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I was responding to Ternaugh's post with my own impressions of Snyder's Rebel Moon--which was based on his own proposal for a Star Wars movie.

More like Snyder is re-doing "Battle Beyond The Stars" and "Message From Space"--both of which, to my mind can be made better, could be, in my opinion, "Fixed." I'm not sure that Snyder is the one to do it, however. I can't fault him for trying, though. George Lucas himself wanted to make his own Flash Gordon movie after "American Graffiti" but couldn't get the rights--so he made his own "Flash Gordon," with robots and magic samurai and space smugglers and space princesses. I don't know about you, but I think it worked out really well for him.

My last post in this thread didn't take, so maybe this one will--

I have seen Stallone's "Cobra"--and the similarities between it and Frank Miller's "Dark Knight" are downright astounding. Both lead characters are play-by-their-own-rules types with little to no respect for higher authority or the rights of the accused. Both have to contend with what are basically armies of murder cultists led by a monstrous yet charismatic figure. Both have to contend with people in authority who are, quite frankly, idiots. (With Cobra one of his fellow detectives claims his "army theory" is a bit weak--this after over a dozen cars attack Cobra and the witness he's trying to protect while transporting her to a supposedly safe location. With Batman it's the Arkham psychologist with the Harpo hair, the Chaplin mustache, and the smiley-face T-shirt who certifies both Two-Face and The Joker--The JOKER!--as being fit to return to society.) And finally, there are these bits of dialogue-- BATMAN: "This isn't a battlefield--it's an operating table. And I'm the surgeon." COBRA: "You're the disease. I'm the cure." You could almost accuse one of swiping off the other, had they not been released the same year. Cobra On Wikipedia

The HERO System Fan Group on Facebook has a post asking for holiday-themed adventures, and I thought it would be fun to do something like that here. There were my suggestions, reposted from that group-- A legal casino (or alternately, a big-name department store) is offering a once in a lifetime prize--a Christmas tree made out of stacks of dollar bills totaling up to one million. Whoever holds the winning raffle ticket gets the tree (actually, a million-dollar check) but Lady Blue has other ideas. She intends to steal the million-dollar tree and distribute the money to various low-level charities around the campaign city. Will the heroes stop her, or will one or more of them be inclined to help her? Brainchild has mass-produced a low-powered mind control device, and has recruited a number of henchmen to pose as street-corner bell ringers, supposedly collecting money for charity. The mind control device induces the targets to give all their money to "charity"--cash, credit cards, and other valuables, and make them believe it was their idea. As the scheme is not as flashy or grandiose as the usual supervillain plot, it may take some time for the authorities to realize something is happening. A Capone-esque (Kingpin-esque) crime boss has set up his own charity kitchen for the holidays and invites anyone in need of a meal to come and eat. Poor and homeless people throughout the city take advantage of his generosity--and then a team of deadly-force vigilantes attacks the place while the boss is paying a visit. Lots of poor and innocent people with get caught in the crossfire unless the heroes intervene.

"I can't hear you! I've got a panty on my head!"

That's it. That's the last straw. I'm not declaring a winner. Whoever wants to can post the next image. I'm not playing this game anymore. I thought this was something people could work with, but all anyone can do is comment on how stupid it is. Of all the things I've posted in this thread, I never thought people would have problems with an image because the colors were too bright. Post something that meets with your approval. I'm done here.

Yeah, yeah, I got a bit of that myself. But this being the Christmas season, she puts me very much in mind of Want, one of the two children looked after by the Ghost of Christmas Present. That said, I would not wish to see the doll based on Ignorance.

Little Miss No Name--worthy concept, something of a miss on the execution, I think.

The Multilevel Marketer Rallying Women To Put America In Christian "Bondage"

Thank You, Quackhell. Let's see what everyone makes of this heroic figure--

Sylvester Stallone Returns To Philadelphia For "Rocky Day"

Power Master They called themselves The Three Champions--three friends who, on a camping trip in the American Northwest, discovered deep inside a cave an altar with three different colored triangular gems which conferred tremendous powers and abilities to whoever wielded them. They fought crime, saved lives, helped clean up after natural and man-made disasters--all with a smile and a few kind words for their admirers. People called them heroes. Life was good. Then came The Hellfather, who after many years of planning and superhero-inflicted setbacks, was finally ready to make the Earth into his own infernal paradise. The Three Champions stopped him, apparently once and for all--but it was not without cost. Two of the Three gave their lives to contain the blast of the Inferno Bomb, which consumed them along with The Hellfather. The surviving member was so distraught that he gave up superheroics--or so everyone thought. Actually, he had no intention of retiring. He went into seclusion, where he trained himself to use his powers more effectively--and more forcefully. And when The Hellfather returned--as he knew he would--he was there to stop him, and beat him within a millimeter of his life. Ignoring the cheers of the public and the protests of the authorities, he took off without a word--and without a smile as well. As The Power Master, he continues to fight crime, save lives, help those who need it--but it's not fun anymore. He doesn't smile, doesn't hang out with the public, doesn't make appearances for charity like he did with The Three Champions. He just charges in, takes care of business, and departs as quickly as he left. And if you're a supervillain or anyone else who's inclined to hurt innocents or cause harm for its own sake-your affairs had better be in order.

It was either this, or the GIF with the penguins.

"Anyone can be a hero, even those who cannot. They just have to believe."-T.A. Cline

I'm somewhat expecting that one or the other--or even both--will rage-quit after a tantrum complaining that they can't get anything done with all the RINOs in the House. Or some other reason like that.

George Santos Expelled From Congress That's one gone, but there's still a bunch more who were elected twice or more that should never have been elected once. Here's hoping Boebert and Greene follow soon.

This looks like one of Wile E. Coyote's designs--and looks just as certain to fail.

Oh Boy, Oh Zowie!!! We're all havin' a good time now!!! C'mon, pals 'n gals!!! Let's SWINNNNGGG!!!!!

Vikings! By Marx!

Derek Chauvin Stabbed In Prison