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A moment of silence for the old layout... and a cheer for the new one!

Please hold a moment of silence for the old layout.  I really liked the way it looked, but it wasn't wide enough for some posts to look neat and tidy.  BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!! Welcome to the new layout which will certainly need to be tweaked here and there, but should allow for a slightly more organized format.  And now, for the silence.

(insert silence here)

Grrrrr

I am experiencing frustrations trying to modify the appearance of this site. I can't wait until I have time to work out the HTML of my own layout, so it looks exactly as I want it.

Mike Oldfield plays Secrets/Far Above the Clouds from Tubular Bells III

Riddle me this, Batman...

I have decided to acknowledge this blog's existence by sharing my thoughts on the next Batman movie's villian, assuming Christopher and Jonathon Nolan go ahead with it.  Here are Batman villains' major movie appearances to date:

            The Joker (Batman: The Movie, Batman, The Dark Knight

            The Penguin (Batman: The Movie, Batman Returns)

            Dent/Two Face (Batman, Batman Forever, The Dark Knight)

            The Riddler (Batman: The Movie, Batman Forever)

            Catwoman (Batman: The Movie, Batman Returns)

            Mr. Freeze (Batman and Robin, Subzero)

            The Phantasm (The Mask of The Phantasm)

            Poison Ivy (Batman and Robin)

            Bane (Batman and Robin)

            Scarecrow (Batman Begins)

            Ra's Al Ghul (Batman Begins)

Here's my thing:  It would be nice if some different Batman villains were brought into the silver screen stardom.  Certainly, they go for well known characters, but there are other great villains.  I wouldn't mind seeing villains such as The Clock King or Clayface in line for a part in a new Batman movie.  As a side note I think doing The Phantasm would be super super super cool, but unfortunately The Phantasm is kind of self-contained in The Mask of The Phantasm.  Another interesting angle would be invlving Ra's Al Ghul's daughter's.  I guess that ends my honorable mention list, SO... here are my picks for the next Batman villain or two (two, because both Nolan Batman's had two classic villains per movie)

#1

THE RIDDLER

      This is, as it seems, the most likely pick for the next villain.  I have read that Nolan was seriously considering The Riddler as the villain in The Dark Knight before ultimately deciding upon The Joker.  The Riddler is a less used criminal and would be, I think, amazingly portrayed by Nolan.  Also, the talks of either Johnny Depp or David Tennant donning the green suit and question mark tie make this a really exciting possibility.  The Riddler was always my favourite bad guy when I was really little watching 

Batman: The Animated Series.  

#2

THE PENGUIN

      Another favourite of mine, The Penguin needs a new presentation.  After Batman Returns, no one has wanted to get near him.  Please, bring him back.

#3

MR. FREEZE

I can't even begin to imagine how cool a new Mr. Freeze would be.  Haha, get it?  Cool... 

#4

THE MAD HATTER

My fourth and final pick is the Mad Hatter because he's really really neat AND there is a lot of room for him being in the movies.  He is the only one of my picks that has not appeared in a film before.