Reality TV gets a little screwier
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Posted on: April 12, 2006 1:35 PM, by PZ Myers
Pfeh. Who wants to be a superhero?
Let me know when there is a casting call for Who wants to be a supervillain?
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Posted by: rlrr | April 12, 2006 1:42 PM
you have to admit, Evo Devo would be a great superhero name.
Posted by: megan | April 12, 2006 1:46 PM
Who wants to make Behe look foolish?
Oh. Wait. He did that one by himself.
Posted by: NJ | April 12, 2006 1:53 PM
Megan! That's a good idea! Anyone out there who wants to pursue that in graphic novel form?
I have a reality show idea: "A Plague on One of Their Houses," in which a group of evolutionary biologists who don't know each other occupy one house, while a group of IDiots (who probably would already know each other) occupy another house, and each team has to race against the clock to find a cure for a virus called Plague X. (Behe, Dembski, and Wells could all be in the ID House, and Macasko could bring his mouse traps. Can't you just see Dembski opening a cupboard and yelling, "EXPLAIN to me why there are no coffee FILTERS?")
Posted by: Kristine | April 12, 2006 1:56 PM
Woot! It'll be American Idol, but instead of the tone-deaf, it'll feature the seamy underbelly of the (generally already seamy and underbellyish) fantasy/scifi/comicon crowd!
(excuse me while I kill my TV)
Posted by: rrt | April 12, 2006 2:02 PM
Ah, come on guys....it's STAN LEE for Pete's [not Parker's} sake! Waddya think would do a thing like this?!
Posted by: gwangung | April 12, 2006 2:28 PM
For a super villain, I ought to go for Evil Devo. Or maybe Dr Evil Devo.
Hmmmm...I wonder if I could work that up for my GeekProm outfit?
Posted by: PZ Myers | April 12, 2006 2:29 PM
Dr Devo! Yes!
Posted by: NelC | April 12, 2006 2:33 PM
Posted by: wamba | April 12, 2006 3:30 PM
I have an idea: a superhero who uses alcohol fermentation instead of lactic acid fermentation. That way he gets drunk if he works too hard.
Posted by: dbpitt | April 12, 2006 4:20 PM
When I was in law school, I invented a superhero known as Reasonableman, who became so popular I eventually donned light blue tights and a white cape (school colors) and made personal appearances. Of course, that was 20-odd years and 40-odd pounds ago.....
Posted by: C.J.Colucci | April 12, 2006 4:22 PM
On a serious note... There was a segment on [i]This American Life[/i] a few weeks back about a woman who Bruce Wayne-d herself into becoming the closest thing into a real-life superhero. She made a list of all the skills she'd need (like nunchuck skills, bowhunting skills, computer hacking skills) and dedicated herself to acquiring them. Her real-life profession? Bounty hunter -- since the CIA wouldn't take her.
Posted by: Grumpy | April 12, 2006 5:51 PM
As a super-hero/villain, would you need a side-kick or love interest or furry animal or some henchmen?
Dr. Evil Devo + Eve O'Lucian + mutant talking zebra-fish butler ...
Anyhow, there's already been a sort of superhero game show on TV perhaps 2 years back. I only saw parts of a couple of episodes and couldn't tell you who the presenters were. But the idea was that two teams, consisting of a primary bod and their groupies, would each be given the services of a costume designer and some engineers. They then had to come up with a superhero concept and build stuff to fit with that and compete on a task. So the costume equipment might include extensible arms for long reach or water-walking ability in some manner.
Posted by: SEF | April 12, 2006 8:33 PM
I've actually applied to the Superfriends but to no avail. Tough market to crack.
Posted by: Dave | April 12, 2006 11:21 PM
Let me know when there is a casting call for Who wants to be a supervillain?
Ask, and you shall receive.
Posted by: Phoenician in a time of Romans | April 13, 2006 1:20 AM
Phoenician, you caused the loudest spit-take my office has ever heard. I salute you.
Posted by: CrispyShot | April 13, 2006 8:42 AM