tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post7453944339514907690..comments2024-03-27T08:49:38.786-03:00Comments on Siskoid's Blog of Geekery: Arrowed: Plastic ManSiskoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-19608809646670639502014-11-07T16:24:09.645-04:002014-11-07T16:24:09.645-04:00A thought: Plas was just as zany when he was a cro...A thought: Plas was just as zany when he was a crook, planning elaborate guests and the like. His FBI handler Penny had her reputation destroyed when one of his plans caused her to do something crazy, like firing on the Presidential motorcade. He insists on working with her because he wants to make it up to her. American Hawkmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-25870811641823132982014-11-07T12:37:51.701-04:002014-11-07T12:37:51.701-04:00Why am I thinking of Bored to Death here?
Truth b...Why am I thinking of Bored to Death here?<br /><br />Truth be told, I don't know where I stand on Plastic Man being zany or straight in a zany world. I quite liked the notion, in Phil Foglio's late 80s mini-series, that Plas saw the world as a cartoon, with "reality check" pages drawn by Kevin Nowlan breaking in once per issue to prove the point.<br /><br />Is this series a cartoon with live action elements?!Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-77713160785414387282014-11-07T12:34:49.412-04:002014-11-07T12:34:49.412-04:00I'm opposed to doing this one because have a P...I'm opposed to doing this one because have a Plastic Man show means that the Sue and Ralph Dibny Mystery Hour can't spin out of Flash. But AmeHawk is right; you absolutely need a strong straight man to make this work and Plas himself is the only character remotely up to the job.Jeff R.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-49658961714575911762014-11-07T12:30:05.926-04:002014-11-07T12:30:05.926-04:00Definitely agreed about Plastic Man being the stra...Definitely agreed about Plastic Man being the straight man -- there's nothing that would get more tired than Plastic Man always going "Whee, look at me, aren't I ka-RAZY?"<br /><br />Also perhaps steal a concept from the cartoons, where Plastic Man is regarded as the poor man's Ralph Dibny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-74413460135348466722014-11-07T10:40:12.149-04:002014-11-07T10:40:12.149-04:00If they brought in the Condiment King, I would wat...If they brought in the Condiment King, I would watch it forever. SallyPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05592635194271250605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-88028410124369795402014-11-07T07:47:07.815-04:002014-11-07T07:47:07.815-04:00I'd go with the Golden Age conceit that Plasti...I'd go with the Golden Age conceit that Plastic Man is relatively sane compared to his villains. Borrow the full range of weirdos, Plas as earnest but hilarious, Woozy Winks, some iteration of Penny from the cartoon as his FBI handler, and the subtext that Eel was a pretty terrible person before his rebirth, and his sheer joy over not being like that anymore is why he's so lighthearted. American Hawkmannoreply@blogger.com