Comments on: The Return of Superman (to coin a phrase) http://archives.frederatorblogs.com/refrederator/2006/07/28/the-return-of-superman-to-coin-a-phrase/ Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:12:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Mike http://archives.frederatorblogs.com/refrederator/2006/07/28/the-return-of-superman-to-coin-a-phrase/#comment-322 Mike Thu, 10 Aug 2006 00:00:00 +0000 http://archives.frederatorblogs.com/refrederator/2006/07/28/the-return-of-superman-to-coin-a-phrase/#comment-322 These vintage Superman cartoons are fantastic. They just don't make 'em like this anymore. That it sometimes seems a bit outdated is just part of the charm for me, and so is the naiveté. These vintage Superman cartoons are fantastic. They just don’t make ‘em like this anymore. That it sometimes seems a bit outdated is just part of the charm for me, and so is the naiveté.

]]> By: Dave Kirwan http://archives.frederatorblogs.com/refrederator/2006/07/28/the-return-of-superman-to-coin-a-phrase/#comment-320 Dave Kirwan Mon, 31 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0000 http://archives.frederatorblogs.com/refrederator/2006/07/28/the-return-of-superman-to-coin-a-phrase/#comment-320 If you're talking about that little Oliver Hardy moment when Clark gives the look to the audience, yeah, cool — I hadn't thought about that. I'll have to take a closer peek at the other Superman toons, and see if there are other camera looks! If you’re talking about that little Oliver Hardy moment when Clark gives the look to the audience, yeah, cool — I hadn’t thought about that. I’ll have to take a closer peek at the other Superman toons, and see if there are other camera looks!

]]> By: James Moar http://archives.frederatorblogs.com/refrederator/2006/07/28/the-return-of-superman-to-coin-a-phrase/#comment-321 James Moar Mon, 31 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0000 http://archives.frederatorblogs.com/refrederator/2006/07/28/the-return-of-superman-to-coin-a-phrase/#comment-321 The wink-to-camera thing is an established Superman trait -- still current in the comics in the 1960s at the very least, and it shows up as a nostalgia item even today. The wink-to-camera thing is an established Superman trait — still current in the comics in the 1960s at the very least, and it shows up as a nostalgia item even today.

]]> By: Joel Schlosberg http://archives.frederatorblogs.com/refrederator/2006/07/28/the-return-of-superman-to-coin-a-phrase/#comment-319 Joel Schlosberg Sun, 30 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0000 http://archives.frederatorblogs.com/refrederator/2006/07/28/the-return-of-superman-to-coin-a-phrase/#comment-319 A couple of things I noticed now that I hadn't when watching the cartoon before:<br /><br />1) The lip-synch when Superman says "This looks like a job for Superman". He's within earshot of the other newspaper staff, so Popeye-style under-the-breath dialogue would actually have made more sense here.<br /><br />2) When Superman rescues Lois Lane, he takes the time to untie her from the chair before getting her out of the hideout at the last moment. He could have easily carried her and the chair outside the hideout (it's just an ordinary chair and the doorways have more than enough room) and then untied her once they're out of the danger zone.<br /><br />3) Superman breaks the fourth wall at the end. A couple of things I noticed now that I hadn’t when watching the cartoon before:

1) The lip-synch when Superman says “This looks like a job for Superman”. He’s within earshot of the other newspaper staff, so Popeye-style under-the-breath dialogue would actually have made more sense here.

2) When Superman rescues Lois Lane, he takes the time to untie her from the chair before getting her out of the hideout at the last moment. He could have easily carried her and the chair outside the hideout (it’s just an ordinary chair and the doorways have more than enough room) and then untied her once they’re out of the danger zone.

3) Superman breaks the fourth wall at the end.

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