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deird_ljSo, I've been watching Lois&Clark, and just got to the episode where the guy gets Superman's powers and starts using them irresponsibly.
(...which isn't really specific enough. Uh, the episode in the second season when that happens.)
And Superman sits him down and gives him a stern talking-to about "right and wrong", which in this case basically means "Do not charge people $37.50 every time you save their life!"
Question for people reading this: is it okay to charge people for doing the superhero thing?
On the one hand, you have Clark Kent, and Buffy Summers, who'd be appalled at the idea.
Then there are people like Angel, who does that every week.
And then there's Peter Parker, who doesn't exactly charge any money, but still uses his superhero identity as a great way to make extra cash, by selling photos of Spiderman.
...I can't really decide who I agree with.
So, what do people think?
(...which isn't really specific enough. Uh, the episode in the second season when that happens.)
And Superman sits him down and gives him a stern talking-to about "right and wrong", which in this case basically means "Do not charge people $37.50 every time you save their life!"
Question for people reading this: is it okay to charge people for doing the superhero thing?
On the one hand, you have Clark Kent, and Buffy Summers, who'd be appalled at the idea.
Then there are people like Angel, who does that every week.
And then there's Peter Parker, who doesn't exactly charge any money, but still uses his superhero identity as a great way to make extra cash, by selling photos of Spiderman.
...I can't really decide who I agree with.
So, what do people think?
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Date: 2009-03-18 09:59 am (UTC)House is so great...
I'd forgotten how awesomely cool that show was in its earlier seasons...
What do you mean its earlier seasons? It was awesomely cool THE ENTIRE TIME.
From Laney
Date: 2009-03-18 10:57 am (UTC)I got tired of L&C in the later seasons. Sorry...
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Date: 2009-03-18 11:39 am (UTC)With the Earth itself trembling and Elf apparently poisoned by alien ectoplasm, I don't think this is the time to chatter about TV shows!
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From Laney
Date: 2009-03-19 03:22 am (UTC)1) this entire post was in response to chatter about tv shows: Buffy, Lois and Clark and various others - none of which I really know much about, so I'll stick to the one I know, which brings me to -
2) House is SUCH a post-modern superhero. He charges for saving the world, but also tries to get out of saving them at all.
And, lastly,
3) I want a photo of deird1's superhero persona!!!!! How much?
Laney
(What's your superhero name? Do you have a cool costume? What about a superpower? And, most importantly, what's your cool catchphrase that you say before turning and exiting dramatically?)