And the winner of the "My Brand New Hero" award goes to...

Apparently he didn't think that assuming the roll of one of the most celebrated action heroes was enough.  Now Daniel Craig has gone and done this.  I wonder if his "Double 0" status extends to the States.  Joint operation, maybe?  The Pentagon could just look other way for five minutes.  Three?  Better yet...maybe they can just blink really long...

Wow...Really?

 

After reading this story, the left & right sides of my brain turned to each other and said..."I'm takin' a nap."

       I was planning on discussing tonight's speeches, but I've decided to allowed "those who said it best" sum it up for you.  Click the audio below and save yourselves the better part of an hour.  Enjoy.

      I'm reminded of something Christopher Titus once stated.

"The mistake I made was after my last show I said, god give me a new idea for a new special, and god went, You're getting a divorce.  So it turns out you got to be a lot more fucking specific when you talk to god.  Don't just give him a blank slate and let him run with it."

      Something about this seems familiar.  I was amazed!  My last post goes up at 6am...long night...and then that afternoon, I get a request for help.  I remember thinking, "either somebody is as cloak & dagger as moi (which I'd be amazed and proud of), or the universe really likes to help a brother out." Then I find out that the universe really likes to screw w/ a brother.  I kind of feel like Daffy Duck when he tried his hand at being Robin Hood.  "Ho!  Haha!  Guard!  Turn!  Parry!  Dodge!  Spin!  Ha!  Thrust! (insert sound effect)" Poor Daffy.  Always with the beak.  Ah hell...at least I'm helping.  Not the sort of help I was shootin' for, but help nonetheless.  I guess beggars can't be choosers.  A win's a win.

      In my short time, on this rock, I've been through a lot.  Mind you, not as much as some...but I've had my fair share.  They've been painful experiences (physical & mental).  Honestly, I'd rather not have to experience them ever again.  They were not fun.  But I've found something that bothers me more.  It's having to stand idly by while a friend goes through one of these experiences.  In fact, it's two friends now.  Not connected, though.  Similar situations and similar personalities.  I'm not the "go to" for either of them.  But I sure as hell get to hear about both.  I just don't get to help.  A lot of people would stand here and say that they're glad that they don't have to be that "go to" person.  They are glad that they don't have to deal with someone else's bullshit.  Well...that's not me.  I don't do well with idle stances.  If I can help...I damn well want to help.  Hell...I don't know if I can help.  I don't know if I would say the right things.  All I know is that I hate being put on the sidelines when I have ideas.  I hate "thinking" that I could make it better.  I hate seeing a friend in pain.  I hate not being allowed to help.  It just tears me up inside. 

Stormwatch?!?

      Just one question...How the hell does this work?  You're going to put a core member of the League w/ these sociopaths from the Authority?  There's no way.  It won't work.  If you are going to write these guys the way they ought to be written, then there is no way the Authority can coexist w/ the League.  I mean...look what happened for the brief moment that Capt. Atom visited the Wildstorm universe.  KABOOM!!!  If Apollo & Midnighter are true to their original mold, then the moment they take a breath will be the moment that the goodie little two shoes JLA will try and shut them down.  Don't get me wrong...a "crispy burnt toast" version of the "twerp of steel" is rather intriguing.  Won't happen, but I can dream.  Anyway...here's an idea...can we just relaunch the Wildstorm imprint and be done w/ it?  I miss the Authority, WildCats, and even Majestros.  Psychopaths...all of them.  But it was a hell of a ride.  Although one good thing does come from this.  A joke:  it appears that there are now three "manhunters" in the DC universe.  Speaking of which, I wonder if they will maintain Apollo and Midnighter's marriage?  There's a bigger spotlight aimed at DC than there was at Wildstorm. 

Gettin' Old

      Reading the latest "AICN Comics Roundtable: The @$$holes dissect DC's September Relaunch" I realized that I'm getting old.  While I am concerned about the reset/reboot, I'm more focused on digital push.  Is DC pushing for an eventual shift to digital publishing?  It's a major concern for me.  Personally, I'd rather have the actual book in my hand. 
      One of the commentators stated, "Young people are ignoring the physical and going for the digital.  In fact, they have gotten so spoiled to these little gizmos being able to store everything they could ever want that they actually actively dislike having to manhandle their media." Spoiled?  Gizmos?  I believe these are the same words that my Grandfather used when he was complaining about tech in the 80's.  80's tech!?  They were complaining about walkmans, Zach Morris cell phones, and Nintendo's.  All technologies that are way pasted antiquated.  My point is that, while the actual arguments are different, they retain the same spirit.  My concern is that I'm on the other side now.