Joss Whedon has stepped down from scripting duties on a proposed BATGIRL movie, saying he just couldn’t come up with a story. I suspect he had some other reasons, some of which speak well of him and some of which don’t, but that’s a boring subject. (So is whether there should be a Batgirl movie, […]
Thing that I am getting awfully sick of, in dramatic presentations of sf/fantasy works. Honestly, if I ever see this again, it will be too soon. The exposition-sentence that begins with, “What if I told you–” Usually followed by something that sounds batshit insane to the person who’s been living a normal life until that […]
Originally published on Facebook 24 January 2015. Revised. Wandering about in the house with the Adam West BATMAN on TV for background noise, I had a thought I’ve had before: You know what would be really, really grotesque? Switching Batmen and their Gotham Cities. Imagine plopping Adam West’s Batman down in the dark and corrupt […]