Believe it or not, childhood cartoons aren't as important to "normal" people as they are to us geeks. Chances are that if you ask someone who watched Superfriends as a kid who Apache Chief is, they'll have no idea. I used to watch the fucking Carebears, I'm told, but I don't remember shit about, except that they're bears and they love me. Everyone knows Scooby Doo, but not just because they watched him as kids. He's another pop culture icon they would know even if they had never seen an episode. Apache Chief, not so much.
I know many non-geeks who remember watching Superfriends and Scooby Doo among other cartoons and TV shows. You don't just forget your childhood all together. Yeah, you don't remember all of it, but you don't chunk all of it out of your brain either.
Originally Posted By: Im Not Mister Mxyzptlk
What they expect isn't seeing specifically Spider-Man or even Superman, but simply "known superheroes". Make a JLA movie with Birdman, Spawn and Robocop and it'll be okay with most people. Use actual JLA members nobody knows, and they'll feel cheated.
I'm still not buying that the JLA is only thought of by the public as known superheroes. They could just as easily think that it's a bunch of superheroes period and only fill in the ones they can think of if asked to name the members.
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."
