"Truth is, even superheroes couldn't get us out of the mess we're in now. Superman can stop bullets, move mountains and crush coal into diamonds, but he can't help us. He works for a newspaper. He needs a job. He wants to leap tall buildings and then crash on your couch. Batman can't help you. He can't get parts for his big, stupid American car. And Wonder Woman can't help you, because we don't allow gays in uniform."--Bill Maher, "Superheroes Can't Save California"
He'll still be a reporter, only now he will be a primary reporter for the DailyPlanet.com. Makes sense enough. While print media may be dying, there is still the need for news and editorial, the venue has simply changed. The Planet will still be a news source and Clark and Lois will still be top reporters.
ReplyDeleteClark will - of course - go back to his job as news anchor at WGBS-TV... With Steve Lombard as colleague and under Morgan Edge as boss.
ReplyDeleteLois Lane could do 'flying reporter' kind of things.
He would be a blogger, of course. WAY more flexible with the whole running off to save the world thing...
ReplyDeleteWhat, nobody thinks Clark would make a good panelist on "Face The Nation"?
ReplyDeleteMaher's a funny guy. I don't entirely agree with that article, but he's still funny.
ReplyDeleteHe can become a newscaster. Or write books. (Much better suited to his schedule. He can type it out at super speed.)
ReplyDeleteClark Kent will be a blogger who feuds with Perez Hilton
ReplyDeleteHe'll take Matt Lauer's job on Today.
ReplyDeleteI think he should work for TMZ. Then he can give us the scoop on Aquaman sneeking into a hotel with some fish.
ReplyDeleteIt seemed like Maher buried an extremely important point, if not the lead - the ballot initiative system in California. One person, one vote for representatives, but the public should not be directly voting on most budget measures.
ReplyDeleteWait wait wait. Did he just call Wonder Woman gay?
ReplyDeleteOr am I jumping to conclusions, because at first I had this scene in my head of California asking Wonder Woman to save them and she was like "No, I'm sorry, I must not help you, citizens of Man's World, until my sister warriors (in uniform) can freely express their love for one another."
But on second thought, it sounds like he just called Wonder Woman, herself, gay.
Which is not my problem-- it's just like... I can't believe that, if that's what he did, he treated it like such a given, like "as we all know..." Is everyone in California like "oh yeah Bill that's indeed ironically funny/sad since we all know Wonder Woman is gay."
Wha?
Or maybe Bill just stumbled a bit, there, and my brain is working too hard to no-prize it...
But... wha?
Preston,
ReplyDeletehe called WW gay. He meant it as a joke, but she is an Amazon from an island of women, so it's an easy enough leap. Like Batman and Robin being gay.
I one heard George Perez say that he explored Wonder Woman's sexuality as much as he possibly could during his run on the comic. I think it's safe to say she's at least bi-curious.
ReplyDeleteNot only will Clark's back story get out of date with the newspaper, think of it also from this perspective... when was the last time you've seen a telephone booth? Where will Superman do his quick-change now that cell phones have pretty much made phone booths obsolete?
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