Can I request you wish that Liverpool win all their games in 2026?
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Your wish for my wish is my command. Although I think the Shinto gods couldnāt give a toss about footy.
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Think againā¦
Taxis drive through the torii āgatesā! Sacrilegious! No wonder the Shinto gods donāt give a toss about footy.
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Is the reason they donāt care about FOOTball because they are SHINto gods?
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I canāt believe it 
. I watched the Dark Knight Rises and fell asleep the last flippin 20 minutes.
Now, i have to find out what happened in the end on catch up 
I thought the storyline was really good. I havenāt watched the first two films with Bale in though.
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I did enjoy all three of those films. But while theyāre still good thereās something about Bale as Batman and Bruce Wayne that bugs me these days.
I dont think any film has quite nailed both.
Let the New Year debate begin.
The only other Batman films i watched was the George Clooney one as I like him and it had the worst reviews 
and the other one with Val Kilmer. I thought that was good and abit dark.
Bale did well and didnāt realise Tom Hardy was the baddie.This story was abit dark too. I need to watch the first two to connect the dots with the final film i watched. I
You did well Maria.
Itās 2hrs 44mins. These days I have to find films no longer than 1hr 30mins if itās 1hr 39mins I miss the last 9 mins, which I have come to the conclusion isnāt worth catching up on 
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I was really into the film. I think i was tired as i got up early that morning.
Like you Flobs, i an finding it hard to stay awake late at night.
All the good films are long though. I found Oppenheimer too long. I have to watch a long film in two sittings.
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The Adam West TV version did a lot of ādamageā to what Batman really is as a character. Firstly he is supposed to be a super smart detective with only one purpose in life. Secondly, he is a broken nut job with anger management issues. He is essentially a darker, more morally restrained version of the Joker, who is completely unhinged and twisted with zero boundaries.
I think weāve only seen glimpses in some of the films out there.
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I remember that tv series with Adam West. Yes, you are right, he was abit dark and twisted but in a good way.
I really wanted him to marry Catwoman so they could live happily ever after. I think Catwoman would have scratched Batmanās eyes out.
Also, I would have liked abit more character development on Robin.
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Yes, Catwoman 
Both actresses who portrayed her (Julie Newmar and Eartha Kitt) had quite an effect on me as a young boy, even though I didnāt fully recognise it at the time. 
That TV series was obviously played for laughs, so the overall character development was fairly minimal. Still, it remains a bit of a āclassicā in its own way with Burgess Meredithās Penguin probably my favourite adversary.
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Not really for me. He was the perfect hero and alter ego in that series. Meanwhile in the graphic novels and comics he is a seriously screwed up individual. Always haunted by his tumble into the cave and the death of his parents, and not in a good way.
PS those novels are well worth reading imo.
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Isnāt the running theme over Robin that he has not a character?
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Just opened a Christmas present from a neighbor. Itās a bottle of Kahlua and a big mug. Mrs ROTW always does a hot chocolate bar over the holidays, mostly for any kids who are swinging by. Day off, freezing outside, just made a hot chocolate with a healthy splash of Kahlua while me and the lad get ready to watch some footy. Simple pleasures, lovely.
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Made pizza today and itāll be raclette tomorrow - a staple for New Yearās Eve. Been cold where I am in deep Swabish land but still went for a couple of walks as it was sunny and not windy.
Beer in hand, the kids are trapped in TV land and Iāll be trying to catch a game on a screen shortly.
Wishing all a nice and peaceful New Year.
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This place is full of Germans and Aussies.
Thatās why I feel at home here.
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Flobs,
As far as I can remember, I donāt remember what Robin was when he wasnāt hanging around with Batman or how he met Batman. Was he a student or something?
Robin was introduced to the comics became they thought it didnāt appeal enough to younger readers. I think the inspiration was Robin Hood.
In the stories, he was a legal ward of Bruce Wayne. I think he was introduced in a story and adopted by Batman at the end.
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