All-purpose, running Geek thread (formerly Battlestar Galactica thread)

I also think it is Luke. As pern said, it certainly sounded like Hamill. It would make sense.

The ages of some characters didn't quite fit in the original movies, but I didn't really mind how they had Vader look under the mask. He certainly could have aged badly, though it would have made sense to use a younger actor, maybe one in his 50s. Shaw was a few days shy of 78 when Return of the Jedi was released.

 

Apparently, the Batman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice trailer has leaked. Not sure where, though.

 

The Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice trailer has leaked - Vox

 

I'm geeked. But if Kal-El can break General Zod's neck, what chance does Batman really have

 

From most indications, this is heavily based on Frank Miller's 'The Dark Knight Returns,' so odds are pretty good Batman is going to slap Superman around like a rag-doll bitch.

 

why cant superman have a lead suit like Ironman's to be impervious to Kryptonite?

 

He can. They did it quite often in the comics from the 1950s on.



I love the fact this suit gives Superman a crotch's-eye view of the outside world.

 

Trailer is up and in HD:

 

Some of you may remember the Super Power Beat Down: Darth Vader vs. Batman. Now they have an alternate ending.

 

Love the simple set up that the rest of the Justice League was "occupied."
They have three Green Lanterns on Earth alone, for God's sake. They couldn't spare one to help out?
Maybe they were just tired of Batman's crap and sent him off to deep space to get rid of him for a while.

 

That is a pretty common issue. They didn't even bother to explain why the other Avengers didn't get involved in Captain America: The Winter Soldier or Iron Man III.

 

'X-Men' Icon Iceman Comes Out as Gay - Yahoo

X-Men character Iceman is revealed to be gay. Well, a version of Iceman.

For those who haven't read the books recently, in a rather selfish, foolish act of desperation, Beast brought the original X-Men, including the younger version of himself, into the present. Current Beast was dying and he thought the younger group could somehow fix the older ones, who were a complete mess at the time. Young Beast them somehow saves his older self and after a series of adventures, it is discovered that for some reason, the younger X-Men cannot be sent back in time. How this doesn't create a paradox or screw up the timeline has not been addressed, but he point is the original X-Men are part of the current storylines.

So it is the younger version of Bobby Drake, Iceman, who is identified as gay by the younger Jean Grey. They quickly dismiss the fact that the grown up version of Iceman has always dated women and never shown any sign of being gay with Jean pointing out that all those relationships failed. The character has also been depicted as straight in the movies.

The X-Men have dealt with sexuality before, primarily in relation to the Northstar character, who came out long before homosexual characters were commonly seen in comics and later drew some mainstream media attention when they had him get married. Changing an existing character, especially one with an older version who has never given any indications? Seems kind of cheap, but I'm curious to see how they handle it.