Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Who Wants to be a Superhero?
I just found out that there’s going to be a second season of Who Wants to be a Superhero? on the SciFi channel. I’m kind of excited because I rather enjoyed the first one. My sweety didn’t really like it much because of the very high cheese factor involved. I’ll admit, it really is kind of cheesy, but I didn’t mind because I really liked the ideas behind it. It’s not about having actual super powers or even about your character’s story. It’s about having the innate qualities that embody a superhero, the stuff that makes an average person stand out in their desire to help others.
Considering my superhero fetish and the fantasy that I could be one, I briefly thought, “I wonder how well I would do on the show? I really do like helping people.” I thought about cool superhero names and, after only a few minutes, came up with “Gunshy”. Kinda suits me, I think. I don’t like loud noises and prefer nonviolent methods to solve problems. Never been a big fan of guns either, I imagine myself to be a kickass acrobatic martial arts expert. (I’m totally dreaming here, I’m about as limber and coordinated as a farm cow.)
Out of curiosity I looked up casting information. Hey, they probably pay you to be on the show, right? It was already too late as they did the casting call in January, but that’s all right. I wasn’t serious about it anyway, just curious. I thought about all the things they made the contestants do… a lot of embarrassing yourself in public. Definitely not for me. I don’t need that kind of spotlight. Yes I’m cheesy, but I don’t need to prove just how big a cheese I am to the viewing public. I’ll just continue doing my own thing, occasionally embracing my superhero spirit by being a do-gooder whenever the opportunity presents itself. Time to go help the old lady lift that heavy thing…
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