Origin Stories....OUT!

The teaser trailer for next year's Spiderman re-boot is out...can anyone say, "Spiderman meets Twilight"? Yes, I'm not a big fan of the look of the new movie, they're obviously going after the Twilight audience (why?). My real problem with this movie is the fact that it's a "re-boot" of the character and once again we're going to be subjected to half the movie being about the origin story of Spiderman. Come on Hollywood! We all know Spidermans origin story...geeky kid...bit by a radioactive spider...issues with Uncle Ben...ALL OF IT! We've been there, done that.

Why couldn't they have just made a movie about Spiderman, and some of the many other issues that the character has to deal with. This doesn't just apply to Spiderman either...Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, the Hulk...I think we all pretty much know the origins of any of the iconic superheroes. Let's get past these boring, repetitive origin stories and instead start exploring the characters and their interactions with the world and others. A few minutes worth of flash-backs done properly in a movie can replace forty-five minutes worth of origin story!

No ordinary show...

No Ordinary Family, a new show on television this season is a surprise, "on target" hit! I really had doubts about this show when it was announced. I thought to myself, "oh no, here we go again...another television drama about superhero powered people that goes nowhere." I figured every week the family would just handle the same basic problem each week with their powers, putting things back into the same familiar place so that each week, there's no real growth for the characters, or for the show as a series. Instead, each week, they're building the characters, individually and as a family. They're progressing the series each week, raising the odds. I have a feeling that by the second season, the Powell family will be working together, using their powers to fight evil.

If you've been passing up on watching "No Ordinary Family", do yourself a big favor and get caught up on Hulu. This show is everything a fan of the superhero genere will love!