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Isn't Daredevil, one of the shows he specifically lauds in comparison, also about a well-off white man who learns generic ninja skills?
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Cultural appropriation is okay when the things I like do it.
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Mar 9, 2017 14:38
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Rocksicles posted:This is why i don't read reviews. Someone always has an axe to grind. If all you took from that quote was "this guy is mad about cultural appropriation" then boy did the point go zooming over your head.
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Mar 9, 2017 14:52
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Mameluke posted:Isn't Daredevil, one of the shows he specifically lauds in comparison, also about a well-off white man who learns generic ninja skills? But he's blind, ergo a handicapped minority, so that makes it OK.
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Mar 9, 2017 14:53
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Mameluke posted:Isn't Daredevil, one of the shows he specifically lauds in comparison, also about a well-off white man who learns generic ninja skills? And the full review points out that all the Marvel shows have been flawed. But even then, I'm not sure that the comparison really sticks. DAREDEVIL is about a man who learns to fight well from Scott Glenn and takes a misguided tour into Ninja-ville. IRON FIST is steeped in Asian mysticism. They could've easily just done as suggested in Sepinwall's review and made him Asian American. Problem solved. And it would still retain the 'Stranger in a strange land' vibe.
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Mar 9, 2017 14:55
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That doesn't solve the problem because it still apparently has everyone else being a crappy, boring stereotype.
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Mar 9, 2017 15:01
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It solves the problem with the setup, clearly there are other problems with the execution.
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Mar 9, 2017 15:13
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raditts posted:If all you took from that quote was "this guy is mad about cultural appropriation" then boy did the point go zooming over your head. He didn't like the show, yeah i totally got that. But it's not going to change my mind even a tiny bit. I'll judge it for myself.
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Rocksicles posted:Homeslice might have an axe to grind or is professionally angry, i don't know who he is. Sticking to the show reviews would be good, arguing arbitrary politics and theory crafting reasons for drama, no one bats an eyelid when this stuff happens 99% of the time. Rocksicles' ideal Iron First review posted:The show is shot and available for streaming in 4K. The entire season comes out on March 17th. The main character is portrayed by Finn Jones. It is a show about martial arts, and yet the fight scenes are scripted and nobody is actually getting harmed by the action unfolding on screen.
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Mar 9, 2017 15:43
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Okay but please don't feel it necessary to report back.
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Mar 9, 2017 15:44
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Mar 9, 2017 19:08
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Rocksicles posted:He didn't like the show, yeah i totally got that. But it's not going to change my mind even a tiny bit. I'll judge it for myself. You seem to be confused as to why he didn't like the show.
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Mar 9, 2017 20:38
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I do get it, but i haven't seen it, so i can't agree or disagree. I just don't see his other argument the way he does. It just seems selective.
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Mar 10, 2017 00:43
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I wonder why the FXnow app requires service provider information when the CW app doesn't. It just seems like a unnecessary hoop to follow in order to stream their videos.
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Mar 10, 2017 04:18
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TV Zombie posted:I wonder why the FXnow app requires service provider information when the CW app doesn't. It just seems like a unnecessary hoop to follow in order to stream their videos. Presumably because FX is on cable and therefore makes its money on subscriber fees, whereas CW is over-the-air broadcast?
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Mar 10, 2017 04:20
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Cant help to watch When We Rise I hope it's really good.
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Mar 10, 2017 05:02
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I see netflix has added Into the Badlands. I was hype after seeing the trailer a year ago and promptly forgot it existed. Worth binging?
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Mar 10, 2017 05:32
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Aphrodite posted:Okay but please don't feel it necessary to report back. Yeah, no reporting of opinions necessary, constant one line snide barbs are a much better fit for this thread.
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Mar 10, 2017 05:43
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If you want to hear about that guy's blossoming racism you'll have other threads you can find it in I'm sure.
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Mar 10, 2017 05:48
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Paracaidas posted:I see netflix has added Into the Badlands. I was hype after seeing the trailer a year ago and promptly forgot it existed. Worth binging? It's got some killer fight choreography and some very pretty sets but that's about it.
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Mar 10, 2017 05:50
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Rhyno posted:It's got some killer fight choreography and some very pretty sets but that's about it. Yeah it's worth watching for the fights alone. Far more elaborate and skillful than anything else i've ever seen on a TV show.
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Mar 10, 2017 05:58
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Wandle Cax posted:Yeah it's worth watching for the fights alone. Far more elaborate and skillful than anything else i've ever seen on a TV show. I believe they had the cast take dance classes first. It's an old tactic for graceful fighting.
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Mar 10, 2017 06:01
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I'm watching the high court. I didn't know each episode was only 15 minutes. Probably would be better if they had weirder cases or maybe a real judge with comedian bailiffs who then got high and deliberated.
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Mar 10, 2017 06:26
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Looten Plunder posted:I'm sure there are a handful of others, but outside of those two, the UK Office, and Modern Family do any other single cam sitcoms actually do it? It's hardly some epidemic that's used in every half hour comedy show. I meant that the shows that use that gimmick tend to over employ it throughtout the show, not that every show uses it. Modern Family probably does the best job in terms of using it less often. The Office uses it the most, PnR uses it alot and just a tad too much. Modern Family used it alot at the beginning of the show, but less and less as it went on.
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Mar 10, 2017 06:35
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Oh No watching When We Rise on a Friday morning was a terrible idea.
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TV Zombie posted:I wonder why the FXnow app requires service provider information when the CW app doesn't. It just seems like a unnecessary hoop to follow in order to stream their videos. I am full of ANGER and FIRE guys because apparently I can't download the app from the Playstation store, the latest ep of Legion isn't on Demand, and a teaser for next week might have ruined the last episode's twist (I'm assuming there is a twist, dammit, please don't confirm). NOT GOOD, Bill.
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Mar 10, 2017 17:27
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There's no CW app on ps4, because no one likes to make apps for ps4. So I downloaded the app on my 360. Holy god it's bad. The episodes screen doesn't tell you the order of the episodes. To find out what number an episode is, you have to go to it's episode screen, which is like a 30 second load screen.
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Mar 10, 2017 20:19
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Hollismason posted:Oh No watching When We Rise on a Friday morning was a terrible idea.
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Mar 10, 2017 20:34
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Snak posted:There's no CW app on ps4, because no one likes to make apps for ps4. So I downloaded the app on my 360. Holy god it's bad. The episodes screen doesn't tell you the order of the episodes. To find out what number an episode is, you have to go to it's episode screen, which is like a 30 second load screen. Just get a Chromecast.
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Mar 10, 2017 20:38
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I think I'm out of ports on my tv and why should I buy more poo poo? In like 5 years, cw will come out with a ps4 app.
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Mar 10, 2017 21:06
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And possibly something worth watching.
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Mar 10, 2017 21:07
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Playing Horizon Zero Dawn made me want to start watching The 100 again.
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Mar 10, 2017 21:12
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Speaking of 'The 100', it was renewed today for season 5.
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Mar 10, 2017 21:21
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Yer Burnt posted:Was it good? Critics didn't say much about it and it had terrible ratings. I feel bad that, for a project so ambitious, it didn't seem to make much of an impact. I liked it some parts really got to me. Overall I thought it was decent. It didn't explore transgender people's struggle for acceptance but that would be my only complaint.
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Mar 10, 2017 21:51
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So, word is that Viacom is pulling out of Hulu's TV service before it even launches. I would say their days on DirecTV Now are numbered unless they are giving them a pass since it's associated with traditional pay TV. It's fascinating watching a media conglomerate commit suicide.
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Mar 10, 2017 22:01
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Isn't their stated goal to reinforce television watching? Or some weird dumb poo poo.
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Mar 10, 2017 22:22
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Their result is encouraging piracy so good call I guess Viacom! 
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Hollismason posted:Isn't their stated goal to reinforce television watching? Or some weird dumb poo poo. They want to reinforce the traditional pay TV market. What they are going to find is that in the world of OTT skinny bundles, people aren't going to pay extra for their channels because there's not a ton of worthwhile content.
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bull3964 posted:So, word is that Viacom is pulling out of Hulu's TV service before it even launches. Didn't they just sign on with Hulu for the live-streaming backend like a few months ago after the initial month of All Access did a complete faceplant?
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Timby posted:Didn't they just sign on with Hulu for the live-streaming backend like a few months ago after the initial month of All Access did a complete faceplant? That's what was reported, yes. At this point, they think if they put their fingers in their ears and hum really loudly, it will go back to 1985.
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