I’ve loved comics since I was a child. You’ve seen the photos of me as a toddler having a tea party while dressed as Spider-Man. You’ve seen the comic book themed parties that I’ve hosted, and my superhero costumes. So I’m going to lose all my comic nerd cred here: I am seriously behind on all the comic book movie adaptations that have come out in recent years. Thor: The Dark World is already coming out and I haven’t even seen the first one yet. I know! The fact that I’m way behind on movie viewing should come as no surprise, since it took me a decade to watch Memento. The funny thing is, I’ve actually seen the South Park parody of Thor, but not the actual movie itself. That seems to be a theme in my life, because I also saw the South Park parody of Inception before I saw that movie, too. I was actually able to follow the plot of Inception a lot better for having seen the South Park version first…

Anyway, I’d like to see this one when it comes out, since Thor is a character whose origin story hasn’t been done to death yet. Batman is my favorite comic character, but there’s only so many reboots I can stand because I already know the whole story inside out, back to front. And I have no excuse, because the first Thor is on Netflix so it will be easy to catch up. Well, actually, I do have ONE excuse, namely that I haven’t turned on a TV or watched Netflix in about 2 months because I’ve been so busy. I did watch one Power Rangers DVD, but that was just so that I could write an article – I wouldn’t have had time otherwise. Come to think of it, if the only TV I’ve watched all summer is Power Rangers, then perhaps my nerd card is safe after all.