I Was Talking To My Wife...

...about the new Batman movies. We're both pretty pleased with the casting that's happened in them, but for some reason I'm just not that pleased with Michael Caine as Alfred. I mean, he's in no way a bad performer, but I just don't think he's right for the role. Who, she asked, would I like to see?

That's when it hit me. Stephen Fry. He should play every butler ever. Or at least Alfred and Jarvis both.

Seriously. I mean it. The feelings he can convey just by pursing his lips in various ways require the entire bodies of lesser actors.

So, yes: Stephen Fry For Every Butler Ever.

She was horrified. Surely, you realise, you'll be putting every English actor over 55 out of work?

But I think they'll be willing to make the sacrifices.

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Kind of Awesome.

Jeapordy God King Ken Jennings makes a MODOK joke. That's just awesome.

In "I Was Reading the Wiki" News...

For those of you who survived the early '90s, here's some sobering news: Kriss Kross members Mac Daddy and Daddy Mac are both 29.

In other news, this 2 Live Jews wiki entry is rather funny.

2 Live Jews went on to create Disco Jews in 1994 and Christmas Jews in 1998, before quitting-with almost no notice by the media.

So now zenten must go edit it or something.

OH, JON FAVREAU, NO!

Well, it was pretty much inevitable. After the initial wave of Geekgasm following IM's release last Thursday, there's been rumblings of discontent over the fact that, yes, Iron Man fights 'bad guys' in Afghanistan, and they happen to not be white.

Now I, as a brown man, didn't really care. Iron Man needs to be kidnapped by the enemies of America, and Yinsen has to sacrifice his life to help him escape.

Over the past 40 years, Iron Man's origin has shifted to accommodate the times. In the beginning, it was Vietnam (or occasionally 'somewhere in southeast asia'), and these days, it's Afghanistan (or possibly Iraq). I think for a short, regrettable period in the '80s he was injured during the invasion of Grenada and held hostage by Fidel.

The Ten Rings, the group that's holding him, is pretty much the most inoffensive group of evildoers ever. The second in command is a veritable teddy bear, even if he does take a bit of excessive glee in playing "dunk the billionaire", but who among us?

In any case, the groups methodology and tactics are pretty obviously secular poop disturbers. If you know the character of Iron Man at all, it's pretty obvious what they're up to, especially with the leader's affection for Genghis Khan.

Personally, I'm more offended by the trailer for Zohan than I was by the entire Iron Man film.

I found these very funny

The third panel is the clincher.