# Pick a TV Gothamite, and tell us how they reacted to the AVENGERS movie Battle of New York. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 13, 2013, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-tv-gothamite-and-tell-us-how-they-reacted-to-the-avengers-movie-battle-of-new-york/673842 "2013-11-13T18:15:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2013, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-tv-gothamite-and-tell-us-how-they-reacted-to-the-avengers-movie-battle-of-new-york/673842/41 "2013-11-14T20:27:04Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#): > > Loki: _“ENOUGH! You are, all of you, BENEATH ME! I am a GOD, you dull creature, and I will not be bullied by…”_ > > [something dark flies across the room to fasten on Loki’s throat; he awkwardly tries to reach behind his neck, drops to one knee, soon passes out.] > > The Count: _“One! ONE puny god! AH-HA-HA-HA-HAH!”_ > > [thunder rumbles] Brilliant! ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2013, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-tv-gothamite-and-tell-us-how-they-reacted-to-the-avengers-movie-battle-of-new-york/673842/42 "2013-11-14T21:33:43Z")
Dave and Lisa step out of Dave’s office and into the bullpen. DAVE: I just don’t think it’s a good idea to send reporters out there without my say-so, especially considering what’s happening out there right now. LISA: As the news producer, I felt it was necessary to get someone out there to report on what’s happening. DAVE: Yeah, but _Matthew_? Joe storms into the newsroom. JOE: I knew it! I told you they were out there! ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2013, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-tv-gothamite-and-tell-us-how-they-reacted-to-the-avengers-movie-battle-of-new-york/673842/43 "2013-11-15T01:06:42Z")
> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > Dave and Lisa step out of Dave’s office and into the bullpen. > > DAVE: I just don’t think it’s a good idea to send reporters out there without my say-so, especially considering what’s happening out there right now. > > LISA: As the news producer, I felt it was necessary to get someone out there to report on what’s happening. > > DAVE: Yeah, but _Matthew_? > > Joe storms into the newsroom. > > JOE: I knew it! I told you they were out there! MR JAMES: Of course we were. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2013, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-tv-gothamite-and-tell-us-how-they-reacted-to-the-avengers-movie-battle-of-new-york/673842/44 "2013-11-15T03:17:49Z")
Ross: Holy crap! Did you see those alien guys flying around with lasers, and that giant space-eel thingie? We’ve gotta get out of here! Rachel: I’m not talking to you. I’m still mad at you for something you did four episodes ago. ---
**Author:** ![Plumpudding](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Plumpudding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plumpudding)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2013, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-tv-gothamite-and-tell-us-how-they-reacted-to-the-avengers-movie-battle-of-new-york/673842/45 "2013-11-15T13:52:50Z")
[Something like this?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDbN9TZqFcg) ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2013, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-tv-gothamite-and-tell-us-how-they-reacted-to-the-avengers-movie-battle-of-new-york/673842/46 "2013-11-15T14:02:16Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > Sadly, Law & Order: SVU made it pretty clear that McCoy lost his bed for re-election. Another reason I should never watch SVU. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2013, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-tv-gothamite-and-tell-us-how-they-reacted-to-the-avengers-movie-battle-of-new-york/673842/47 "2013-11-15T14:28:21Z")
“This looks like a job for SUPer Grover!” ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2013, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-tv-gothamite-and-tell-us-how-they-reacted-to-the-avengers-movie-battle-of-new-york/673842/48 "2013-11-15T14:37:09Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > And this one is? > > Rachel wouldn’t be able to speak. She was crying. _Rachel always cries._ And her nipples remain mysteriously erect throughout. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2013, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-tv-gothamite-and-tell-us-how-they-reacted-to-the-avengers-movie-battle-of-new-york/673842/49 "2013-11-17T00:40:24Z")
Rachel: These aliens attacking are sure making it hard to practice for my big audition! Kurt: Let’s go back to Ohio and hang around our old high school like creeps then! ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2013, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-tv-gothamite-and-tell-us-how-they-reacted-to-the-avengers-movie-battle-of-new-york/673842/50 "2013-11-18T01:49:47Z")
As the camera holds on the wreckage of an alien ship… Narrator: “There are eight million stories in the Naked City. This has been one of them.” ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2013, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-tv-gothamite-and-tell-us-how-they-reacted-to-the-avengers-movie-battle-of-new-york/673842/51 "2013-11-18T01:54:20Z")
> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > Joe storms into the newsroom. > > JOE: I knew it! I told you they were out there! The rest of the post was good…THIS was perfect. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2013, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-tv-gothamite-and-tell-us-how-they-reacted-to-the-avengers-movie-battle-of-new-york/673842/52 "2013-11-18T02:00:21Z")
Agent Kay: PEOPLE OF NEW YORK! Please take a moment to look at the Statue of Liberty…" _flash_ ---
**Author:** ![ExTank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2013, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-tv-gothamite-and-tell-us-how-they-reacted-to-the-avengers-movie-battle-of-new-york/673842/53 "2013-11-18T03:19:59Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > Agent Kay: PEOPLE OF NEW YORK! Please take a moment to look at the Statue of Liberty…" _flash_ J, to K: “I don’t think ‘swamp gas from a weather balloon was trapped in a thermal pocket and reflected the light from Venus’ is going to cut it.” ---
**Author:** ![Kizarvexius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/da6949/32.png) [@Kizarvexius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kizarvexius)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2013, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-tv-gothamite-and-tell-us-how-they-reacted-to-the-avengers-movie-battle-of-new-york/673842/54 "2013-11-18T15:48:50Z")
“Hey! I’m **evaporatin’** here!” ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2013, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-tv-gothamite-and-tell-us-how-they-reacted-to-the-avengers-movie-battle-of-new-york/673842/55 "2013-11-18T16:42:16Z")
Kojak: “I don’t have nearly enough lollipops for a situation like this. I think I’ll just retire and grow my hair out.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-tv-gothamite-and-tell-us-how-they-reacted-to-the-avengers-movie-battle-of-new-york/673842.md?page=2)