People Can’t Stop Arguing About Dr. Manhattan’s Swingin’ Blue Ding Dong- Fact Fiend

He's the most powerful man in comics, so of course lets spend 40 minutes talking about his hog.
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[@harleyemmerson979]

as an avatar fan i'm disappointed in you

[@FactFiend]

I’m sorry you have bad taste in movies.

[@harleyemmerson979]

@@FactFiend I mean you're not wrong 🤷🤣

[@michaelkasubaski9426]

@@FactFiend may i ask what about it you dislike so?

[@lanededominicis6068]

@@FactFiend you are quite correct that the story itself is awful however the pure beauty of the visuals and composure of the scenes, in that first generation 3D theater to do it good. It's like watching a fireworks display.

[@harleyemmerson979]

@@lanededominicis6068 see someone gets it !!!

[@Macfoin]

Karl: "When You see a greek statue, You don't look at the penis." Also Karl: *has a photo of him, pointing at Michelangelo's David's dick* Yes, I know, Michelangelo was renaissance.

[@RAFMnBgaming]

It's not original statue dick, it's fanboy statue dick.

[@viscinium]

The dildo thing confuses me so much, because light blue is a common colour for dildos. Their shit prop exists as a real item that anyone can buy at any time. I could literally give you directions.

[@Oddlot0930]

What I don't get is the magnetically attached balls.

[@laharlkent]

@@Oddlot0930 don't want it to swing right off, do you? Gotta clamp it down somehow.

[@Tanookicatoon]

I like how no one talks about how there is literally a scene where it's pitch black, they open a door, and they show one character walking down the stairs lit up by the open door. Then you see blue feet walk by. You think they're going to cut. They don't. Dr. Manhattan starts walking down the stairs. He is being framed in the middle of the screen by the open door. His waist enters the shot, and he STOPS to talk. 😂😂 Bruh, I don't even remember the context, all I remember is the theater busting out laughing that they LITERALLY framed Dr. Manhattan's dick RIGHT in the middle of the screen.

[@MarkHarrison-bo3kf]

I like cheese.

[@radotic1]

I went and saw this in the cinema with my cousin not having a clue other than it had superheroes in it that didn't mind killing and remember thinking 30-40 minutes into the movie "did I just see Manhattans big blue dong?". Me and cousin had a good laugh because from that point on it was big blue dong in our faces for the rest of the film. It's was R18+ in Australia.

[@docsigma]

"Turquoise Todger" Karl, you're the best.

[@christopherjamesboudoir]

While I know that the adaptations of Alan Moore's work completely miss the point of his works, personally I thought Constantine and V for Vendetta were decent to good movies as stand alones. I have a special place in my heart for Constantine, there is just something about it that gets me (maybe it's Rachel Weiss).

[@MasterHigure]

Maybe it's Peter Stormare.

[@christopherjamesboudoir]

@@MasterHigure oh, he is absolutely a joy!

[@FigmentForever]

I hope the sequel will be just as good

[@mikhaelgribkov4117]

Well, Constantine adapted mostly the Garth Ennis story.

[@lettersnstuff]

it is just Rachel Weiss, but honestly, who can blame you

[@atjatkatkaktark]

My answer to the opening question is the objectively correct one. The Genie played by Robin Williams.

[@HyperWolf]

I read your comment just as he said “diamond in the rough” at 20:22 so I’m taking that as a sign that you’re absolutely right.

[@danelynch7171]

Do you think that genie had a dick? He wore pants, didn't he? Do you think he had a massive dong?

[@LyohKoh]

Is V for Vendetta really that hated? I really liked that movie

[@queem203]

Same!

[@basstedson]

I really enjoy it as well, is it as good as the book? No. Is it still an entertaining movie that explores some of its themes in a way that at least shows the director understood them? Yes. It has however been co-opted in recent years by the vaccine denial and anti mask movements, who have missed the point of it.

[@lettersnstuff]

I think it’s a good movie, sort of. fantastic performances from John Hurt and Hugo Weaving and Natalie Portman, but I think it suffers because if you haven’t read the book, it’s just sort of a mid-tier action film, and if you have read the book, well, the book is just so damn good the movie can’t compare.

[@JebeckyGranjola]

@Lettersnstuff I can understand why Moore wouldn't like it bc the story was an allegory for Marget Thatcher's England and the movie was kind of about "Bush did 9/11"- Which quickly dated it and it's kind of cringe. But since it's about a pandemic and Fascism is again on the rise, it's come back around to relevance.

[@somethingclever4563]

Agreed

[@cerpintaxt362]

There's only one Avatar and they're the master of all 4 elements

[@WhiteNoBeard471]

And they are blue sometimes

[@stuartmorgan3654]

Depends if you class Korra and Aang as the same Avatar or if they're distinct. Also the dark Avatar. So there's either been hundreds of Avatar or just two.

[@cerpintaxt362]

I know there are hundreds, but one exists at a time. And the dark avatar did not have all bending forms, he just shot those dubstep beams.

[@hithere7080]

@@stuartmorgan3654 theyre canonically different people

[@johnholbrook3858]

The episode of Justice League Unlimited “What do you get for the man that has everything” is the only great adaptation.

[@ilpalozzo]

It's the only adaptation that he's okay to have his name on and his name is in the credits

[@M4TCH3SM4L0N3]

That episode is genuinely better than the comic was, partly because of the omission of Jason Todd but most of all because of the exquisite change they made to the dreamscape and how torturous it was for Clark to have to let go.

[@brknglasses2734]

Well ACTUALLY (just kidding). I always thought that rorschach and owl man were two halves of a batman parody. The gadgets and money (owl man) and the obvious dangerous mental state (rorschach). Not married to that, just thought it might be relevant. Thanks for the videos!

[@kingthe13]

Owlman is the mind without the morals where as rorschach as you said is his unhealthy mental state taken to the extreme.

[@alexbrookes9201]

1 thing you can say about Alan Moore is his beard is an absolute beauty

[@davidsanpon]

I'd buy Allan a beer because damn... You both are right, they are all painfully bad. The killing joke, one of THE most iconic comics in DC ever, definitely got murdered on screen.

[@TheMichigami]

Once upon a time, me and a group of friends went to see Watchmen when it came out in theaters. We all had read the comic, and were wondering how much would be changed for it, and were doing okay for the most part not picking it apart just watching it until a voice piped up nearby in a quiet sing-song during the manhattan scenes walking around the lab... "peeenis.... peenis again...... still a penis....... big blue penis......" with a new comment on it every time he crossed the screen, and the rows close enough to hear it were snickering and outright busting up laughing by the end of the section thanks to it. That was the end of the calm and quiet watching, it became a lot more hushed MST3K razzing after that, but a lot of fun even as bad as it was.

[@SergioLeRoux]

To be fair, a lot of the capes in Watchmen with no powers are Batmans, to greater or lesser extent (Comedian is more a Punisher). Nite Owl, Ozymandias, Rorschach. Especially the ones with more money, but still mostly unpowered detectives that like to punch people a lot.

[@DeathBYDesign666]

All three represent different aspects of Batman if you want to be technical about it.

[@rmo9808]

The Doctor Manhattan in the tv show was swinging, like it must hit the water if he sits down to take a crap.

[@doom1609]

Personally I really like V for Vendetta, I think it’s a wonderful movie. Also, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is a fun movie despite how dumb it is, a kid can have a lot of fun watching it.

[@koolkidmalumunzolo]

That's the issue I have with what they did with his stories. They made his stories for kids. They also removed Mother's milk from the boys series

[@JujFuj]

@@koolkidmalumunzolo wait as in he's been written out of the show?

[@koolkidmalumunzolo]

@@JujFuj oh fuck no I think I remember wrong. Lemme go watch it. I remember pissed about something I didn't like about mother's milk in the show

[@KristopherBel]

@Nzolo Ndungane from what I remember is they got rid of how mothers milk got his powers and maybe even that he had powers at all. But I only half remember.

[@koolkidmalumunzolo]

@@KristopherBel yea something like that

[@KateriFire9]

Tiny penises were "sign of intelligence and self-control" in Ancient Greek times

[@hamsandwich6685]

Probably really just to make themselves feel a bit batter hahaha

[@darkstar000]

I wonder if it is such a LONG video intentionally. lol

[@Cassner]

So, I like the TV series, unironicly. And I would recommend anyone watch episode 1 and 2. If you don't like that or get tied up with mystery or story you're not going to care. But it's closer to the tone of the original graphic novel then the movie in my opinion.

[@coachtali5151]

Exactly! TF is he talking about?

[@coachtali5151]

And the Tom King Rorschach book is fire

[@marcofioretti6908]

That's actually true, the first time I watched the Watchmen movie I barely noticed he was naked in the scenes.

[@Planag7]

Favorite blue character is the Gonzo from Star Wars, Max Reebo

[@mrpitman5496]

I dont think V is bad, I think they only had so much time to tell the same story and the view of facism had changed over the 20 years of technology.

[@Mexicutioner0516]

Hey, V for Vendetta wasn't total shit. Lol

[@korganrocks3995]

Yeah, I'd say it qualifies as a diamond in the rough.

[@Mexicutioner0516]

@@korganrocks3995 Agreed.

[@MasterHigure]

There is just so much in adaptations of this "I understand the source material better than the original creators, I will make it better" shit. Just recently, Wheel of Time and Rings of Power come to mind, along with, of course, Henry Cavill quitting The Witcher because he thought it went too far away from the source. The original creators leaving the live action Last Airbender show. It's everywhere. Of course, some changes are necessary when you change medium. But this goes way beyond that. I just wish the adaptors could show some humility in their work.

[@korganrocks3995]

That's one of my pet peeves too, especially when paired with adaptors who seem to genuinely dislike the source material or the genre!

[@John-Doe-Yo]

They’re trying to make the last airbender live action again? 😪

[@MasterHigure]

@@John-Doe-Yo Yup. At least they are making it a full show, as opposed to being determined to push everything into 120 minutes because "my movies are always that long".

[@John-Doe-Yo]

@@MasterHigure I’ll keep my expectations low but still give it a chance.

[@lunastar833]

There is one adaptation of an Alan Moore story that is actually good, ( as far as I am aware it's the only one that he is actually okay with as well) and it is the Justice League Unlimited episode for the man who has everything. If you have not seen it you should really check it out.

[@darladay4766]

The fact he's irredeemable but self aware and full of self loathing makes him an awesome character

[@telfordexotics167]

Plus didn't R use the boiling oil to defend himself from being stabbed, potentially to death..

[@seanhutt4621]

The part that's so wild about the whole thing is they did it all with CGI which means every inch of him that they had to render cost thousands of dollars So at some point somebody had to make the suggestion that if we just shoot it from the waist up we can save tens of thousands of dollars..... And somebody had to put their foot down and say no... The cock or I walk lololol

[@caramel7149]

Just the nerve of the guy, he probably would hold a frame illustration of it, everywhere he goes, and occasionally say, reverently, "...It's art".

[@SteelyDanOfSteel]

Personally I love Rorschach BECAUSE he's a monster

[@oxcare5]

So you enjoy his character and how he is written?

[@SteelyDanOfSteel]

@@oxcare5 Yes, I like his commitment to his beliefs, as flawed as they are

[@oxcare5]

@@SteelyDanOfSteel good to hear. Because there is a difference between loving a character as a character and loving them as a person. At least in my opinion

[@billbaggins]

I remember a cartoon from Playboy or similar...Older bloke standing at a bar with a beer, no pants and his dick hanging free " No I don't have alzheimers, I just don't give a fuck"

[@3agl33y369]

When his only reason for calling a movie bad is that the creator does not like it, I'm taking an atomic grain of sand on his two cents. "I am the one who knocks" FF:'he's saying that to threaten his wife for calling his bullshit'. Rorschach: is about to get shanked in prison so he defends himself, albeit the most overkill way possible. FF:'he just frys a dude, like jason(implying there is no reason)'

[@chromebodied]

the best part about the manhattan vibrator (named "The Excalibur") is that it was created by Dan Dreiberg (Nite-Owl II) and has blueprints and a case built for it. (The balls are also detachable!)

[@thanos1335]

Dr. Manhattan is the literal representation of "Big Dick Energy"

[@Revan_7even]

Big Wangers Incorporated has finally triggered KZbin's inappropriate content warning. Keep up the good work.

[@DennisStewart]

I've never gotten a "this may be inappropriate, are you sure? Press continue" type message on KZbin before... 🤣

[@mavisp]

Big love for She Ra and Princesses of Power!

[@viable4499]

There’s an amazing animated version of the comic, highly recommend

[@blackc1479]

Can't believe no one brought up the Constantine TV show. Within the limits they were given it was so much closer, especially the personality. So naturally it was canceled.

[@brandonwirtz2308]

Ngl, I couldn’t resist clicking on this title. Especially being a long time fan of you guys.

[@SmilinSinner]

Anyone else remember when they talked about redoing Princess Bride and there was universal backlash?

[@JovaniAya]

another banger vid great video karl 🎉

[@grellsutcliff8811]

There's actually one adaptation of an Allan Moore work that I know of that he has said he liked. It's an episode in the Justice League Animated cartoon called "For The Man Who Has Everything" in which Mongle (Probably spelling that wrong) tries to take out Superman using a plant that sucks out your life force while showing you your deepest desire.

[@justsomejerseydevilwithint4606]

0:01 The Blue Man Group.

[@Shadowstyle1914]

You had me at Fu@£ avatar.

[@poppaspank]

I don't know if all of the Moore based movies are equally bad. I admit the fact that Keanu isn't blonde, isn't British and didn't wear the tan trenchcoat... and the fact that the movie wasn't called Hellblazer... were hard hurdles to get over... but beyond that I think I'd rank Constantine as one of the "Least bad" Moore inspired movies... considering that other than giving him a few cameos in Swamp Thing and basically creating the character, Moore never actually wrote any John Constantine stories. Ummm... speaking of... the movie you missed mentioning... the Swamp Thing sequel certainly was not good, but it definitely did incorporate certain elements from Moore's run on the series. Admittedly, I am a comic book geek and I worked in a comic book shop during the years when most of Moore's work was coming out. So I may have missed some of Moore's deconstructive subtleties. I didn't see Miracleman as an anti-hero or a parody, I just thought it was the best possible version of Captain Marvel that DC (or Fawcett) never would have dared to publish. And Rorschach may be a psychopathic sociopath, but you have to admit that telling an entire prison population "I'm not locked in here with you, you're trapped in here with me" is a pretty fucking bad-ass line.

[@philjoseph6336]

Been a fan since the before for times of pre covid. Love you guys

[@Tannerbot2k]

Alan Moore did actually like one adaptation, which was "for the man who has everything" from justice league unlimited.

[@AmarisFrede]

About the blue prop: Yeah, I wouldn't want that thing, however I know one woman and several guys who would like something of that proportion as a backdoor battering ram. But they sure could have made the form more interesting for the mainstream, size aside.

[@ellbent]

Batman quickly betrays Rorschach in a middle of an investigation and calls him insane. He sounded so disgusted with Rorschach that it reminds me of that moment with the Riddler in The Batman.

[@miguelrodriguez3085]

Dont worry Carl. That segway was Amazing.

[@Nostripe361]

Rorschach reminds me of that Frank Miller All Star Batman. A batman that I once heard about someone describing as a crazy hobo who stole Batman's suit and batmobile.

[@ZS-bg7jo]

Would thst same person refer to it as Ass-Bar? And Leifeld is not an artist

[@ghostkaiser1716]

That was probably Linkara on Atop The Fourth Wall. He also designated ASBAR as 'Crazy Steve' since that story was so far removed from Batman.

[@TheKillerman3333]

karl's face at 15 seconds

[@draconariusking8328]

It’s not a question of whether a person gets smacked when he turns, it’s a question of how many.

[@danelynch7171]

Imagine if he got on the bus or an airplane.,😂

[@jshanks1001]

I actually really liked the Watchmen TV show. It's not an adaption of the comic, but it's far more true to the comic than Zach Snider's movie.

[@seanhutt4621]

100% there's a reason that it's one of the most awards nominated shows in history

[@bloodyleia8769]

Kimiko is also adorable in Bullet Train for the few times you see her

[@evgoebz]

You and ross are two of my favorite channels! Please do another round of merch!!

[@andrewkelly6828]

"Turquoise Todger" needs to be Prince Harry's superhero name.

[@nathanb7733]

I would love a video of the crew with Alan Moore

[@stomyn]

Karl has some good taste. She-Ra was an amazing show

[@jojotheswede8444]

i wish it was longer.... or got a movie

[@Lifebehere]

I would say it was good, but not amazing

[@BastionUnity]

Agreed

[@stomyn]

@Jared McCurrey Meh, to each their own

[@cxx23]

I love Constantine, V for Vendetta, Watchmen, and the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. I now know that I love shitty movies.

[@wawa2099]

Good episode👌

[@forest470]

I love that the one adaptation of his work Alan Moore likes is a justice league unlimited episode

[@BeastGuyver]

Interestingly Greek art depicts heros with small... equipment, because being overly endowed was seen as a sign of being brutish, primitive, and dim witted, and animalistic, at least among the "well cultured" intellectual elite. Side note my favorite blue characters are Male: Night Crawler, Female: Mystique, obviously the comics version not the movie. I didn't like the scars on Nightcrawler or the weird slicked back hair on Mystique.

[@gartsur84]

This was really fun, thanks mates.

[@christianhighii9882]

Night Owl is based on Blue Beetle though

[@vinnie3731]

I know this came out 6 months ago, but owlman was actually based on the original 2 blue beetles

[@supreme84x]

I love the Question.

[@dipsetplanz]

Best intro for a video 2023 belongs to this one🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Deception975]

The first time I watched the movie, I honestly didn't even notice it.

[@eliandervalderen5849]

I did not know that Alan Moore did V for Vendetta. I should read the original comic now if I can find it

[@tennoakahi]

The one diamond is the one episode of Justice League animated, the one with the Black Mercy.

[@piecesofmymadness]

Ain’t gon lie, I kinda fuck with this set up, it feels even more natural

[@johnd.3652]

Great video guys I hope you have a good day.

[@nathanbrady2704]

the blue meanie

[@Marx1684]

Needed that pause after,”On his d**k” 😂 You could hear it clicking before my laugh as I typed.

[@JoShmoefrom43rd]

Still waiting to one day see Karl play SCP

[@christianbarrett3040]

I feel like the reason people think Rorschach is great is because of a burn it down mentality when it comes to the status quo. They know that fixing the problems is nothing but a fleeting dream so they instead just want to so it all destroyed, and Rorschach provides the chaos and destruction that can destabilize and eventually destroy the current system. Unfortunately they rarely think of the aftermath of the systems destruction with no alternative to replace it.

[@OneBentMonkey]

Favorite blue character has to be Hefty Smurf

[@s.castellino4306]

I love Alan Moore's work. Watchmen is one of my favorite graphic novels, I have read it at least ten times over and I always find something new every time I reread it. Hate the movie of course.

[@RaeSan_Art]

he said favorite blue character in fiction and i immediately blurted out “Jamie Fox as Electro” out of pure spite

[@brianpurnell6221]

Night crawler

[@Marx1684]

Use ALL those golden lines Karl. All of the lines please.

[@Logan_Irrelevant]

It’s gotta be huge Another great video guys, please ffs never stop making them.

[@ShineAqua]

How do you not like the tv series? I thought it was damn good exploration of racial trauma in an, ostensibly, post racism society, and how it just codes differently over time, becoming so many derivations removed, but still a real and continual experience.

[@gazz3867]

Legalise blue balls!

[@remc0s]

*One of the best graphic novels in existence* Normies: "Blue dick! Huhuhuhuhuh!" 🤣

[@jacksonmorgan1592]

I for one really enjoyed the graphic novel, the movie, and the TV show for “Watchmen” even if it does divert from the source material. Also really liked “League of Extraordinary Gentlemen” too.

[@Zenek143]

Favourite blue character has to be DR Tobias Fünke

[@vjuanv100]

It feels like the video is ending every time they stop the conversation cuz the music volume.

[@The_Sentai_System]

What was wrong with V for Vendetta? Asking because I like the film but wondering if I'm looking at it the wrong way. The Killing Joke book is pretty bad when you know the behind the scenes stuff where Batgirl was just a cheap tool to encourage Batman with no plans for her future. One higher-up even said they didn't care about her and to "cripple the bitch".

[@caramel7149]

look if your character is gonna be swinging the thang, because he's such a god, i mean, may as well make it bigger. like horse size. Why not? Who cares? and i know, i get it, what does he have to prove? who is he trying to impress? Nobody right? But a man's got to have hobbies. Boom big dong, see how long it takes for somebody to mention it. It might be instantly, it might never happen, but it's there, it's eyecandy.

[@josepangelinan2886]

Can you do a video about Galvarino?

[@An_Urban_Nerd]

Its tough because I enjoyed the Watchman Show but I feel for Moore not having creative control of so many of his ideas

[@3agl33y369]

So Much context ripping, but funny comparisons

[@CrazyGamebino]

My only interaction with watchmen is the ps2 or ps3 game past that I had no idea it was one of many adaptation’s until a few years ago

[@jellomiki]

Best blue character ? Any of the Smurfs!

[@jonathansoriano3568]

I had heard the only adaptation Alan Moore likes is a justice league unlimited episode. Its the one where Superman is trapped in a dream

[@tr4shp4nd45]

The blue man

[@bryanguarino2507]

There is also a stop motion comic version you can find on KZbin of the Watchmen