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Rumor mill: Constantine to SyFy, will change name to Hellblazer. John Diggle "in talks" to "possibly" become John Stewart/Green Lantern, according to actor who plays him.
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Feb 8, 2015 19:24
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twistedmentat posted:Our national sport is actually Lacrosse. Yea, but you won't see anyone burning down their city if their team loses in the Stanley Cup final. As for Arrow, it has slowed down a lot since last season, but that mid-season finale was awesome sauce, thank you very much.
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Feb 9, 2015 01:32
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ToastyPotato posted:Rumor mill: Constantine to SyFy, will change name to Hellblazer. Fingers crossed.
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Feb 9, 2015 02:21
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ToastyPotato posted:Rumor mill: Constantine to SyFy, will change name to Hellblazer. First thing would be really, really great. Second thing sounds really unbelievable. I mean, its the running joke of the Arrow-thread, and I would love it to happen, but it seems pretty far fetched.
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Feb 9, 2015 11:10
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I also think it unlikely, but not impossible. My guess? They will wait to see how the first half of the first season of Supergirl performs. If it does well, then I can see them greenlighting (HEH) the Lantern.
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Feb 9, 2015 18:52
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ToastyPotato posted:I also think it unlikely, but not impossible. My guess? They will wait to see how the first half of the first season of Supergirl performs. If it does well, then I can see them greenlighting (HEH) the Lantern. A show about Green Arrow? Who the gently caress cares about that? *TV watchers go apeshit* OK, Arrow was pretty good, should we push it and be a little more comic-booky with Flash? *TV watchers go even more apeshit* Hey this Diggle guy isn't really doing much in Arrow anymore, maybe we can bud him off into a Green Lantern show? The internet is already chomping at the bit about it! . . . Nah, that's just TOO out there.
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Feb 9, 2015 19:06
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I really like David Ramsey and Arrow is getting a bit over crowded so I hope they let him become GL.
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Feb 9, 2015 19:12
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zoux posted:I really like David Ramsey and Arrow is getting a bit over crowded so I hope they let him become GL. My only reservation about it would be the special effects. I think Ramsey would make a good Stewart, but to do a GL show justice would require a lot of CG. And most CW shows seem to not have that huge of a budget.
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Feb 9, 2015 19:16
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Just spin Felicity off onto the Atom show and let Diggle be the ops guy like he is frequently anyway.
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Feb 9, 2015 19:24
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WarLocke posted:My only reservation about it would be the special effects. I think Ramsey would make a good Stewart, but to do a GL show justice would require a lot of CG. And most CW shows seem to not have that huge of a budget. This is what I mean about them waiting and seeing. I think they want to see what can be done on Supergirl, if people dig it, and if it can be replicated elsewhere, possibly on a lower budget if need be.
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Feb 9, 2015 19:25
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WarLocke posted:My only reservation about it would be the special effects. I think Ramsey would make a good Stewart, but to do a GL show justice would require a lot of CG. And most CW shows seem to not have that huge of a budget. We worried the same thing about Flash and how has that been hmmmm?
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Feb 9, 2015 20:05
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The thing about Green Lantern is that your CGI actually can look cheap as gently caress, at least for the constructs.
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Feb 9, 2015 20:11
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I dunno, the JL/JLU cartoons skimped on the animation budget by making John construct bubbles 90% of the time instead of anything creative or interesting. I'm sure a tv lantern would find a way to disappoint.
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Feb 9, 2015 20:16
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zoux posted:We worried the same thing about Flash and how has that been hmmmm? 90% blur effects and lightning sparks? A glowing green dude with energy beams and forcefields is a bit more taxing on the budget when he is the main character. Even worse, he is going to need villains that make his powers necessary. Which means lots of catching people, cars, debris, and throwing heavy stuff around. And lots of villains with projectiles and stuff of their own. Again, we'll see how up for the task they are with Supergirl, which faces similar challenges.
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Feb 9, 2015 20:21
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Lurdiak posted:I dunno, the JL/JLU cartoons skimped on the animation budget by making John construct bubbles 90% of the time instead of anything creative or interesting. I'm sure a tv lantern would find a way to disappoint. That wasn't a budget thing, that was a deliberate choice to make him boring as hell.
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Feb 9, 2015 20:25
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Aphrodite posted:That wasn't a budget thing, that was a deliberate choice to make him boring as hell. Yeah, but it's a really good bubble. muscles like this? posted:Tonight's episode of Constantine was kind of weird as they told an Eclipso story without ever using the name Eclipso. Wasn't that also true in the Justice League two-parter? They have an army general in the costume at one point, but it's literally just because of a joke about how gaudy costumes attract the league members, and I don't think the world Eclipso ever comes up. theironjef fucked around with this message at 21:52 on Feb 9, 2015 |
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Feb 9, 2015 21:49
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Daredevil on Netflix is going to be rated TV-MA
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Feb 9, 2015 22:31
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That's definitely a surprise.
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Feb 9, 2015 22:35
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muscles like this? posted:That's definitely a surprise. I'd say it's a good surprise, but I don't really recall even Frank Miller Daredevil being that "adult".
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Feb 9, 2015 22:42
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So, will we get to see the dick of doom?
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Feb 9, 2015 22:48
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My guess is liberal use of the word "poo poo" in addition to cable TV levels of violence. I wouldn't expect Game of Thrones level stuff here. Even South Park is TV-MA.
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Feb 9, 2015 22:59
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ToastyPotato posted:My guess is liberal use of the word "poo poo" in addition to cable TV levels of violence. I wouldn't expect Game of Thrones level stuff here. Even South Park is TV-MA. Yeah I'd assume it's going to be at the level of a show on FX, which isn't really comparable to a premium cable TV-MA. If the movies are PG-13, this'll be PG-15. Maybe we'll see D'Onofrio's rear end though
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Feb 9, 2015 23:10
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Lurdiak posted:I dunno, the JL/JLU cartoons skimped on the animation budget by making John construct bubbles 90% of the time instead of anything creative or interesting. I'm sure a tv lantern would find a way to disappoint. Green muppets everywhere.
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Feb 9, 2015 23:29
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ToastyPotato posted:My guess is liberal use of the word "poo poo" in addition to cable TV levels of violence. I wouldn't expect Game of Thrones level stuff here. Even South Park is TV-MA. I'm mostly happy that it probably means AKA JJ will start with Ritter throwing a man through her office window while screaming "gently caress!"
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Feb 9, 2015 23:38
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BravestOfTheLamps posted:I'd say it's a good surprise, but I don't really recall even Frank Miller Daredevil being that "adult". Anyway, Sif is coming back to Agents of SHIELD.
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Feb 10, 2015 00:29
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Gaz-L posted:I'm mostly happy that it probably means AKA JJ will start with Ritter throwing a man through her office window while screaming "gently caress!" Agents of Shield already has way more blood than the PG-13 marvel movies can get away with.
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Feb 10, 2015 00:32
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e X posted:The thing about Green Lantern is that your CGI actually can look cheap as gently caress, at least for the constructs. There's a lot to criticze about the movie, but the CGI used for the constructs looked fine because they're just supposed to just be energy. The suit looked terrible though. The MSJ posted:It's so weird now knowing there was a time where anything Miller write is not that 'adult'. I do love me some Jaime Alexander Sif.
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Feb 10, 2015 01:09
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I've yet to watch Constantine, but the more I hear about it from my friend the less I want to. Hellblazer seems so goddamn easy to adapt into a tv series, and there are so many issues of the comic, I just don't understand why they're grafting John's skin onto some obviously pre-existing scripts instead of doing a direct adaptation.
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Feb 10, 2015 03:00
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I've never read Hellblazer, but I like Constantine enough. It's better than most of the crap on TV that I have seen. Supernatural seems like a popular show to some degree. I have only seen bits and pieces of it, but Constantine seems to be of similar quality. There is room for improvement for sure, but that is the case with a lot of things. That being said I can see why a fan of the comic series might not like it. But at some point you either accept that it isn't going to be a straight adaptation (and what precedent is there for any comic to have one, like, ever?) or you give up. I guess most people who are Hellblazer fans are giving up.
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Feb 10, 2015 03:05
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Lurdiak posted:I've yet to watch Constantine, but the more I hear about it from my friend the less I want to. Hellblazer seems so goddamn easy to adapt into a tv series, and there are so many issues of the comic, I just don't understand why they're grafting John's skin onto some obviously pre-existing scripts instead of doing a direct adaptation. Because John is what we call an unlikable irredeemable shitbag who only apears good in contrast to literal demons and devils. You will never see that John on TV or film and frankly the Keanu movie was as close as you will ever get.
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Feb 10, 2015 04:04
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SirDan3k posted:Because John is what we call an unlikable irredeemable shitbag who only apears good in contrast to literal demons and devils. 
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Feb 10, 2015 04:23
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SirDan3k posted:Because John is what we call an unlikable irredeemable shitbag who only apears good in contrast to literal demons and devils. I guess there is the matter that he probably isn't being written this way currently as well. Truth, but a much harder sell for network television, which is why it was confusing that they sold it to a network at all when they probably could have done better on HBO, a channel that they already own fully. Edit: In unrelated news, the rumors come to fruition with Spider-Man Kinda/sorta joining the MCU officially. But Sony will still have rights and make their own SM movies, but will work side by side with Marvel in the process on a "new direction" for the franchise. http://marvel.com/news/movies/24062/sony_pictures_entertainment_brings_marvel_studios_into_the_amazing_world_of_spider-man I wonder how, if at all this will effect the Netflix stuff and or any future TV things. SM is a much more grounded hero but one that tends to be very "present" in-universe, if that makes sense. He's on the news a lot. Having him in the universe and just ignoring him is going to be weird. ToastyPotato fucked around with this message at 06:13 on Feb 10, 2015 |
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Feb 10, 2015 05:05
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ToastyPotato posted:I guess there is the matter that he probably isn't being written this way currently as well. I am assuming the Hellblazer stories Lurdiak is talking about aren't from modern forgettable Constantine sanitized for maximum market penetration. DC won't let the character be Walter White for brand reasons alone.
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Feb 10, 2015 06:11
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A Diggle Green Lantern would pretty much be Hellboy in space, and that would be awesome.
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Feb 10, 2015 07:05
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Gaz-L posted:I'm mostly happy that it probably means AKA JJ will start with Ritter throwing a man through her office window while screaming "gently caress!" If she was actually played as the bitch from apartment 23 but with superpowers that would be awesome. Though they already cast someone other than Dawson as the purple man. I guess I can always dream.
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Feb 10, 2015 15:20
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Aphrodite posted:That wasn't a budget thing, that was a deliberate choice to make him boring as hell. John was always written as a by the book kinda guy, not super imaginative. His constructs were utilitarian and solid. Kyle was the super creative one, with Hal falling in the middle ground. EDIT: and Guy was just a walking fist.
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Feb 10, 2015 17:34
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Rhymenoserous posted:John was always written as a by the book kinda guy, not super imaginative. His constructs were utilitarian and solid. Kyle was the super creative one, with Hal falling in the middle ground. They sorta retconned this by having John lean on his background as a soldier and architect. Like if it came time to lift something big: Hal would use a giant hand. John would use a crane. Kyle would use a Gundam. Guy would smash it into smaller, easier to carry pieces.
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Feb 10, 2015 19:30
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Since Geoff Johns is involved you know if Diggles fill name is revealed it will be John Hal Jordan Diggle
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Feb 10, 2015 21:46
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Hal should only be so lucky.
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Feb 10, 2015 22:08
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Dunno if this was already discussed, if so I missed it: Spider-Man coming to MCU 
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Feb 10, 2015 22:18
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