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I've been watching Heroes, courtesy of mac1235. I found myself soldiering through the first couple of episodes with a sinking feeling - I'd heard such good things about it, but I found it scrappy, disconnected and weighed down by a portentous seriousness. I do like a little bit of ironic spandex with my superheroes.

Then I got to the fourth and fifth episodes, and things suddenly took off. Disconnected characters found each other, purpose and point was discovered, odd twists turned up. I am now Thoroughly Hooked, TM. Fascinating characters, good cast, interesting issues, and the curious satisfaction of a slowly-established plot gaining inexorable momentum as the carefully-laid details of the first few episodes start to connect. Yay! Superheroes! Now with added grit!

Now if I can only persuade Amazon to send me the copy of The Incredibles I ordered, in place of the thoroughly unwanted copy of Toy Story that actually arrived, my life may be complete. (And, yes, I know I ranted against Incredibles when it first came out, but it's grown on me. Deal).

On a not unrelated note, this link made me snicker, snort and snerkle, and I don't even have any experience with pornsites. Comic-book artist ripping off porn photos for his superhero poses gets parodied as he richly deserves. Warning: contains more dodgy search terms than you actually want to know about.