#July2015

Scoot McNairy is playing Jimmy Olsen in ‘Batman v Superman’

scoot

I can see it! I can dig it! And then I can remember despite Scoot McNairy, Batman v Superman ain’t going to be my cup of tea.

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CBS casts Mechad Brooks as Jimmy Olsen for ‘Supergirl’ TV series

Jimmy Olsen!

I have absolutely no idea of Supergirl will be any good. Furthermore, I don’t really know my criteria for what constitutes a “good” comic book television show anymore. But I do know that they’re assembling a hell of a cast.

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Rumor: Jimmy Olsen is a woman in ‘MAN OF STEEL.’ Heck yeah.

Jimmy Olsen.

If this rumor is true, it is going to be powerful enough to shatter the scrotum of women-fearing fanboys. There is a good chance that there ain’t no Jimmy Olsen in Man of Steel, with the movie opting to go for a female equivalent. Jenny. Here is hoping. Man of Steel doesn’t seem to give a fuck about diddling the Kal-El conventions, and I find it more intriguing due to that. An African-American Perry? Word. A red headed Lois Lane? Double word. A female Jimmy Olsen? Triple-combo-something? (I didn’t know where I was going with that.)

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