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Then why are the writers doing a half-@$$ed imitation of a character created in 1992?* Also, I don't believe that just because a character was created when my mom was ten, you can't do anything new with her. If I believed that, I'd never bother with anything fictional ever again. After all, fiction (especially superhero comics) deals with a lot of the same archetypes over and over again and we still find new ways to depict them, re-interpret them and see them with fresh eyes. Besides, the Flash is three years older and his show is amazing. Green Arrow dates back to the forties and while I don't care for his show, you have to admit that it's a very fresh take on the character. *FTR, I did like Buffy the Vampire Slayer (the show, not the character). That's why I said it's a "half-@$$ed" imitation. If you're going to copy something that works use your whole @$$.

Depends on who's writing it.

I wasn't even thinking of Cinema Sins! Good catch. Seriously though, is it too much to ask for a little originality?

I just realized what was going on in that scene. Most likely, "random DEO thug #42" is about to do something stupid/destructive (being a random DEO thug and all). Most likely Kara's telling him to let her handle it. He's going to give her some kind of deadline to do it her way. She does it her way and succeeds, thus proving that the plucky hero is better than the plodding by-the-book "random DEO thug". Man! We need a cliche counter for this show.

True, but the scene didn't show Kara arguing with Clark. It showed Kara arguing with "random DEO thug #42" and he ain't Superman. Either way, I'm going to watch it, but I'm not optimistic. BTW, I just saw the Legends of Tomorrow trailer. Waaaay cooler. It'll probably get cancelled before the end of the first season.

Please excuse me while I rephrase that: I hope that brings clarity to the discussion. EDIT: I "liked" your post, because smart@$$ copy/pasting aside, your points are still valid. However, I feel it cuts both ways. Aaaaand then I saw this... Yes, I'm going to watch it, but I've seen it a million times before and it didn't interest me. (How many cliches, masquerading as characterization, can you spot?) The part that gets me is the part where she asks the army(?) guy to "let" her help. She's Supergirl for Rao's sake! Who's going to stop her with anything less than a really powerful nuke. If you can stop Supergirl, then odds are, you don't need her help.

Noble Knight has a lot of dead-tree Hero books. As of this writing they still have a few copies of CU5.

I think we all need to keep perspective. If the writing sucks, the acting sucks, and the VFX suck, then I think the costume will be the last thing anybody will be worrying about. If the reverse is true, I don't think anybody's going to care about the costume. What matters is the quality of the end product, not necessarily how it's packaged. (At least, not always) Then again, I'm biased. I love the new costume.

I've been away from the Internet for a while. What's Imperial Throne?

DC all the way. Especially the magical periods of 1938 to 1951 and 1959 to 1969. My problem with Marvel is that, since the 1970s, everyone writes like some variation of Stan Lee. To me, that's boring. To be honest, if everyone in the industry started writing like John Broome or Gardner Fox, I'd be a huge Marvel fan. I just don't like the idea of slavishly copying other writers.

Very simple. Precognition Fugue VPP, only skills. When he's trying to avoid terrorists? That's 33 points of Tactics. Impressing a woman? 25 points worth of Seduction with a few points left over for Martial Arts. Playing blackjack? That's an obscenely high gambling roll. And so on. And so on. To complement the VPP, he has Overall Skill Levels. The reason I suggest a VPP with skills is that it's the simplest method that doesn't involve Precog Claresentience. The way I see it, he can simulate having various skills by running through scenarios in his head. He's not obviously superhuman. He just looks lucky or exceptionally talented and the only skills he can have are ones that involve running scenarios through his head. For example, he doesn't know anything about Nuclear Physics (SS:Nuclear Physics), but he could disarm a nuclear bomb (Demolitions) by choosing the future where he pulls the right wire.

More like Peter Davidson. He's an established actor following someone who defined the role (at least in the eyes of some people). Then again, I barely remember McGann's performance, so you may be right.

Are they like the JSA or the All-Star Squadron? (Please don't abbreviate the latter.)

Why not? Chris Meloni was in Man of Steel. It'd be a good excuse for a reunion. Now who do we cast as Turpin? Dean Winters? Richard Belzer? (Please God. Not Ice-T. Let's get someone who can act.)

Metropolis had the Special Crimes Unit. (Which is too easily confused with the Special Victims Unit IMO.)

Sometimes, I do miss the silver age.

That went right over my head.

Making KAs rare might be a good idea too. Maybe save them for "easily escapable situations involving an overly elaborate and exotic death."

That costume needs just a touch more red.

I think I saw J-Men Forever when I was a kid. If it's on youtube I'll have to check it out. Thanks.

Since we're talking about obscure movies...Kirk Alyn was good as Superman, but I couldn't finish watching it. Too boring. The Adventures of Captain Marvel was much better.* BTW, did you see Superman vs. Atom Man? Was it any good? *Despite having a homicidal Cap. :-(

If it was me, and I were running a traditional silver age campaign, I'd prefer to make something like that a bonus. Maybe the player would get an extra 5DC free at dramatically appropriate moments or an extra Action Point or a +1 to CV. I don't think I'd use it for a bronze age campaign though and I'd need to read some more golden age comics to see if it's appropriate. I have no interest in running anything iron age, so it's a given that I wouldn't use it.

Wishful thinking. Michael Caine was an established actor with a lot of screen credits before and after Dark Knight. You're trying to compare him to Alec Guiness and the Star Wars films. The difference is that most people can't name a single movie Guiness made after Return of the Jedi. I highly doubt that Caine will be in the same boat. Another point: If the Dark Knight trilogy is going to be remembered, it won't be because "Batman is an awesome character." It will be because of Christopher Nolan and David Goyer's work on the series. Would you be saying the same thing about the Dark Knight trilogy if it had been directed by Zack Snyder or, worse, Michael Bay? Green Lantern is an awesome character. How many people thought Ryan Reynolds did a good job?

That's going waaay too far Cass.

I was trying to find this Tasha. Thanks. This pretty much completes my CU collection (insofar as books that I actually want).