Grrrrr!
It's PC gone mad, I tell ya!
How come all these telly shows can't call Hercules Hercules anymore?
Zeus - no probs
Hera - Fine
Perseus - Yeah
Andromeda - No changes
Apollo - OK, so they changed to Apollo Creed in Rocky coz a pollo is italian for a chicken in Pizza Express - and he was no chicken, for he wanted a rematch against the Italian Stallion (when it should have been a proper greek one, like Peggy Sue's). And he said they weren't going to be no rematch - lying buch of fuckwits they are, these Olympian tosspieces!
Anywho - why do 'they' insist on calling Hercules Heracles now? AND it's pronounced Hera Cleese, like his Hercules mom's left Zeus shacked up with Basil Fawlty! And what about The Legendary Adventures Of Hercules - all them series with Kevin Sorbet (or was it Zorba the greek?) - they'll have to re-edit all the titles as The Legendary Adventures of Heracles (nee Hercules)!.
He's always been Hercules, pronounced Hair Queue Lease. Heracles should be pronounced Hera Culls. I could understand it if people were getting Hercules confused with Hercules (Poirot), but they don't! Perhaps it's racism against ole President Meaty Arm, or whoever runs Franceland now.
"Mez amee, you cannot call ze greek strongman Hair Queue Lease. Mon dieu, it should be Hair Queue'll. Zey must change it to Hairy Kills, zut alors et sacre bleurgh. etc."
Heracles my arse!
(not literally)
