Batman vs. Batman

Broccoli · November 12 2008, 02:31 AM

Okay, this is funny. Variety has an article up that reports the mayor of Batman, Turkey is suing WB for royalties over TDK for using the name Batman in the film w/o permission. I particularly love this quote:

“There is only one Batman in the world,” Kalkan said. “The American producers used the name of our city without informing us.

RoJoHen · November 12 2008, 02:37 AM

How does that even make sense?

nx1701g · November 12 2008, 02:41 AM

Next they'll file suit over Batman Air Force Base being listed in the sites of Skynet infiltration in Terminator 3...

ancient · November 12 2008, 02:57 AM

Uh....so they never heard of Batman - the comic character - until now? Impossible, this is nonsense.

btw, I wish I lived in Batman.

Mike Farley · November 12 2008, 03:18 AM

Well, Batman the character, has been around for almost 70 years and in that time Batman, the city, has never made a peep. Warner should claim that they abandoned the copyright and try to make the city legally change its name. Or at least not refer to itself as Batman on maps. Kinda like how even though the DC SHAZAM-Captain Marvel pre-dates the Marvel Comics version by like 30 years, DC cannot publish a comic named Captain Marvel.

Also in breaking news: The Springfields of 4 states band together to sue The Simpsons.

Ben Sisko3 · November 12 2008, 03:45 AM

Next, every batman in the armed services sues the Bob Kane estate...

Small White Car · November 12 2008, 03:48 AM

Boy, you didn't mention the best part!

The mayor is prepping a series of charges ... including placing the blame for a number of unsolved murders and a high female suicide rate on the psychological impact that the film's success has had on the city's inhabitants.

I don't know about you, but this makes the movie even MORE AWESOME in my mind.

Did Iron Man make people freak'n kill themselves when it came out? No, because that movie was not nearly as mind-blowingly awesome as TDK was!

ancient · November 12 2008, 04:04 AM

Wait wait wait. Putting aside the whole 'Batman name' thing, which is utterly impossible, they are blaiming the movie for suicides? Couldn't they technically blame any violent movie for that sort of thing? Sounds like attention grabbing to me.

Small White Car · November 12 2008, 04:12 AM

ancient wrote:

Wait wait wait. Putting aside the whole 'Batman name' thing, which is utterly impossible, they are blaiming the movie for suicides? Couldn't they technically blame any violent movie for that sort of thing? Sounds like attention grabbing to me.

First off, I don't know what's so impossible about it.

And secondly, you didn't read it all. They're not blaming the violence in the movie. They're blaming the SUCCESS of the movie. That's right, people killed themselves because the movie was so amazing they couldn't handle it! That kind of thing doesn't happen just every day, you know.

ancient · November 12 2008, 04:14 AM

Well, yeah obviously.

Small White Car · November 12 2008, 04:19 AM

ancient wrote:

Well, yeah obviously.

Well, there is that one town, Harrypottersburg in Austria...

Best to not ask what happened there!

Temis the Vorta · November 12 2008, 04:30 AM

That's right, people killed themselves because the movie was so amazing they couldn't handle it!

That should be a movie poster quote.

FalTorPan · November 12 2008, 04:40 AM

Broccoli wrote:

Okay, this is funny. Variety has an article up that reports the mayor of Batman, Turkey is suing WB for royalties over TDK for using the name Batman in the film w/o permission. I particularly love this quote:

“There is only one Batman in the world,” Kalkan said. “The American producers used the name of our city without informing us.

Based on the claim, I think it's fair to say that the mayor could also file a suit on similar grounds for Jackass.

Agent Richard07 · November 12 2008, 04:43 AM

The mayor is suing because he needs money. This is both funny and stupid.

Kryton · November 12 2008, 04:58 AM

That's right, people killed themselves because the movie was so amazing they couldn't handle it!

November 12 2008, 02:37 AM	#2
RoJoHen Awesome Location: Wherever life takes me	Re: Batman vs. Batman How does that even make sense? __________________ I am the Quintessential Admiral. Get ready to grow your EQUINOX BEARD!

November 12 2008, 02:41 AM	#3
nx1701g Admiral Location: Aboard the Executor...	Re: Batman vs. Batman Next they'll file suit over Batman Air Force Base being listed in the sites of Skynet infiltration in Terminator 3... __________________ Star Trek: The Continuing Voyages RPG - Recruiting New Players! The Terminator Chronicles - The Sarah Connor Chronicles Continue! Not Dead Yet.

November 12 2008, 02:57 AM	#4
ancient Vice Admiral Location: United States	Re: Batman vs. Batman Uh....so they never heard of Batman - the comic character - until now? Impossible, this is nonsense. btw, I wish I lived in Batman. __________________ ---------------------------- Time Travel was and will be confusing

November 12 2008, 03:18 AM	#5
Mike Farley Commodore Location: Lost Vegas	Re: Batman vs. Batman Well, Batman the character, has been around for almost 70 years and in that time Batman, the city, has never made a peep. Warner should claim that they abandoned the copyright and try to make the city legally change its name. Or at least not refer to itself as Batman on maps. Kinda like how even though the DC SHAZAM-Captain Marvel pre-dates the Marvel Comics version by like 30 years, DC cannot publish a comic named Captain Marvel. Also in breaking news: The Springfields of 4 states band together to sue The Simpsons.

November 12 2008, 03:45 AM	#6
Ben Sisko3 Commodore Location: Heavenside	Re: Batman vs. Batman Next, every batman in the armed services sues the Bob Kane estate... __________________ - KMB You'll be fine, 'rick. Just go out there and get your heart broken in, so it'll be ready when you really need it. (Brian K. Vaughan, 2008) Only God could love Star Trek: Voyager. (Stephen Colbert, 2009)

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November 12 2008, 04:04 AM	#8
ancient Vice Admiral Location: United States	Re: Batman vs. Batman Wait wait wait. Putting aside the whole 'Batman name' thing, which is utterly impossible, they are blaiming the movie for suicides? Couldn't they technically blame any violent movie for that sort of thing? Sounds like attention grabbing to me. __________________ ---------------------------- Time Travel was and will be confusing

November 12 2008, 04:14 AM	#10
ancient Vice Admiral Location: United States	Re: Batman vs. Batman Well, yeah obviously. __________________ ---------------------------- Time Travel was and will be confusing

November 12 2008, 04:43 AM	#14
Agent Richard07 The Tim Burton Version Location: Defying Logic	Re: Batman vs. Batman The mayor is suing because he needs money. This is both funny and stupid.