I am 100% here for this long-form essay on The Penguin and/or Batman villains and/or Retro Batman and/or The BATcast pod!!! Seriousface: The Penguin is strong right out of the gate. And the Bat-verse has always been my favorite comic book hero franchise. 💥💕
Oh I love the idea of a D&D triple date!! And clever of you to introduce stakes that would immediately motivate your players. IMHO giving your wife a magic cape was pure romance.
Also thank you for the info about Penguin. I had forgotten about that show. It's on our to watch list now.
For co-op games to play from the same couch, I keep getting recommended "It takes 2". Still haven't tried it but I now have at least 5 friends and colleagues who said it's one of the most fun they had playing a game with someone else. It seems that Baldurs Gate 3 also has a co-op option and it's a brilliant game.
Thanks! I think the High 5 is everyone's favorite lol 🤷🏼♂️
I tried It Takes 2 with my wife but it didn't really click for us. We loved the Overcooked games! Hoping they make a third.
Baldur's Gate 3 is incredible. I'm still working through my solo playthrough. Somewhere in the 3rd act. Btw do you play actual d&d at all? Cause if you like BG3, you'd probably love it.
I never tried actual DnD because I never really had a friend's groups playing it and I'm not the most adventurous when it comes to doing things with strangers 😅. But I think I would like it too. Maybe one day!
For now I'm happy with Baldur's Gate 3. Such a great game.
I'll have to rewatch The Batman now. Which is fine. Aside from the almost agreed up ranking of the Batmen, I am most glad this article did not include the bloody awful waste of film, Joker with Joaquin. That's a sequel I won't even consider.
I'm looking forward to the Penguin. I think Farrell is pretty darn great in everything he's done.
You're 100% correct. I watched it tonight. I felt it was significantly better the 2nd time around. The almost-ending lagged a touch, but they brought it around very nicely. Very good.
I think I'm one of the few people that didn't really like The Batman. It's not bad, but it felt too long. I just couldn't get into it. But I am excited to watch the Penguin. Keep hearing great things.
I'd add Brainiac to the top tier of Superman’s villains, but it's a pretty steep drop-off from there. Toyman, Prankster, and Terra-Man are pretty one-note (though I guess Metallo has his moments). Doomsday is more plot device than actual villain, and it would be reductive to call Darkseid a Superman villain.
The Flash actually has a decent bench of villains that writers have done cool things with. I'd say Reverse Flash would have to be his nemesis. It's tempting to write off villains like Captain Cold, Heat Wave, Weather Wizard, Captain Boomerang (yeah, I know), or Pied Piper as pointlessly goofy, but I've seen some interesting things done with them (and more importantly Flash's relationship with them).
I liked The Batman a lot more than I thought I would. My only real beef is last act/ending. It’s like the studio said “it’s a superhero movie, you have to have an over the top disaster piece. Those are the rules.”
I do want to watch The Penguin but I’ll probably wait until all episodes are out and then binge it.
Batman's rogue's alley is endlessly fascinating. And arguably they are only group of bad guys who are as well known- or better known- than their enemy.
I know the names of the enemies of my favorite superheroes, but that's just me being the autistic stickler for details.
I am 100% here for this long-form essay on The Penguin and/or Batman villains and/or Retro Batman and/or The BATcast pod!!! Seriousface: The Penguin is strong right out of the gate. And the Bat-verse has always been my favorite comic book hero franchise. 💥💕
Next week's pod is on The Penguin! 🤓
BOOM!! You waste no time and I am here for it!!! 🔥💕
Oh I love the idea of a D&D triple date!! And clever of you to introduce stakes that would immediately motivate your players. IMHO giving your wife a magic cape was pure romance.
Also thank you for the info about Penguin. I had forgotten about that show. It's on our to watch list now.
At first my wife was super suspicious of the glowing cape. My friend was practically jumping out of his seat to claim it if she didn't. 😂
Love the Friday high 5. Such clever branding.
For co-op games to play from the same couch, I keep getting recommended "It takes 2". Still haven't tried it but I now have at least 5 friends and colleagues who said it's one of the most fun they had playing a game with someone else. It seems that Baldurs Gate 3 also has a co-op option and it's a brilliant game.
Thanks! I think the High 5 is everyone's favorite lol 🤷🏼♂️
I tried It Takes 2 with my wife but it didn't really click for us. We loved the Overcooked games! Hoping they make a third.
Baldur's Gate 3 is incredible. I'm still working through my solo playthrough. Somewhere in the 3rd act. Btw do you play actual d&d at all? Cause if you like BG3, you'd probably love it.
I never tried actual DnD because I never really had a friend's groups playing it and I'm not the most adventurous when it comes to doing things with strangers 😅. But I think I would like it too. Maybe one day!
For now I'm happy with Baldur's Gate 3. Such a great game.
I'll have to rewatch The Batman now. Which is fine. Aside from the almost agreed up ranking of the Batmen, I am most glad this article did not include the bloody awful waste of film, Joker with Joaquin. That's a sequel I won't even consider.
I'm looking forward to the Penguin. I think Farrell is pretty darn great in everything he's done.
I enjoyed The Batman even more the second time!
You're 100% correct. I watched it tonight. I felt it was significantly better the 2nd time around. The almost-ending lagged a touch, but they brought it around very nicely. Very good.
I think I'm one of the few people that didn't really like The Batman. It's not bad, but it felt too long. I just couldn't get into it. But I am excited to watch the Penguin. Keep hearing great things.
I'd add Brainiac to the top tier of Superman’s villains, but it's a pretty steep drop-off from there. Toyman, Prankster, and Terra-Man are pretty one-note (though I guess Metallo has his moments). Doomsday is more plot device than actual villain, and it would be reductive to call Darkseid a Superman villain.
The Flash actually has a decent bench of villains that writers have done cool things with. I'd say Reverse Flash would have to be his nemesis. It's tempting to write off villains like Captain Cold, Heat Wave, Weather Wizard, Captain Boomerang (yeah, I know), or Pied Piper as pointlessly goofy, but I've seen some interesting things done with them (and more importantly Flash's relationship with them).
All of those sound made up 😂
I liked The Batman a lot more than I thought I would. My only real beef is last act/ending. It’s like the studio said “it’s a superhero movie, you have to have an over the top disaster piece. Those are the rules.”
I do want to watch The Penguin but I’ll probably wait until all episodes are out and then binge it.
Batman's rogue's alley is endlessly fascinating. And arguably they are only group of bad guys who are as well known- or better known- than their enemy.
I know the names of the enemies of my favorite superheroes, but that's just me being the autistic stickler for details.
Since you're in Batman film ranking mode, here's mine:
11. Anything involving Zack Snyder - Rubbish (though Ben Affleck was an inspired casting choice).
10. Batman & Robin - Rubbish, but I like Michael Gough in it.
9. Batman Forever - Rubbish, except for U2's song Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me, which is a stunning record.
8. Batman (1966) - Fun but the TV series is better.
7. Batman (1989) - A mixed bag.
6. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993) - Hugely underrated and often overlooked. I finally got to see this on the big screen this year.
5. The Batman (2022) - Batman meets Se7en to surprisingly good effect. Perhaps a bit too long but that's nit-picking.
4. Batman Returns (1992) - Wonderfully twisted.
3. The Dark Knight (2008) - Brilliant but flawed. My reasons for preferring the other two Nolan entries are well-documented.
2. The Dark Knight Rises (2012) - My full arguments for preferring this to The Dark Knight are written elsewhere.
1. Batman Begins (2005) - A masterpiece, and my second favourite superhero film of all time after Superman (1978).
The Penguin is more alike Boardwalk Empire than "The Batman" movie, and I'm here for it.