Monker wrote:What Bill Maher did was essentially the same as standing in front of a bunch of Trekkies and telling them to 'get a life'. He is right on almost every point. Even when it is at its best, it's entertainment and not meant to be taken as some type of profound literature. IMO you two have way over estimated it as some type of profound story telling, especially the print versions. People comparing it to the level of Shakespeare? It is silly to do that. It is taking it way, way, way too serious. It's fun, it's entertainment, but it's not at that level.
Says the same guy who argues against DC with every opportunity. You said
Doctor Strange would probably make a billion dollars and it got nowhere near it. You think
Captain Marvel's going to rock. Warner-DC makes a movie, and you're all over it like a rash on a baby's ass. You obviously take it no less seriously than anyone else here.
Maher's a complete douche who's trying to prolong what little relevancy he thinks he has. When he says things like "I'm sorry you're not all dead," he's trying to stoke the fire. The only way he gets noticed is if he makes inflammatory statements. He's going to fade away, and Stan Lee is going to be Remembered with a capital
R — Billy Boy knows this.
And yeah, he showed up in
Iron Man 3. I doubt it was a pro bono gig.