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zoux posted:I don't think it was based on a comic book, exactly. It was Not-The-X-Men, basically.
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# ? Oct 2, 2014 17:06 |
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# ? Jun 6, 2024 05:48 |
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The Lord Bude posted:That sounds awfully like you're saying that Arrow is a bad show, but not as bad as Smallville. Arrow is an excellent show and not bad like Smallville. Reading it again, yeah it doesn't read very well. Smallville I remember being okay in the first few seasons but the quality really dropped off quickly.
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# ? Oct 2, 2014 17:12 |
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dreffen posted:Arrow is an excellent show and not bad like Smallville. Reading it again, yeah it doesn't read very well. Smallville was poo poo during the middle seasons, but the creators left and they decided to make it basically a Justice League show and got rid of the worst part. I would never say that it was a good show, and the finale still pisses me off. However, that was due to the actor being a douchebag and not the writing.
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# ? Oct 2, 2014 18:04 |
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Smallville was never good. It was good, however, at stringing viewers/comic fans along with little bits of comic-lore/foreshadowing. So every season would end up with a neat opener, dreck Villain-of-the-week filler until the mid-season break, sprinkle a bit more hints of cool poo poo to come but not see it through, followed by more VotW filler, and then usually a kickass finale to inspire viewers to come back next season. The whole show was built on blue balls. Even the later seasons when the new writers came in, it was too late and all the actors had really checked-out from giving a poo poo.
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# ? Oct 2, 2014 19:29 |
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WarLocke posted:It was Not-The-X-Men, basically. Yes, but I believe they literally tried to claim Marvel wasn't owed any credit or money because it wasn't explicitly an X-Men show, nor was it directly based on the Mutant X comic (which was set in a parallel reality where Storm was a vampire queen that renamed herself BLOODSTORM)
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# ? Oct 2, 2014 19:42 |
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Marvel actually helped make it, you might be thinking of the fact that Fox sued Marvel and Co because they had the rights to X-Men and Marvel went "Listen this is totally a different group of super powered mutants with nothing to do with the X-Men, so there ". Then Marvel counter-sued. Fox and Marvel settled, but Fox kept going after the other people making it. Then those guys sued Marvel because they were sold "basically the X-men" and they had to change a bunch of poo poo to keep Fox happy and it cost them a ton of money. And eventually one of the production companies blew the gently caress up, and there went Mutant X.
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# ? Oct 2, 2014 19:46 |
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There are good episodes of Smallville, but the show never learned how to plot out a full season - even its better seasons are plagued with filler and nonsensical contrivance. As much as we justifiably poo poo on it, Smallville did have a handful of great performances - Erica Durance in particular was far better than any of the material ever given her.
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# ? Oct 2, 2014 20:21 |
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Very quick () new clips of The Flash in this new promo. When do we usually get new threads for shows that premiere in less than a week? I mean, where am I gonna post these gifs I made for posterity?
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# ? Oct 2, 2014 21:53 |
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Have they said if the ~Extended Premiere~ is going to have anything extra compared to the leaked pilot? Or was that thing just like 45 minutes long instead of the usual 42 and I just don't remember?
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# ? Oct 2, 2014 22:00 |
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VDay posted:Have they said if the ~Extended Premiere~ is going to have anything extra compared to the leaked pilot? Or was that thing just like 45 minutes long instead of the usual 42 and I just don't remember? That seems to be the implication of the trailer, though you are right in that the pilot was closer to the 45 minute mark. It'd be neat though if like, to give surprises for those who read spoiler-y reviews (or otherwise watched the pilot because there's no way they aren't aware of the leak after the sheer reaction to it), they added in a few extra scenes. Also looks like they're gonna draw on the Starman repertoire, since episode 3 will featured the Mist. http://www.denofgeek.us/tv/the-flash/239814/the-flash-things-you-cant-outrun-official-synopsis
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# ? Oct 2, 2014 22:51 |
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VDay posted:Have they said if the ~Extended Premiere~ is going to have anything extra compared to the leaked pilot? Or was that thing just like 45 minutes long instead of the usual 42 and I just don't remember? There were some bad cuts in the leaked pilot, maybe they fix that?
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# ? Oct 3, 2014 06:14 |
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King Burgundy posted:I disagree with this entirely. You close off so many narrative options when you kill off your villains. One of the coolest things that happens in the Batman films is Scarecrow making like a 2 minute appearance as a side job in a later movie. It makes the world feel bigger. Also, just because YOU are done working on a story, it doesn't mean the story is over if you are working in a shared universe. It forces you to write stories in a way that leaves people alive, which can limit the potential outcomes and itself closes off various story possibilities. If you're making a handful of films in a self-contained series then you can afford to have a few characters die and still have a big enough universe.
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# ? Oct 3, 2014 07:23 |
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WarLocke posted:It was Not-The-X-Men, basically. Yes, they were the legally different enough (or not) X-men. Lead by Lex Luthor. I enjoyed it though. Not exactly high quality storytelling, but enjoyable enough. VDay posted:Have they said if the ~Extended Premiere~ is going to have anything extra compared to the leaked pilot? Or was that thing just like 45 minutes long instead of the usual 42 and I just don't remember? Yeah, they are throwing a lot of goodies our way to make people tune in despite the leak. Nice strategy. e X fucked around with this message at 13:12 on Oct 3, 2014 |
# ? Oct 3, 2014 13:06 |
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e X posted:Yeah, they are throwing a lot of goodies our way to make people tune in despite the leak. Nice strategy.
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# ? Oct 3, 2014 14:14 |
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The leak was already almost 47 minutes long. I was wondering what five minutes they were going to cut but I guess now they won't cut anything. And on that note, there's now a Flash thread for all your Flash needs. A new and improved Arrow thread will be up soon so we can retire this one. X-O fucked around with this message at 15:12 on Oct 3, 2014 |
# ? Oct 3, 2014 14:21 |
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Apparently the producers of the show have said that their plans for Ray Palmer on Arrow will not include shrinking.
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# ? Oct 4, 2014 02:04 |
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Scyantific posted:Apparently the producers of the show have said that their plans for Ray Palmer on Arrow will not include shrinking. So he'll be Giant Man then.
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# ? Oct 4, 2014 02:06 |
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Scyantific posted:Apparently the producers of the show have said that their plans for Ray Palmer on Arrow will not include shrinking. This makes me strangely sad. They don't miss the mark too often on this show though so I guess they earn benefit of the doubt that it will work out ok.
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# ? Oct 4, 2014 03:04 |
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Considering they originally wanted Ted Kord, that makes some sense. Hmm. Well, I'm sure I'd care more if I cared more about Ray Palmer. Ryan Choi supremacy.
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# ? Oct 4, 2014 03:46 |
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I found out if you marathon the last few episodes of season 1, you can do a pretty good drinking game based on whenever they mention "those people in the glades" (or words to that effect). Finish your glass if the character saying it is a billionaire.
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# ? Oct 4, 2014 04:14 |
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My favorite thing about the glades is that its a couple blocks of houses in place of the Boston Common.
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# ? Oct 4, 2014 04:42 |
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yronic heroism posted:I found out if you marathon the last few episodes of season 1, you can do a pretty good drinking game based on whenever they mention "those people in the glades" (or words to that effect). Finish your glass if the character saying it is a billionaire. I really hope we get some more social commentary / social consciousness in the show. It's one of the few things I think was worse in season 2 compared to season 1, and is a pretty important part of the character. The fact Blood didn't get a "YOU HAVE FAILED THIS CITY" speech was a slight disappointment too.
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# ? Oct 4, 2014 04:48 |
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My biggest problem with the Glades is that it is probably one of the worst names for a run down section of a city. Every time some character uses that name, I have to remind myself that they are talking about the Starling City ghetto and not a Hamptons analogue.
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# ? Oct 4, 2014 04:52 |
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JohnSherman posted:My biggest problem with the Glades is that it is probably one of the worst names for a run down section of a city. Every time some character uses that name, I have to remind myself that they are talking about the Starling City ghetto and not a Hamptons analogue. I thought the Glades was supposed to be the city's projects area, hence being named the "Glades" to try and make it sound more attractive to the poor people they have shunted in there.
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# ? Oct 4, 2014 06:29 |
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Is it Arrow day yet?
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# ? Oct 4, 2014 06:48 |
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Hope you all watched the first Episode of Nightwing, it's brutal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o297A1wmys0
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# ? Oct 4, 2014 07:43 |
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Rocksicles posted:Hope you all watched the first Episode of Nightwing, it's brutal. My favorite thing is how Deathstroke is fighting the same two stunt guys over and over. It's hilarious.
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# ? Oct 4, 2014 15:19 |
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Yeah, and his sword goes missing half way through for the throws. But it's pretty entertaining. I'll take my Nightwing anyway i can get him. gently caress you DCMU
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# ? Oct 4, 2014 15:26 |
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Scyantific posted:Apparently the producers of the show have said that their plans for Ray Palmer on Arrow will not include shrinking. "Hmm. We have this Kal-El fellow, but the strength and invulnerability just seems too much."
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# ? Oct 5, 2014 20:09 |
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So I just started watching this show again and was all excited to start reading this thread... and then I realized I should catch up with the show first... catch back up with you in a few days.
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# ? Oct 5, 2014 20:39 |
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Scyantific posted:Apparently the producers of the show have said that their plans for Ray Palmer on Arrow will not include shrinking. Smallville!
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# ? Oct 6, 2014 00:47 |
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Ray Palmer becomes Blue Beetle, Ted Kord becomes The Atom, and a time traveling Rose Wilson as Booster Gold. Together they form the Justice League WTF
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# ? Oct 6, 2014 01:25 |
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Whizbang posted:Smallville! More like Largeville. Because there's no shrinking, you see. Yup.
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# ? Oct 6, 2014 01:47 |
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Chokes McGee posted:More like Largeville. Wouldn't it just be regular-size-ville?
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# ? Oct 6, 2014 01:58 |
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Chokes McGee posted:More like Largeville. Boo this man. Boo him! (You have super failed this thread.)
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# ? Oct 6, 2014 02:00 |
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I can't believe my favorite show currently on-air starts back on Wednesday. That's cool. If you don't already like Stephen on FB, go ahead and do that because he's also cool and I plan to marry him some day. Do we know if Canary is returning for good?
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# ? Oct 6, 2014 02:42 |
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She's only in a handful of episodes this season, I believe.
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# ? Oct 6, 2014 02:57 |
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If Ray Palmer turns out to be a former Air Force pilot, all will be forgiven.
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# ? Oct 6, 2014 03:40 |
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# ? Jun 6, 2024 05:48 |
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New Thread! Go post in it: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3669975
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# ? Oct 6, 2014 03:46 |