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   David Johnston to Your Name   
   Re: [NEWS] Greatest American Hero reboot   
   01 Sep 14 00:20:12   
   
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   From: David@block.net   
      
   On 9/1/2014 12:12 AM, Your Name wrote:   
      
   >   
   >>>     including any even remote hope of a getting properly fitting   
   >>>     addition.   
   >>   
   >> That also doesn't make sense. First of all, you can indeed get   
   >> installments of questionable style followed by a better one -- the   
   >> silliness factor in Superman III and Superman IV was gone again in   
   >> Superman Returns, and lots of people think Man of Steel was as good as   
   >> Superman II. And second, if there ever is a "properly fitting addition"   
   >> you'll come here and start whining that it "destroyed the franchise" and   
   >> "why couldn't they make something *original* for once?"   
   >   
   > "Good", there's your pointlessly idiotic opinion.   
   >   
   > Whether it's "good" or not isn't relevant to the point. The reboot   
   > version would still be just as "good" if it used a different name and   
   > so didn't pee all over the original.   
      
   Except for the part where it doesn't get to air.   
      
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