And watching the Superfriends or hearing the countless jokes about Aquaman doesn't already confirm how corny he is?
I dont hate superfriends, hack I only ever so a few clips on youtube out of curiousity, its not really something I like for any hero, dont get me wrong Its not because its bad. I have respect for it, as many DC shows do and pay tribute to that show, it served its purpose back then, its just too outdated for me and likely my generation. Why judge Aquaman based on one adaptatation, this is a character that has existed for decades and still does now almost 2013, yet people are still hung up on some kid cartoon's depiction of AC from a long time ago (1973-77) , lolwhut. I got to know Aquaman through Smallville and he was badass, then I wanted to know more of the character and started to read some of his comics, then saw him in JL unlimited, saw a bit of the character in brave and bold, he was a bit comical in that show but I dont care really some shows are not meant to be taken seriously, Brave and bold is one of those shows were everything is a parody.
Now Im watching the character in Young Justice, a really good show and Aquaman is so far removed from how he is in superfriends and B&B. I watched the CW Aquaman pilot and I liked it. He has a badass comic book too , so really why you and some people still judging Aquaman on some kid cartoon from long ago , the character has gone through many transformations, updating since then, he is more than just a hero who can communicate with sea life (as people like to say talk to fish), he is more than a hero who was used for comic relief in superfriends and Brave and bold. I dont care if people hate Aquaman, they are very much free to but I dislike it when people have these misconception of Aquaman and dont even bother to get updated and informed about the character, yet act like they know all about him based on his superfriends depiction or a few other outdated stuff, who is the running joke here???.
I'm not mocking the character I'm sure Aquaman has legions of fans but why is so hard for the fans to accept that Aquaman just doesn't work for a mainstream audience?
Wasn't the failed TV-pilot Mercy Reef proof of that? and yet here we are with the studios shoving it down our throats with multiple scripts and false promises we're better off with that flake Adrian Grunyon? Groin? Groening? Groan? doing his Entourage bit.
He worked in smallville didnt he, as well as in other DC cartoons, the Mercy reef pilot worked, the person in judge of the network at the time was just too stupid to pick it up, she wanted the usual CW soap teeny shows, things have changed a bit now hence why Arrow was lucky & got picked up, a few years ago people would have said Green Arrow would never work on TV, he was lame etc, heck they are people who were even doubting the show without superman or batman would ever go to to series let alone get a full season, and now look. The Aquaman pilot had millions of itunes downloads, and millions of views on youtube, fans were crying for the pilot to go to series, people who didnt even know what an Aquaman was wanted to see more. So yes Aquaman works in mainstream as been proven. DC knows now they have a badass superhero in Aquaman, and hat they havent always used him right or maximised his full potential. He just needs another shot now, at the right time, with the right people and its coming one day.
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