Chad Eagleton's Blog, page 24

Bodyslide

There was a badly photoshopped photo of Kiera Knightley as X-men's Cable going around a bit ago. And I think I had read that Stephen Lang really wants to play him on the big screen. I absolutely understand the appeal of changing a character’s sex and I’ve liked Stephen Lang since I first saw him in Michael Mann’s Crime Story years ago, but if it were me?

I'd cast Ron Perlman.

Go look at a picture of him scowl. Then imagine him in his gruffest voice saying, "Bodyslide."

My Suggestion For A Federal Jobs Program

Besides putting people to work repairing our woefully neglected infrastructure, here’s my suggestion for a federal jobs program:

In 1936, FDR signed into law the Rural Electrification Act. Prior to that act, if you didn’t live in the city, you couldn’t get electricity. Electrical companies didn’t want to foot the bill for the expense of wiring the rest of the county outside the cities. So the REA channeled funding through newly created electrical co-ops that still exists today. The REA put to...

Let's Talk About Trump

Let’s talk about Donald Trump for a bit, okay? I keep reading articles about the GOP being paralyzed by his ever-growing lead in the primaries. Even as the DNC continues their own shell game to foist their corporate-sponsored candidate on us, they are also busy wringing their hands and hoping someone on the other side derails Trump.

So why is he winning?

Besides the fact that America actually really loves a bully, first thing is first. If anyone is responsible for Donald Trump’s commanding le...

My Advice For Today

This Speaks Volumes

The Only Difference Between Republicans and Democrats

Today's Public Service Message

The Harley Quinn Problem

The thing the Suicide Squad trailer really highlights for me is what I’ll call the Harley Quinn Problem.

Harley Quinn was created for Batman: The Animated Series as basically a throw-away character, simply a single piece in a much larger plan against Batman. Joker’s had a ton of henchmen in the past who dressed as clown-types so I don’t think they ever intended her to be a reoccurring or even a series character. Unlike those other henchman, however, Harley became really popular, really quick....

TURN: WASHINGTON'S SPIES

I just finished the first season of AMC’s Turn. The series is a dramatized account of the Culper Ring, the spy ring organized at the height of the Revolutionary War during the British occupation of New York City. Despite having a terrible name (why didn’t they call it The Culper Ring?), it’s very good with high production values, solid acting, and some quality scripts. The first season moves expertly between several sets of characters, balances big and small personal drama well, and manages...

American Alien

Are you reading Max Landis's Superman: American Alien? If you're not, then you really should be. Easily the best thing DC/Warner has done with Superman in years. Years. It's so refreshing, especially after the awful taste Man of Steel left, to see someone completely get Superman while still telling an intense, realistic story.