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The Trickster!! Mirror Master!! Captain Cold!! Orion?? Tonight's First New JUSTICE LEAGUE For America Since September!!

I am – Hercules!!

What could be more humiliating than the godless Canadians getting “Justice League Unlimited” sooner than Americans? The scurvy British and Tequila-swilling Irish getting “Justice League Unlimited” sooner than Americans!! Our long national nightmare has begun!! While we don’t get to see “Flash and Substance” until today, “Solo4357” first reviewed it weeks ago:

A new Justice League is finally back with it's most respectful look at DC history yet, told in a totally silly way.

What's it called?
"Flash and Substance."

What number is it?
Well, if you think JLU is starts as season 3 of Justice League, then this is 5.5. Otherwise it's 3.5. Either way, it's been WAAAY too long since we've seen a new JLU. How long? Try Sept 24.

What's it about?
The Flash must handle an onslaught of super-villains during the opening of a museum in his honor.

This sounds familiar....
It should. During the silver age, Central City did the same thing for Barry Allen.

Barry Allen?! Is he in this?
ALMOST. There is a psuedo cameo, if you look for it. And want it to be bad enough. He's never really identified as such.. but I think we all know.

So who's on hand for the opening?
Well for the heroes, the two most unlikely: Batman and Orion. Orion feels like the writers pulled his name out of a hat. "Um, we need a third..." The villians make up the four worst (or best) from Flash's rogues gallery: Captain Boomerang (fresh from his escape from Task Force X) Captain Cold, Mirror Master and the Trickster.

The villians are there to put aside differences and congradulate the Flash for being a worth opponent, right?
Yeah right. It starts as the usual "Let's see who can take him down" contest but, in a welcome moment, they trash that plan. "Ah, the heck with this one-at-a-time stuff. Let's just all get him at once."

Any surprises?
Yes. Mark Hamill reprises his role as the Trickster.

Reprises?
Remember the live-action Flash from 1990? His crazieness in that role probably got him noticed for the Joker audition two years later for Batman:TAS. We've come full circle. The bad part is that the Trickster is wasted in this episode.

What's good?
The Flash's relationship with Central City. Batman's secret respect. The stuff in the museum (including his and Superman's Race around the world). Captain Boomerang's cheapness. The Trickster, when given a chance. "You're wearing the outfit again." "Am I?" The method to taking down Mirror Master. "It's not black tie, is it?" Batman, as usual.

What's not so good?
Orion just doesn't belong in this episode. It's weird. There's no movement on the League of Villians Co-op storyline. Flash's complete obliviousness to the hot reporter (whom I beleive he's married to in the comics) who's coming on to him. Given the girl-crazy history of the character in the show up til now, it didn't make sense. Batman should be able to do better against Captain Cold, given his history with Mr. Freeze. Mark Hamill was wasted as Trickster. Good casting, not enough to do.

Rating: ***1/2 out of Five.

10:30 p.m. Saturday. Cartoon Network.









What’s this?? Somebody made a PG-13 cartoon-movie out of Mark Millar’s brilliant Ultimates comic book series?? And it goes on sale in a few days for $13.99??

Also? Angel, Buffy, Simpsons, Futurama and 24 have grown vastly encheapened!! Fox appears to have suddenly and dramatically (and almost certainly temporarily) lowered its pricing on a whole mess of season-sets!!

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My 1st "First"?
by squidman
Feb 11th, 2006
12:31:51 AM
Second damn it!
by JediShaft
Feb 11th, 2006
12:55:18 AM
Wait a minute....
by Grando
Feb 11th, 2006
04:15:13 AM
This show could run for years
by proper
Feb 11th, 2006
04:56:25 AM
....
by blackthought
Feb 11th, 2006
07:24:34 AM
Orion was there for a reason.
by SpacePhil
Feb 11th, 2006
11:34:16 AM
FLASH'S ROGUES!!!!!
by Thalya
Feb 11th, 2006
11:47:04 AM
I want a live action
by Purgatori
Feb 11th, 2006
01:09:21 PM
'Bout Damn Time!!!
by spikebad666
Feb 11th, 2006
01:39:53 PM
Screw the Canadians, just bit torrent the thing
by Craiggers
Feb 11th, 2006
03:32:22 PM
can't complain...
by shawnglane
Feb 11th, 2006
04:10:21 PM
true
by blackthought
Feb 11th, 2006
06:49:20 PM
Cartoon Network makes me (and my kids) love torrents
by Big Bad Clone
Feb 11th, 2006
08:34:06 PM
Orion here what's going on?
by Orionsangels
Feb 11th, 2006
09:51:01 PM
Orion
by Purgatori
Feb 11th, 2006
10:00:04 PM
Wahoo!
by Thalya
Feb 11th, 2006
10:01:13 PM
Oh and...
by Thalya
Feb 11th, 2006
10:02:34 PM
Voice Talent....
by Darth_Nader
Feb 11th, 2006
10:35:05 PM
Darn it..
by Thalya
Feb 11th, 2006
11:33:40 PM
tequila swilling Irish?
by keyserSOZE
Feb 12th, 2006
12:18:31 AM
LOL
by Purgatori
Feb 12th, 2006
12:28:13 AM
Dammit
by Purgatori
Feb 12th, 2006
12:32:20 AM
testify
by blackthought
Feb 12th, 2006
12:33:03 AM
Ok episode i guess..
by Agent sith
Feb 12th, 2006
02:25:57 AM
Nader...
by Sherman_Lives
Feb 12th, 2006
02:37:22 AM
So what were you really trying to tell us, LemmiWinks?
by Thalya
Feb 12th, 2006
12:29:15 PM
Ah.....my saturday night cartoon is back.
by zathras34
Feb 12th, 2006
01:04:49 PM
re: FLASH ROCKS
by Mr. Completely
Feb 12th, 2006
02:15:47 PM
ComfortGirl
by HurlyBurly
Feb 12th, 2006
02:31:54 PM
Did they say "Asshole" in this episode?
by Succatash
Feb 12th, 2006
09:17:19 PM
"Asshole"
by Gislef_crow
Feb 12th, 2006
10:45:23 PM
A Flash series would be great...
by Thalya
Feb 13th, 2006
08:53:41 AM
Flash should be smarter
by able
Feb 13th, 2006
09:27:16 AM
With abilities like his...
by Thalya
Feb 13th, 2006
12:20:28 PM
Some replies
by Daredevil
Feb 13th, 2006
03:54:03 PM
Barry Allen?
by grimacemusically
Feb 13th, 2006
05:35:08 PM
A Flash series would be awesome...
by viola123
Feb 13th, 2006
06:56:37 PM
yep
by blackthought
Feb 13th, 2006
07:42:47 PM
Aw really, blackthought?
by viola123
Feb 14th, 2006
03:35:35 AM
well...
by blackthought
Feb 14th, 2006
08:53:53 AM
And it's MR too... :)
by viola123
Feb 14th, 2006
05:19:31 PM

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