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Movie: Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

[TRAILER] Something something, nuclear weapons, Lex Luthor, Nuclear Man, something something, Golan/Globus cheapness, something something, Christopher Reeve as Superman. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Apr 23, 2024 - 15 comments

My Adventures with Superman: Adventures of a Normal Man, Part 1  Season 1, Ep 1

An anime-inflected take on "Clark Kent's first day as an intern at the Daily Planet". At the time of posting, sitting at 100% positive on Rotten Tomatoes! It's just a delight. [more inside]
posted by Ipsifendus on Jul 8, 2023 - 4 comments

Movie: Superman II

Clark Kent meets up with some people from the old hometown, but the reunion isn't a happy one. [more inside]
posted by Halloween Jack on Dec 4, 2022 - 9 comments

Movie: Superman

Undocumented immigrant combats rich asshole's real estate scheme, gets cat out of tree, performs other duties as necessary. [more inside]
posted by Halloween Jack on Dec 2, 2022 - 16 comments

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Law & Order  Season 9, Ep 22

The President of Chile was undermined during a speech by a toddler on a bicycle in a Superman outfit. Queen Elizabeth died, and Liz Truss replaced Boris Johnson as the Prime Minister of the UK. And Now: Sean Hannity Does The Opposite Of An Ad For Walmart. Main story: Law & Order, not the concepts but the show, and how it's taken as a true depiction of how policing is done when it really shouldn't be. On Youtube (27 minutes).
posted by JHarris on Sep 17, 2022 - 2 comments

Movie: DC League of Super-Pets

Krypto the Super-Dog and Superman are inseparable best friends, sharing the same superpowers and fighting crime side by side in Metropolis. However, Krypto must master his own powers for a rescue mission when Superman is kidnapped. [more inside]
posted by praemunire on Aug 1, 2022 - 10 comments

Superman and Lois: The Best of Smallville  Season 1, Ep 5

As HarvestFest in Smallville arrives, Luthor approaches Lois while the missing Derek reappears with more than he left with. [more inside]
posted by oh yeah! on Mar 24, 2021 - 10 comments

Superman and Lois: Haywire  Season 1, Ep 4

While sitting in the stands at the high school football game, Lois and Chrissy spot fish out of water Morgan Edge conversing with Mayor Dean and Kyle Kushing, and the two see right through this insincere move to try to win over the town. Meanwhile, Clark agrees to help Lois out at a town hall meeting, but things get tense when he finds himself pulled in two different directions. Lastly, Jonathan is having mixed emotions about Jordan's newfound status. [more inside]
posted by oh yeah! on Mar 17, 2021 - 2 comments

Superman and Lois: Heritage  Season 1, Ep 2

When adjusting to their new lives in Smallville, Lois and Clark make an important decision concerning one of their sons; tensions begin to rise between Lois and Morgan Edge; Lana Lang Cushing invites the Kent family over for a barbecue. [more inside]
posted by oh yeah! on Mar 2, 2021 - 5 comments

Superman and Lois: Pilot  Season 1, Ep 1

Superman and Lois' return to idyllic Smallville is set to be upended by mysterious strangers. [more inside]
posted by oh yeah! on Feb 24, 2021 - 8 comments

Book: Superman: Action Comics Vol. 1 Path of Doom

He was the world’s greatest hero. Then the world he knew was wiped from existence. Escaping with his wife and son, Superman fled to a strange new version of Earth. There he worked in the shadows and watched as a different Superman—younger, less experienced, but every bit as heroic—defended his planet. That young hero died, and now the original Man of Steel is ready to step forward and replace him. But he’s not ready for what comes next. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Aug 5, 2019 - 1 comment

Book: Superman Vol. 1 The Unity Saga: Phantom Earth

It's Superman's job to keep the Earth safe, no matter what, but when the entire planet is mysteriously transplanted into the Phantom Zone, the prison dimension built to hold Krypton's most dangerous criminals, it may be more than Superman and even the Justice League can handle. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Aug 5, 2019 - 2 comments

Book: The Man of Steel

Only Superman and Supergirl stand between Rogol Zaar and the utter annihilation of the Kryptonian race. Meanwhile, Kal-El faces a completely different challenge in his adopted home city of Metropolis, where Clark Kent still lives and works--but without his wife and son. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Aug 3, 2019 - 3 comments

Krypton: Pilot  Season 1, Ep 1

Seg learns his planet is in danger of being destroyed so that his future grandson will never be born. [more inside]
posted by oh yeah! on Mar 22, 2018 - 10 comments

Mr. Robot: eps3.9_shutdown-r  Season 3, Ep 10

Elliot tries to save Darlene, but things do not go as planned; Mr. Robot must decide whether to step up or step back. There's a discussion or three on a farm that cleans up some loose ends, and some new family bonding. Oh, and a brave traveler returns. [Season finale] [more inside]
posted by filthy light thief on Dec 14, 2017 - 18 comments

Movie: Justice League

Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman's selfless act, Bruce Wayne and Diana Prince assemble a team of metahumans consisting of Barry Allen, Arthur Curry, and Victor Stone to face the catastrophic threat of Steppenwolf and the Parademons who are on the hunt for three Mother Boxes on Earth. [more inside]
posted by kittensofthenight on Nov 17, 2017 - 42 comments

Young Justice: Infiltrator  Rewatch   Season 1, Ep 6

A new member, Artemis, fills out the core team. They must protect a scientist from the League of Shadows, which , in spite of the show’s TV-PG rating, still can’t be called the League of Assassins. [more inside]
posted by 1970s Antihero on Nov 23, 2016 - 0 comments

Young Justice: Schooled  Season 1, Ep 5

Superboy has anger issues after he learns that Superman is a dick. The team battles one of the Justice League’s most formidable foes, the android Amazo. [more inside]
posted by 1970s Antihero on Nov 20, 2016 - 2 comments

Young Justice: Independence Day, Parts 1–2  Rewatch   Season 1, Ep 1

Robin (Dick Grayson), Kid Flash (Wally West), and Aqualad (Kaldur’ahm), investigate the sinister Project Cadmus and discover Superman’s and Lex Luthor’s love-child clone, Superboy (Conner Kent). Then they must face off against an army of genomorphs, and make their way to freedom. Speedy (Roy Harper) has a hissy fit. Miss Martian (M’gann M’orzz) shows up at the end of the episode to break up the sausage party. [more inside]
posted by 1970s Antihero on Nov 8, 2016 - 2 comments

Movie: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Fearing the actions of Superman are left unchecked, Batman takes on the man of steel, while the world wrestles with what kind of a hero it really needs. With Batman and Superman fighting each other, a new threat, Doomsday, is created by Lex Luthor. It's up to Superman and Batman to set aside their differences along with Wonder Woman to stop Lex Luthor and Doomsday from destroying Metropolis. [more inside]
posted by MoonOrb on Mar 23, 2016 - 98 comments

Movie: Superman III

The Man of Steel has a new love interest and a new nemesis. [more inside]
posted by Ik ben afgesneden on Jan 25, 2015 - 8 comments

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