For Sex and the City I was talking about opening weekend numbers. Pay attention next time to what the topic is.

For the death of Robin… opppss.. I accidentally named the wrong title. Sue me.

Since it was a topic brought up by a question on the board I didn’t “research it”. I’d like to see how many mistakes you make if you did a live show where you had to know everything off the top of your head.

The show is not, nor is it ever “researched”. It’s a conversation podcast, not a news show.

I want Sean Penn as riddler in the next one.

But I really don’t like the inactivity of the whole thing.. I don’t know if that’s how Doug looks normally, but he looked really dead, uncomfortable and self-concious there. I don’t like the news anchor look as someone pointed out, so ‘in the studio’ look might work better.. Can you guys sit on the couch? Right now it looks a bit Larry King-ish, football commentators in studio-like. When I say football I mean soccer for you Americans.

But that’s just one opinion.

Most of what what was good about the Joker in TDK was WRITTEN IN THE SCRIPT. It was his actions. The Joker as Christopher Nolan and his brother wrote him will always act the same no matter who plays him.

Also, make-up and costumes contributed immensely to the look of the Joker. Really if any other actor had done it – would the Joker have looked any different? The Joker doesn’t even look like Ledger – I certainly wouldn’t have recognised him if I didn’t know it was him.

Depp (hello Fear and Loathing) could definitely sink his teeth into the role. And a part of me wants to see what sort of genius D-Day Lewis could bring to the role.

Aside for the cosmetic look the shows content was top notch…as always.

Hopfully chuck norris kicks a baby or something. He seemed very boring for the first run.

It’s funny. Back in ’89 the same thing was said about Nicholson.

Anyway, since I’m eh, the joker that brought it up, I stand by my question. If Nolan & co. want Joker in the third film, it will have to be recast. There’s no getting around it. It doesn’t have to be a major actor. It doesn’t have to be major screen time.

They recast Rachel Dawes, didn’t they? You can say “improvement” if you want, but don’t forget, folks, they *did* throw serious money at Katie Holmes before she turned it down because of other projects. A blessing in disguise? Perhaps so. But you can’t ignore it. Her part was recast.

In the previous franchise, three different actors played Batman; two different actors played Harvey Dent. It’s a tough pill to swallow, but if actors cannot repeat a part for whatever reason, the part could be up for grabs.

I hate to be the guy to piss on everyone’s parade here, but I’m going to throw this gauntlet down too. As good as Ledger was, part of his appeal is equal to that of Brandon Lee in The Crow. I know that’s a very unpopular statement to make but part of the Joker performance *included* the character coming out of a body bag.

Equally unpopular is that since “we know” The Joker is played by Ledger, and Ledger is so lost in the role if the late actor went uncredited you might never guess it was him…then yes, a recasting is possible. Aside from one cutaway scene, Ledger is never shown without Joker makeup.

And the new actor, regardless of who it is (and again, it is a hypothetical situation, since Joker may not even appear in the third film) can play the character slightly differently without missing a beat. One could reasonably assume Joker would incorporate a few of his traditional deadly tricks or come up with a mild re-invention to fight Batman and/or to get under his skin.

Do not misunderstand me > I think the late actor could get more push for accolades towards awards time. But if it came down between Ledger and, say…Eckhart? I’d give it to Eckhart, as a supporting actor. I also feel that there may be some future backlash regarding “the possible nomination” of Ledger, should it happen.

But while it is a tough choice, there was the promise that Joker would always be around in some form, personal or puppet-master, yes? So if they have to have the character…it can, and should be, re-cast.