My Top Six Best Apu Episodes and My Thoughts on Apu Returning to The Simpsons.

 

My Top Six Apu Episodes and My Thoughts on Apu Returning to The Simpsons.

Whether you view him as problematic, a stereotype, or not, you can't deny Apu is a great Simpsons character because he is more than meets the eye. The character has had some great episodes, good character development, and he made us all laugh. 

After "The Problem with Apu," the Simpsons retired the character, and for nine years we didn't have Apu. Hank Azaria himself said he would never voice the character again because he saw how offended people were by his accent. However, that has all changed after the recent episode. 

Last night, Apu returned, and this time he is voiced by Sunil Malhotra, and his wife, Manjula, is voiced by Janina Gavankar. I'll be honest: like everyone else, I was shocked when I heard this; they really kept it a secret. There were no rumors or anything like that. This shocked so many Simpsons fans that they brought back Apu, and they have more plans for him in the future.

I will be honest, I'm actually happy Apu is back, and I think this is what they should have done instead of getting rid of the character. They should have just recast the voice actor as they did with Carl, Dr. Hibbert, Kumiko, and many more. So yeah, I am happy to see Apu back on The Simpsons, and this episode was also a love letter to the character, like them saying, "We love this character, and he is part of Springfield." Matt Groening stood by the character, and they finally brought him back. So yeah, I'm happy to see Apu again. Even Homer was happy and told him no forgot him and everyone loves him in the episode from last night. 

Now here are my top six best Apu episodes.

6. The Sweetest Apu.

This is the lowest episode because Apu has an affair with the squish lady, and Majula kicks him out. Homer and Marge are determined to get them back together, so Marge gets Majula to make a list of everything he can do to make it up to her. I find it so funny that Marge wants to go to the Golden Banana, a male strip club. Well, she is married to Homer after all. This episode has some funny moments, and Apu really does make it right with Majula. It's also funny how Homer walks away shocked when he sees Apu having an affair. 

5. Much Apu About Nothing 

In this episode, Apu fears he will be deported unless he gets his citizenship, so Homer, who supported Proposition 42 to let undocumented immigrants out of Springfield, decides to help Apu get it after Lisa reasons with him. The episode is really funny, and Lisa tries to be the voice of reason, saying they shouldn't deport immigrants because everyone wants to start a new life in America, and that’s what America is, well, not right now. It's still a really funny episode, and it's sweet how the Simpsons help Apu get his citizenship and throw a party for him because, in the end, Homer does the right thing by helping his friend.

4. Eight Misbehavin 

This episode is one of my favorites with Apu, when he and his wife want to have children. They try until they finally get pregnant, and Manjula gives birth to a healthy baby boy, whom Apu calls the jewel of their lives, until he learns Manjula gives birth to eight babies. 

Like Apu, I would be shocked to know my wife gave birth to eight babies.

In the episode, Apu and Manjula struggle to raise their eight babies until a zoo owner offers to help, but he turns the babies into a show. Apu and Manjula hate it, so with Homer's help they save the babies, and the Zoo agrees to let them stay with their parents. Also, I find it funny how the babies are younger than Maggie, but in later episodes they are older than Maggie. 

3. I'm with Cupid 

This episode had Elton John guest star, and the whole episode is about the men in Springfield being mad at Apu because he's showering Manjula with so many gifts for Valentine's Day. They all decide to be mad at Apu because he's making them look bad. The episode has some funny moments, and when Elton John appears and meets the guys, it's funny; it turns out Apu didn't hire him, he just landed because his chandelier isn't working, and Apu's gift for Manjula is an airplane blowing smoke and spelling "love, you, Manjula." Of course, in the end, all the women of Springfield see it as their husbands saying they love them, especially with Homer and the roses. 

This episode was a lot of fun, and who doesn't love Elton John? 

2. Home and Apu

In this episode, Homer causes Apu to lose the Kwik-Mart, and Apu ends up living with the Simpsons, but he still wants the Kwik-Mart back, even after his musical number about who needs it. I also thought it was funny how Apu goes to the Simpsons, and it looks like he's going to strangle Homer, and Homer screams in horror, but it's actually an old Indian tradition of forgiveness. That would not fly today. Also, James Woods guest stars in this episode as the Kwik-Mart owner. With Homer's help, Apu eventually gets the Kwik-Mart back with the help of James Woods, and overall it's a funny episode with Apu and Homer, and who doesn’t love James Woods. 

and the best Apu episode...

1. The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons 

This is the best Apu episode, where Apu's arranged marriage is all set, but he doesn't want it because he likes being a bachelor. So he tells his mother he is married to Marge until she learns the truth and understands, but he's determined to go through with the wedding. There are some funny moments with Apu and Homer, especially when Homer dresses up Ganesha to stop the wedding.

This episode also had a sweet message because Apu sees Majuna and is stunned by her beauty, and he decides that marrying her won't be so bad. She also tells them they get divorced, and they both kiss and get married.

Overall, this episode was the best Apu episode because it shows his growth as a husband and father. As well it shows how much the Simpsons are always there for Apu and his family because they are family. 

So that's my top six best Apu Episodes and

my thoughts on Apu returning to The Simpsons.

Frankenweenie Review

 

Frankenweenie is one of my favorite Tim Burton films, but also the saddest one because it's a movie we dog people can relate to. We all know how Victor felt when Sparky died it's not an easy thing to go through. 

We all have wanted to bring our pet dog or cat back to life.

But hey, our dogs will live on in our hearts and memories. 

Now the film is about a kid named Victor who loses his dog, Sparky, his best friend, and he decides to bring him back to life. Inspired by his science teacher's use of galvanism to bring his dog back to life, some kids learn about it and want to do the same, threatening to blackmail Victor. Of course, things go bad as the other pets turn into monsters. 

The claymation in this film was great, and black-and-white was perfect for this type of movie. I also love how all the characters are named after horror characters, and each animal is based on a supernatural being.

The film had many intense moments and heartbreaking scenes, but it does have a happy ending.

This film is also a lot of fun, and the voice cast is great. This is a fun but emotional film to watch and one of Tim Burton's best works.

I give Frankenweenie a 9 out of 10. 

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Street Fighter Review

 

Street Fighter 

Movie Review

So I saw Street Fighter, and here is my review...I had a fun time with this film. Street Fighter was a fun movie, and I really liked it. I've played a bit of Street Fighter, but I wasn't the biggest fan, and this film was a lot of fun. It has a Scott Pilgrim vibe to it with all the fighting and action scenes. Also, this film is so faithful to the source material; the outfits are very accurate to the characters, which I really like. 

Now the film focuses on Ken and Ryu and how they were best friends. Still, something happens that ends their friendship until Chun Li gets them to join the Street Fighter tournament under Bison, you know, the guy in the red suit and hat who wants to become the most powerful being on Earth because of Ryu's Hadouken. I won’t give too much detail about the plot. 

Now the cast of the film all did a great job like Noah Centineo was great like he was the best character, Andrew Koji was great as Ryu, Callina Lang as Chun-Li like she was great and she worked out on those thighs of hers, Cody Rhodes was great Guile, 50 Cent was great as Balrog, Jason Momoa as Blanka was funny and great, Mel Jarnson was great Cammy and the way she talks to Chun-Li about her thighs it makes you think is she in love with Chun-Li or she jealous of her, and David Dastmalchain he was great as Bison. I know people didn't like him because he's very tall and buff, but he was a great villain. The rest of the cast were great too like everyone was perfectly casted. 

The film had great action scenes, and the fight scenes were great; it felt like the filmmakers made it with a lot of love for the games. Some funny moments made me laugh, and this is a fun movie. The movie does drag a bit, and there are some slow moments, but overall it is a fun movie. Especially, there are flashbacks in anime, and I think that was really cool and well done too.

Overall, I had a fun time with this film, and I give it an 8 out of 10, and my fiancée gives it an 8.5 out of 10. It's a fun movie, and that's all it needs to be. We need fun movies that keep us entertained, and this is one of them. 

How I would have made Lanterns

How I would have made Lanterns

So I read the spoilers for Lanterns, and I'm going to say this was a letdown. Honestly, this is not what I wanted in a Green Lantern show. I know I only watched three episodes, but after how they changed John’s origin, I didn’t like it. I really didn't like how all the theories and build-ups turned out to be lies. Also, the way they killed Hal off was bad, and no, don’t expect a Parallax; they just disrespected Hal Jordan in this show, and he dies, no one seems to care, and his murderer walks out free. Also, Tom King defended it, and that's not an excuse. They really messed up John Stewart's origin; I don’t like the change from the comics. 

Vanessa Baden-Kelly basically butchered Hal Jordan, and she says Tom King said John didn't have an origin story, but he does. Honestly, I don't understand why Gunn would hire writers like her who clearly push an agenda instead of respecting the source material. 

Tom King clearly hates heroes, and he denies he hates Hal Jordan, but he really does. Tom King is one of DC's most frustrating writers right now.

The Showrunners and the writers they had for this show didn't know what they were doing, and they said things that clearly pissed off a lot of fans. There was no Planet OA, no other Guardians, no space battles, and no Yellow Lanterns or Red Lanterns. None of that, and hey, next season will be more grounded too. Also, remember the showrunner made the Watchmen show, and we know he hates heroes.

This show failed so many fans, and look, even though Aaron Pierre is set to play Green Lantern again in Man of Tomorrow, and maybe they will give him his comic-accurate suit, you still don't get that in the show either. So here is how I would make Lanterns if I were the showrunner. Also, I'd call it either the Green Lantern Corps or the Green Lantern Emerald Knights which the CW was going to call their Green Lantern show. Also after seeing the concept art I'm like wow that is what Lanterns should have been. 

10. Here is who I would cast for the show.

Personally, I like the cast of Lanterns, and I like Kyle Chandler as Hal Jordan, but if I were casting Hal Jordan, I'd go with an actor in his mid-30s to early 40s. I'd cast Jared Padalecki, Taylor Kitsch, Scott Eastwood, or Glen Powell. I would still keep Aaron Pierre as John Stewart and Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner. For Sinestro, I think the actor did a good job, but they didn't do much with the character, especially in setting up the Yellow Lanterns, so that I would cast Luke Evans, Tobias Menzies, or Richard Armitage. For Carol Ferris, who would play a bigger role in the show, I would cast Ashley Greene, Alison Brie, or Nina Dobrev. For Katima, I would cast Zazie Beetz or Mel Jarnson, and for Kiliwog, I would cast Brad Garrett, Michael Jai, Thomas Haden Church, or Kevin Michael Richardson. For Atrocitus, I would cast Manu Bennett, and for Laira Omoto, I would cast Eleanor Tomlinson.  That's my cast for the first season.

9. I would hire writers who read the comics and I would get a Green Lantern expert like Geoff Johns or Grant Morrison. 

One thing I notice from the show is that they hired writers who never read the comics and didn't do any research on the characters or the lore. We saw that with Vanessa asking Tom King, who didn't do his job right. I would hire writers who know the characters, or at least study and research the characters and the lore. Also, I would have someone like Geoff Johns or Grant Morrison serve as the comic book writer influencer. Not Tom King. 

8. Hal has been a Green Lantern for about ten years, Guy has been one for five years, and John is the new recruit. 

I would still keep that Hal has been a Green Lantern for a long time, and he's one of the first new heroes, even before Superman, but he has worked alongside Batman. Guy joined the Green Lanterns five years after Hal, and in the show, John is the recruit. John looks up to Hal, and Hal becomes his mentor, while Kilowog plays a big role in helping John become a great Green Lantern. Also, Guy and John don't get along, unlike in the show, where Guy leaves because he stands up to Superman, but not John? So John and Guy do fight, but in the end they grow to respect each other and work together. 

Season two would have Kyle Rayner join, and this time John trains him, and Kyle would become one of the most powerful Lanterns in the DCU. In season 2, he also offers a Blue Lantern ring, and by the end he masters both the power of will and hope. For Kyle if I were to cast I would cast either Blake Michael, Hudson Williams, Zack Calderon, or Jamie Flatters.  

Season 3 would introduce Simon Baz and Jessica Cruz, as they play a part in the Blackest Night arc as they are chosen by Hal and John's Lanterns. For Simon and Jessica. For Simon I would cast either Mena Massound, Aramis Knight, or Amir Bageria. For Jessica I would cast Jenna Ortega, Rachel Zegler, or Luna Blaise.

7. The series would be a space opera/cop show.

If I were to make the Green Lantern show, I'd set it more in space, but I understand budgets and stuff; still, I'd make it a sci-fi space opera show. We see different planets and how their societies work. We explore the cosmic side of the DCU, which is sad because Gunn would have done this, but no, he didn't. Green Lantern doesn't work as grounded as Batman and Green Arrow, but not Green Lantern. 

6. We would see Planet OA and all the Green Lanterns.

I would have Planet OA appear, and we would meet the Guardians of OA, and I would write that they are wise, but they have done shady and questionable things. We would learn more Green Lantern lore from them, including their mistakes with the Manhunters and how Lanterns were created. Kilowog, Katma, Tomar Tu, and many other Lanterns do play a big role in the show. Kilowog would be a huge character in the show, as he also helps John train, and he and Katma develop a romance. John even helps Katma, who feels guilt for her friend Laria, a former Green Lantern who joined the Red Lanterns after she turned her in. Still, John tells her that, as a Marine, he was given orders and disobeyed them to save a group of innocent people. Still, despite being discharged, he never lost sight of who he was, and in truth, John never liked killing; even as a Marine, he never took pride in taking a life, and he tells her maybe there is a chance to save her. This inspires Katma to try to save Laria from the Power of Rage, and in the end she is no longer a Red Lantern, but she serves time in prison; next season, Laria would atone for her crimes as a Green Lantern.  

5. We would have proper villains.

Personally, for the first season, I would go with the Red Lanterns and the Manhunters because the Manhunters created the Red Lantern Corps, and they're why John became a Green Lantern. We would see why Atrocitus hates the Green Lanterns and wants to wipe them out, and the Manhunters. We would get a side story where Katma has to fight one of her old best friends, Laira Omoto, who was once a Green Lantern until she broke her oath and killed a criminal; she then joined the Red Lanterns, feeling betrayed by Katma for bringing her in. Other Red Lanterns, such as Bleez, Dex-Staar, Haggor, Skallox, and Fury-6, would also appear. 

The Guardians of OA created the Manhunters until they went rogue and now take over planets and rule them. They are also responsible for the Red Lanterns, and one of them is what made John a Green Lantern, though he didn't know it. The Guardians sent a Manhunter to Earth to make him a Lantern. John doesn't learn this secret until season 3, when the Guardians stand by what they did. The Manhunters now set their sights on Oa, as they want to conquer the planet that created them and hate the Guardians more than anyone in the universe. 

During the epic showdown between John and Atrocitus, John almost gives in to rage but remembers his oath, like the Justice League animated series' epic. John defeats Atrocitus and he locked away but the Red Lanterns are still around and Atrocitus would return for season two as he would fight along side Sinestro. Hal and the Rest of the Green Lanterns would defeat the Manhunters and destroy them before they can fully take over OA. Hal would get his big heroic moment with taking down the Manhunters. 

Sinestro would still appear. I liked how he was in prison, but I would end the first season with him breaking out, getting his yellow lantern ring, and deciding to reform the Yellow Lanterns, setting up the Sinestro Corps War for season two. 

Sinestro would also be like the Magneto of the DCU because he believes that fear is what will truly order the Galaxy. His daughter, Soranik Natu, would also play a big role in season two and be a love interest for Kyle Rayner. 

4. The series would show other Lanterns too.

I would explore other Lantern Corps and what their oath represents. Green is Will, Yellow is Fear, Red is Rage, Blue is Hope, Orange is Greed, Indigo is Compassion, Pink is Love, and Black is Death. In the first season, we only have the Green Lanterns and Red Lanterns; in the second season, we meet the Yellow Lanterns, Blue Lanterns, Star Sapphires, Indigo Lanterns, and the Orange Lantern. They would all unite in season 3 against the Blackest Night, the Black Lanterns. We would see the HYPER Lantern in season 2 and the White Lanterns in season 3.

3. The series would still focus on John as our main character but he would have a more faithful origin.

John Stewart would still be the main character, and his origin is this: he is a recruit. He would have a more comic-accurate origin: he fought a manhunter alone without a ring, and the Guardians had their eyes on him from a young age. As well, he lost his younger sister to a school shooter, and he became a Marine and was discharged for going against his superior officer's orders, as he wouldn't let innocent people die for his mission. This is the John Stewart we should have gotten in the Lanterns show. So we wouldn't get that his parents shot apples off his head or any of that other stuff. John faces many trials, and at one point he doesn't feel worthy, but Hal, Katman, and Kilowog motivate him to return as Green Lantern. By the end of the show, John defeats the Red Lanterns and the Manhunters, and he becomes Earth's new Green Lantern, while Hal decides to remove his ring and spend time with Carol and their son, Martin. Guy stays in space but comes to Earth once in a while to help John out. Also, John would have a romance with Kat, not an old lady. 

2. Hal Jordan would not be disrespected 

Now, I didn't like how they wrote Hal Jordan, and the writers basically disrespected him, no matter how many times Gunn defends it. This show did Hal Jordan dirty, especially when we learn that Sheriff Kerry murders Hal and walks free in the end. Also, the funeral was sad, and only three people showed up. Honestly, Sheriff Kerry is the most hated character in the DCU, and sadly, she doesn't answer for her crimes because her grandson is a manhunter; it’s just bad writing. Also, Vanessa said she didn’t want to give Hal any heroic moments in this show, which annoys me. What was Gunn thinking hiring these people? Hal was even one of the first superheroes of the DCU, and this is how they respect him. I feel like this show did Hal Jordan dirty, and even if you think they will do the Parallax storyline, it's not happening. If I were to write Hal Jordan, he would be a mentor to John; he's been a Green Lantern for a long time, and John respects him a lot. Hal even motivates John not to give up or give in to fear or rage. Hal mentions he once did and almost lost everything until he was reborn, basically referencing Green Lantern: Rebirth. I wouldn't disrespect Hal Jordan; he is an important character in the Green Lantern series and the DCU. Hal would be the Gandalf of the Green Lantern Corps, and he even supports him as his successor because he wants to be with Carol and their son, Martin Jordan.  

1. I would have adapted Geoff Johns run with some of Grant Morrison's Run. 

They should have adapted the works of Geoff Johns and Grant Morrison because they get Green Lantern and they respect the lore and characters. Even Grant said that's not his Hal Jordan. I would try to make the show more faithful to the comics and not downgrade Hal and John as they did. In fact, it was revealed that the writers and showrunner chose to be grounded, even though they had enough money to make space. This is what the Green Lantern adaptation should have been, and honestly, this is why my faith in the DCU is going down the drain, unless Man of Tomorrow does something to redeem John Stewart, because I don’t like how they wrote him in this show. Truth is, this show was made by people who hate heroes, because at least Superman felt inspiring; this doesn’t. 

So that’s how I would have made the Lanterns Show. Unlike the people who made this show, I would respect the characters and lore and give people a proper Green Lantern adaptation.