How do people who've lived their whole lives without electricity (let alone TVs), people who can't even afford to glance at a comic, know who The Flash is? They just do. He's a pop culture icon, so he's bound to find his way into their heads and stay there.
Find me that person. Honestly, find him or her. Someone who is that fucking far off the map and still knows who the Flash is. I dare you. Because the fact remains, in order for someone to know something through pop culture, they have to be exposed to that culture (i.e. TV, magazines, comics, etc.).
I'm sure they watched cartoons or maybe even read comics as a kid. I think that's another flaw in your argument. You're not taking that into account. The current movie audience didn't spring from a fucking pod full grown. I guarantee you someone who doesn't watch cartoons now can tell you who Scooby Doo is. Why? Because there's a 99.9999999% chance that they watched it as a kid or even watched it with their kid.
Originally Posted By: Im Not Mister Mxyzptlk
Try doing this: Ask an average Joe, anyone who looks like they don't watch cartoons or read comics, to name the members of the Justice League. I assure you Spider-Man has more chances of being mentioned than Black Canary or even Hawkman. Why? Because he's a big superhero, and the simple, basic, elementary concept of the JLA is... yep, you guessed it.
So, are you saying that a JLA movie can't be made unless Spider-man is in it? Because, those people are obviously expecting Spider-man. If they don't get what they expect. Then the movie will never be successful.
whomod said: I generally don't like it when people decide to play by the rules against people who don't play by the rules. It tends to put you immediately at a disadvantage and IMO is a sign of true weakness. This is true both in politics and on the internet."
