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stinkingbishop June 1 2008, 10:47:47 UTC
"Our shituation hash not improved."

One of his best lines. Right up there with...
"The godsh must have given you a name."
"Kevin."
"...Kevin?"

and

"How revolting! Atchoo!"

I think they got away with K-9 because it was such a brief cameo, even though it was vital to the plot. Although I haven't heard from his cartoon in a while.

Say, did you know that TZ now has a wiki? I thought you might like to chip in since there are a lot of gaps. There's surprisingly little DCAU info, for a start. I've been adding a lot of Aardman stuff.

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mattzimmer June 1 2008, 18:45:35 UTC
I thought the K9 cartoon percluded ALL appearances. Like you, I think the cartoon may be kaput.

The last time TZ had a wiki it didn't go so well. I ain't touching that with a ten foot pole.

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stinkingbishop June 2 2008, 12:13:10 UTC
You mean they tried it before? What happened?

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mattzimmer June 2 2008, 14:19:42 UTC
A troll took the wiki and started changing it to insult the members there. It got so badly sabatoged wikipedia had to take it down.

I can't wait anymore. Just answer this question yes or no, I'll avoid all other spoilers like the plague: will Rose be returning this season on Doctor Who?

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mattzimmer June 2 2008, 11:10:58 UTC
I disagree about the stereotypes, if only because I doubt Speilberg was actually self-aware enough to consider the Short Round stereotypes an "homage" to the old adventure serials. After all, he had a similar character in The Goonies which was definitely a "modern" feeling film. I simply think that it probably wasn't that big a deal making fun of Asians in the eighties. It just seems wrong-headed today.

The dinner scene (which I heard about) was precisely the reason I avoided seeing Temple when I was a kid. I was a squeamish tyke and it looks like I did myself a favor. The scene was even worse than I imagined. The heart ripping out scene was simply JUST as gross as I imagined.

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90scartoonman June 8 2008, 21:02:20 UTC
Aside from using Brock early on (and making him a childhood friend of Peter's), Spectacular Spider-Man follows the comics more than the 90's series did. But it's still doing its own thing, which is great. It is understandable why Brock hates Peter, but Peter isn't being completely selfish. It's not like he's making money to get rich, he needs that money to support himself and Aunt May. And on top of that, he is saving the day as Spider-Man. He could stand to be a better friend, but there's nothing selfish in what he's doing.

The Indiana Jones movies kind of run together for me (guess I could stand seeing them again), but I know I enjoyed all of them, even if I hated Short Round.

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mattzimmer June 8 2008, 21:07:06 UTC
Peter has his motivations for doing things but they are almost always selfish. He loves Aunt May and the attention she gives him so he is willing to screw over his friends to get it. I'm not talking about comic book Peter who I have no idea about. The one on this show is completely clueless and self-centered.

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90scartoonman June 12 2008, 05:19:19 UTC
Yeah, let's keep the comic book Peter out of this.

I find your take very interesting because they're clearly trying to show a well-intentioned Peter who does, unintentionally, screw his friends over. I don't think Aunt May's attention is his sole motivation, he's seen her bills, and he does feel that he should contribute if he can. When he sold his first photos to the Bugle, he was willing to give all the money to May. As far as selfishness goes, what did you think of the end of the Lizard episode where he decides to keep his powers simply because he realized he saved Connors?

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mattzimmer June 13 2008, 11:49:23 UTC
That was a justification in his mind and nothing more. The worst part about Peter screwing his friends over is that he doesn't even realize what he's done until it's too late. Then he gives some half-hearted apology and expects to be forgiven. He's a punk.

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