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Loyalty to celebrities, politicians, consoles, comic book companies like Marvel and DC, etc. Just what do loyalists get out of such devotion anyway?

Both Marvel and DC have characters that I like....

It's a little difficult to choose from the poll options, but I know for a fact that I don't want Ock to take over Anna's body. I also don't want him to go back to his fully villainous ways. Even as a...

Is it possible to condition a person's thought process to such an extent that you can get them to like anything in particular, not just from the clothes they wear, or the cars that they drive, or the...

We know DC considers these two it's most important characters, and with it comes the risk of the favored characters getting absurd wins over other characters. But is one more protected than the...

There has been cases where people in a position of power, be it politicians, showrunners, school principles, etc, got behind mediocre, untalented individuals, and were hellbent on helping them...

Because you think wearing a burqua is such a privilege? Don't give me that crap about religious freedom, since most Muslim women usually wear those not because they think it's fashionable, but...

I thought this was a (tragically) appropriate time to bump this thread, in light of the Charlie Hebdo shootings.

Seeing as the shooters did what they did was because their prophet was made fun of,...

Maybe it's just me, but it seems there's a tendency for some people to act like the educational system is some kind of genius factory which routinely breeds new Einsteins who shall take the world...

I was being sarcastic when I asked that question.

I hope.

I think it should just be accepted that there isn't a logical in-universe reason for Batman not to just finally kill the Joker (there can be reasons though, just not good ones). Villains like him...

It would seem that the "strategy" to fight terrorism is to give in a terrorist's demands.

I guess saying "we don't negotiate with terrorists" really means that when terrorists tell people to jump,...

The whole controversy surrounding Seth Rogen's movie "The Interview" and the threats made by those hackers over it, leaves me wondering: has the fear of terrorism gone too far?

Pulling a movie...

Something else that I think fits this thread well is selling out backfiring on TPTB. Again, Sleepy Hollow's second season seems to be an example, because the show's been trying to reach a wider...

Spock has appointed himself as the Superior, and the spider-people under his command don't seem to mind so far. Is that even plausible, really?

Obviously, the fact they don't know he's Otto...

And yet, they're still on the air. Sure, AD's future is uncertain, but it hasn't been canceled yet. How do you explain them being still around? Is the niche audience large enough after all?

What are these reasons?

The thing is, do mainstream crowds really insist on these changes themselves? Because I wonder if showrunners don't merely assume that mainstream crowds want stories to be told a certain way, and...

Why wouldn't a wider audience have liked seeing Dexter kills his victims more slowly, like he used to? Because they were okay with cold-blooded murder, so long as it was quick? Did Dexter end up...

You know, instead of making another origin movie for the Punisher, I think Thomas Jane should just reprise the role, either in another Marvel character's movie/tv show (like Daredevil), or his own...

I posted this thread with the current season of Sleepy Hollow in mind. Abbie's (the black female costar) part has been downplayed a bit for the sake of the Katrina character (who is white), and the...

What you say about them being right to ignore the niche audience depends on what selling out entails. Because going mainstream sometimes means downplaying the part of minority characters who used to...

Or "selling out" as some would say it. There are these movies, tv shows, etc that stand out and are successful because of it. But what commonly happens is that TPTB want to attract a "wider"...

You know, I think MK vs DCU's gameplay would be good for a Marvel vs DC fighting game, with some improvements. The reduced violence wouldn't be as big a deal for the Marvel side.

As for MK and DC...

I personally liked this game, and I'm not that bothered they toned down the violence (even though it's ridiculous on DC's part given that some of their comics easily make MK look childish by...

When he appeared in the current Punisher ongoing, he was portrayed as competent, and not taking crap even from his "boss" by threatening him and reminding him that he wasn't his lackey. Hell, he was...