No Heroics kinda sucks

[thebitterguy]

I was admittedly a little enthusiastic about No Heroics when I initially heard about it.

Two episodes in, though, it's pretty lame. The first one had only one good scene, with SheForce and Time-Bomb's discussion of her romantic prospects being carried along pretty much solely by the actors' own presence, and the now immortal "Handjob and a pizza" hand gestures.

The second episode was slightly better, which isn't so impressive considering how flat the first one fell. We learned some background of some of the characters (She-Force and Electroclash used to be partners), The Hotness continued to be stymied by Excelsor, and TimeBomb got a blowjob in a bathroom stall.

The Hotness managed to be a little sympathetic instead of just completely pathetic, although that role in this episode seemed to be taken up by the fanclub. Oh, that was kind of sad.

I guess it's a side effect of actually having read the source material, much like with Heroes. "Hey, look," they say, "superheroes can be dicks! Wow, eh?" Unaware of most of what came out in the '90s, or the Ultimate line, or even Superdickery.com.

I honestly want to see what happens when Monkeythunder uses his powers, but that many monkeys would probably double their budget.

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[brand-of-amber.livejournal.com]

There has been a whole rash of superhero stuff for the mainstream in the past few years that really falls into that whole "wow, did you know superheroes aren't all sweetness and light?" or one of the other various deconstructive genres.

The reactions to them tend to be that they are ZOMG awesome from many folks, and my first reaction to them is to be like "Oh, it's Dark Knight Returns/Watchmen/Something else from the early 90s that I've now seen 100000000000000 times."

[thebitterguy]

This is probably one of the worst so far; at least Hancock was a big summer blockbuster, with all the Spectacle that entails.

Heroes I vascilate on constantly; my opinion on it swings like a rather slow metronome.

[athelind.livejournal.com]

I guess it's a side effect of actually having read the source material...

I hate to say it, but I kind of had that reaction to the critically-acclaimed Adventures of Kavalier and Clay. I'd seen the whole "tell a story over multiple decade, with the events of each decade reflecting the style of the comics of that period" conceit done so many times, and I was so familiar with the history not just of the comics but of the creators, that it wasn't anything new to me.

And, um... they didn't pull it off especially WELL.

Unlike No Heroics, which sounds basically mean-spirited, or Heroes, which is hopelessly corporate, Kavalier was a worked that LOVED comics and their creators. I really feel bad for not liking that book as well as I should have.

[thebitterguy]

I think you've nailed it there (especially about NH; mean-spirited is the perfect term for that show's attitude). K&C didn't excite me that much, and the plot went a bit strange at the end there.