Watching Batman Forever again with Jim Kirk over at lastvoyages

[batmanschmatman]

You know, it really is kind of like what would happen if they ever made a movie about us back home. Actually, this is more accurate then anything they would throw together at home, since I'm pretty sure they'd invent some crazy backstory and new identity for me and Bruce, on top of the characterization issues. I still don't really know what they were going for with that. If they wanted to stick me in the franchise, they could have at least have made me act like me. And picked an actor who actually looks like me.

Although if we're really being serious? I don't think I'd want to watch a movie that was actually accurate. The comic books are freaky enough as is, I don't need to actually watch some of it over again in high definition with surround sound.

And by the way, if Jim never lets me live this down? This is your fault.

Comments

[thatscalledsokkastyle]

Dude, you should see the movie they made about my life.

[batmanschmatman]

Freaky accurate or "how did this script get approved that's not what I'm actually like" freaky?

[thatscalledsokkastyle]

Definitely the second one.

[batmanschmatman]

Bummer. What's so hard about keeping things true to their source material?

[thatscalledsokkastyle]

Apparently a lot! They totally missed my amazing sense of humor, for one thing!

[goodsoldier]

But Dick, you have so many fine choices when it comes to live action media portrayal.

[batmanschmatman]

Were you reduced to bad puns, too?

[batmanschmatman]

Yeah, let's not even go there. I had to live in that guy's head for a couple days last year, it was a very strange place.

[goodsoldier]

Of course you did. That's just outstanding. I kind of wish I'd been there.

[gothamknight]

You can't find anything else to do?

[batmanschmatman]

No you don't. For every one kid friendly flood we've had, I've had like, two traumatic experiences to even it out.

[batmanschmatman]

You'd be surprised how little there is to actually do on the Barge. And I'm actually doing it for more reasons than "we're bored".

[gothamknight]

Humor me.

[ Is the reason "I felt like having an existential crisis", Dick? Because there are more productive ways. ]

[goodsoldier]

Yeah, no, I didn't mean, "actually there in that godforsaken place," I mean, "there just to look at you being a complete dipshit," even though that's practically all the time anyway.

[thatscalledsokkastyle]

My mun doesn't remember it so well, but I'm pretty sure I didn't even get that much.

[Sokka, in canon you were all about the bad puns. What even.]

[batmanschmatman]

[Also more traumatic ways, there is a reason he was okay with only reading one comic book. :| :| :|]

So, fun fact about the Barge, wardens can be dead too, right? [HUMOR HIM, THIS IS GOING SOMEWHERE.]

[gothamknight]

As you say.

[ FINE... ]

[batmanschmatman]

Aw, I miss you too, Jason.

[batmanschmatman]

Well, I was kind of looking for things to take his mind off all that. [Bruce, why does everyone we care about die. :|]

[goodsoldier]

That reminds me, you know what Huntress just said to me? Like, this is a Huntress that kills people, keep that in mind. She said, "Your universe must be a hell of a lot more fucked up than mine. Isn't Robin supposed to be the one trailing after Batman screaming about Jumping Jalopies and Bat-Shark Repellent?"

Look at the bullshit legacy you left us, Dick. Look at that and be ashamed.

[batmanschmatman]

That's just depressing. Although I can tell you, going the other way? Not really a good thing either.

[You and Burt Ward would be bros. :c]

[gothamknight]

And bowling is out of the question?

[ WHERE DID HE GO WRONG RAISING YOoh, right. ]

[batmanschmatman]

Hey, that was not my fault. I've been retconned into thinking that's all ridiculous or something.

[goodsoldier]

Well, it's not my fault, so it must be yours. That's what you get for being so peppy and upbeat.

[thatscalledsokkastyle]

...Yeah, that would be bad, too.