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Glad I checked in. I almost didn't as I've been doing other stuff etc waiting for next week. I think I'm for waiting for monday myself

I would say that's primarily up to the Final Four; the rest of us don't have much to do except hit vote buttons, switch vote buttons, post snarky remarks, hold out points as carrots, and otherwise make their lives a living Hades.
 
I will say we seem to get more fan participation on weekdays, though.

Ebola's funnier.
 
 
 

[uugh] I always hated Friends.  Wouldn't Seinfeld or Big Bang Theory be more apropos?

Wow, you had twice as many as I had to start the season. And a trophy, to boot. 
So if you're looking for sympathy, try the dictionary. You'll find it between snot and syphilis.

And uh, there's totally a Lady Hermit.... she's uh..  in Canada
 
Oh crap we have a lot of Canadians
 
She's in Belize, lovely place Belize

New one is up:
986 Inn Doubt
 
"Big Folks Inn - human sized rooms at normal sized prices!"
I guess that really works in a gnome city.

Question time: Do i root for the teams in my league that beat me or do I root for the opposing league because they didn't? 
 
decisions...

Whew, that last fight was a bit rough...
 
and it goes to show that spending enough points and winning enough votes CAN give you a win with a Dice Roll of 1.
 
I'm just glad it wasn't a Move Silently check...
 
"I ROLLED A 4!!! DID YOU HEAR ME? I ROLLED A 4!"

Whew, that last fight was a bit rough...
 
and it goes to show that spending enough points and winning enough votes CAN give you a win with a Dice Roll of 1.
 
I'm just glad it wasn't a Move Silently check...
 
"I ROLLED A 4!!! DID YOU HEAR ME? I ROLLED A 4!"

I just think of all these highly paid Hollywood types get paid ludicrous sums to sit around and read classic comics.  :envy:

You've forgotten the really obvious ones: Krypto, Lockjaw, Underdog, and, of choose, Hong Kong Phooey!

Kang would be good if used to relaunch the MCU for the "next generation". He can go back and mess with the past and make it go in a different way, the same as X-Men used with Days of Future Past erased some of the X-Men film continuity.  

Quite the opposite. It mostly involves shoving things of various sizes and shapes up Zuckerman's ass until he rolls back some of the crappy predatory policies his horrible website inflicts on reality. 
...and then taking his money and giving it to Nepal.

my wishes for facebook are a bit more sinister.

I vote to extend things into next week rather than rush through matches this week.

Okay, this calls for posting this Shortpacked comic.
 

I for one am not the least bit offended by Johnny being black, but I feel they should have made Sue black as well. Cuz, y'know. Consistency.
 
I think I'd rather have seen Reed be black, though. It sends the message that non-white people can be brainy nerds, too.

*rolls up a newspaper and smacks Chad over the nose with it*

Hey, everyone. I'm afraid the delay could not be avoided as I took an unexpected turn in the hospital last night. Spent all day vomiting for some reason, just something I do every year or so now. To make matters worse, my phone decided to turn into a paperweight so I couldn't contact anyone either.  
 
We will get started again, but I might need to take another night off tonight for recovery.  Thanks for being patient with me.
 
-L

I hope that cleric had a nice trip... I wonder if we'll see her next fall?

If anybody got 100% of these, a) I am in awe and b )  you really need to wipe your brain's hard drive and fill it with something useful!

I think it's an improvement just because it makes the team seem more realistic. You have to understand that living where I do, when I see a group of people on screen and they're uniformly white and mostly male, it just looks weird.

I agree whole-heartedly.
 
I also look forward to seeing the MCU evolve to look and feel a bit less like the modern folklore of patriarchical white priviledge. Don't get me wrong, I love the Marvel Universe and I love its history. But I also have this desire to see it reach (and speak to) as many people as possible, and that's hard to do when all your main characters are white males. War Machine, Black Widow, Falcon, and Scarlet Witch are a decent start, though none of them are lined up to star in their own movies. Black Panther, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, and Captain Marvel will help tremendously, I think, since each could represent an entire sub-franchise that spawns more interesting and varied characters and projects. It's a great time to be a fan of superheroes!

I agree that their desire to avoid magic is definitely a problem with Dr Strange, but hopefully the story and visuals will help get past that.
 
Superhero films are doing well right now for several reasons.  First, a lot of the audience today grew up reading comics and going "this would make an amazing movie!"  And we were right.  Second, they're some of the only original content out there in movies.  Everything else seems like a remake and a sequel, whereas every new superhero film seems like something fresh and new so far.  Third, superhero movies allow spectacle and wonder in just about every genre imaginable.  Spy movies, gritty noir, wide open adventure, fantasy, sci fi, it doesn't really matter.  Superhero comics can embrace any genre and make it work, so the variety is enormous but still gives the opportunity for incredible effects and explosive, epic action.  Fourth, its just flat entertaining.
 
For me, watching people line up to see tales of heroism, self sacrifice, a strong message of good vs evil, and people working to change their place by personal effort is a very positive thing for our culture.  And that's what superhero films are, at their best and at their core.  Just seeing all those kid wearing Captain America shield shirts and lining up by the hundreds and thousands to watch another film of heroic do-goodery warms hm heart.