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Spent most of the day watching Misfits episodes on my computer and laying about in the sunshine streaming through my windows. Bitterly cold and gunky outside - so did not venture out.

After scanning and reading the vast majority of reviews on Buffy Issue 40? I don't know. Not sure if I'll buy it or not. On the one hand - I have all 39 issues and have literally written reviews on all 39, seems weird not to do the last one. On the other...the recaps and summaries I've read on the plot in various reviews...doesn't exactly make me want to rush out and buy, let alone own the thing (which is an understatement). What do you think? Should I or shouldn't I? Eh, I'll do what I want anyway...as you well know. Not that you care....do people care? Online correspondence is a funky thing.

Mifits Season #1

Well, I've now watched season one and the first episode of season 2 of Misfits on my lap-top. About seven episodes in all. Will state that after watching the British series Misfits - the American series The Cape was unwatchable and bloody stupid.

Highly subversive series, Misfits - they do the exact opposite of most of these shows. There's one episode about a virtuous girl who has the power to make other teens decide to become virtuous too. Nathan, one of the Misfits, infilterates the virtue cult that she's set up and holds her at gun-point, while the others scream. It's the exact opposite set up of the cliche - normally it's the superhero coming in and stopping the guy with the gun, here, the superhero has the gun and is taking out the virtuous character who has turned all the other teens into virtuous zombies. Black comedy at its finest. Here's an example of some of the hilarious dialogue: "Can we stop killing our probation workers!"

While the American superhero genre (and I mean all American superhero comics there are no exceptions at the moment of which I'm aware) is incredibly formulaic, often cliche, and derivative...the Brits have actually found a way to do a twist on it. Not surprising, they tend to be more cynical regarding the genre as a whole and the concept of hero/superhero than Americans are as far as I can tell.

At any rate if you like subversive and asburdist black humor, this may be for you. It is rather crude, reminds me a little bit of Benny Hill, BlackAdder, Skins and Coupling in regards to the sexual humor.

Unlike most superhero or shows about people who obtain super-powers, this show focuses on how that power empowers and cripples them, how it is a natural projection of their flaws or emotional issues.
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