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Waterhaul posted:I wouldn't really call it a proud Marvel tradition when you have SHIELD for ages and obviously the likes of AIM and MODOK and then Whedon comes along with the dumbly named SWORD and then every organisation has to be an acronym. Isn't that meant to be a pretty forced acronym in universe too?
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Waterhaul posted:I wouldn't really call it a proud Marvel tradition when you have SHIELD for ages and obviously the likes of AIM and MODOK and then Whedon comes along with the dumbly named SWORD and then every organisation has to be an acronym.
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Mar 6, 2014 19:51
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redbackground posted:I have no beeves with SWORD. It goes well with SHIELD, and there was already precedence with STRIKE back in the 70s or something. HAMMER was when things went too far. Didn't Osborn admit that H.A.M.M.E.R. did not actually stand for anything and he just wanted it to be called that?
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Mar 6, 2014 19:59
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In non-AoS fan news Arrow last night seemed a bit uneven to me but it definitely sets the direction for the next several episodes. Manu Bennett absolutely killed it in this episode and the ending with him without the eye patch was messed up creepy. It was quite interesting that the episode was mostly confined to the Queen's house and the Amazo ship and that is what I found to be the most jarring of this episode. Also the actress playing Sara is.....not really that good.
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Mar 6, 2014 20:09
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What I really don't get about all this "oh god Skye's going to become Captain Marvel" doomsaying is the obvious fact that, well, Coulson can't loving fly or shoot fist lasers. We have walking, talking proof of what Tube Guy's organ juice or whatever can do, so just calm the gently caress down.
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Mar 6, 2014 20:15
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404GoonNotFound posted:What I really don't get about all this "oh god Skye's going to become Captain Marvel" doomsaying is the obvious fact that, well, Coulson can't loving fly or shoot fist lasers. We have walking, talking proof of what Tube Guy's organ juice or whatever can do, so just calm the gently caress down. He just have the super power of cuddling with the elderly.
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Mar 6, 2014 20:21
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xposting from TVIV but while there have been a lot of rumors surrounding TVD star Steve McQueen being cast as Nightwing in Arrow, the actor himself said he's been in talks. http://television.cosmicbooknews.com/content/steven-mcqueen-confirms-nightwing-talks-arrow-video
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Mar 6, 2014 20:29
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zoux posted:xposting from TVIV but while there have been a lot of rumors surrounding TVD star Steve McQueen being cast as Nightwing in Arrow, the actor himself said he's been in talks. Too bad about his weakness to barbwire fences.
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Mar 6, 2014 20:30
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bobkatt013 posted:Too bad about his weakness to barbwire fences. To be fair, Nightwing's biggest weakness is Editors.
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404GoonNotFound posted:To be fair, Nightwing's biggest weakness is Editors. Redheads. Nightwing's greatest weekend is redheads.
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Mar 6, 2014 21:05
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People of the world, stop naming your kids Steve McQueen.
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Mar 6, 2014 21:38
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jscolon2.0 posted:Redheads. Nightwing's greatest weekend is redheads. I don't know if that's a typo or not.
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Mar 6, 2014 21:40
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Mr. Maltose posted:I don't know if that's a typo or not. Well he did have that great weekend with Barbara... which he capped off by giving her an invite to his wedding with Starfire.
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Mar 6, 2014 21:56
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Kingtheninja posted:People of the world, stop naming your kids Steve McQueen.
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Mar 6, 2014 22:37
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Mr. Maltose posted:I don't know if that's a typo or not. A lucky accident.
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BrianWilly posted:Okay but this one can't help it, his grandfather was the OG. Alright, I retract my previous statement. He gets a pass.
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Mar 6, 2014 22:42
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Aphrodite posted:There's About Half'a Inhuman Torso Inside I gotta give you props for that. If the Nightwing thing in Arrow is true, I wonder if he will start out in Bludhaven and we'll see Oliver and co. taking a field trip or he will start in Star and move, ala Huntress.
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zoux posted:xposting from TVIV but while there have been a lot of rumors surrounding TVD star Steve McQueen being cast as Nightwing in Arrow, the actor himself said he's been in talks. Why would he leave directing for a supporting role in a CW show?
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redbackground posted:I have no beeves with SWORD. It goes well with SHIELD, and there was already precedence with STRIKE back in the 70s or something. HAMMER was when things went too far. Don't forget the rarely-mentioned transdimensional security authority, A.R.M.O.R.
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Lurdiak posted:Don't forget the rarely-mentioned transdimensional security authority, A.R.M.O.R. So secret it makes S.W.O.R.D. look like S.H.I.E.L.D. and S.H.I.E.L.D. look like the Post Office.
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Mar 7, 2014 01:16
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What about H.E.R.B.I.E.?
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What did N.O.W.H.E.R.E stand for?
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Here's hoping we get an episode with M.O.D.O.K.
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Medullah posted:Here's hoping we get an episode with M.O.D.O.K. You'll get 10 episodes with some guy named Tarleton who'll mention Project MODOK offhandedly in a conversation, but he'll never turn into MODOK or do anything except be some nerd with maybe a laser gun.
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Lurdiak posted:You'll get 10 episodes with some guy named Tarleton who'll mention Project MODOK offhandedly in a conversation, but he'll never turn into MODOK or do anything except be some nerd with maybe a laser gun. No he'll definitely be a hydrocephalus sufferer.
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Lurdiak posted:Don't forget the rarely-mentioned transdimensional security authority, A.R.M.O.R. This is a joke, right? Transdimensional security authority?
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SirDan3k posted:Didn't Osborn admit that H.A.M.M.E.R. did not actually stand for anything and he just wanted it to be called that? Yup. When he hires Victoria Hand to be his second-in-command, her first task is to make the acronym mean something.
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WarLocke posted:This is a joke, right? Transdimensional security authority? They're like SWORD for interdimensional excursions. I think they have a Mummy Captain America in their basement. Morbius worked there for a bit.
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Lurdiak posted:They're like SWORD for interdimensional excursions. I think they have a Mummy Captain America in their basement. Morbius worked there for a bit. gently caress, I gotta google this poo poo. That's ridiculous.
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WarLocke posted:This is a joke, right? Transdimensional security authority? (it stands for "Alternate Reality Monitoring and Operational Response")
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Mar 7, 2014 05:59
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And the Thunderbolts Annual had W.A.N.D. (Wizardry Alchemy Necromancy Department)
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I can't believe we haven't seen Agents of D.I.L.D.O. XXX yet.
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Waterhaul posted:I wouldn't really call it a proud Marvel tradition when you have SHIELD for ages and obviously the likes of AIM and MODOK and then Whedon comes along with the dumbly named SWORD and then every organisation has to be an acronym. Anyway, if you're going to have crazy acronyms, just embrace it and go all out. That's the best way. I mean Arrow has HIVE and it fits right in. Lurdiak posted:Don't forget the rarely-mentioned transdimensional security authority, A.R.M.O.R. WarLocke posted:This is a joke, right? Transdimensional security authority? Lurdiak posted:They're like SWORD for interdimensional excursions. I think they have a Mummy Captain America in their basement. Morbius worked there for a bit. WarLocke posted:gently caress, I gotta google this poo poo. That's ridiculous.
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SWORD did show up first during Whedon's time on X-Men. Abigail Brand being a very Whedon-esque character who ended up dating The Beast for awhile. Pity the SWORD series never took off, it was pretty good. What you may be remembering was STRIKE which was the British counterpart to SHIELD. Betsy Braddock was a member of STRIKE's Psi Division before the organization was wiped out and (much later) Betsy went from an English Telepath to Japanese Ninja with psi powers. Personally, I thought the English Telepath was the more interesting character, but that ship sailed in the '90s. As far as STRIKE is concerned, they got destroyed in the 1980s Captain Britain book and eventually were replaced by the RCX who were sorta allies sorta enemies of Captain Britain.
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Cardboard Box A posted:Wait Whedon created SWORD? Back when he wrote for comics? I thought SWORD was as old as SHIELD or something. There had been various attempts at other acronyms throughout the years but SWORD was Whedon because hurrr SHIELD and SWORD and then from that came everybody else's attempts with HAMMER and ARMOR and then the more joke versions of HATE and GRAMPA.
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McSpanky posted:I can't believe we haven't seen Agents of D.I.L.D.O. XXX yet. Man those parodies are like high budget now. They have shooting schedules and post-production work, they don't just drop them in a week like they used to.
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Waterhaul posted:There had been various attempts at other acronyms throughout the years but SWORD was Whedon because hurrr SHIELD and SWORD and then from that came everybody else's attempts with HAMMER and ARMOR and then the more joke versions of HATE and GRAMPA. HATE was the best one, led by the heroic(and depressed) Dirk Anger. EDIT: I still listen to the theme song sometimes.
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Waterhaul posted:There had been various attempts at other acronyms throughout the years but SWORD was Whedon because hurrr SHIELD and SWORD and then from that came everybody else's attempts with HAMMER and ARMOR and then the more joke versions of HATE and GRAMPA. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEYqj_WG_GE
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achillesforever6 posted:Whenever I hear about Marvel's HAMMER I feel disappointed when it did not in fact have an overly expensive gigantic robot to fight monsters. I knew what was coming before I clicked that link. Damnit, that show was cut down before its time.
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Aphrodite posted:Man those parodies are like high budget now. Poor AoS, so cheap as to be beneath their notice now, no doubt.
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