"Secret Society" Debatedly-Comedic Summarization (Spoilers, PG-13)

[Killtacular]

Don't believe the hype. It's (my summaries) not as interesting as anyone says, good or bad. I suppose it's better than the Cat in the Hat film.




SHADE: Oo yeah. I'm back, I'm bad, and I look like Ozzy Osborne if he were a magician. Now come, Dick Greyson-lookalike henchmen! We really need that random chip whose purpose is forever a mystery.

GREEN LANTERN: Oh snap. A distress signal!
MANHUNTER: Shade.
GREEN LANTERN: Well, there's a tree over there, but it's nighttime, man.
MANHUNTER: Shade, the bad guy.
GREEN LANTERN: Slade? That bastard... tell him I ALREADY HAVE A MASTER.

(Camera pans up to bats flying through the air.)







(Camera pans back down to Manhunter.)

MANHUNTER: ...WHAT?!
GREEN LANTERN: Sorry. I'll be good.

HENCHMEN: FIGHT!! BLAM! BLAM!
MANHUNTER: Come on, man. Didn't you notice my After Effects overlay settings?
HENCHMEN: Rats!

SHADE: PEACE, I'm out!
GIGANTA: Wanna ride?
SHADE: Me likey.
GIGANTA: We're starting up this group project for Villianry II at the local university....
SHADE: Great. More reject villains.
SINESTRO: I'm not a reject! And you're one to talk.

GREEN LANTERN: You know why I summoned you here.
SUPERMAN: Er, not really.
GREEN LANTERN: Well, you know we've been starting to slip up recently.
BATMAN: Um, no we haven't.
GREEN LANTERN: Yeah, we have. Like me and Manhunter let a villain get away.
BATMAN: That's funny. I haven't.
SUPERMAN: I haven't.
HAWKGIRL: Neither have I.
WONDER WOMAN: MEN!!!!!
FLASH: I like agreeing with the majority.

GREEN LANTERN: Come on, people. I suggest we... practice.
FLASH: What, like batting practice? Hey! BAT!! BATMANING!! Batt....
BATMAN: .....yes.
FLASH: Sorry.
BATMAN: Better be.
FLASH: Bat..ter be?
BATMAN: I'm going to punch you.

SHADE: Okay, so what's the dilly-o? Why are these people doing this?
GRODD: Well, I'll introduce you... TO THE EXTREME! That's Giganta. Um, for some reason I thought Apache Chief was in the Justice League, so.... yeah, we all make mistakes.
SHADE: Yes...
GRODD: Over there we have a guy who hates Superman... a guy who hates Green Lantern... I hate Flash... and there's Killer Frost. She's our obscurity of the week.
SHADE: She looks like a Teen Titans villain. Is she actually from our continuity?
GRODD: ...I dunno. Maybe.

SHADE: You know, I was in a gang already. We fought the Justice League too. Lex Luthor was there.... it was okay. A 3.5 star episode. Anyway, we failed because the villains don't win. Maybe I'm the only one who realizes this rule.

GRODD: But this time will be different.
SHADE: How?
GRODD: Um.. it just will be.


SHADE: So how?
GRODD: Just trust me.
SHADE: I need an answer with more substance to it.
GRODD: Here's an answer: YO MOMMA.
SHADE: Good answer. But that's not gonna help us beat the Justice League.
GRODD: Then there's only one way to stop them.
SHADE: How?

GRODD: By watching the fine programming on Cartoon Network every day.


SUPERMAN: Crap, I was never good at Mad Dog McCree or Hogan's Alley. Um, little girls give you points, right?
BATMAN: Sure. Why not.
SUPERMAN: Sweet, just like real life.
BATMAN: ....is it me, or is he getting more insane with each episode?
WONDER WOMAN: MEN!!!


GRODD: 5 against 7.. I'm thinking that's a bad idea. Which is why I've hijacked this CG vehicle from a high school student's amateur film. Now let's get to work!

GIGANTA: ZAP'D!
FROST: USELESS'D!
SINESTO: HA HA. You know, why am I hanging out with you losers? I'm so much awesomer.

SOLDIER: GET THEM!

SOLDIERS: AUGH!

SOLDIER 1: When I said GET THEM, I meant.. not.. get hurt.

SOLDIER 2: You know, why isn't anyone aiming at Giganta.. I mean she's the biggest target EVER.... Great, NOW I'M DEAD!!


CHEF: It's a good thing I'm REX LIMBER, PASTRY CHEF OF ACTION. I mean CHEF OF ESCAPE!!

GRODD: Kill him!!

CARTOON NETWORK: Hay hay haaaayyy!!!

GRODD: I mean.. gently bother him.

CHEF: Look, I'm just a chef. I'm allergic to pain! I think that's really bad for me!
GRODD: Too bad, cause the doctor ordered some just for you.
CHEF: That would be contradictory to his previous prescriptions--
GRODD: MIND BULLET!!
CHEF: Oh I see, it was a metaphoOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWW!!


GRODD: And now, we unleash the sixth member of our team.... BIZARRO GUMBY. I mean, Clayface.


//MEANWHILE!!//

SUPERMAN: Why are we wasting our time with this crap?
GREEN LANTERN: Can't you see we're lousy at fighting together?
SUPERMAN: Noone wants to see us fighting together, you idiot. That's the biggest strength of the show!
FLASH: None of us had any problem in the first place, until YOU started pushing us, GL!
SUPERMAN: Hey, Green Lantern is part of my posse. You insult him, you mess with me. And noone wants to mess with me. If they like having functional arms and legs, that is.
HAWKGIRL: ...well, as long as we're getting things out in the open, I never cared for Flash.
MANHUNTER: Wow. WE NEVER REALIZED.
HAWKGIRL: God, shut up!
GREEN LANTERN: Maybe Green Lantern was right!




FLASH: ...Dude.


GREEN LANTERN: ..look, you know I am.




SUPERMAN: Where's Batman?

//BACK TO THE ACTION//

BATMAN: Finally, I get some solo time. Check me out. Yo hablo... Espan..lo. Hee hee.

CLAYFACE: You know, I'm not really a bad guy... though I did screw with Batman and Robin a lot. And that whole Annie thing... okay, I guess I'm bullcrapping.
GRODD: I can fix you. You see this monkey?
CLAYFACE: Yeah.
GRODD: It's a lovely monkey isn't it.
CLAYFACE: ....yeah. What does this have to do with anything?
GRODD: ...I... I guess I just wasn't interested in YOUR conversation.


BATMAN: Well, Clayface. We just keep running into each other, don't we?
CLAYFACE: Yeah, it's kind of annoying.

---------------
(BATMAN is in the dairy section, looking at the various ice creams. He looks over to a customer.)
BATMAN: Is Ben & Jerry really as good as people say?
CUSTOMER: RARRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!
BATMAN: OH NO!!
---------------
(BATMAN is at the gym.)
BATMAN: My waist is getting pretty small.. like a woman's. That's not normal, is it?
GYM TRAINER: RARRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!
BATMAN: OH NO!!
---------------
(BATMAN is attacked by Clayface.)














BATMAN: OH NO!!
---------------

CLAYFACE: And this time, I've brought friends.
BATMAN: So have I. Except they're not really friends. I mean, I don't get them anything for Christmas. And I'm rich, so that's saying something.

ROUND 1

FIGHT!!

WONDER WOMAN: I'll try flying right into Giganta's fists! Maybe that's her weakness!
(*BAM*)
WONDER WOMAN: No use! It's full of pain!

SUPERMAN: Holy crap. We're getting beaten up faster than the Teen Titans.



MATT WILSON: This is quite nice, actually. This has nothing to do with anything, I just didn't want you to think I had no opinion of the episode. Um, we now continue.



GREEN LANTERN: What the crap, man. That was like an Eagles game!
FLASH: Yeah, and you're like McNabb!
GREEN LANTERN: And Superman's like Reid!

COMIC GEEKS: WHAT ARE THEY TALKING ABOUT?!?! I'M CONFUSED!!
MATT WILSON: Now the ball's in MY court!


BATMAN: Well, I thought this whole league was stupid anyway.
WONDER WOMAN: MEN!!!
SUPERMAN: I don't need any of you! You don't understand me!! YOU NEVER LET ME HAVE MY INDEPENDENCE!! Wait a minute, I'm reading the wrong script.

(Superman chucks aside Smallville script.)

FLASH: Then why don't you go back to doing solo work?
SUPERMAN: You think I haven't tried? Warner Bros doesn't care! You see the people they're trying to cast for my live-action film?!
BATMAN: Ahem. Val Kilmer, people.
MANHUNTER: THAT'S IT. THE JUSTICE LEAGUE IS BREAKING UP!
FLASH: Maybe we should go into the studio and record one more album first...

(Everyone walks away)

FLASH: ...let's... maybe a tour.... you know.. cause.....




FLASH: I'm so lonely.


=== PART TWO===


GENERIC PEOPLE: GENERIC TAUNTING!!!
FLASH: Weak. Even I'M better written than that.


GRODD: Filler exposition.


FLASH: So is this half hour supposed to be mini-pilots for invididual series? I'm down. Now I get to be fast and strong for once! Holy crap, I'm awesome.
CLAYFACE: Actually, it's just me being you.
FLASH: Wh... SOMEONE TAKE ME SERIOUSLY FOR ONE DAY IN MY LIFE.
BATMAN: I do!
GRODD: I don't!
BATMAN: I see.

HAWKGIRL: What is this sudden animosity towards the League, babe? I'm not saying it's not out of character or anything, but that's only because you don't have any character to begin with.
GREEN LANTERN: But.. I'd give my life for you!
HAWKGIRL: You don't know what you're saying.
GREEN LANTERN: Well, I do say that a lot.

------------
GREEN LANTERN: I'd give my life for you.
PHIL COLLINS: That's nice, but I have some music for Disney to record.
GREEN LANTERN: NOOO! IT'S A TRAP!!!
------------

GREEN LANTERN: ..but I was too late.



HAWKGIRL: ...too late for what?

GREEN LANTERN: Just shut up and meet me at this suspiciously random place!

HAWKGIRL: Aw man, is this an intervention?
SUPERMAN: It's actually a CRAZY SCARY DEATH TRAP!!

ROUND 2

FIGHT!!

MANHUNTER: Help me!
SUPERMAN: Wait a minute, you're too well-animated to be Manhunter!
CLAYFACE: HA HA HA HA HA HA!

----
STAN BERKOWITZ: HA HA HA HA HA HA!
BRUCE TIMM: You know, the coffee doesn't make itself, Stan.
STAN BERKOWITZ: Nerr, the coffee doesn't make itself, Stan, nerr.
BRUCE TIMM: Um, I don't recall saying nerr.
STAN BERKOWITZ: Er, that's because... Nerr..represents.. quotation marks.
BRUCE TIMM: Man, I am NOT looking in the dictionary AGAIN. So... I guess I'll have to trust you.
STAN BERKOWITZ: Sweet.
----

KILLER FROST: So wait...What am I doing in this episode again?
HAWKGIRL: RAR!!!
KILLER FROST: Ah, yes. Rar.

JUSTICE LEAGUE: COLLAPSE!
GRODD: Soon we'll have the complete set.. and then the fun will begin.
CLAYFACE: I hope so, cause this act is kind of wading in the mire.


CLAYFACE: Remember those spy movies? And by spy movies, I mean, I'm channelling Scott Evil from Austin Powers. But still, it's smart. Kill them now. Or maybe freeze them and cut off their hands. That'd make things more interesting, at least.
GRODD: First we have to stop John Stewart, whom I've picked up on my funkometer. And might I say, that man is one phat cat.

CLAYFACE: WINNER!
STEWART: LOSER!

GRODD: And now to do the next logical thing.... take over a football stadium.

AUDIENCE: Wooo! This half-time show kicks ass!! A spaceship! Hey, maybe this is gonna turn into Space Channel 5!

------
BRUCE TIMM: Oh, come on. We don't go THAT obscure.
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GRODD: Check it out. We're turning into generic Superfriends villains.

MANHUNTER: Ha ha, but actually I'm just a generic HERO!

GRODD: EEK!

MANHUNTER: And now the league is back in action(tm). That's BACK IN ACTION(tm), in theaters now. Get a free ticket when you buy the Golden Collection DVD.

GRODD: This isn't exactly the show I had in mind. It was originally three parts and had an interesting road trip sideplot with Batman and Batgirl. But, oh well. Fight we must.

ROUND 3

FIGHT!!

BATMAN: Never learn, do you?
SHADE: I have learned this battle stance. I saw it on Cowboy Bebop and had to try it out.
BATMAN: Too bad YOU SUCK!!!!!
SHADE: OH NO I FORGOT!!

GRODD: You know, this is stupid. I can just mind-zap these people.

FLASH: Antifreeze anyone?
MANHUNTER: Please no jokes. Ever again.

EVERYONE IN THE STADIUM: YEAH.

FLASH: Well, they used a nice, bold sans-serif font, so okay.


GRODD: Come on, Superman. Clearly we're better than these losers.
SINESTRO: Except for me!!
GRODD: We could do a new Superman series. Superman VS. Grodd VS. the Masters of the Universe. Now that's crossover, so the merchandise revenue would likely triple.
SUPERMAN: That sounds pretty sweet. But we'd never make it past a pilot pitch.
GRODD: I guess so. MIND BULLET!
SUPERMAN: THIS FINGER OF MINE IS BURNING RED!! IT TELLS ME TO DEFEAT YOU!!!
GRODD: Crap, I keep forgetting to factor in the fingers.
SUPERMAN: WACHA!!!!!

AUDIENCE: YAY!! That was reasonably satisfying.

SUPERMAN: So what now?
BATMAN: Well, none of our characters actually evolve from episode to episode, so don't worry about having a climatic ending.
FLASH: You have to admit, I've gotten slightly less annoying.
GREEN LANTERN: Much like Hell becomes slightly less annoying after 100 years but it still makes you feel total agony.


STORYTELLER: And so, the Justice League became the best of friends again. Little did they know how many grand adventures were in store for them! But those tales are for another day. The end.

KID 1: Good story.
KID 2: Nothing special, but it was enjoyable.
KID 3: FIVE STARS, AND ALL OF YOU OTHER KIDS ARE WRONG.

(STORYTELLER takes off his suit to reveal the BATMAN uniform)

BATMAN: Well, kids, I have to go save the day again. Stay out of trouble. Hey, we didn't get an opinion from the kid over there! Don't be bashful.

KID 4: RARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!

BATMAN: OH NO!!!


"THE SECRET SOCIETY"

ORIGINALLY WRITTEN BY STAN BERKOWITZ

ADAPTED BY MATT WILSON

SPECIAL THANKS:
Everyone who made last week's thread interesting.

[Crimson]

WONDER WOMAN: I'll try flying right into Giganta's fists! Maybe that's her weakness!
(*BAM*)

Damn you.

That was actually funny.

[Nick K.]

"SHADE: Okay, so what's the dilly-o? Why are these people doing this?
GRODD: Well, I'll introduce you... TO THE EXTREME! That's Giganta. Um, for some reason I thought Apache Chief was in the Justice League, so.... yeah, we all make mistakes."

Lol, i like it much better than last weeks.

[Eddie G.]

Yay! This week's parody was funny, I love bizzaro gumby. I liked how you stayed with the story more instead of just jumping around into random skits, I'm also happy to see you don't need to completly hate an episode to do a good parody.

[Crimson]

I'm also happy to see you don't need to completly hate an episode to do a good parody.

Parodies/satires are usually better when done on a subject that is viewed affectionately by the satirist -- otherwise it's just mean-spirited grousing.

[Super55]

SUPERMAN: THIS FINGER OF MINE IS BURNING RED!! IT TELLS ME TO DEFEAT YOU!!!
.[/i][/b]

This rocked so much more for me because of this, thanks!

[Delthayre]

That was very funny, and better than last week's, which I rather liked anyway.

And for the record, I have a personal fondness for mean-spirited grousing.

[Jor-El]

GENERIC TAUNTING!!

That's how I'm going to start opening my posts here at Toon Zone whenever I'm getting ready to say something that is bound to offend someone.*


* Anything I say is bound to offend someone.

[BeastBoyWonder]

Ya know, I was never all that bad at Mad Dog McCree...

Oh yeah. Nice parody... funny stuff Didn't feel nearly as mean-spirited as last weeks, and I cracked a smile a couple times, like at this:

GREEN LANTERN: Oh snap. A distress signal!
MANHUNTER: Shade.
GREEN LANTERN: Well, there's a tree over there, but it's nighttime, man.
MANHUNTER: Shade, the bad guy.
GREEN LANTERN: Slade? That bastard... tell him I ALREADY HAVE A MASTER.

(Camera pans up to bats flying through the air.)







(Camera pans back down to Manhunter.)

[mst900]

All in All, It was a pretty good ep. It was nice clayface again. I'm glad to see they didn't change is design again. He looked just like the good old clay face I remember from the WB days. I would rate this ep a 7 1/2 out of a 10.

[Nick K.]

All in All, It was a pretty good ep. It was nice clayface again. I'm glad to see they didn't change is design again. He looked just like the good old clay face I remember from the WB days. I would rate this ep a 7 1/2 out of a 10.

You wanted to post that in the Talkback section buddy!

[Cyber E.]

BATMAN: Well, Clayface. We just keep running into each other, don't we?
CLAYFACE: Yeah, it's kind of annoying.

---------------
(BATMAN is in the dairy section, looking at the various ice creams. He looks over to a customer.)
BATMAN: Is Ben & Jerry really as good as people say?
CUSTOMER: RARRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!
BATMAN: OH NO!!
---------------
(BATMAN is at the gym.)
BATMAN: My waist is getting pretty small.. like a woman's. That's not normal, is it?
GYM TRAINER: RARRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!
BATMAN: OH NO!!
---------------
(BATMAN is attacked by Clayface.)














BATMAN: OH NO!!

Have I ever told you.. you're my hero?

[Nin-Nin69]

BATMAN: Well, Clayface. We just keep running into each other, don't we?
CLAYFACE: Yeah, it's kind of annoying.

---------------
(BATMAN is in the dairy section, looking at the various ice creams. He looks over to a customer.)
BATMAN: Is Ben & Jerry really as good as people say?
CUSTOMER: RARRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!
BATMAN: OH NO!!
---------------
(BATMAN is at the gym.)
BATMAN: My waist is getting pretty small.. like a woman's. That's not normal, is it?
GYM TRAINER: RARRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!
BATMAN: OH NO!!
---------------
(BATMAN is attacked by Clayface.)














BATMAN: OH NO!!

FLASH: Then why don't you go back to doing solo work?
SUPERMAN: You think I haven't tried? Warner Bros doesn't care! You see the people they're trying to cast for my live-action film?!
BATMAN: Ahem. Val Kilmer, people.
MANHUNTER: THAT'S IT. THE JUSTICE LEAGUE IS BREAKING UP!
FLASH: Maybe we should go into the studio and record one more album first...

(Everyone walks away)

FLASH: ...let's... maybe a tour.... you know.. cause.....




FLASH: I'm so lonely.

Nice job Matt.

[Quagmire]

much better parody, but I was let down by the lack of satir on the Clayface/Flash/Batman "Yo" scene.

[b.t.]

Matt grabs B.T.'s head in both hands, squeezes REAL hard.

MATT: Raaarrr, another hour of my life WASTED, watching another dumb episode of "Justice League"! Three stars!

B.T.: Three stars? But -- (ow) -- according to that statistics guy, Snafuperman, that means -- (nnngggehhh) --you actually LIKED it --

MATT: RRRRAAAARRRR!!!!

Matt uses his enhanced psychic powers to instantly download a continuous loop of "War World" directly into B.T.'s brain.

B.T.: AAAAARRRRGGGGHHHHH-OH-OWIE-OWIE-OWIE!!!!

MATT: Now, YOU can feel the pain!

Gray matter starts oozing out of B.T.'s ears.

B.T.: I've...felt...worse...like your..."Hearts 'n' Minds" parody....now THAT HURT....

Hawkgirl and Wonder Woman roll into scene, biting, scratching, pulling hair, etc.

HAWKGIRL: (ow)...Stuck-up bimbo!....(oof)

WONDER WOMAN: (unnggh)...Flat-chested harpy!...(gaahh)

B.T.: Hey, can I borrow that thing for a sec?

Hawkgirl tosses her mace to B.T., who rears back with it...

CUT TO:

EXTREME WIDE ANGLE on end-zone

SFX: *ZZZZPOW!*

as a SPHERICAL OBJECT hurtles into scene, between the goal-posts. The crowd goes wild.

SPHERICAL OBJECT: Okay, GEEEEZ, three and a HALF stars...




sorry about that...couldn't resist...

definitely not as "edgy/grouse-y" as last week's but still VERY funny.... genuinely "LOL" in several places...."No use. It's full of pain!" just cracks me up, i dunno why... heh, it just made me laugh again....

[HelloKittyKat]

Matt grabs B.T.'s head in both hands, squeezes REAL hard.

MATT: Raaarrr, another hour of my life WASTED, watching another dumb episode of "Justice League"! Three stars!

B.T.: Three stars? But -- (ow) -- according to that statistics guy, Snafuperman, that means -- (nnngggehhh) --you actually LIKED it --

MATT: RRRRAAAARRRR!!!!

Matt uses his enhanced psychic powers to instantly download a continuous loop of "War World" directly into B.T.'s brain.

B.T.: AAAAARRRRGGGGHHHHH-OH-OWIE-OWIE-OWIE!!!!

MATT: Now, YOU can feel the pain!

Gray matter starts oozing out of B.T.'s ears.

B.T.: I've...felt...worse...like your..."Hearts 'n' Minds" parody....now THAT HURT....

Hawkgirl and Wonder Woman roll into scene, biting, scratching, pulling hair, etc.

HAWKGIRL: (ow)...Stuck-up bimbo!....(oof)

WONDER WOMAN: (unnggh)...Flat-chested harpy!...(gaahh)

B.T.: Hey, can I borrow that thing for a sec?

Hawkgirl tosses her mace to B.T., who rears back with it...

CUT TO:

EXTREME WIDE ANGLE on end-zone

SFX: *ZZZZPOW!*

as a SPHERICAL OBJECT hurtles into scene, between the goal-posts. The crowd goes wild.

SPHERICAL OBJECT: Okay, GEEEEZ, three and a HALF stars...

Forget Matt Wilson and every other hack. You write all the parodies from now on.

[Revelator]

Don't believe the hype. It's (my summaries) not as interesting as anyone says, good or bad. I suppose it's better than the Cat in the Hat film.

Hell, "Triumph of the Will" is better than the Cat in the hat film. So is "Manos, hands of Fate."
As for the comedic summarization:
Far better than last week's, and with several lines snarky and witty enough to go in a Simpsons-type parody. But to get to them one has to wade through reams of dialogue that are not always all they could be. Two pointers you can do whatever you like with:
1. Don't rely entirely on dialogue--continous use of it gets tiresome and yappy and it will limit you. Descriptive prose ought to be used as well, especially since it can deal with problems that result in awkward comic dialogue. It can be a far more potent secret weapon. In any case, you are writing a parody of a show, not a script.
2. You shouldn't feel the need to get these parodies out immediately after each episode airs. Rapidly written comedy that's not substantially revised is only okay in improv and bad episodes of Saturday Night Live, both of which are usually dead on the page, and the page is your medium. No one will attack you if you post your parodies on Sunday night or Monday morning.
Write out your material in your usual fashion and then put it aside for the night, and return to it the next morning or afternoon. If brevity is the soul of wit, then you probably recognize the need to have your comedy as lean, tightly coiled and compact as possible, and by returning to your work after an enforced absence you'll be better able to see which parts of your dialogue are dead-wood and which can be revised and strengthened. As it is, your parodies are longer than they need to be.
You obviously take pride in your work--give it the revision required for top-class work. Even comic geniuses go through several drafts.

[Corrado]

Better than last week's which was very funny.

Highlights:

Flash wanting to record an album, the "Back in Action" plug, Superman taking the Smallville script, and the line of the summaraziation:

"GRODD: And now, we unleash the sixth member of our team.... BIZARRO GUMBY. I mean, Clayface."

That made me laugh.

Out of 5, I give it 5.

Keep up the good work.

[Maxie Zeus]

Face it, Matt. You are now doomed to get a "Talkback" for every comedic summary you write.

This week's was pretty good, though it seemed a bit longer than usual. I like 'em shorter. Other people have complained about your weird tangents, but the weirder they are the more I like 'em. I have no idea what this is all about (except, maybe, the "dictionary" reference ):

STAN BERKOWITZ: HA HA HA HA HA HA!
BRUCE TIMM: You know, the coffee doesn't make itself, Stan.
STAN BERKOWITZ: Nerr, the coffee doesn't make itself, Stan, nerr.
BRUCE TIMM: Um, I don't recall saying nerr.
STAN BERKOWITZ: Er, that's because... Nerr..represents.. quotation marks.
BRUCE TIMM: Man, I am NOT looking in the dictionary AGAIN. So... I guess I'll have to trust you.
STAN BERKOWITZ: Sweet.

But I LOVE random crazy crap like this. Face it, people, these aren't "Comedic Summarizations" of JL eps, these are Matt Wilson playlets, and I think he should follow that messed up [self-censored] he calls a muse wherever she leads him.

Gotta argue with some of the other advice Matt's getting:

1. Don't rely entirely on dialogue--continous use of it gets tiresome and yappy and it will limit you. Descriptive prose ought to be used as well, especially since it can deal with problems that result in awkward comic dialogue. It can be a far more potent secret weapon. In any case, you are writing a parody of a show, not a script.

I emphatically disagree with this. JL parodies with descriptive prose put me to sleep. Matt's are good because his dialogue is so pungent and evocative. Think of S. J. Perelman's playlets, which are just as spare of stage direction as Matt's parodies.

2. You shouldn't feel the need to get these parodies out immediately after each episode airs. Rapidly written comedy that's not substantially revised is only okay in improv and bad episodes of Saturday Night Live, both of which are usually dead on the page, and the page is your medium. No one will attack you if you post your parodies on Sunday night or Monday morning.
Write out your material in your usual fashion and then put it aside for the night, and return to it the next morning or afternoon.

This seems like good advice to me. But then, I don't know how Matt works. He may be better when he's "in the moment." But it's something to experiment with.

[Revelator]

"I emphatically disagree with this. JL parodies with descriptive prose put me to sleep. Matt's are good because his dialogue is so pungent and evocative. Think of S. J. Perelman's playlets, which are just as spare of stage direction as Matt's parodies."

Besides encouraging Wilson's more self-indulgent side, you're also missing the point about Perelman, who wouldn't be remembered today if he wasn't first and foremost a master of descriptive prose, which houses the bulk of his best parodies. And by descriptive prose I mean discursive prose, not just depending on dialogue, which Perelman himself usually kept short and very snappy, and usually parodic of a style of speech rather than entire films or shows. A Justice league parody that depends entirely on dialogue is limited in scope. Pure dialogue can only go so far, and sometime Wilson will surely get bored of such a limited, confining format.

"This seems like good advice to me. But then, I don't know how Matt works. He may be better when he's "in the moment." But it's something to experiment with."

I've yet to hear of any piece of comedic prose that didn't benefit from revision and reflection. Like I said, being "in the moment" counts in improv, not in written humor, which usually suffers when conducted on a first-draft ethic, unless you happen to be an old pro, and I doubt even Perelman hurriedly tossed off his pieces to The New Yorker as soon as he put them down on paper.
Unless he's totally insecure, I fail to see how any comic writer couldn't benefit from revising and polishing and fine-tuning his work, instead of hurriedly composing and submitting it.
In written humor, being "in the moment" means being inspired and on a roll, a state of mind that has nothing to do with rushing what can be fine-tuned and perfected. I find it hard to believe that Wilson's work would suffer if he wrote it out, left it alone for a while, and then made revisions and cuts. That is how any practicing, publishing humorist works. It's not something to experiment with--it's the most advantageous working method for writers of any stripe.