Interesting superpower questions

[Whd]

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[Smackgiver]

I wholeheartedly agree.  I think his version of Deadpool was spot on (until the wrtiters took those unholy liberties at the end).

After mulling this issue over I think that in an apples to apples comparison, I think Nathan would portray the best Hal Jordan and RR would be a better Guy Gardener.

@WHD - BTW, did you ever get a clear winner in your survey of who would be the best John Stewart?

[WonderDrow]

I would go for Alex O'Loughlin as Hal Jordan.
But no next GL movie is also fine.

[Smackgiver]

Marv - Your Sheldon Cooper is showing...  

[Marvelous Miscreant]

Who?

[Zaleramancer]

I think it's the Big Bang character who everyone always compares to me.

Which I find disconcerting, since Sheldon is a bit of an asshole.

[Zaleramancer]

Also, It's hard to say no to Jensen Ackles for anything, since he's got like Disney princess eyes.

That and he's really good at getting the shit beat out of him as an actor.

[WonderDrow]

I suppose your image brought up memories of this scene.

[Marvelous Miscreant]

I wouldn't know. I don't watch that show.

[Celadon's Penultimate]

 Hey, Marv, mind making a fist shaking bust of me, directed at Tumblr?

I know I'm not the only one who finds it an incredibly disconcerting social media outlet.

[Celadon's Penultimate]

 Neither do I.

[Smackgiver]

Oh, you totally should!  There are so many comic book, Star Wars, Doctor Who, LoTR, and a smorgasbord of other various and sundry sci-fi/fantasy references.   Plus it's also really funny.

[Marvelous Miscreant]

Is it a sitcom?

[Smackgiver]

Yep.  The only good thing to come out of CBS in recent times.  

[Marvelous Miscreant]

Then I'm gonna pass. I don't really like sitcoms in general.

[Zaleramancer]

I don't really watch television on purpose.

It's more of a "This happens to be on and I watch it while I do other things." sort of thing.

I mostly watched a few episodes so I could know why people were comparing me with one of the characters.


Worse reasons to watch tv shows.

Like why I watched about seven seasons of Supernatural.

Actually, that's unfair, it's not a bad show. I like Castiel and Bobby and Crowley.

And only one of them can be slotted into the above mentioned category.

[Celadon's Penultimate]

 TV's gotten to be a background thing, mainly to keep me busy as I fiddle around with my Nook, or read the dictionary/thesaurus/one of my old drawing or writing folders. Aside from that, I watch what few good cartoons and kids' shows I can find (which are few and far between), the News (mainly MSNBC), some movies I've recorded on the DVR (mostly suspense, horror, sci-fi and fantasy), The Walking Dead and (recently) The Twilight Zone, Doctor Who and Believe.

Except for the old ones I used to watch in the 90's (Martin, The Wayans Brothers, The Jeffersons, The Nanny, Golden Girls, Family Matters, SOMETIMES Friends, Full House, Seinfeld, Everybody Loves Raymond, etc) I have to say I utterly despise sitcoms. They've gotten to feel as contrived and fake as all the rest of mainstream society. Transparently targeting 'in' culture and trying to be hyper-relevant to 'kids these days'. It's like the network version of old people trying work 'YOLO' and 'twerking' into ordinary conversation. It just makes me want to yell, 'STOP TRYING TO RELATE TO ME!'

Don't even get me started on talk shows and reality TV.

And so, more on the topic of this thread, if granted the power (Rightful Rule to render illegal, Technopathy to erase, Time Travel to prevent, Akasha Manipulation to erase memory of, whatever you see fit for the situation) to rid the world of five sitcoms, what would they be and why?

(Also, sorry, Rightful Rule needs to be added to the List, I think...I'll get on that when I can.)

[Smackgiver]

I couldn't agree more, in general.   However, there are shows that, on occasion, truely break from the stereotype of the genre and show us a brief respite from the typical "opiate for the masses" and deliver a quality product that captures thought, form, and style to drive home a message that appeals to the once mocked subculture of nerditude.  I feel that "The Big Bang Theory" serves a purpose to both satirize and drive home the themes that are ever present in the sci-fi community (I do still retain my sense of humor regarding my unusual outlook on life) and make them somewhat palatable to the general populace.  Call me crazy, but any show's attempt to make our opinions more widely understood is a good thing. Our plight should be understood that, even though we might argue the details, our crusade should still be thought of as a tangent of the ever present struggle of Good vs. Evil

That being said, I passionately revere the show's attempts to make our (nerds, mainly) voice be heard and understood by mainstream culture.  It should not be cast aside as a mere "sitcom", but should be viewed by both "normal" and sci-fi patrons as an attempt to reach a mutual understanding on how we perceive our world.

Plus, there are always those who have had to endure the rantings of our "Alpha Geek" (personified by Dr. Sheldon Cooper - a station I've had to occupy more than once) and serve as interpreter to the rest of the world.

In a nutshell, all geek-brethren owe it to one another to be familiar with the intricacies of The Big Bang Theory in order to relate to the outside world.

/soap-box mode disengaged/

[Smackgiver]

And may I politely suggest that you diversify your intake of news media with other inlets of news in addition to MSNBC.  IMHO, they only present half of (or less than) the cultural spectrum at large.  I, too, patronize their news programs, but I find them lacking in terms of balance, as regards a omni-cultural perspective on current events.

The period of time in which I feel I gained the most wisdom was when I frequented a news source, then juxtaposed its position with another source that contradicted its claims.  I listened to both sides of an argument then did my homework and decided which side was more accurate... or should I say, conforms more to our reality.

Just my $0.02.  Take it for what it's worth

[Celadon's Penultimate]

 I said mainly, not only. CNN and Fox also cross my radar. And recently, I've been happy to find that NPR is quite helpful. Not to mention, the local news (Channels 2, 6 and 9).

It's just that CNN is sometimes boring, Fox tends to be way on the opposite side of my political opinions (and even if, by some cosmic miracle, I do agree with their general point, they go way overboard with how happy they are to be able to say 'I told you so'), NPR only comes on in the car (I don't have a radio that I listen to in the house) and the local stations only cover local news (while sometimes I want to hear international news).

I mean, there's always the Huffington Post and other online outlets like that, but for the most part, it's MSNBC. If for nothing else, for convenience's sake.

I think that's enough about politics, though.