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Faery Queen of Cagealot Castle

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Date: 3:47 PM, 02/18/11
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An interesting piece from Discovery today, also, any excuse to watch even the tiniest snippet of Adam West's Batman batman.gif



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Nicalicious

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That was really  interesting, Lula, cool! I must say, I could see what he was saying about religious groups springing up around them if we did have super heroes. I am happy to live in world without them, comic books and movies will do. Loved the bit of Batman with the shark, lol!! And Superman too, I love the original Superman movie with Christopher Reeves, my favourite one ever.

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Faery Queen of Cagealot Castle

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I liked what he said about how we admire superheroes in fantasy but in realuty we judge and / or are afraid of difference and otherness (or atleast that is how i interpreted what he was saying!) i think he misses the point a bit, for me it is that we all have a superhero inside of us, not that we wish to worship someone on the outside! starry

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My mind is in some sort of 'reading this makes me think of this song' vortex.  What can I say.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tpl6ncyxLGw

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Nicolicious

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Date: 11:41 PM, 02/20/11
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One notion I've encountered is that superheros are the modern equivalent of Greek myths! Figures that provides epic archtypal narratives that pitch good against evil!

As for superheroes I love... I'm partial to Doctor Strange, myself - he's one cosmically minded quantum consciousness enducing superhero, alright! :D

-- Edited by Sprocket on Sunday 20th of February 2011 11:42:07 PM

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Faery Queen of Cagealot Castle

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Sprocket, Nic himself has said the same about the mythology of modern day superheroes. Agree with you about Dr Strange..out of curiosity, do you have a fave female superhero?starry

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