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Figured they would, kind of was hoping they wouldn't though. I mean that closed that arc off nicely and actually left Frank in a good, healthy place. Oh god I hope nothing happens to Micro and his family
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My hope is Frank kills more PMCs, or even better, nazis.
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13 episodes of Frank going to meetings and talking about his feelings.
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Samuringa posted:They're definitely going to kill Curtis in this one Don't even put that into the universe. 
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Micro and Fam will be FINE. YOU HEAR ME? FINE! Curtis WILL BE FINE. He will have branched out starting other Vet Recovery groups through out the city as he expands to a large charity that he runs. Selflessly. And he's recognized and feted by the city getting a TON of donations as he heals PTSD Vets.  Seriously, though. It's going to be retaliation from the Mob for what happened in S1E01. Also Jigsaw in the back half of S2.
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This week's Gifted had some surprisingly cool scenes. I've mostly been tepid on it but the last episode really showed the show's potential.
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Gifted's latest episode was really good and went in a surprising direction. I mean yeah we all knew something was up but I was shocked at the end-of-the-episode turn. Despite the limitations of being a network television show having to deal with a vague connection to the wider X-Men Filmverse, it is doing a pretty good job. It is also doing a good job of subverting expectations. Dialogue is often clunky but this episode did well on dialogue.
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The ending of Runaways saw a character suddenly become a character on a bad sitcom in what is supposed to be a dramatic moment.
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I could totally get down with Frank targeting the Alt Right shitheads.
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Rhyno posted:I could totally get down with Frank targeting the Alt Right shitheads. Nazis. They are nazis
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Mr Hootington posted:Nazis. They are nazis Not disagreeing, I just feel like Hitler wouldn't even want these clowns on his side.
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Rhyno posted:Not disagreeing, I just feel like Hitler wouldn't even want these clowns on his side.
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This is going to be one of those cases where those costumes are going to look awful in motion, won't it? Mostly because I don't expect the show to have the cinematography budget to make them not look cheap. These stills are nicely photoshopped.
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I don't think they need motion to make them ugly
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TwoPair posted:I don't think they need motion to make them ugly Those things are terrible. And that's the "let's make it look good with Photoshop" version. The actual versions will probably be some drab "My First Cosplay" level of poo poo.
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I love them. gently caress "modern" takes on superhero/villain costumes that are just people dressed up in some colored leather jackets and calling it a day. What is this, 1997? Bring on the full shebang of comic-book-looking cowls and designs and capes and feathers.
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Improvement over their comic costumes either way though.
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I for one, am excited to see Femto take on the teen titans 😂😂😂 That said, Cyborg isn't in this right? Neither is Bumblebee or black Wally West? I dunno if I can put myself through this just for black Starfire, esp if she's gonna be orange the whole time.
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Koalas March posted:I for one, am excited to see Femto take on the teen titans 😂😂😂 Cyborg was never in the TT.  I would like bumblebee and herald to show up.
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Mr Hootington posted:Cyborg was never in the TT.
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If I had to guess I would say, pending ratings, that Disney would be willing to keep The Gifted and Legion around as they're not directly X-Men series. They both operate on the periphery of the franchise and are also explicitly alternate universe takes.
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muscles like this! posted:If I had to guess I would say, pending ratings, that Disney would be willing to keep The Gifted and Legion around as they're not directly X-Men series. They both operate on the periphery of the franchise and are also explicitly alternate universe takes. It's not like any of the actual Marvel TV shows operate within the movie universe anyway. 
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If Disney is smart they'll leave FX the hell alone. Gifted's fate ultimately depends more on what direction the Fox network takes, and how interested they are in airing content produced by outside studios.
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TheDK posted:Wasn't Cyborg sent to coach/babysit the TTs? Maybe that was just a cartoon or something. The new and improved timeline erases his TT membership and makes him a founding member of the jla.
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howe_sam posted:If Disney is smart they'll leave FX the hell alone. Gifted's fate ultimately depends more on what direction the Fox network takes, and how interested they are in airing content produced by outside studios. Never mind, I completely misinterpreted a poorly constructed sentence in the article I read.
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howe_sam posted:If Disney is smart they'll leave FX the hell alone. Gifted's fate ultimately depends more on what direction the Fox network takes, and how interested they are in airing content produced by outside studios. From what I read, Disney is possibly interested in absorbing much of the Fox TV production assets into it's own because apparently ABC Studios was much smaller than Fox's TV arm. They want to bolster their ability to produce content because they are pivoting to digital streaming soon (and they now own Fox's portion of Hulu as well.) So I don't see them having issue with something like Gifted. But it might not stay on Fox. They also want to strengthen ABC in general, because apparently it hasn't been doing so well? The real question is what happens to Gotham and Lucifer?
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Neither of them are produced by Fox, they're both Warner. So they would probably just stick around.
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muscles like this! posted:Neither of them are produced by Fox, they're both Warner. Yes, but Fox had incentive to make deals with Warner to air those shows on their network. Does Disney? What stops Disney from not renewing?
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ToastyPotato posted:Yes, but Fox had incentive to make deals with Warner to air those shows on their network. Does Disney? What stops Disney from not renewing? Disney isn't buying the Fox TV network
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ToastyPotato posted:Yes, but Fox had incentive to make deals with Warner to air those shows on their network. Does Disney? What stops Disney from not renewing? Disney isn’t buying the Fox broadcast network (they legally can’t due to FCC regulations, actually).
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howe_sam posted:If Disney is smart they'll leave FX the hell alone. Gifted's fate ultimately depends more on what direction the Fox network takes, and how interested they are in airing content produced by outside studios. edit: By which I mean, it would be really weird for 21st Century Fox to sell all these shows to Disney -- The Gifted, Simpsons, Empire, X-Files, etc etc -- and then still be able to say "Well we're gonna cancel these shows that you just paid so much money for so they can't air anymore. Sucks to be you!" Or maybe I just don't understand this right and it really is that weird. BrianWilly fucked around with this message at 04:04 on Dec 16, 2017 |
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Barry Convex posted:Disney isn’t buying the Fox broadcast network (they legally can’t due to FCC regulations, actually). I actually thought that rule changed this month. I saw some hollering about it on the news. That's why I thought it was included in the deal. Also, the articles on the merger that I read mentioned Disney buying the local sports licenses that Fox networks had, so I assumed it was a package deal.
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