Over several seasons Clark Kent has slowly, and I mean s-l-o-w-l-y, been becoming Superman. Along the way he's encountered some super-friends: Flash, Aquaman, Green Lantern, Watchtower, Cyborg, Martian Manhunter, and Black Canary. Green Arrow has tried to organize the group into a "league" to fight crime, but Clark always balks, preferring to work alone.
Enter The Justice Society of America: Green Lantern, Hawkman, Dr. Fate, et al. They are all old heroes from the forties who were imprisoned by the gov't for refusing to work for the gov't. Now there's a supervillain (Jack Frost?!?!) who is killing off the old superheroes. A handful of the old and new heroes unite to stop the "Icicle."
Clark learns about teamwork, and Dr. Fate tells him about his superhero future. Thusly, Clark is one step closer to becoming Superman and starting the Justice League of America.
A cross between the Golden Age comic book origin of the JSA and Watchmen, this episode was a comic geek's wet dream. I can't believe this two-hour episode brought tears to my eyes. Hawkman was perfectly rendered by both writers and actor. Dr. Fate was a homeless man, a raving babbler whose brain was fried by wearing the Dr. Fate helmet one too many times, but when he dons the helmet again to unite the JSA, it was a moment to behold.
Every season there are rumors of an appearance by Batman. With the JLA in the works, I hope Smallville speeds things up a bit and get to it. Time to change the title from Smallville to Superman.
AC
P.S. Next up: The Suicide Squad. Yeah. Some supervillains from the silver age. Golly.
Enter The Justice Society of America: Green Lantern, Hawkman, Dr. Fate, et al. They are all old heroes from the forties who were imprisoned by the gov't for refusing to work for the gov't. Now there's a supervillain (Jack Frost?!?!) who is killing off the old superheroes. A handful of the old and new heroes unite to stop the "Icicle."
Clark learns about teamwork, and Dr. Fate tells him about his superhero future. Thusly, Clark is one step closer to becoming Superman and starting the Justice League of America.
A cross between the Golden Age comic book origin of the JSA and Watchmen, this episode was a comic geek's wet dream. I can't believe this two-hour episode brought tears to my eyes. Hawkman was perfectly rendered by both writers and actor. Dr. Fate was a homeless man, a raving babbler whose brain was fried by wearing the Dr. Fate helmet one too many times, but when he dons the helmet again to unite the JSA, it was a moment to behold.
Every season there are rumors of an appearance by Batman. With the JLA in the works, I hope Smallville speeds things up a bit and get to it. Time to change the title from Smallville to Superman.
AC
P.S. Next up: The Suicide Squad. Yeah. Some supervillains from the silver age. Golly.
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This post was last modified: 02-06-2010, 09:53 PM by saynomore.
saynomore Wrote:Over several seasons Clark Kent has slowly, and I mean s-l-o-w-l-y, been becoming Superman. Along the way he's encountered some super-friends: Flash, Aquaman, Green Lantern, Watchtower, Cyborg, Martian Manhunter, and Black Canary. Green Arrow has tried to organize the group into a "league" to fight crime, but Clark always balks, preferring to work alone.
Enter The Justice Society of America: Green Lantern, Hawkman, Dr. Fate, et al. They are all old heroes from the forties who were imprisoned by the gov't for refusing to work for the gov't. Now there's a supervillain (Jack Frost?!?!) who is killing off the old superheroes. A handful of the old and new heroes unite to stop the "Icicle."
Clark learns about teamwork, and Dr. Fate tells him about his superhero future. Thusly, Clark is one step closer to becoming Superman and starting the Justice League of America.
A cross between the Golden Age comic book origin of the JSA and Watchmen, this episode was a comic geek's wet dream. I can't believe this two-hour episode brought tears to my eyes. Hawkman was perfectly rendered by both writers and actor. Dr. Fate was a homeless man, a raving babbler whose brain was fried by wearing the Dr. Fate helmet one too many times, but when he dons the helmet again to unite the JSA, it was a moment to behold.
Every season there are rumors of an appearance by Batman. With the JLA in the works, I hope Smallville speeds things up a bit and get to it. Time to change the title from Smallville to Superman.
AC
P.S. Next up: The Suicide Squad. Yeah. Some supervillains from the silver age. Golly.
Good Gawd!~ The Suicide Squad... I thought I was the only soul standing who remembered The Suicide Squad. Who next? The Blackhawks?
saynomore Wrote:P.S. Next up: The Suicide Squad. Yeah. Some supervillains from the silver age. Golly.
Question (a real one, not the character, though it'd be fun to see him in there):
I thought I saw Stargirl/Star-Spangled Kid in there. Is she just tossed in there because she's in the current JSA or is there a backstory involving Ted Knight and his family?
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You know I lost tocuh with this show after about season 4 or so, when it became to me at least more of a soap opera, and seeing what they did to Doomsday killed it for me, but that description makes me wish I had seen the episode because it sounds all kinds of badass.
On a related note, I always thought that Smallville and Tom Welling should segue into a Superman movie, and now that they are thinking reboot after the abysmal Superman returns, it is perfect timing.
On a related note, I always thought that Smallville and Tom Welling should segue into a Superman movie, and now that they are thinking reboot after the abysmal Superman returns, it is perfect timing.
Yep, there was a lot of soap opera crap to reach this point, but once Lex Luther and Lana Lang left the storyline, the action's picked up. And opening up the DC Universe doesn't hurt a bit. I thought it was premature to bring Doomsday to the show, and how many times does General Zod have to be the bad guy? I like that Kandor is in the storyline, and I am looking forward to the battle between Zod's army and the JLA/JSA. But I've had more disappointments than not with this show. But if the writers/producers stay on track with this new plot, maybe we'll get to that true Superman movie.
AC
P.S. After Stargirl tells Watchtower how the JSA used to get together with their families and proteges for Thanksgiving and Christmas, she mentions that Clark and his team only get together when there's trouble. At the end of the episode, Watchtower starts to monitor her computers for possible crimes with Martian Manhunter telling her that he's worried that she will fry her brain like Dr. Fate did. Green Arrow appears and modestly invites them out for dinner. They accept, and it's a touching moment when you see these superheroes slowing down their heroic duties just long enough to give some attention to their friendship. Even joking about who's picking up the bill. Now if only Clark will stop falling in love.
AC
P.S. After Stargirl tells Watchtower how the JSA used to get together with their families and proteges for Thanksgiving and Christmas, she mentions that Clark and his team only get together when there's trouble. At the end of the episode, Watchtower starts to monitor her computers for possible crimes with Martian Manhunter telling her that he's worried that she will fry her brain like Dr. Fate did. Green Arrow appears and modestly invites them out for dinner. They accept, and it's a touching moment when you see these superheroes slowing down their heroic duties just long enough to give some attention to their friendship. Even joking about who's picking up the bill. Now if only Clark will stop falling in love.
This post was last modified: 02-09-2010, 03:12 AM by saynomore.
I can't watch the show anymore. The writing is atrocious and I can't take the bastardization of the comic. It agitates me to no end. Doomsday should have been a lot more epic than it was. He was much more than a monster.
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