Who Wants to Be a Superhero?
Josh August 1st, 2006
Ok, I don’t watch much television because, well, I have other things to do. However, having recently invested in an iPod for my music library, I discovered that it also has video capability. So I’m perusing the iPod store and come upon a section called TV Shows. They had some free samples! Wooo hoo!!! (Although, considering the price of my iPod, I can confidently say nothing’s free.) Anyhoo, one of the free shows was Who Wants to Be a Superhero? brought by the Sci Fi Channel, and of course the famous comic book master, Stan Lee.
This first episode, as far as I’m concerned, was hilarious. Very few of these guys seemed, for lack of a better phrase, “down to earth”. Anyway, I want to briefly touch on just a few of the contestants:
First, let’s consider the “Iron Enforcer”. This guy is Mr. Tough, but he fails soooooooo miserably at such a feat. His acting is terrible. I think he tries to be like Wolverine, yet falls terribly short. Anyway, that’s not what’s funny. Here’s what’s funny: In this very first episode, there’s a mole put in the incoming group with a hidden camera to see if there are any character flaws from these individuals. Gasp! Guess what? There were! Needless to say the “Iron Enforcer” goes on this tirade about killing people…ha ha ha. Comic Book Guy gone Blade!
Next, we have “Creature”, and if the name “Beast” weren’t already assigned I’d have given her
that label. What a stinkin’ animal! She was veraciously flirting with all the superhero men coming in, making comments to each one of them like, “I love your body”. Gag a maggot! The very first “test” the superheros had was to change from their regular clothes to their superhero costume in a public place, yet inconspicously, and then making it to a directed spot. But there was a twist…Stan Lee strategically placed a little girl on the way to the objective, who was crying out for help. This would test the contestants on their compassion and self-sacrifice (I think only 1 guy out of the whole lot stopped to help). Anyway, Creature here, ran right on past the little girl and the camera even catches her turning her head and intently looking at her, yet still moving along. Ha ha ha…pathetic.
Then there’s my personal favorite: Fat Momma. Completely uninhibited concerning her weight, and doesn’t give a stinky poo what folks think about it. Get this: Doughnuts help her and diet foods hurt! That’s so awesome! Guess what her super power is? She only has one. It’s great: Can grow to five times her normal size when she gets angry. By the way, I’m not advocating obesity or gluttony, but I just love the contrast between ”Fat Momma” and the other women contestants who seem to want to emphasize certain parts of their body over others. My vote, not that it counts, goes to Fat Momma.
I thought the show was shallowly entertaining. Check it out.
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