I'm kind of glad that I did not watch the video now. On Feb 6, 8:41 am, Michael Bailey <[email protected]> wrote: > It's funny too because I had worked pretty hard to get that sort of thing > out of my system. It is why I walked away from the Superman books and DC > in general for about nine months because I didn't like being angry all of > the time. I realized yesterday that my main problem wasn't so much that > someone was doing a parody of Superman it was the person doing the parody. > Max Landis strikes me as the quintessential hipster and over the past year > or so I have come to hate hipsters as a species. > > So yeah. Much calmer now. > > > > On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 8:38 AM, Jason Service <[email protected]> wrote: > > > you forgot Firestorm...Shag likes to champion Firestorm too...glad to hear > > you have calmed down...you seemed ready to explode a few posts back! > > > On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 8:36 AM, Michael Bailey > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > >> People have their things. Luke has Hawkman. Ed has Blade Runner. Shag > >> has Dr. Who and Aquaman. It has been a long time since I was this worked > >> up about something. It's pretty much out of my system though...for now. > > >> On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 7:36 AM, Jason Service <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>> Poor Bailey, tilting at windmills for Superman... > > >>> On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 1:18 AM, Michael Bailey <[email protected] > >>> > wrote: > > >>>> And, like others, steeped in misinformation. > > >>>> On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 12:16 AM, [email protected] > >>>> <[email protected]>wrote: > > >>>>> The Ultimate Baby bit was hilarious. > > >>>>> *Connected by DROID on Verizon Wireless* > > >>>>> -----Original message----- > > >>>>> *From: *Michael Bailey <[email protected]>* > >>>>> To: *[email protected]* > >>>>> Sent: *Sun, Feb 5, 2012 15:17:21 GMT+00:00* > >>>>> Subject: *Re: [The Unique Geek] Re: The Death and Return of Superman > >>>>> in a nutshell > > >>>>> If this guy wasn't such a pretentious, hipster ass clown...if he > >>>>> didn't start the video off by telling the viewer that they don't give a > >>>>> fuck about Superman even if they think they did...if he didn't get so > >>>>> much > >>>>> stuff wrong....if he didn't try to mix parody with making a big, > >>>>> important > >>>>> statement...if he didn't sit there with a fucking drink in his hand > >>>>> acting > >>>>> like he knows everything...if he didn't talk down to the audience...if > >>>>> it > >>>>> wasn't so freaking insulting I could laugh it off. But it was all of > >>>>> those > >>>>> things and I can't and won't get past that. > > >>>>> I understand that other people find it funny. That's fine. I have to > >>>>> make my peace with that. But once again Superman is the whipping boy of > >>>>> pop culture and frankly I am tired of it. > > >>>>> On Sun, Feb 5, 2012 at 10:01 AM, Shag <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>>>> I agree there are lots of inaccuracies, however, as someone who is > >>>>>> familiar with the story I found this hilarious! And that guy has got > >>>>>> to be > >>>>>> David Schwimmer's brother (just listen to his voice). Very surpising > >>>>>> the > >>>>>> number of stars that appeared. Overall I really enjoyed it. > > >>>>>> The Irredeemable Shag > > >>>>>> Michael Bailey <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>>>> >It is also not safe for people that have any knowledge of the story > >>>>>> itself. > > >>>>>> >According to this video Superman died in ACTION COMICS (Vol. 2) #75 > >>>>>> and > >>>>>> >Reign of the Supermen started 1 issue after that. > > >>>>>> >This guy tries to mix parody with commentary and ends up coming off > >>>>>> like a > >>>>>> >hipster douche bag. > > >>>>>> >I am working on something in response to this. I'll post a link > >>>>>> when I am > >>>>>> >done. > > >>>>>> >On Sun, Feb 5, 2012 at 7:32 AM, Edward Crosby <[email protected]> > >>>>>> wrote: > > >>>>>> >> By the way, NSFW for language. > > >>>>>> >> ---------------------------------------- > >>>>>> >> Have a Better One, > >>>>>> >> Edward Crosby > >>>>>> >>http://about.me/edwardcrosby > > >>>>>> >> On Sun, Feb 5, 2012 at 7:25 AM, Edward Crosby <[email protected]> > >>>>>> wrote: > > >>>>>> >>> This is pretty good. A little long, but good. Surprisingly has > >>>>>> Mandy > >>>>>> >>> Moore, Elijah Wood, Simon Pegg and Ron Howard in it. > > >>>>>>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PlwDbSYicM&feature=youtube_gdata_player > > >>>>>> >>> Edward via Samsung Galaxy Nexus > > >>>>>> >> -- > >>>>>> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >>>>>> Groups > >>>>>> >> "The Unique Geek" group. > >>>>>> >> To post to this group, send email to > >>>>>> [email protected]. > >>>>>> >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>>>>> >> [email protected]. > >>>>>> >> For more options, visit this group at > >>>>>> >>http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > >>>>>> >-- > >>>>>> >This post/e-mail was written by Michael Bailey, Superman Apologist > > >>>>>> >-- > >>>>>> >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >>>>>> Groups "The Unique Geek" group. > >>>>>> >To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >>>>>> >To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>>>>> [email protected]. > >>>>>> >For more options, visit this group at > >>>>>>http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > >>>>>> It is also not safe for people that have any knowledge of the story > >>>>>> itself. > > >>>>>> According to this video Superman died in ACTION COMICS (Vol. 2) #75 > >>>>>> and Reign of the Supermen started 1 issue after that. > > >>>>>> This guy tries to mix parody with commentary and ends up coming off > >>>>>> like a hipster douche bag. > > >>>>>> I am working on something in response to this. I'll post a link when > >>>>>> I am done. > > >>>>>> On Sun, Feb 5, 2012 at 7:32 AM, Edward Crosby <[email protected]>wrote: > > >>>>>>> By the way, NSFW for language. > > >>>>>>> ---------------------------------------- > >>>>>>> Have a Better One, > >>>>>>> Edward Crosby > >>>>>>>http://about.me/edwardcrosby > > >>>>>>> On Sun, Feb 5, 2012 at 7:25 AM, Edward Crosby > >>>>>>> <[email protected]>wrote: > > >>>>>>>> This is pretty good. A little long, but good. Surprisingly has > >>>>>>>> Mandy Moore, Elijah Wood, Simon Pegg and Ron Howard in it. > > >>>>>>>>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PlwDbSYicM&feature=youtube_gdata_player > > >>>>>>>> Edward via Samsung Galaxy Nexus > > >>>>>>> -- > >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >>>>>>> Groups "The Unique Geek" group. > >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>>>>>> [email protected]. > >>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at > >>>>>>>http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > >>>>>> -- > >>>>>> This post/e-mail was written by Michael Bailey, Superman Apologist > > >>>>>> -- > >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >>>>>> Groups "The Unique Geek" group. > >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>>>>> [email protected]. > >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at > >>>>>>http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > >>>>>> -- > >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >>>>>> Groups "The Unique Geek" group. > >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>>>>> [email protected]. > >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at > >>>>>>http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > >>>>> -- > >>>>> This post/e-mail was written by Michael Bailey, Superman Apologist > > >>>>> -- > >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >>>>> Groups "The Unique Geek" group. > >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>>>> [email protected]. > >>>>> For more options, visit this group at > >>>>>http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > >>>>> -- > >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >>>>> Groups "The Unique Geek" group. > >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>>>> [email protected]. > >>>>> For more options, visit this group at > >>>>>http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > >>>> -- > >>>> This post/e-mail was written by Michael Bailey, Superman Apologist > > >>>> -- > >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >>>> Groups "The Unique Geek" group. > >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>>> [email protected]. > >>>> For more options, visit this group at > >>>>http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > >>> -- > >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >>> Groups "The Unique Geek" group. > >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>> [email protected]. > >>> For more options, visit this group at > >>>http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > >> -- > >> This post/e-mail was written by Michael Bailey, Superman Apologist > > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > >> "The Unique Geek" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to > > ... > > read more »- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
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