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seriousficRefresh my memory here. The point of the DCnU was to make a more accessible DC universe, hence reworking a lot of characters to be closer to their incarnations in mass media. So Barbara Gordon was Batgirl again, for instance. So, if that's the case, shouldn't Starfire be close to her incarnation in the Teen Titans cartoon. You know, this?
Well, let's see what io9 has to say about her characterization in the reboot.
Starfire — due to brainwashing or just sheer flightiness — has forgotten her time with the Teen Titans. 12 pages in, we learn that she is sleeping with Red Hood. 16 pages in, she propositions Arsenal for whoopie (aliens love casual sex, you see). 23 pages in, we see how the ferocity of Starfire and Arsenal's intercourse has trashed their hotel room. Also, Red Hood goes to Tibet, but that had doodlysquat to do with diddling. If your idea of an edgy reboot is witnessing the three main superheroes inches away from constructing an Eiffel Tower, this is your huckleberry.
Mmm-hmm. You know, I actually would've forgiven this if they'd gotten Donna Troy in there, since Kory/Donna is pretty much canon anyway, but hey, God forbid lesbians exceed the quota.
Speaking of sex, since I'm sure that subject won't come up again on this blog anytime soon, I watched the pilot of Two Broke Girls and let me just say that my fragile little mind is not ready for a laugh track cued up for jokes about cum stains. I'm sorry, it's called cognitive dissonance.
And what is it with studio audiences these days? If a hunky guy takes off his shirt and implies he's about to have sex with Kat Dennings, by God, you hoot and holler. No one's asking you to do a sympathetic "awww" after a heartwarming lesson is learned, but you can still handle the "woooooo!", can't you?
Well, let's see what io9 has to say about her characterization in the reboot.
Starfire — due to brainwashing or just sheer flightiness — has forgotten her time with the Teen Titans. 12 pages in, we learn that she is sleeping with Red Hood. 16 pages in, she propositions Arsenal for whoopie (aliens love casual sex, you see). 23 pages in, we see how the ferocity of Starfire and Arsenal's intercourse has trashed their hotel room. Also, Red Hood goes to Tibet, but that had doodlysquat to do with diddling. If your idea of an edgy reboot is witnessing the three main superheroes inches away from constructing an Eiffel Tower, this is your huckleberry.
Mmm-hmm. You know, I actually would've forgiven this if they'd gotten Donna Troy in there, since Kory/Donna is pretty much canon anyway, but hey, God forbid lesbians exceed the quota.
Speaking of sex, since I'm sure that subject won't come up again on this blog anytime soon, I watched the pilot of Two Broke Girls and let me just say that my fragile little mind is not ready for a laugh track cued up for jokes about cum stains. I'm sorry, it's called cognitive dissonance.
And what is it with studio audiences these days? If a hunky guy takes off his shirt and implies he's about to have sex with Kat Dennings, by God, you hoot and holler. No one's asking you to do a sympathetic "awww" after a heartwarming lesson is learned, but you can still handle the "woooooo!", can't you?
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Date: 2011-09-21 07:59 pm (UTC)