Editorial: Comic Books and Aging

       It's been a few weeks since I posted anything, I hate Spring Quarter.  Anyway I thought today I would bring up my biggest complaint with comics books as a genre, okay that's not true, DC's ridiculous need to reboot every few years is worse.  But today I would like to go over the annoyance of how characters stop aging once they reach age 30.  This wouldn't be such a big deal if younger characters didn't age, but they do, and eventually they are the same age as their idols.  To make matters worse the narrative of comics is that they go on for years, and often bring up things that happened in the past.  But the always say it was only a few months ago, which doesn't work if you create new characters, then age them multiple years.  The most obvious example of this is Barbara's paralysis in 1988, the New 52 claims this was 6 months ago, but in that time Damian Wayne was born, raised to be a killer, and became Robin.  Not bad for someone less than 6 months old.

       Sure it's understandable that given their powers some of these characters will live longer.  For example all God characters such as Thor, Hercules, and even Wonder Woman can live forever so long as they are not killed.  The same goes for characters with healing factors like Wolverine, who is already over 200 years old.  Also characters like Nick Fury and Superman can live longer than others, Superman because of his powers, and Fury's infinity serum.  It has also been put on record Hulk will far outlive Banner as well.  But what about all the characters whose powers don't affect aging?  Batman for example has been around for decades, fathered 3 adopted sons and 1 biological son, half of which are roughly his age now.

       As a child of the 90s I have lived through many a child hero, all of which are destined to be the next generation of heroes.  Except that next generation never happens, in truth they end up aging and are then more often then not overshadowed by older heroes.  So what happens to the futures we are often seeing in comics them?  Futures that in many instances should have happened years ago.  For example Spider-Man can't lead the Avengers if Iron Man never retires.  Interestingly enough the X-Men are the only ones to address this issue.  By killing off Xavier they left a role that needed to be filled by his pupils, which they did.  Creating a new Mutant power struggle not based on Racism, but who is actually willing to join with the now far more accepting populace.

       Though it is true my favorite heroes are the oldest of their respective universes, and with them aging in real time I may have been denied them in their glory days, but as I said before, new heroes would have raised up to fill their shoes, so instead of Clark Kent and Steve Rogers, I may have gotten Christopher Kent and James Barnes.  Though these are bad examples because as I mentioned before, these characters actually don't age normally and may actually still be active today.  So better example, rather than Bruce Wayne and Tony Stark we would have Terry McGinnis and Anthony Stark Jr.

       Though the most annoying thing about this utter neglect of time has got to be technology and pop culture.  If you read a comic from the 90s there are no cell phones, no Facebook, no Obama.  Yet a comic from 2013 not only has all of these things, but technically they are still in the 1960s with them.

       I may be reading too much into all of this, so I will leave it to you the readers to decide for yourself if our heroes should remain ageless or not.  But I for one would love to see the Titans and Young Justice from my youth go on to become the Justice League, except Superboy, who cannot age.  Or how about the Avengers led by Steve Roger's grandchild.  Have something to say on this topic?  Feel free to leave a comment below.

Television Review: Arrow

       With the season finales about done with I thought I would review the first season of Arrow.  This show was a pleasant surprise.  Because this show is so new, I will attempt to have as few spoilers as possible.  Growing up I never liked Green Arrow, he had a silly beard, his trick arrows were often ridiculous, and his personality was simply unlikeable.  So why is it that a show that manages to get every aspect of the characters wrong, ends up being downright awesome.  Allow me to explain, in the comics Oliver Queen was stranded on an island for 5 years after after falling off a boat.  Let me back up a bit, when he was a child his parents were mauled by lions on safari.  When he inherited his parents money he became a drunken playboy, which is how he ended up falling off a boat in the first place.  On the island he had to survive and became very skilled with a bow.  There was also a drug operation on the island, which he took down.  When he finally returned to his home he decided to use his new skills to fight crime, the name Green Arrow was given to him by the media and he simply ran with it.

       The show however made him into a drunken playboy who was raised by rich parents who didn't believe in discipline.  While on a boating trip with his father the boat went down because someone was trying to kill his father.  On the life raft his father realized there wasn't enough food for the both of them, so he killed himself, but not before giving Oliver a list of names of those who "Wronged" his city.  Oliver then spent the next 5 years on an island.  But there also happened to be a terrorist group on the island as well, who was hunting down Oliver because he was a problem.  While there he met a few people who trained him to fight and survive, including Slade Wilson, one of the most dangerous people in the DC universe.  Oliver had multiple chances to leave the island, but chose to stay to do the right thing.  When he returned he found his mother remarried, his sister is now a party girl, and his girlfriend is now dating his best friend.  With his life turned upside down he devotes himself to hunting down the people from his father's list with the help of like minded individuals.  The police give him the name "The Hood" and because it is just a name Oliver lets it go.

       As I mentioned before the show gets most everything about the characters, Green Arrow doesn't have the stupid beard or boxing glove arrows, but he knows how to fight and treat wounds.  The most obvious character change however is Slade Wilson.  In the comics Slade is an older man who is missing an eye.  He is a mercenary who goes by the name Deathstroke and is a constant villain of Batman and the Titans.  In the show he is roughly the same age as Oliver, and is also stranded on the island.  Slade is a part of Australian special forces, and the iconic mask is standard gear.  He and his partner were sent to the island to investigate a terrorist sighting, but they were shot down and captured.  Slade's partner, Billy Wintergreen, betrays him and joins the terrorists to stop the torture.  Slade escapes and joins up with Oliver.

       As awesome as the show made its hero, it is the side characters that actually make the show in my opinion.  First and foremost is Slade whom I mentioned before.  However other characters are just as good, characters like John Diggle; a bodyguard Oliver's mom hired when he returned home who has a personal grudge with a hitman named Deadshot and becomes Oliver's partner.  Another character I really liked was Felicity Smoak, Oliver's sexy tech assistant who tends to ramble, and most things out of her mouth comes out wrong.  Then their is the Queens, the mother who is hiding something, and the sister who reminds Oliver of what he used to be and he's trying to save.  But perhaps the character most viewers are interested in is Roy Harper, a poor street kid who is trying to turn his life around, and is searching for the Hood so that he can help him on his mission.  For those who are fans of the comics you probably know Roy Harper as Speed/Arsenal/Red Arrow, Green Arrow's first sidekick.

       Another aspect I feel I need to go over is the villains.  Some of the best villains used are Batman villains like Firefly, Deathstroke, and The Royal Flush Gang.  But it does use some Green Arrow villains as well; such as Constantine Drakon, China White, Count Vertigo, Dodger, and my personal favorite the Dark archer, the season's big bad.  All of the villains were given a more realistic feel that you would expect from a Nolan Batman movie.

       I felt the show made a bold move in choosing Green Arrow as the main character, and even bolder by changing every aspect of the character, and it becomes even more bold in using mostly Batman villains and using up all the good Green Arrow villains in the first season.  But this high risk plan yielded an even higher reward by doing the impossible, making me like Green Arrow.  And for that I give the show's first season a B+.

Comic Review: Supreme Power Vol 1

       It has been a while since I posted anything, and even longer since I have done a comic book review.  So I figured why not do a comic series most people have never heard of.  Thus I decided on a Marvel MAX series titled Supreme Power.  As always this review will contain spoilers, but I will try to keep them to a minimum.  So if your ready read on.

       Supreme Power is a retelling of Marvel's Squadron Supreme, a series that was meant to mimic DC's Justice League.  The real twist however for this series is that it falls under Marvel's MAX imprint, meaning it has adult content.  The story begins with our Superman parallel Hyperion crash landing on Earth and being found in a field by a couple.  A few days later the US government arrives to take the child and raise him in a controlled environment.  It doesn't take long for him to show powers, taking advantage of this the government begins to groom him to be a weapon.  Meanwhile the Flash parallel, called the Atlanta Blur is discovering his own power that was a result of a mystery illness he got as an infant.  Fast forward roughly 20 years and Hyperion is a top secret military asset used to end wars, but he is eventually discovered and the Clinton Administration decides to go public with him as a superhero.  The Atlanta Blur is discovered soon after and rather than be a hero, he gets a lot of endorsements by simply being himself.  The Batman parallel, in this series called Nighthawk, is a black man who only helps black people.  Unlike the regular Batman Nighthawk has no problem with killing and does so without any remorse, especially if it helps black people.  The Green Lantern parallel is named Doctor Spectrum, he is an army colonel who was testing the crystal when it fused with his hand.  The Wonder Woman character is Princess Zarda, a Greek goddess who spent the last 2000 years sleeping in a mausoleum.  The last member is a version of Aquaman who isn't named until the end of the series.  Her origin is that she was born with a defect that made her look like a fish hybrid.  With the origin stories out of the way lets move on to the story.

SPOILER SECTION

       This section will contain far more spoilers as it is the plot of the series, so feel free to skip if you don't want to have the series spoiled.  The story can be broken into a few different parts.  The first part is the origin stories that runs for a few issues.  The second part has a more realistic feel to it.  In a nutshell Hyperion learns the truth about his origin and becomes disillusioned with America, kinda.  He realizes that sometimes the greater good doesn't line up with the American agenda.  This terrifies the government and they put a plan in motion to kill Hyperion.  The first attempt is they send Doctor Spectrum against him.  However because the crystal fell to Earth with Hyperion it has a reaction with him that puts Doctor Spectrum in a coma.  The crystal takes him to the ocean to heal undisturbed.  There he is found by the nameless fish girl who is fascinated by the sight of another human.  Hyperion then goes on a search for the truth that leads him to a military base.  The general at the base, rather than talk with Hyperion decides to implement his last resort to kill him, 20 Daisy Cutter warheads that are stored under his office that destroys everything for a few miles.  Hyperion survives however and is nursed back to health by the newly Awakened Princess Zarda.  While this is going on The Blur is conflicted about being a superhero and continuing his endorsement deals to help his mother.  And Nighthawk is saving black people and blaming all their problems on white people.

       The final act of the series is more like the superhero book we are all used to.  Hyperion is still on his journey of self discovery trying out all kinds of new things.  Nighthawk is on the trail of a killer he believes to have powers, so he asks for help from the Blur and Hyperion.  Meanwhile the government also finds out about this killer, and the new head of project Hyperion learns that the virus found in Hyperion's ship grants superpowers to regular humans, and that the group in charge of researching it has been testing it on convicts, and a few escaped.  One of the escapees turns out to be the killer.  So they send Doctor Spectrum after the killer.  The group of heroes find the killer first, and actually defeat him fairly easily.  But then Doctor Spectrum arrives and Hyperion hands the killer to him.  He justified this by claiming only the government has the ability to hold him.  The series ends with President Bush granting amnesty to any super powered human if they take up jobs as superheroes.  Hyperion however decides to finally show the world his true power by causing a 10.5 earthquake in Antarctica, with a warning; stay away from him and he won't retaliate.  And that is where the series ends.

END SPOILER SECTION

       Personally I thought this series was worth the read.  However I can't stress enough that the series is aimed for a more adult audience, it has strong language, graphic violence, and it has a large amount of nudity, and yet it all works to convey a more realistic take on the superhero.  The writing is done well, the art, done by Gary Frank, is equally amazing and quickly became some of my favorite comic book art.  The only real problem I had with the series is that they introduced a lot of characters they never use who end up in the background.  But this is forgiven because the series continued to later series to accommodate these characters.  The next issue is because the series is aimed for mature audiences it is hard to share with others, some of my friends are turned off by the language and nudity.  However since the review is from my perspective, I give the series a B+, a solid first series that I recommend to any comic book fan.

Rapidfire Reviews: Scott Does The Oscars pt 2

       In this installment I will be reviewing all the movies up for best animated film this year.  Unfortunately I never saw Frankenweenie, so I won't review it, but I saw the rest so I can probably make a decision as to which was the actual best movie based on that.

Brave

       Brave is the actual winner of the award, and though it was good I don't think it was the best.  The movie follows princess Merida who is being forced to choose a suitor, but she doesn't want this finds a witch who turns her mother into a bear.  When she goes back to the witch she is out of town and Merida and her mom must find a way to reverse the spell.  The movie isn't as humorous as I was expecting for a Pixar movie, and it was clearly aimed at an older audience, however the biggest problem with this movie is that it was originally an entirely different movie that was obviously edited together with the new script.  It was a great movie to be sure, but I felt it was a little lacking for Pixar, especially after Toy Story 3.  I give the movie an A-.

Paranorman

       If I did this entry yesterday like I planned to, this movie wouldn't be here, but I found it on Netflix last night and watched it.  The plot is a boy named Norman can see ghosts, and his "crazy" uncle who has the same gift dies.  His ghost tells Norman that he was the one keeping the Witch's curse at bay and now that responsibility falls on Norman.  However Norman is unable to prevent the curse and the bodies of those who persecuted the Witch rise from the dead.  The movie has some interesting plot twists I don't want to spoil so you'll just have to watch it.  It also has a first in a children's movie, again a twist.  I really enjoyed this movie, the characters were likable, the plot was original, and all the twists kept the movie a surprise.  However the animation was a bit jerky, even for a claymation film and the character designs were a bit uninspired.  I give Paranorman a B+.

The Pirates! Band of Misfits

       Possibly the funniest movie on this list.  Pirates is about a pirate captain named Pirate Captain who wants to win pirate of the year.  While plundering he runs into Charles Darwin who informs him his parrot is actually a Dodo bird and they go to England to enter a science contest.  I was laughing the entire movie and even forgave how predictable the film was.  With character names like Pirate Captain, Suspiciously Curvacious Pirate, and Pirate Who Loves Rainbows and Unicorns, this movie has to be funny.  Sadly however as I mentioned before the film was extremely predictable, to the point where I knew what would happen before it did.  And it is this predictability that forces me to give the film a B+.

Wreck-It Ralph

       Wreck-It Ralph is about a video game villain living in an arcade who gets tired of being the bad guy and decides to game jump.  This leads to Fix-It Felix, the games hero having to find Ralph before their game is unplugged because Ralph is missing.  All the games shown are parodies, so don't expect Mushroom Kingdom or Green Hill Zone to appear, and the video game characters that are in the movie are only in to for only a few minutes as cameos.  Disney is great at taking ideas nobody thinks of, and making them into amazing movies, this is no exception.  The movie did an amazing job of developing all of the plot points and characters, as well as tell a fantastic story with some great jokes.  This is my personal favorite movie on this list, and I give it an A.

       Well there are the reviews of the best animated movies of the year.  If you have anything to say about my opinions, feel free to leave a comment below.

Rapidfire Reviews: Scott Does The Oscars pt 1

       Its been a while since I did a movie review, so I decided to go big and tear the Oscars a new one.  I'm not going to review any of the movies I haven't seen, which sadly is a couple of the Oscar-Bait movies, but honestly these are usually overrated.  These are in my rapidfire format so about 1-2 paragraphs each, starting with best picture nominees.

Argo

       Argo is about a fake film crew in Iraq sneaking American diplomats out of the country.  Its based on a true story and is the winner of the Best Picture award.  The movie itself is full of historical inaccuracies, though to be honest it is understandable because the original event was quite frankly, a little boring.  The Acting is great, the plot is great, and Ben Affleck is an incredible director.  If you haven't seen it, I can't recommend it for everyone but it is a great movie.  However if I personally was in charge of selecting the winner, this one would be the runner up, because their is another on this list that I enjoyed even more.  I rate this movie a solid A.

Django Unchained

       Django Unchained is about a former slave who teams up with Dr. King Schultz to track down the Brittle brothers, in return Schultz helps Django track down his wife who was sold to another plantation and tries to free her.  I took my father to this one for his birthday because his favorite movies are Spaghetti Westerns, and one done by my favorite director had to be awesome.  And it was, the movie manages to balance humor, action, and drama far better than any other movie on today's list.  The only issue here is the outrageous use of profanity, which is standard for a Tarantino movie, but can turn a lot of viewers away from it.  This is my favorite movie from the list, because of my father I grew up as a huge fan of cowboys, and this one has many historical accuracies you don't usually see.  On top of that it also makes some changes that are so obvious there is no question that they never really happened.  I give this movie an A.

Life of Pi

       In Life of Pi a man is telling a writer the story of when he was lost at sea as a boy with a tiger.  That's about it, nothing really happens in it.  Honestly I didn't like it.  There was a few twists at the end that actually made the movie even more ridiculous.  It was also praised for how visually amazing it was, which I personally didn't see, the reflective water was cool, but all other effects were painfully obvious.  The Tiger for example was far more fake looking than television animals.  Though I'm the only person I know who didn't think this movie was amazing.  But because this review is based on personal opinion, and mine is this movie is mediocre, so I rate it a C+.

Lincoln

       Lincoln is about the 13th amendment becoming a reality.  The movie is oddly compelling considering how boring the premiss is and the fact nothing happened.  There is also one major historical inaccuracy that as a history major kinda pissed me off.  Overall however I really enjoyed the movie, but if I was the one who made it there are a few changes I'd make, the first would be to fix the inaccuracy I mentioned earlier.  Next I would add more footage of the civil war, considering the whole plot centered around the civil war I found it a bit odd that it was only shown for roughly 30 seconds.  Lastly I would fix the ending, for those who don't know their history; Lincoln was murdered while at the theater, in the movie they show the wrong theater.  I would have ended it the scene before when he is walking away to dramatic music, or showed Lincoln at the theater and have Boothe walk up behind him, fade to black or raise the camera so they're out of view, then gunshot.  However I still loved the movie and I give it an A-.

Zero Dark Thirty

       This movie is about the hunt for Osama Bin Laden, from September 11th, to a little after his execution.  The main character is fictional and meant to simply give us a face to follow over the 10 year timespan.  The movie can be hard to follow at times, but it's mostly because of the timespan.  The movie had some controversy because it depicts realistic torture, which honestly I enjoyed seeing because it added realism...not because I'm a psycho, it was actually hard to watch.  This movie also doesn't have much action, but the suspense more than makes up for it.  The ending also has a bittersweet feel to it, the main character, after spending her entire career, and a large amount of her life hunting down the same man is done, and has no idea what to do next.  All things considered I give this movie an A-.

       I realize I didn't have all the movies here, but I haven't seen a few of them, though I'm going to see Silver Lining Playbook soon.  If you have anything to say about my reviews today, feel free to leave a comment below.

Top 10: Science Fiction into Science Fact

       I'm not totally sure how to classify this post, but here it goes.  Over the years fiction has influenced real life almost as much as real life influences fiction.  However real world advancements seem to be far more rapid than there fictional counterparts, leading me to believe that in a few short years we may potentially laugh at science fiction epics such as Star Wars, Star Trek, Bladerunner, and Alien because they'll be outdated.  So here is a list of my top 10 science fiction contributions to the real world.  Sadly I can't actually rank these so there is no real order, just assume I like them all equally.

1) Tablet Computer

       The Tablet Computer is extremely common in today's world, and they are getting to the point where a regular computer is becoming obsolete.  However a little known fact is that they were in Sci-Fi as far back as the 1960s.  The image above is an example of one in Star Trek, this is one of those instances we can laugh at the horrible technology.  The series takes place almost 200 years from now, and when it first aired the technology was amazing.  Then in 2002 Bill Gates unveiled the first tablet computer, and nobody cared because the technology wasn't ready yet.  But in 2010 Steve Jobs announced the same idea, on a far more capable system and everyone went nuts for it.  Even more recently in 2012 Microsoft announced a tablet that used the same Operating System as their laptops/desktops.  Thus the shift is almost done and soon I believe all computers will be tablet sized.

2) Personal Communicator

       Another gift from Star Trek, and again it's laughable by today's standards.  The personal communication device became today's cell phone.  and in a few short years it went from unnecessary and useless to something we can't live without.  Cell phones today have become smartphones, and are capable of far more than anything imaginable when they first started out.

3) Robots

       Robots have been in fiction since the Iliad in ancient Greek literature.  Modern robots in reality are not quite on par with fictional greats like R2-D2, or Bishop, but they are improving.  Japan currently has robots that look human, and the military uses them for many tasks that will eventually make human soldiers obsolete.  In fact even planes have autopilot, and cars are being made by Google to do the same.  However today's are still clunky and as far as I've seen not really capable of fluid movement.  I feel in the next decade or two this will change, with personal robot servants possibly becoming a reality in my lifetime.

4) Artificial Intelligence

       This is a unique entry.  Artificial Intelligence, or AI, is worked on in bursts.  Today machines can do all sorts of things, including answer voice commands, but they haven't advanced as fast as other technologies today.  I think this may actually be because of Science Fiction always depicting AI a the downfall of humanity.  Either that or the fact that currently we are exploiting the commercial use of simple AI rather than making them complex.  So we are suffering because companies are too greedy to combine multiple AI systems.

5) Motion Control

       From the Eye Toy to the Kinect, Motion control is mostly associated with video games.  However this has practical applications as well.  Though to be honest I feel this one has almost reached its maximum potential.  I can't say much here because it is rather self explanatory.

6) Flat Screens

       Oh Flat screens, I remember a time when televisions were massive box like things that weighed way too damn much for their size, plus the largest you could get was maybe 50 inches.  Now we have screens that are over 70 inches that weigh maybe 5 pounds.  The televisions of today take up no space at all and can even be mounted onto walls like a picture frame.  They also are more affordable and far healthier to look at than the old CRT screens.  Though again, there isn't much more we can do with this technology, it could get a little thinner, but that's about it.

7) Virtual Reality

       I realize we are years from The Matrix, but we do have virtual reality in today's world.  For the most part it is used for video games, but it also has practical uses, such as training our military.  However I do want a matrix like interface before I die.  More specifically I want the ability to download knowledge and skills directly into my brain.  Though I would enjoy a fantasy world where I can do anything.  But to be honest with all the other items on this list I feel this one would end up becoming useless before it ever becomes useful.

8) Nanobots

       Nanobots are tiny microscopic machines that do a full range of tasks.  What I want here is for a machine army that can be inserted into the blood to regulate the body.  This means the end of disease, a cure for cancer, and repairing damaged tissue.  I don't want immortality, but a longer lifespan would be awesome, and even better would be a longer lifespan that included no disease or deterioration.  Today these are still in development, and nowhere near ready for what is wanted.  But we are on track for it to become a reality eventually.

9) Head Up Display

       The Heads Up Display, or HUD is common in video games, however it also appears in movies as well.  And now we are seeing it in real life.  For now its fairly basic, however the University of Washington is working on making it into a contact lens that can monitor all sorts of things.  Once this is done the technology basically peaks.  But imagine a GPS that you never had to look away from the road for, or a shopping list that that highlighted objects in a store for you.  These are simply a few practical uses.  Even though the technology is extremely basic, the possibilities are near endless.

10) Space Travel

       In 1912 Edgar Rice Burroughs created a world that led to the modern Science Fiction.  This is the first real time space travel appeared in fiction.  Sure looking back now how he managed it is ridiculous, but you have to remember at that time planes weren't even a real thing yet.  Fast forward to 2013 and we've been to the moon.  This is actually kinda sad if you think about it, we went to the moon almost 60 years ago, and that's as far as we got.  Making this quite possibly the slowest moving technology on the list.  We are decades if not even centuries away to the age of space exploration that is the staple of most science fiction.  Which is unfortunate because Lost in Space promised this would happen in the year 1997, and considering we surpassed everything else on the list by decades it feels kind of disappointing that the one thing we should of had almost 20 years ago is still the farthest from reality.

       Well that's my list.  I realize rockets, submarines, and cloning also came from science fiction, but this is my top 10, not all things inspired from science fiction.  If you have a comment or your favorite item didn't make the list, feel free to leave a comment below.

 

 

Edtorial: Netflix orginal series

       This may come off as a bit rantish, but I've been watching the series that Netflix is doing.  Their model is to gather information as to what their subscribers are watching, then create a series using actors and directors that are popular and writing it in a way that resembles popular series.  In theory this is an awesome idea, but in practice it can be rather hit and miss.  Their first series, House of Cards, was great it used one of my favorite directors, actor, and was written as a political mystery.  Thus it comes out to be great.  However it did have its flaws as well.  I'm not a huge fan of the irredeemable hero, I find the lack of character development to be boring, this is especially disappointing when you take into account David Fincher is known for his character development.

       The newest series, Hemlock Grove, has filled me with mixed feelings.  The series does werewolves almost right, the mystery is intriguing, and the acting is good.  But the first episode is done by Eli Roth, who is a terrible director even by low horror movie standards.  The rest of the series has some writing problems as well, mostly dialogue issues, but some of the characters have personality changes at the drop of a hat that contradict things they usually do.  I haven't finished this series yet, but I am enjoying it.  Its nice to get away from the excessive vampires that plague the networks and put another supernatural creature in the spotlight.

        Now is where the ranting begins, why are these series so dark?  I do enjoy a dark story every now and again, but they're saying that with all that's on Netflix people are only watching the dark and mature series rather that the series that are so popular on television.  Hell Game of Thrones, my favorite series on television right now mixes in lighthearted humor that really makes the series great.  More importantly this means that a majority of Netflix subscribers are disturbed possible sociopaths.  There also seems to be an abundance of sex in these series, meaning again, that a majority of Netflix users watch shows that do the same.

       So here is me trying to reach out to the Netflix users of the world to band together and attempt to diversify Netflix original programming for the next show they do, perhaps a buddy cop show, or a sci-fi epic, or even a standard sitcom.  Basically something I can watched with children present, as I often do when I watch television.  Seriously, I'm running low on shows I can watch with my young relatives.

       I don't have a problem with adult content, in fact I welcome it every now and then, however the downfall of the movie channels has in my mind always been that the shows start to become a way to simply show boobs on screen and usually sacrifice good writing in the process.  What I'm trying to get at is that I don't want Netflix to fall down this path, and they should learn to mix things up before it becomes too late.

       Do you as my readers have any thoughts on the matter?  If so feel free to leave a comment below.