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This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-JediKermit Recent reviews written by member JediKermit en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_492304305796?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author JediKermit - Growing up in the 1970's, I loved the Superfriends.  Working from the Hall of Justice, Superman, Batman and Robin, Wonder Woman and Aquaman could face any threat, and did so with a whitebread panache that highlighted the lack of diversity in the DC... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~492304305796 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:38:01 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_492304305796?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_492436622980?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author JediKermit - Maybe it was growing up in the 1970's, but I've always had a thing for Wonder Woman.  Her membership in the Superfriends was good, but seeing her embodied by Lynda Carter on the live action series was even better.  She was beautiful,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~492436622980 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:29:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_492436622980?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_491977608836?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author JediKermit - I've been a geek my whole life.  Whether it's superheroes or sci-fi, I love it and don't have any shame in declaring it.  But I figured there was a limit to my geekery, and that limit was Doctor Who.  I remember sometimes as a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~491977608836 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:18:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_491977608836?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_488287669892?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author JediKermit - Last year for Christmas my younger son (then 4, now 5) got a small Batcopter.  His unnatural love for all things Batman and Robin hasn't diminished any since then, and when he got some birthday money last month he wanted another, bigger, better... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~488287669892 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:10:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_488287669892?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_488287473284?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author JediKermit - One of the ways that Fisher Price is cutting costs and extending the life of their popular Imaginext Adventures line is by using the molds from one line to supplement the others.  Sometimes that's an awkward fit, and sometimes it works out... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~488287473284 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:29:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_488287473284?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_492077223556?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author JediKermit - The Flash the way I knew him in the mid 1970's was actually the second hero to bear the name.  Police scientist Barry Allen was working in the crime lab late one night when a lightning bolt crashed through the window, striking him and a shelf... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~492077223556 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:51:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_492077223556?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_491884875396?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author JediKermit - My wife and I just started watching the crime drama Bones last spring.  It's long been one of those shows that we figured we would like, but with me finishing my Masters and with us having two young sons, there's a limit to how much... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~491884875396 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:40:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_491884875396?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_491834740356?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author JediKermit - I was about nine years old when G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero started its cartoon run on TV, and the 4" action figures started their run in toy stores.  I didn't ever have any of the toys, but my back-door neighbor did.  So I got sucked... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~491834740356 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:45:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_491834740356?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_491625090692?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author JediKermit - I love Las Vegas.  And sometimes, I hate Las Vegas.  But even when I hate it, it's fascinating.  This oasis of glitz and vice rises up out of the desert like a mirage, and whether you're there for business or pleasure, you're going to get... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~491625090692 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:15:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_491625090692?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_491278339716?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author JediKermit - One of the longest-standing conventions in comic books is the "alternate universe."  Writers will tweak one event in the history of a character, and new stories will spill out of familiar characters and settings.  For the 2005 story arc... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~491278339716 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:57:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_491278339716?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_491277160068?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author JediKermit - Last year saw the debut of a new version of Batman.  Instead of being "The Dark Knight" that instills fear in the hearts of villains (and many children), Batman: The Brave and the Bold is about teamwork, heroism, and a bit of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~491277160068 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:29:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_491277160068?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_491248979588?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author JediKermit - Today is the 40th Birthday of Sesame Street.  Or, the 40th Anniversary of the first episode of Sesame Street, which debuted on November 10th, 1969.  That means a lot of things to me, including that I'm getting older. ... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~491248979588 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:06:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_491248979588?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_489777434244?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author JediKermit - Last summer we picked up Transformers: The Complete First Season.  Partly out of my nostalgia for the original Transformers series, and partially as a way to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~489777434244 Fri, 6 Nov 2009 19:20:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_489777434244?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_490729672324?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author JediKermit - One of the things that makes Superman a challenging character to write in comic books, television or movies is that he's pretty much invulnerable.  It's what we all love about him, but it makes any threat against him kind of pointless.  Except,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~490729672324 Thu, 5 Nov 2009 19:20:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_490729672324?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_490575990404?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author JediKermit - At the end of the first volume of 1987's Justice League International, the Justice League expanded its roster to include two new... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~490575990404 Wed, 4 Nov 2009 14:30:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_490575990404?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_490575335044?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author JediKermit - One of the fan favorite characters of the original Star Wars trilogy is Admiral Ackbar.  A member of the species Mon Calamari, he commands the Rebel Fleet as they take on (and take out) the second Death Star.  Best known for his line,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~490575335044 Wed, 4 Nov 2009 14:18:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_490575335044?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_489817542276?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author JediKermit - At the end of Rebel Force Book Two: Hostage, Luke Skywalker has fallen into the sights of Imperial assassin X-7. The Emperor and Darth Vader are... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~489817542276 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:19:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_489817542276?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_489778548356?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author JediKermit - By the early 1980's, the Justice League of America had been around for more than two decades, and had gone through several incarnations.  The most recent one had been headquartered in a bunker in Detroit, and had only Aquaman as a powerhouse, and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~489778548356 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:02:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_489778548356?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_489575124612?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author JediKermit - When we visit new and exciting worlds of fantasy or science fiction, whether through books or movies, it's sometimes interesting to discover where those worlds came from.  The Narnia of C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle Earth, and Lewis Carroll's... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~489575124612 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:49:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_489575124612?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_489567784580?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author JediKermit - The mission of Star Trek has always been to "explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations..."  Some of those strange new worlds became explored so well that it seems like we knew them as well as we did our own... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~489567784580 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:14:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_489567784580?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_489557560964?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author JediKermit - My seven year old is going to be a werewolf for Halloween.  He's been on a classic movie monster kick for several years now--it started with Dracula, then the Mummy, and last year he was Frankenstein.  I guess it was the Wolf Man's turn. ... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~489557560964 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:07:37 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_489557560964?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_489330413188?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author JediKermit - Last summer when I was out of town, my wife ended up seeing a lot of movies we would normally watch together without me.  That included The Proposal, a Sandra Bullock/Ryan Reynolds romantic comedy that we both wanted to see.  I was fine... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~489330413188 Sat, 24 Oct 2009 10:53:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_489330413188?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_487399067268?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author JediKermit - My five year old, seven year old and I love the Cartoon Network series Batman: The Brave and the Bold.  It's more campy, more tongue-in-cheek, and more retro than Batman: The Animated Series, and that has a lot of fanboys... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~487399067268 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:45:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_487399067268?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_487399263876?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author JediKermit - Aquaman always gets a bad rap.  Seen as a generic superhero with a lame superpower (talking to fish, who don't necessarily talk back), he's been getting kicked around since the early 1940's.  But he's still around.  The latest version of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~487399263876 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:26:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_487399263876?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_487398936196?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author JediKermit - My boys and I love the Cartoon Network series Batman: The Brave and the Bold.  The cartoon just wrapped its first season, which had Batman teaming up with a different superhero each week, and taking on bad guys from around the world...and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~487398936196 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:02:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_487398936196?linkin_id=8003929