EricAD

May 1, 2012 5:49 pm There are some serious factual inconsistencies in this article. First off, Buffy was never "cancelled flat out" by the WB. Fox produced the show under a contract for five seasons for the WB Network. By the time the end of season five rolled around, Buffy was easily the WB's signature show and critical darling. Fox wanted a much bigger licensing fee for a two year renewal than the WB was willing to shell out, and so a very eager UPN took the show because they knew Buffy came in with a built in fanbase. But if money and studio politics was not an issue, there was no way that Buffy would have been "cancelled flat out" by the WB, especially at that stage. And when Buffy ended its 7 year run on UPN, it was never an issue of ratings. UPN would have loved to have kept it running, but Sarah Michelle Gellar was done, and so was Whedon. UPN even tried to get a Faith spin off and Slayer School spin off going to replace Buffy...they wouldn't have tried these things if they didn't think Buffy's departure left a giant hole to fill. Also, Angel was cancelled after five seasons for a very simple reason: Money. It was never really a ratings thing there either.

May 29, 2011 6:24 pm *ugh* the comments about Wonder Woman's costume are so sexist you don't even know they're sexist. I don't see NEARLY the comments towards Namor's costume that Wonder Woman's causes amongst fanboys, and he wears WAY less than she does. And for this notion that Superman's (also just as ridiculous) costume covers his "junk" better...umm, If by junk you mean their genitals, then I think both of their costumes cover that portion of their bodies just fine. Yeah, Wonder Woman has bare legs, but so what? So did Robin for 40+ years. Again, it seems there is this notion that when a woman shows skin, it must imply "slutty" and when a guy does it, well...as a guy it doesn't titilate YOU so therefore it isn't "slutty". Such a double standard.

August 29, 2008 3:48 am

Oh, when I said "I hate to say it" by that I meant that as a comic fan, I always want the original comic book versions to be the final words on the characters, since that is where they originated. But really, when it comes to the DCU, the Timm-verse encapsulates everything that makes those characters great. I gotta drop my comics snobbery and calls it likes I sees it.

Too bad you can't do a Bruce Timm centric episode, although I understand why.

August 28, 2008 9:20 pm

Being a DCU fanboy my whole life, and I sorta hate to say it, but the Timm-verse is in many ways a more superior, streamlined version of the comics DCU. Batman and Superman just nailed it, so in many ways JL was my most anticipated show ever. Like Conor, I though Season One was just ok....but in my opinion, Season Two just knocked it out of the park. Episodes like Twilight, Hereafter, A Better World, and Starcrossed stand toe to toe with the best of Batman and Superman eps. It seems Conor loves the same episodes I do, so it's kinda funny that his opinion of the show as whole seems to be kinda meh at the end there. Although I think JLU will rock his world. ( And really...does JLU even count as another show? It really shouldn't. They just added more cast members ) Looking forward to Connor's JLU review, whenever that comes.

Oh, and shouldn't there be a Timm-verse episode of iFanboy video soon? Between the four series, there's more than enough there for a show.