payroll Jacks Bloated Payroll
    11/15/09

    @Wookie1972: True. #supermanreturnsthebryansingerc...
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    Image of Trai_Dep Trai_Dep
    11/15/09

    @Jacks Bloated Payroll: I didn't realize that Singer wrote and directed Superman II.
    I.E., not not Singer's canon. You're hastily a-slapping together straw men that you then mightily huff-a-puff over. #supermanreturnsthebryansingerc...
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    Image of Trai_Dep Trai_Dep
    11/15/09

    @mother_ship: A nicely cohesive, well-thought scenario.
    Although, I liked the inclusion of Superbaby. Were it not for him, Kal El wouldn't have been able to make the (pen)ultimate sacrifice to his adapted planet.
    And, there had to have been ambiguity regarding his parentage and birth. There's no way Kal would have left Earth had either Lois or Kal known she was pregnant. The way the boy's parentage unfurled in the film mirrored for us the same confusion there was in his parents' (and Lex's) minds. #supermanreturnsthebryansingerc...
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    Image of Bootknife-Jackson Bootknife-Jackson
    11/15/09

    In reply to Does Superman Returns Really Deserve A Director's Cut?
    i'm for it. i loved this movie. my only problem was with the kryptonite island. what about all the chunks falling off into the water as he awesomly lifted it into space? wont they re-seed and grow new islands?? but really, i never understood why all the hate for the flick. i really don't.

    besides, it's not like we will be seeing a new superman movie any time soon... #supermanreturnsthebryansingerc...
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