This is the reboot of the animated Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes. The team is now the movie team + Sam Wilson (The Falcon), and there are several shout-outs to the movie in the dialogue, which is a mistake, because it reminds you that the movie was fun and the animated version isn't. The show has also removed the best things about the ( Read more... )

( Elementary 1x01-1x02 )

I am watching the Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes cartoon, and so far I have this to say about it:

• Tony Stark is clearly based on movies!Tony Stark, only without the sex and the alcohol abuse, because: kiddies. Since I imprinted on movie!Tony Stark, I am all for this. I wish the voice actor had a more attractive voice, though. And also that ( Read more... )

It's already typical of this series that the plot of this episode revolves around the puzzlement of nice guys at why women are attracted to men that other men don't find attractive.


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Homeland 1x01-1x03: A CIA agent suspects that a rescued POW has become an Al Qaida sleeper agent. So totally not my kind of thing, partly because I expected it to be an exercise in jingoism porn and partly because I am not particularly interested by thrillers -- I don't mind them, I can love them, but they aren't an automatic plus for me the way ( Read more... )

( Ringer )

Systemic sexism in sf/f
Nicola Griffith, Taking the Russ Pledge

SF Signal Mind Meld, What's the importance of the Russ Pledge for Science Fiction Today? Don't read the comments.*

Ann Leckie, Wiscon Thoughts 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 This is a multi-part series on selection bias in sf/f and culture generally -- a good 101 explanation.Kari Sperring ( Read more... )