# Who wants to be a super hero? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 28, 2006, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-be-a-super-hero/366345 "2006-07-28T00:21:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![iluvurmom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iluvurmom/32/7276_2.png) [@iluvurmom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iluvurmom)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2006, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-be-a-super-hero/366345/1 "2006-07-28T00:21:14Z")
Anyone checking out that “Who wants to Be a Superhero” show on Sci Fi on a few minutes. It’s on at nine and Stan Lee is hosting and producing it. Should be pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2006, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-be-a-super-hero/366345/2 "2006-07-28T00:29:05Z")
Looks awesome. I’ll be watching. I mean…Stan Lee! Stan ‘mother-fucking’ Lee! ---
**Author:** ![iluvurmom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iluvurmom/32/7276_2.png) [@iluvurmom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iluvurmom)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2006, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-be-a-super-hero/366345/3 "2006-07-28T00:33:34Z")
Dude, that’s what I’m saying. I can’t wait for this…he’s thought of it…produced it…and is hosting it?? I mean…what is the hold up for anyone??? ---
**Author:** ![Clockwork\_And\_Candy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b782af/32.png) [@Clockwork\_And\_Candy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clockwork_And_Candy)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2006, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-be-a-super-hero/366345/4 "2006-07-28T00:34:45Z")
I’ll be watching it. Probably. I remember seeing one of the commercials and thinking that one of the guys was hot. It seems really silly though. Even if a person wins and gets their own comic… that doesn’t mean anyone is going to read it. :\ ---
**Author:** ![iluvurmom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iluvurmom/32/7276_2.png) [@iluvurmom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iluvurmom)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2006, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-be-a-super-hero/366345/5 "2006-07-28T00:46:57Z")
I think you’d be suprised, and what do we care…as long as they are fun for the season that’s waht im signing up for. maybe lots of pointing and laughing. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2006, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-be-a-super-hero/366345/6 "2006-07-28T01:43:32Z")
Major Victory rules. He seems to be the one who is most “in character.” Also, Lemuria: HOTTTTT! With lots of Ts! ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2006, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-be-a-super-hero/366345/7 "2006-07-28T01:49:35Z")
Ha, ha, ha! What a hilarious show. I guess if you’re a lost little kid, you definitely want a female superhero. Or Major Victory!!! Yes!!! ---
**Author:** ![Clockwork\_And\_Candy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b782af/32.png) [@Clockwork\_And\_Candy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clockwork_And_Candy)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2006, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-be-a-super-hero/366345/8 "2006-07-28T02:14:41Z")
Wow. Major Victory is, like, the hottest person _EVER_. This is totally going to become a new guilty pleasure for me. I think it’s going to be one of the girls that wins the game, however. I hope it’s Fat Momma, but I know it won’t be. 'Cause, well… she’s fat. Sad but true. Monkey Woman’s tree climbing was awesome-- really seems like what her character would do. ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2006, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-be-a-super-hero/366345/9 "2006-07-28T05:04:09Z")
Yeah, I knew the male superheroes would totally suck at the “rescue the little girl” challenge. Whatta bunch of maroons. ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2006, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-be-a-super-hero/366345/10 "2006-07-28T16:45:25Z")
Even though I loathe reality TV with the loathing of a thousand loathing things, I decided to watch this show. End result? I’m kinda looking forward to next week. I was kinda surprised Levity got his supersuit incinerated so fast. I wasn’t too surprised by Nitro G being ousted, however- he was one of the more “boring” characters. Can’t get rid of Monkey Girl, for the hotness factor. Can’t get rid of Metal Arm Guy, for the hotness factor. Dump the average-looking guy! I really wish I hadn’t been able to call it as soon as their names were announced. I would really like next week to be an episode devoted entirely to Lemuria running in slow motion. Damn- I thought she was going to fall outta that thing! I’m betting Major Victory will be the big weiner… uh, big winner. He’s the most in-character, and he’s got the most “super” suit. ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2006, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-be-a-super-hero/366345/11 "2006-07-28T16:53:34Z")
Yeah, I was commenting to my wife, “Y’know all those guys are idiots, running right past the crying little girl, talking about how they focused like a lazer beam and didn’t get distract…uh…distract…uh…” as Lemuria runs across the screen in slow motion. Yeah, the stunt was a classic Stan Lee move. Spiderman has to get the McGuffin to the Baxter building before 4:00 so they can keep Galactus from devouring the Earth…except there’s a crying little girl. And you can bet your ass Spidey’s gonna drop everything to help the little girl. To fight Stan Lee you must understand Stan Lee. And to defeat Stan Lee you must become Stan Lee. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2006, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-be-a-super-hero/366345/12 "2006-07-28T17:03:52Z")
I’m like **Lightnin’** in regards to reality-TV and this show. Mrs. D\_Odds noticed the spittle dripping from the corner of my mouth whenever Lemuria was on, especially when she was running and I was hoping she would fall out of costume. Creature, I took an instant dislike to. I was hoping she would have been called on the stand and eliminated. Heck, I was hoping that she would have been eliminated instead of Levity. Mrs. D\_Odds said she could totally see me hamming it up like Major Victory did, except I haven’t look as good in tights in about a decade or so. ---
**Author:** ![B.Serum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/b.serum/32/14266_2.png) [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2006, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-be-a-super-hero/366345/13 "2006-07-28T19:02:21Z")
Some random thoughts:[ul] [li]I cannot believe people will proudly dress themselves up to look like complete and utter TOOLs![/li][li]It’s like a car crash. Can’t… look… away.[/li][li]Lemuria running: TV Gold!!! This episode will be re-run during sweeps for sure.[/li][li]I can’t believe I didn’t notice ROTIART.[/li][li]Stan Lee just comes across too corny to play the hard-case convincingly (though I’m sure some people who’ve had to work with him in the comic book days would disagree).[/li][li]“Meet me in the dining room!” The hell? Hey Stan! You can’t actually appear in the same room with these people?[/li][li] **LOVE** that Stan is calling out the traits that make a person truly a hero: selflessness for instance.[/li][li]Watching the majority of these costumed cretins run past the girl crying for help sunk my heart. I wondered what I would have done and wasn’t certain.[/li][li]But I wonder how obvious the little girl was being? To the home viewer, she was miked clear as day, but out in the open, I wonder how audible she really was?[/li][li]Nitro G: You claim to know more about comics than anyone. Why then when Stan called you to the carpet to explain yourself, did you not realize that this experience was identical to the origin story of Stan’s greatest character and that regret can be the catalyst to turn a person into a great hero. You tool.[/li][li]I don’t watch a lot of reality TV, but my impression is that they revel in bringing out the worst in people. This may be just the opposite.[/li][li]Like: Big Momma. Don’t like" Iron Enforcer.[/li][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2006, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-be-a-super-hero/366345/14 "2006-07-28T19:11:18Z")
Heh. You don’t like Iron Enforcer, eh? [QUOTE=Stan Lee] Iron Enforcer, superheroes don’t kill people, they SAVE people! [/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Iron Enforcer] :smack: ☹ [/QUOTE] ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2006, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-be-a-super-hero/366345/15 "2006-07-28T19:34:07Z")
I didn’t see it because I don’t have the sci-fi channel… but on another board someone brought up that alot of Stan’s “This is what a super hero is…” stuff is contradicted by Stan’s own comic book writing. And that is any of them were real comic fans they would have been able to cite multiple instances where Stan himself broke the rules he is hitting them with. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2006, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-be-a-super-hero/366345/16 "2006-07-28T19:37:33Z")
And yet Iron Enforcer, who obviously has read too many Punisher and Wolverine comics, didn’t save the kid. Lemuria said that she was chosen by the internet fans. Is there any wonder why? When’s the Playboy spread! ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2006, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-be-a-super-hero/366345/17 "2006-07-28T19:43:28Z")
**PYD** , when one has written as many comics as Stan Lee has over the many, many years, one must break convention - often. That said, many of Stan Lee’s most memorable creations do keep to his superhero ideals. Spiderman, The Thing, Silver Surfer, Daredevil - they never would have left the girl behind. Even the Hulk, as originally scripted by Stan the Man, would likely have helped her. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2006, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-be-a-super-hero/366345/18 "2006-07-28T19:49:36Z")
[QUOTE=Hey you!] [li]Stan Lee just comes across too corny to play the hard-case convincingly (though I’m sure some people who’ve had to work with him in the comic book days would disagree).[/li] [/QUOTE] That’s classic Stan Lee. I have no doubts he that he talks like that in real life. I imagine if he were to buy some gum, itwould go like this, “Greetings, citizen! I wish to procure this pack of gun, so that I might have fresh breath when I thwart evil!” “That’ll be eighty-seven cents.” “I shall give you a dollar, and the change, can be yours! Stan Lee, away!” ---
**Author:** ![B.Serum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/b.serum/32/14266_2.png) [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2006, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-be-a-super-hero/366345/19 "2006-07-28T19:56:39Z")
[QUOTE=bouv] That’s classic Stan Lee. I have no doubts he that he talks like that in real life. I imagine if he were to buy some gum, itwould go like this, “Greetings, citizen! I wish to procure this pack of gun, so that I might have fresh breath when I thwart evil!” “That’ll be eighty-seven cents.” “I shall give you a dollar, and the change, can be yours! Stan Lee, away!” [/QUOTE] 😃 Definitely. Except maybe with more _awesomely alliterative allegories!!!_ ---
**Author:** ![B.Serum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/b.serum/32/14266_2.png) [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2006, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-be-a-super-hero/366345/20 "2006-07-28T19:59:44Z")
[QUOTE=Push You Down] And that is any of them were real comic fans they would have been able to cite multiple instances where Stan himself broke the rules he is hitting them with. [/QUOTE] I’m guessing that starting a debate with the producer, judge and jury isn’t going to help your standings. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-be-a-super-hero/366345.md?page=2)