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IzzyVanHalen	Re: George Reeves	#21	[-]
Jun 28 06 6:03 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Sheesh!
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Star Spangled Avenger	Re: George Reeves	#22	[-]
Jul 9 06 12:41 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	It is DEFINITELY worth it. It is like watching little half hour films and the first season is outstanding. For me George Reeves is Superman all the way. I'm in my early 40s, the same age he was when he played the role - and I really have to admire the athleticism he displayed. Very rarely do you see a stunt double. I also believe that older was better for him (Kelsey Grammar was a GREAT Beast in the latest X-Men movie) and for many heroic characters as there is certainly a sense of maturity. I would love to see Kurt Russell portray Sergeant and Colonel Nick Fury some day: he is the perfect age right now. I'm not totally against young actors though. I thought Ben Affleck was fine as Daredevil and now that Tobey McGuire is in his early thirties he actually might be too old to play Spider Man. It all depends on the character and the actor in the end. After George Reeves (whose Clark Kent I loved as well, it looked as if he was playing himself!) I like Kirk Alyn - who did a bang-up job on that Bud Collyer, "This looks like a job for (DEEP VOICE) Superman!" After Kirk Alyn, Christopher Reeve - who admittedly did look like he stepped right out of the comic books and could still be 'corny' as Clark Kent and Superman (no problem even in the cynical 70s telling Lois that he was here to fight for Truth, Justice and the American Way). Never really liked any of the Superboys or Dean Cain. Brendan Routh did alright but he has a way to go before he can fill those bright red boots.
IzzyVanHalen	Re: George Reeves	#23	[-]
Jul 9 06 4:54 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	"I would love to see Kurt Russell portray Sergeant and Colonel Nick Fury some day: he is the perfect age right now." That's not gonna happen now that Marvel have made Nick Fury a black guy. I've always wanted to see Kurt Russell as the Punisher, though.
Star Spangled Avenger	Nick Fury: Kurt Russell or Samuel L. Jackson	#24	[-]
Jul 9 06 7:07 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	In the ULTIMATE Universe Fury is indeed a black guy and Samuel L. Jackson (who is no spring chicken either) would be perfect for the role. No one under the age of forty should play a full-bird colonel anyhow. But in the 'mainstream/normal/ Marvel Universe Fury is still a white guy still going strong on the Infinity Formula. Kurt Russell might make a good punisher as well. At least he was old enough to have been a Marine in Vietnam. I wasn't too thrilled with the latest Punisher being a former FBI agent (in the movie) instead of a Marine Vietnam Veteran. Besides Kelsey Grammar and George Reeves there have there been many other actors who have portrayed a costumed superhero over the age of forty. I believe Michael Keaton was in his early forties when he portrayed Batman. Also: Clayton Moore's Lone Ranger. A lot of the old school heroes especially (The Green Hornet, Zorro, The Shadow). The only character who might be 'creepy' if played by someone 'old' would be Robin!
drjkl	George Reeves, Superman	#25	[-]
Jul 9 06 10:15 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Michael Keaton was 37 when he first played Batman, about the age I think Superman should be. I like the way illustrator Alex Ross portrays Superman in his beautifu watercolor paintings, patterned after the character as originally portrayed in 1938-- tough and mature, with slightly weathered skin, like a cop or Marine. Someone you can depend on.
catmandu7	Re: George Reeves, Superman	#26	[-]
Jul 14 06 7:11 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	It still rankles me, that that jerk professor called George Reeves Kid of old and creepy. They never printed my email, of course. Its sad that they print crap like that knocking a fine Actor and Man.
drmedula	Re: George Reeves, Superman	#27	[-]
Jul 17 06 7:02 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Well, figuring out the age a comic book character SHOULD be is sometimes tricky; DC says Batman is about 35- but with the character's personal history, that just doesn't add up.( He's on his THIRD "Robin"... ) I say Bats is at LEAST 40- and frankly, that age suits him (the other DC heroes tend to look up to him, regarding him as an authority figure- that kind of respect only comes with age). As for Superman: I've always seen him as about 30 or so- experienced enough to really know what he's doing, but not so old he seems like he should have a wife and kids yet. (I guess Chris Reeve was closest to this).
chris schillig	Re: George Reeves, Superman	#28	[-]
Jul 17 06 2:07 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Back in the day, and by this I mean the 1970s, wasn't DC's official line that Superman and Batman were both 29? Or am I just misremembering this?
Monsterpal	Re: George Reeves	#29	[-]
Jul 24 06 4:48 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	What? No Kirk Alyn fans?
catmandu7	Re: George Reeves	#30	[-]
Jul 24 06 7:15 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Kirk Alyn was given a wider scope athn George Reeves, in as much he had a better oppurtunity to delianate the differences between Clark Kent and Superman. Watch Mr Alyn as he shrinks as Clark Kent, then dominates the room as Superman. The TV Series was shot too cheaply and there wasnt a real seperation between the two sides of The Superman character.
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thehorrorboy	Re: George Reeves	#31	[-]
Jul 25 06 8:03 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	In some of the color episodes, Clark is actually MORE agressive than the rather gentle, easy going, laid back Superman!
Paul Scrabo	Re: George Reeves	#32	[-]
Jul 25 06 12:33 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	A professor of media at a University?! Yeah, another racket... Reeves "a little creepy"?? What a jerk. Paul
emoore7	Re: George Reeves	#33	[-]
Jul 26 06 12:51 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	George Reeves will always be the ONLY real Superman. -------------------------------------------------- I agree...just like Johnny Weismueller is Tarzan and Lugosi is Dracula.Christopher Reeve was good and the new guy was too, but George Reeves will always be the one. I agree with the comment about George Reeves seeming "fatherly"...it worked with the role very well. Some of these latest super-heroes do seem a bit on the young side. Spiderman seemed more like Spiderboy to me.
IzzyVanHalen	Re: George Reeves	#34	[-]
Jul 26 06 4:43 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	There is only one.
blackbiped	Re: George Reeves	#35	[-]
Jul 26 06 5:22 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	That's a crappy picture of George Reeves! Legend, oh legend, the third wheel legend...always in the way.
telegonus	Re: Over 30, Alas...	#36	[-]
Jul 30 06 10:58 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I'm over 30, alas, and am just barely old enough to remember Reeves' death. There were schoolyard legends circulating for years afterwards that he died because he'd gone insane and actually thought he was superman and jumped out a window to prove it! I prefer Reebes to all other supermen. He was older and heavier than the others, and didn't look at all like the comic book superman, but IMO this works in his favor, making him a unique figure. He reinvented the character in his own image, quite an accomplishment when you think about it. What I like most about Reeves is his charm, his gentle manner, which endeared him to children, and that twinkle in the eye that suggested that he wasn't taking the man of steel business too seriously. Chris Reeve was closer to the comic book original in terms of looks but was too serious and too like a Boy Scout for my tastes. George had that light, ironic touch and an avuncular manner that I find even now very appealing.
skelton knaggs	Re: Over 30, Alas...	#37	[-]
Jul 30 06 4:25 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	When it comes to George Reeves portrayal of Superman...Well there are just NO cons.........plain and simple!
Ted Newsom	Re: Over 30, Alas...	#38	[-]
Aug 24 06 11:38 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I think the show has a perfect family dynamic. Superman-- and Clark Kent-- is the perfect older brother, the guy you WANT to be and know you'll never really measure up, but he's always going to be there for you. Lois is the sister-- or you, if you're a girl-- and the lack of sexual tension between Noel Neill and Reeves fits perfectly. The stern but caring dad is grumpy old Perry, of course. And we're Jimmy Olsen-- younger, adoring, willing and able to try to prove we're just as fast, just as smart, but in the end, content that we're a family and that we've got the bestest older brother ever. And to me, the perfect pay-off is that last episode, "All That Glitters," where Jimmy and Lois get superpowers, and we-- well, OK, they-- fly with the same music Superman does, see through walls, kick down doors... "Golly, Mr. Kent, you'll never know what it's like to feel just like Superman!" "No, Jimmy. I guess I never will." And my eyes are starting to water thinking about it.
back lot charlie	Re: Over 30, Alas...	#39	[-]
Aug 24 06 3:49 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I guess I never had a problem with Christopher Reeve as Superman, but I never thought he looked like he 'stepped right out of the comic book'. He always looked too young and cocky (or something like that) to me. George always looked just like the comic book hero to me (not to mention the Aurora model kit) (!)
skelton knaggs	Re: Over 30, Alas...	#40	[-]
Aug 24 06 7:26 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	*Quote:* and my eyes are starting to water thinking about it Who said Ted Newsom had a heart of stone?
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