Agent Palmer

A Special Fictional Report from Agent Karat

On a day as regular as any, an irregular thing happened.

This event was so small and insignificant it hid the import and meaning of its grandeur. Like all stories that must have a beginning in some place unusual or far away, this one has a beginning, too. But it is not in a place with a made up name or setting.

President’s Day is almost upon us, a time to celebrate both the first President of the United States of America George Washington and the 16th President Abraham Lincoln. In some states, they even add the third President, Thomas Jefferson, into the mix.

They’re obviously wonderful historic leaders worthy of the recognition. But in honor of those great men, I’ve decided to dig into the fictional Presidents of movies and television to list some of the greatest quotes and speeches from the fictional giants.

For a little fun, I’ve decided to respond to Moving the Needle’s Roy MacMillan, who tagged me in a social media post. I’ve renamed it “The Nine Threes,” because it didn’t have a name and it contains nine things that all require three answers.

I apologize for the “classified” responses, but it appears as though my superiors haven’t yet declassified all of my exploits. Those are the breaks for a secret agent blogger…

Looking back at 2015, it’s safe to say that another banner geek year has passed. So let’s take a look into what made this one so special.

Starting at the movies, the record for box office opening was broken twice this year, and almost three times, all with geek movies. First, in May, Avengers: Age of Ultron fell just shy ($191,271,109) of its predecessor, Marvel’s The Avengers ($207,438,708). Then in July, Jurassic World took over the top spot ($208,806,270), and lastly the current record holder from earlier this month, Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($247,966,675).