P.J.B. Discussion (without crusts)

Hello Nerds!!!!!

How’s your week gone?

Great? Awesome?

Well I’m glad because “here…we…go!”

The modern day nerd knows a lot, but as with all aspects of life we could always know more.

Today I’d like to focus a question that is really hard to answer: James Bond. We know that James Bond as a film series has gone through many actor changes, and we know that they are all in their movies named James Bond, and 007. What many of us wonder is: Are they all one person, or a string of elite alcoholic womanizing athletic daredevils? There are many debates over this, but you’re here to read my take so let’s get started.

I believe that they are a string of people, although it is really hard to swallow, I have to think this way (but in the movie, while watching them, I could care less who’s who). And I have a couple of little proofs to this theory.

       1)      In one of the first Daniel Craig movies, he had “just been promoted (to 007 status)” and was “pushing it” as M puts it, this shows that while 007 is (and always was a title) that HE JUST GOT IT (the promotion), and in my mind, that means all the previous Bond films were used with another “James Bond”.

       2)      None of the actors look alike, now I know it’s difficult to cast people that do but it’s never mentioned in any film by a character that the new bond “Looks different”, meaning that that person probably has never seen a previous incarnation. MY GOODNESS DOCTOR WHO WAS NICE TO US WITH THE REGENERATION THING….BECAUSE IT WAS ON CAMERA.

-          And also, if there is a show on SYFY that is totally devoted to making people look like objects, then why can they not have a field day making Daniel Craig look like Fraking Sean Connery!!!!!!!!!!

Ok, short list right, although I think it’s enough to prove my point of view. I know that the debate will never die until James Bond does, and I hope his track record remains of never dying no matter what.

Resistance is Futile

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Big Bats DO CRY

Hello Nerds!

Today I have a question I’d like to ask.

“Are Heroes affected by mean comments?”

Now some of you may say “Leif! YES OF COURSE THEY ARE!!!! Are you stupid or something, just look at The Dark Knight Rises, Batman is in hiding for 8 Fraking Years!!!!!!!”

*Clears Throat* (that was more my take on what happened, and I suppose it’s more that someone died (not saying who for spoiler reasons) that Batman stayed in hiding for several years, but still it might have been what he said before he died that made Batman hang and mope for 8 years (get it….”Hang”)

But back to my question, for those “Arkham” Series players, the henchmen and street thugs say some pretty mean comments and I’m sure some other games do this too. If Supes got a game, I’m sure people would (in the game) make fun of him having no real parents, or that he is an orphan. So my personal opinion would be “Yes, I do think heroes are affected by mean comments, I’m sure Bru- I mean Batman eventually just goes into his cave alone and cries because of people ragging on him.

For those of you again, who play Arkham games, I’m sure Riddler alone racks up half of Batman’s tissue cost monthly, always calling him stupid and stuff. And if Superman got his own game, I’m sure he’d go to the Fortress of Solitude and has a little stress relieving cry into his pillow or whatever.

I think what we don’t think about is that they’re people too, they have feelings and emotions and they need love and sandwiches too. I’m sure the real reason that Batman is always really grumpy (besides attachment issues) is that he’s always being picked on, and that he just wants acceptance.

This brings me to my next point: Sidekicks

Sidekicks (while are awesome) probably provide the Parent-Hero more comfort or encouragement when needed, Terry McGinnis provided Batman with emotional support, when all Batman could do was help Batman in the field, always doing what Barbara did for him, when he was Batman

Superheroes need Sidekicks to alleviate the work load, too. When the hero is kidnapped, or is already on assignment elsewhere, they need their wards (Like Burt) to help out. When Batman went missing, it was up to Robin to call Superman to come to Gotham and help find Batman, who was probably just stuck in traffic on the way back from Therapy. And with that I shall see you all later!

Resistance is futile

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X Men - (Not 10 dudes, Mutant men, Mutant men)

Hello Nerds!

            Guess what day it is.... well... when I wrote this it was hump day, and also the release of X MEN DAYS OF FUTURE PAST!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!!!!!!

            Yes, today the newest installment of the ongoing Xavier with hair, only this time we get drugs, bathrobes, weeds, the 70’s, Mystique (and yes, still as naked as ever), more drugs, depression, and a very fast running stoner guy, Peter Dinklage… So basically just the 70’s.

            The movie recaps events from the first movie, Charles is in a depression, Erik is locked up in jail (not like he’s not used to it… I mean the Holocaust probably prepared him for it, right?), Logan (after being sent back in time by Kitty Pryde) who’s still so fraking buff after how many movies over how many years? (14 BLODDY YEARS!!!!!!!) He is sent back in time to stop a war between humans and mutants, which is weird, because ‘mutant’ should then be stretched to anyone with a genetic disease… which means that Humans were killing kids with Autism… and that’s just wrong… Then there is the Brotherhood, led by/included Erik, a little Jewish brat who survived the Holocaust and who still harbors dark feelings for his mother being shot in front of him, not cool Shaw! NOT COOL! I would elaborate more, but that would spoil things for some people.

            X-men (which in my minds mean 10 men, and not “men under Xavier” but I’m just a Roman Numeral Nerd) has been around for 51 years, which means something must be going right for them, I mean, if this blog goes on for 51 years… I would have to be pretty darn appealing to you all, but I’d bet that won’t happen. X Men, as stated before comes from the non-direct translation of Xavier’s men, his “team” of mutants with superpowers usually under the leadership of Scott or “Cyclops” but I’d bet money that most of us consider Wolverine the leader of the team, he’s definitely the Alpha-Male (he he he wolf pack joke)

            I would fervently recommend this movie to any-one who doesn’t understand time paradoxes, and for those who do I would extend a warning: you may be confused because of little holes in the movie, but it’s not as bad as say…Back to the Future.
So go forth my flock, and watch this awesome movie blockbuster that will entertain you for one afternoon, maybe once more a month later, and then will sit on your shelf collecting dust with all the other movies you have, and have an awesome time.

Resistance is Futile

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