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The Story of Robert Smigel's Comedic Version of The Green Lantern, Starring Jack Black

Did you know that before moving forward with the Ryan Reynolds/underperforming version of The Green Lantern, Warner Bros. hired SNL/Triumph the Insult Comic Dog/many other great things writer Robert Smigel to write a comedic version? His take on the hero would have had a hapless Jack Black getting the ring and becoming a pretty schlubby and lazy Green Lantern. It all fell apart when nerds on the internet got wind of the project and got all mad about their precious hero not being taken seriously. Well, they decided to go the serious route, and now look what you've got. I hope you're happy, nerds.

Anyways, here's a bit [...]

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