So, I’ve Been Away… Again

Yes, I’ve been away… again. I promise I had a good reason. I’m just not going to tell you guys what it was. I will tell you that my life is much easier now that I’m done with it. I’m currently editing together the third episode of the audio show which I am writing, directing, editing, mixing, and producing. You can see more about it and all of the other audio shows which Jules and I are producing here.

My job is going pretty smoothly despite the accident a couple weeks ago that forced me to send my camera in for repairs. I’m also still trying to figure out why the audio in the latest day of Haaaaaaank! is out of sync, so that explains why it isn’t up yet. I know I’m months behind, but I’m trying to get better about quality control.

Regarding the accident, let’s just say that Jules is starting to become a problem. I spent some time recovering, and during that time, I ended up watching Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths. I know it’s a favorite of many DC Comics fans, but I just can’t see why. Most of the voice actors are flat and poor-fitting with respect to their roles (Could they not get the original voices? I mean, I can’t see anyone voicing Batman other than Kevin Conroy, especially not a Baldwin). I’ll admit that the animation is better than that of Justice League: The New Frontier, but it still has its downsides (Superman looks far too much like a little boy, and the Martian Manhunter just looks weird). Furthermore, the logic in this movie rarely agrees with that of the DC Universe, and sometimes, it doesn’t even agree with itself. To support my first claim, I provide this spoilerific example: In the movie, Batman is the only member of the League who doesn’t support traveling to the alternate Earth, citing the League’s lack of members as his reason. This leads us to believe that recruitment is more complex than just calling other known heroes to join up. However, later on in the film, Batman teleports up four other superheroes for back-up and later implies that they were members. So, wait, then why didn’t they just do that at the beginning of the film and bring Batman along?

Now, I’m about to go on a spoilerific rant, which will probably contain twice as many spoilers as the previous example. In fact, I may well spoil the entire movie. So, if you plan on watching this movie and don’t like spoilers, don’t read the next paragraph.

When our heroes first encounter the Lex from the other Earth, Lex attempts to explain himself, but Superman stops him and x-rays his body. He then proclaims that Lex is from a parallel universe because his organs are flipped… What?! How does that work? Did the writers even look into what a parallel universe is? According to my understanding, a parallel universe is generated by choices. Every time we make a choice in this universe, we create another universe in which a different choice is made. What choice could have possibly been made that caused the human anatomy to flip itself left to right? It doesn’t agree with science, and it doesn’t even agree with a later explanation provided by the movie itself, which, by the way, happens to be the exact same explanation I just gave a few lines above. What kind of movie can’t even agree with itself?

And I take a breath.

I’m sorry about that. It just really bothered me. I guess I should put that on the list on jailypedia.

Oh, that reminds me, I never talked about jailypedia. Jules and I developed it last year in an attempt to record as much of our lives as possible. If you guys want to go take a look, go right on ahead. It’s also a great way to come to a deeper understanding of the inside jokes you may (or may not) pick up on as you watch Haaaaaaank! and jaily (Then again, most of them don’t have much deeper of an understanding to which you can come). So, yeah, go check it out.

Okay, my cat is staring at me to give him food. I gotta go.