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I just started this show. I am hooked. I enjoy the way the stories are informed by stuff from the comics, but adds it's on touch. well done. well done.
my only complaint: when do they rerun episodes? I have not found a repeat listed anywhere.
From: chicago, IL | Registered: Apr 2005
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I wish the JLA comic was more like the JLU cartoon. I've always felt that the Big 7 worked better when working with an assortment of characters, like in the old satellite era. It led to a more interesting variety of stories, too. You could have the MAJOR CRISIS arc for 2 or 3 issues, then have the League take on smaller threats. With just the Big 7, the creators feel the need to throw only Universe Shattering events at them, which I think in some ways limits them.
I would love to see JLA be comprised of all of their former members, even if the Big 7 are the core members. That way, you can mix and match and draw characters from the team's history.
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From: Penthouse atop Levitz Hall, LMBP Plaza, Embassy Row, Legion World | Registered: Jul 2003
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quote:Originally posted by wamu2: I just started this show. I am hooked. I enjoy the way the stories are informed by stuff from the comics, but adds it's on touch. well done. well done.
my only complaint: when do they rerun episodes? I have not found a repeat listed anywhere.
Unofortunately I'm not sure if CN is rerunning the show right now. For a while they were showing it M-Th nights but they aren't now. They also used to replay the Sat Night episodes on Sunday afternoon but that may have ended also.
From: Douglasville, GA | Registered: Jul 2003
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"Blind Date" -- GREAT episode! Totally pays off the anticipation. Simone does a great job with these characters. We all know she can do a good Huntress and great banter -- turns out she writes a good Ollie and interesting Question as well. she needs to throw these guys in a "BoP" arc. -- The scene with Mandragora (is he a DC character?), GA and Canary was funny, had good characterization and even turns out to be an important plot point (he was goading the heroes so they'd get thrown out for when he made his escape). -- I'm liking this "Mulder" version of the Question more and more. Definitely in line with the Question from the recent mini despite some major differences (conspiracy nut vs. urban shaman). As a big Question fan, I love that he was always one step ahead. That "You wouldn't believe me if I told you" line was a perfect response. -- One gripe was the use of the JLU teleporter in the train tunnel. It's a bit of a bad precedent to set. Why wouldn't any Leaguer just call out to J'onn for a 'port out anytime they were in trouble? And why were they dropped off in the middle of the air over the river? Why the "sideshift" rather than beaming up to the Watchtower? (although I liked the little detail of the water running off Ollie's hat when he put it back on) -- Was that a "Star Wars" reference between Huntress and "Q" in the tunnel? It took me a few minutes to get it.
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From: New York, NY | Registered: Jul 2003
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I don't think it was a Star Trek reference in the tunnel when Huntress called The Question "Q."
I just took "Q" to be a "nickname"?
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From: Aggieland | Registered: Jul 2003
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ALTHOUGH ........ John De Lancie showed up on Batman last week, and then on JLU last night ..... so who knows??????
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From: Aggieland | Registered: Jul 2003
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even the Hitman got his name mentioned in that show! That episode best! gets better and better...can't wait next week - spotlights on Vixen, I think.
From: Hayward, CA | Registered: Jul 2003
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quote:Originally posted by Beagz: I don't think it was a Star Trek reference in the tunnel when Huntress called The Question "Q."
I didn't mean that "Q" was a reference to "Star Trek". I meant the "Train!", "I see it" part being a reference to "Star Wars" - isn't there a Han/Leia sequence like that?
From: New York, NY | Registered: Jul 2003
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Don't think that had anything to do with Star Wars... even if Han and Leia had an "exchange" like that... it's not nearly as signature a thing as "I've got a bad feeling about this" has become.
But then again... it's open to interpretation.
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From: NOVA by way of NOIN | Registered: Jul 2003
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The 'Question Authority' and 'Flashpoint' eps coming up really deepen the series' background. Gettin' pretty serious for a 'kiddie' show, but not at all in a bad way.
When the heck are the first two JL seasons getting collected on DVD?
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From: Kansas City | Registered: Oct 2004
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quote:Originally posted by DrakeB3004: -- The scene with Mandragora (is he a DC character?)
I believe so. But his look here reminded me of another DC gangster, Tobias Whale.
I read that he was initially supposed to be Whale, but TPTB made them change it for some reason.
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