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Published on Saturday, February 11, 2006 - 1:22am |
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The Trickster!! Mirror Master!! Captain Cold!! Orion?? Tonight's First New JUSTICE LEAGUE For America Since September!!
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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Reader Talkback
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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