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I was wondering how Ed was going to handle the latest tsunami of new work by Jed. 🙂

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Putting aside Cameron's obvious political leanings, there is a reason that so many stories (in film, on TV, in stories, in songs) use a variation of the 'David versus Goliath' scenario.  It appeals to the largest audience of people, most of whom see themselves in the underdog role (think about it, even powerful people often act as if the world is against them, so on some level even they relate to it).

When you have a film that is designed around lots of action and big explosions, the usual formula is to write a very basic and simple story around a very well known plot device, so as not to get in the way of the explosions and falling buildings (or ships, or monoliths).  If your ideals lean towards the right, the bad guy is a tin-pot socialist dictator and his guerilla army.  If they lean left, it's the big soulless corporate behemoth.

The trick to enjoying these movies is to understand that they really just want you to marvel at the action.  I just turn my brain off and lower my expectations and wait for the bombs to go off.  Now and then I'm pleasantly surprised by the story (The Fifth Element being a good example) but otherwise I get to enjoy it without having to roll my eyes every so often.

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He should have made shoes out of two scrub brushes and skated along her back!

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Ah one of my favorite dream gals made even more perfect. Thanks Dave!

^ ^ ^ What he said!

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Ah jeeze, quit your whining!  There's no point complaining just because Mimi received the world's only available realistically fully flex-functional and anatomically correct Alina Popa action figure – 12" tall and more then compatible with either Barbie or GI Joe . . .  😉

Does that include heat tolerance?  8)

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I saw "Denise Paglia" but I read "Camille Paglia."  And I thought, boy this is going to be one awkward video clip.  :-X

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I must say, the most impressive part of EJ's work is the shading on that log behind her.  Which isn't to say that Akiko doesn't look great as well, but damn that is one heck of a shading and texturing job!

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I may have said this before, but I'm enjoying Amanda Conner's work on Power Girl.  Her style is a bit simplistic and her characters can be stiff, but her work kind of grows on you.  I won't say I'm a fan, but I'm very close to the point where I'd pick up a comic just for her art, and that's not something I say about many comic artists.

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Because pro wrestling is over-the-top entertainment posing as sport, it is going to have a more brute-force angle to it.  A pro wrestling match is more like a comic-book battle or kung fu movie.  I understand that in that context, pro wrestling will have its share of muscular brutes that flex and drool while they beat up their opponents.

And I'd even say that a lot of times they fit into these annoying, pre-fab niches.  Small wrestlers are generally your spunky, gritty overachievers who play to the crowd with great energy.  And popular wrestlers tend to be driven to certain roles.  But there is a level of diversity on the men's side that the women lack, IMO (again, this is based on an admittedly small sample).

For example, three big guys I can recall from the past would be Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant, and Big John Studd.  Hogan played numerous archetypes, but in the WWF he eventually morphed into the gregarious, fan-friendly, high-energy goody-good guy.  Andre was, for most of his career, a big lovable lug who lumbered his way through his matches.  Studd was this large, malevolent thug who was more brutal than brutish, his violence had purpose.

I don't see even that limited diversity when a woman wrestler stands out physically from the others.  And they all get lumped in.  Hogan, Andre, and Studd were very tall and very large men, very similar in many respects.  Beth Phoenix isn't like Chyna, who isn't like Awesome Kong, who isn't like April Hunter, who isn't like Nicole Bass.  The one thing they share in common is not looking like a Barbie doll.  And that seems enough to lump them into a group.  If you're not built like Paris Hilton, you're a butch, and you're expected to fit into this specific role.  It seems less from a lack of imagination, as it does from assuming that it's the only way to market a physically impressive woman.  That's a shame, IMO.

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I don't know how reliable those warnings are.  I tend to have my doubts.  You can turn that warning thingie off, just open Tools > Options > Security and uncheck the "Tell me if the site I'm visiting is a suspected attack site" option.

If you are seeing that message, then you're using Mozilla's Firefox browser.  Get the AdBlock Plus and NoScript add-ons and learn how to configure and use them, and you can reduce the risk of web-based malware intrusions by a huge degree.

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