My Wife is in TV Guide - Who Wants To Be A Superhero 2

[Richards]

Additionally, person's with Asperger's Syndrome cannot knowingly tell lies, regardless of the outcome.

That would definitely explain his reaction at the spelling bee, then.

Johnathan

 

[Felon]

I'm truly sorry to have upset you, but if you don't realize that my tone and attitude were merely in response to that of your own, then I'm afraid I cannot help you. If you wish to make war, that's fine. Just know that I view textual sparring with someone on the Internet as very low on my list of priorities. Good day, sir.

Your tone and attitude are your own, because your choice of how to respond is your own. That's pretty basic psychology.

I'm not upset with you, I'm just challenging the flaws in some of your remarks. In particular, your remarks about peace officers reveal a need for enlightenment. I no longer see your post about how you hold them in low regard, so perhaps you edited that out. Good for you.

 

[Felon]

Then's instead of being a jerk, Mindset was coming across as a jerk to all of us not afflicted by Asperger's Syndrome.

Well, in the devil's advocate department....Mindset doesn't have Asperger's. He's just not a quiche-eater.

I'm a sucker for a crying girl as much as the next guy, but we really only got a little sound bite of what he said to Miss Limelight, followed by her weeping. I'm not convinced she didn't overreact to him simply trying to be frank with her about her ditzy act. I hate to steal an assessment that Adam Karola used to make on "Love Line", but any adult woman who's still doing the "little girl voice" is putting on an act to some degree.

As to his refusal to misspell words, he cleared that up in the Aftershow. Like Braid in the previous episode, he was trying to figure out what the "catch" was. And he points out that as it turns out there simply wasn't one, it was just a spelling bee where they got honey dumped on them. That observation, along with his follow-up remark that it was a little too "Nickelodeon", earned him some of my empathy. I can see where caving in to the villain and playing her insidious game of misspelling could have been seen as unheroic by Stan. In general, he was pretty articulate and good-natured, if also kind of headstrong.

This show places an extremely high standard on sensitivity awareness--you might recall that in the first series, Feedback got put on the block by Stan for making a minor joke with one of his cohorts--that would get just about any of Stan's own heroes booted. The fact that you can't have a wisecracking Spider-Man, a confrontational Hawkeye, or a headstrong Thor type of character on this show kind of diminishes its entertainment value.

 

[Mistwell]

I liked the aftershow as well. I still think he deserved the boot, but perhaps not that early.

 

[Relique du Madde]

I liked the aftershow as well. I still think he deserved the boot, but perhaps not that early.

I agree. They should have booted Miss Limelight. Not knowing why you a superhero and then crying on cue (when you realize you might be eliminated) is not super heroic.

 

[Mistwell]

I agree. They should have booted Miss Limelight. Not knowing why you a superhero and then crying on cue (when you realize you might be eliminated) is not super heroic.

I disagree.

First, I think she knew her superhero powers, she just blanked when faced with Stan Lee talking to her.

Second, I do not think she was faking her crying. It's intimidating to stand up there and face elimination. It can cause one to cry...particularly an 18 year old girl from the midwest who recently move to Los Angeles alone and is suddenly on a television show facing a childhood hero figure who is judging her as possibly unworthy.

 

[Christoph the Magus]

Here's something that I've always wondered: What is the time frame for the "shoot." In other words, how many days/weeks are these people contracted for and how much real time passes as we watch the show?

 

[Brown Jenkin]

I think Ms. Limelight will last somewhat longer because she has some growing to do. Stan will feel that he shouldn't eliminate her until that happens (or until it is apparent it won't). She did show growth with the bee encounter and defuser's challenged helped so Stan can see there is some growth potential.

Next out will hopefully be Mr. Mitzvah.

 

[Piratecat]

Your tone and your naive attitude both undermine your claims of experience and erudition.

You can disagree with someone's opinion without insulting them. I wish you had here. No more, please.

 

[jonathan swift]

Here's something that I've always wondered: What is the time frame for the "shoot." In other words, how many days/weeks are these people contracted for and how much real time passes as we watch the show?

If I remember correctly I think the whole thing lasts just a week or two.