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    jian reacted to overgeeked's post in the thread Spoilers Star Trek: Deep Space Nine with Like Like.
    Yep. One of my favorite DS9 episodes and easily a top 10 of all Star Trek. It’s the episode I use to get people hooked on DS9.
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    jian replied to the thread Superman (1978).
    I guess there are two possible explanations, Watsonian and Doylist as usual: Watsonian: Clark doesn’t want to try and travel in time...
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    jian replied to the thread Superman (1978).
    Sorry, you’re right. I haven’t seen it - where does the missile come from, is it from the first film? Read the summary on Wikipedia -...
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    jian replied to the thread Superman (1978).
    Random recent addition courtesy of Dr Glaucomflecken (an eye surgeon who does YT videos about the US health system) - Clark’s glasses in...
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    jian replied to the thread Superman (1978).
    Yes, he does - in the film he seems to spend 12 years at the Fortress after high school and so presumably doesn’t have a college degree...
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    jian replied to the thread Trailer Superman Full Trailer.
    Yup, thank you, this is a good way of putting it and pretty much what I meant. Clark certainly doesn’t know he’s narratively infallible...
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    jian reacted to Clint_L's post in the thread Trailer Superman Full Trailer with Like Like.
    I agree that he's not omniscient. Narratively, though, writers have traditionally treated him as morally infallible - even when his...
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    jian replied to the thread Trailer Superman Full Trailer.
    I think I’m getting it from my own reading and something both Mark Waid and Kurt Busiek have said - Waid basically has defined Superman...
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    jian replied to the thread Trailer Superman Full Trailer.
    That’s fair, and it’s certainly where he derived his ethics, but his infallibility isn’t from Kansas, it’s narrative at best and...
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    jian replied to the thread Trailer Superman Full Trailer.
    I used to like this idea but now I’m not sure about it. It reminds me of a scene in Astro City where Samaritan (Superman expy) is having...
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    jian replied to the thread Trailer Superman Full Trailer.
    I think Clark submits to human justice (even though handcuffs and prison are generally meaningless to him) and obeys human laws because...
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    jian replied to the thread Trailer Superman Full Trailer.
    I think the response was and is still overwhelmingly positive, as it has been to Warren Buffett announcing his giving pledge. Sure...
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    jian replied to the thread Trailer Superman Full Trailer.
    I sort of agree with this and sort of don’t. I do agree that Superman shouldn’t care much what other people think - not because they’re...
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    jian replied to the thread Trailer Superman Full Trailer.
    Sorry, you’re right (though that’s not even slightly the definition of sociopathy). Caring what other people think about you is part of...
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    jian replied to the thread Trailer Superman Full Trailer.
    He’s not just talking to his girlfriend in private. It looks like a practice interview, which is pretty sensible, especially with her...
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