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    "This Is Batman, Not Jonathan Swift"

    Your 5-Year-Old Knows More About Doctor Who Than Catherine Tate

    The Ghost Of Henchman #24 Reveals All About The Afterlife

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    Image of Tomb: R.O.A.C.H. Tomb: R.O.A.C.H.
    12/15/09

    In reply to Your 5-Year-Old Knows More About Doctor Who Than Catherine Tate
    Nise cheesy effects <3 And I like prawns.. They are nice..
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    12/15/09

    In reply to The Ghost Of Henchman #24 Reveals All About The Afterlife
    The world is filled with souless monster blobs.
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    Image of MargaretMoony MargaretMoony
    12/15/09

    In reply to Teen Wolf Series Casts The Lost Jonas Brother
    Dude, Tyler Hoechlin looks like he's in his 20's not his teens. It's weirding me out.
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    12/15/09

    In reply to "This Is Batman, Not Jonathan Swift"
    The most interesting part for me was in Mr. Freeze's bio is that he was a cyrogenics huckster instead of an actual scientist who tragically lost his wife.
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    Image of YoungWilliam YoungWilliam
    12/15/09

    @BloggyMcBlogBlog: That's a thing that struck me as well. I've always been really impressed at how this incarnation of Batman made Mr. Freeze into a pretty understandable character (instead of a homicidal goof in a costume), so I was surprised when it gave that simplistic of an idea.

    Glad they changed it!
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    12/15/09

    @BloggyMcBlogBlog: I'm more surprised that Montoya is supposed to be a widower.
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    02:52 AM

    @YoungWilliam:
    Oh, it was more than that. Heart of Ice was the very first time that Mr. Freeze was taken seriously by the audience as a top-notch Batman villain. Before that, he was always at best a B-grade villain, and then only on every third Tuesday of the month. Now he's managed to achieve immortality in the form of a LEGO minifig, all thanks to B:TAS.
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    12/15/09

    In reply to "This Is Batman, Not Jonathan Swift"
    :O

    Wow.

    As a lifelong fan(atic/boy) of this show, which pretty much shaped the way I perceive Batman, this is pretty amazing.

    Now I know what all those people felt like when Charleton Heston came down that mountain with the 10 Commandments.
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    Image of Im_your_Huckleberry Im_your_Huckleberry
    12/15/09

    @omgwtflolbbqbye: I second everything you said. When I think of Batman I don't think of the comics, Live action T.V. or movie versions, I think of BTAS. Bruce Timm's artwork and Kevin Conroy's voice is the definite Batman version to me, imho. Also, Mark Hamill's voice as the Joker is spot on, that really catches the sadistic nature that is supposed to be the Joker
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    12/15/09

    @Im_your_Huckleberry: I absolutely and completely agree.
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    Image of Cory Gross Cory Gross
    12/15/09

    @Im_your_Huckleberry: M'yep... to me, the animated series is THE Batman. Other versions are alright to varying degrees, but this is the purest essence.
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    12/15/09

    @Im_your_Huckleberry: I totally agree, and would add that Timm, Conroy, and Hamill are what really made the Arkham Asylum game rise above the normal superhero game.
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    Image of Im_your_Huckleberry Im_your_Huckleberry
    12/15/09

    @Batmanuel: @Cory Gross: @DumbledoreCalrissian: Yeah guys, this version of Batman can never get enough kudos! :)
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    Image of Yellowphant Yellowphant
    12/15/09

    @Cory Gross: You said it.

    I feel the same way about the X-Men cartoon. I never really got into the X-Men comics, and don't even get me started on the movies. Tweenage Rogue with Wolverine Daddy issues? Please. The cartoons left that kind of stuff to Jubilee.
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    12/15/09

    @Yellowphant: Ahh Jubilee, so misunderstood...
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    02:56 AM

    @Dresan: She was just trying to find her very own Batman to go with her costume...
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    12/15/09

    In reply to "This Is Batman, Not Jonathan Swift"
    Awesome! Must resist clicking link! Do not have time now! Aaaaaaarghhh...
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    Image of Bill-Lee Bill-Lee
    12/15/09

    In reply to "This Is Batman, Not Jonathan Swift"
    Dude! Thanks for sharing this link. This is one of the few kids shows I can still watch as an adult. With its combination of solid, "grown-up" writing and sleek animation, it is one of the best interpretations of Batman ever created outside of comics. I used to rush home after school to watch this show.
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    Image of steve holt! steve holt!
    12/15/09

    @Bill-Lee: Animaniacs was right before it haha
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    12/15/09

    In reply to Who Is The Best New Character Of The Decade?
    It's a big shame Futurama debuted in 1999 - that show had just too many incredibly brilliant characters to count.
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    Image of tande04 tande04
    12/15/09

    In reply to The Ghost Of Henchman #24 Reveals All About The Afterlife
    So 24 is lying about not being a poltergeist right?

    Didn't he scratch of the brother's names off the list of people that killed him?

    Great episode. Lots of things I'd been waiting for.
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    Image of bluehinter bluehinter
    12/15/09

    @tande04: I hope they leave it up in the air a bit as to whether 24 is really a ghost or 21 is just Tyler Durden-ing (and learning to listen to his inner-henchman).

    Either way, it's great to have 24 back. It's hard to say, but I think I've missed him even more than Brock.
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    12/15/09

    @bluehinter: Didn't 24 even say something to that effect?

    I'm saying real ghost. I'm going to go a step further and say maybe its not just 24 but some nefarious underworld creature taking 24's shape (or 24 himself is now some nefarious underworld creature).

    For a cartoon VB is pretty good with the plot line set up. We had the one episode where the skull moved on its own and crossed out the name on the list. Plus we had the whole dead/undead hell portal episode which I thought was just a throw away episode at the time but now I think it hints towards something greater.
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    Image of GreyHammer GreyHammer
    12/15/09

    In reply to Lucas Brings Back The Secret Apprentice, But How? Plus New Star Trek MMO Trailer
    they are bringing back the apprentice cause he made money. lucas arts could give a shit about great story telling.
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    12/15/09

    In reply to The Ghost Of Henchman #24 Reveals All About The Afterlife
    Heh, the hench-midgets got served in this episode. Can't wait to see the backstory behind that development.
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    Image of Fortunateson1969 Fortunateson1969
    12/15/09

    @schrodingers-katana: Mum served up a steaming-hot dish of STFU and it made me smile. Mr. Publick seems adept at keeping them alive while hiding the real goodies (H.e.L.P.E.R, brock, dean and hank, the doc, byron ect) are nowhere to be found. I'm glad that 24 stuck around though....even if he's just a figment of 21's overactive imagination.

    Oh-btw, badass 21 is pretty awesome. I love how he spouts nerd-stuff (firefly refrence anyone?) while beating up (attempting to at least) the biggest badass to ever exist.
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    Image of schrodingers-katana schrodingers-katana
    12/15/09

    @Fortunateson1969: Yeah 21's progression this season has been just awesome. Loved the Firefly reference, and the bet was pretty awesome. I loved the fight too, and the team-up afterward made it even better.
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    12/15/09

    In reply to Your 5-Year-Old Knows More About Doctor Who Than Catherine Tate
    Kneel before Simm!
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    Image of Tyrunn Tyrunn
    12/15/09

    @Davio: You wont get any arguments from me.
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    Davio promoted this comment Tyrunn was starred Tyrunn was unstarred
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    12/15/09

    @Tyrunn: lo and behold, that just took on a whole new meaning...
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    12/15/09

    @Davio: And that's why language is fun kids!
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    Image of Cash907Censored Cash907Censored
    12/14/09

    In reply to Lucas Brings Back The Secret Apprentice, But How? Plus New Star Trek MMO Trailer
    Wow. That guy won't be getting nominated for best VO at the 2010 VGA's. I sure hope the rest of the VO cast for STO isn't as deeply hooped up on valium as that guy was.
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    Image of Lassus Lassus
    12/14/09

    In reply to Lucas Brings Back The Secret Apprentice, But How? Plus New Star Trek MMO Trailer
    What I don't understand is why the animation in the Clone Wars cartoon can't be this good, or the story be this... not cringe-inducing.

    Subjective, I guess, but this (and that last trailer, I guess for Force Unleashed I? I'm not a gamer) looks 100,000 times better than Clone Wars in all ways.
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    Image of TwiceDead TwiceDead
    12/15/09

    @Lassus: The clone wars games or series? Because the series has really found its feet now and is ticking along quite nicely.
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    Image of Lassus Lassus
    12/15/09

    @TwiceDead: Well, yes, but this really doesn't address what I said. Even if it's coming along quite nicely, compared to the Forces Unleashed, it gets a real meh. I mean, in my opinion.
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    12/15/09

    @Lassus: To me the Clone Wars fits in far more with the movies and GFFA than TFU. The Clone Wars speaks to the core of what Star Wars is - adventure serials. TFU seems to try and modernise Star Wars and bring it in line with modern expectations and therefore, in my view, loses the quinessential Star Wars quality.
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    Image of Lassus Lassus
    12/14/09

    In reply to Your 5-Year-Old Knows More About Doctor Who Than Catherine Tate
    As a fan of both Doctor Who and the Buzzcocks, I'm basically speechless at this clip. I need to see this whole show.
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    12/14/09

    @Lassus: And Vince Noir, even! This is pure win.
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