Elsalvajeloco Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 The Random TV thoughts topic is at the top. It's even pinned in case you miss it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted July 27, 2014 Author Share Posted July 27, 2014 Methinks that someone just has a really big hateboner for Batman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 ..and I thought my posts in the Marvel thread were grating. But honestly, Winter Soldier was awesome and GotG looks like it's going to be a lot of fun so my hate level has been readjusted to GREEN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Watching the 66 Batman episodes on IFC has reminded me how much I really love that take on the character, and how it probably shaped my moral compass in syndication in the 80s as much as Captain America comics did, when it comes to me growing up without too strong religious leanings. I'm not at all interested in the current DC movie stuff, but at the same time, I can just ignore it for the most part. It feels reallybelow my notice. We're most of the way through Arrow season 1. Roy just showed up. It's amazing how dumb a lot of the characters are but the balance between the villain of the week and the ongoing plot is good enough that I can kind of forgive that. Diggle is far and away the best character in the show. The only change that REALLY bugs me is Fryers, because it just makes no sense. Wintergreen is annoying but I get why they did that. Why keep him named Fryers if he's not a Hunter S Thompson burnout type, but instead a pompous foreign sounding dude. Very weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomAct Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Watching the 66 Batman episodes on IFC has reminded me how much I really love that take on the character, and how it probably shaped my moral compass in syndication in the 80s as much as Captain America comics did, when it comes to me growing up without too strong religious leanings. I'm not at all interested in the current DC movie stuff, but at the same time, I can just ignore it for the most part. It feels reallybelow my notice. We're most of the way through Arrow season 1. Roy just showed up. It's amazing how dumb a lot of the characters are but the balance between the villain of the week and the ongoing plot is good enough that I can kind of forgive that. Diggle is far and away the best character in the show. The only change that REALLY bugs me is Fryers, because it just makes no sense. Wintergreen is annoying but I get why they did that. Why keep him named Fryers if he's not a Hunter S Thompson burnout type, but instead a pompous foreign sounding dude. Very weird. I love Diggle too, but they kinda bug me with every episode having the "Diggle gives Ollie "the talk" gimmick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stennick Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Yeah Diggle gives Ollie the talk and then Ollie saves Diggle from getting beatdown by a super villain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 The Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman pic goes here, yes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustronaut Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 It actually goes here Wow, nobody's put up a non-cameraphone shot of the WW costume before JT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomAct Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Yeah Diggle gives Ollie the talk and then Ollie saves Diggle from getting beatdown by a super villain. Like I said before, there are a ton of overused tropes in the show, but I honestly find them to be kind of endearing. The above mentioned Diggle/Ollie scenarios, Det Lance having a heart to heart with Laurel, phone calls/texts interrupting EVERYTHING. There is also the increasingly less common Lance begrudgingly asking The Arrow for help, Ollie having stern moments with Felicity, and Ollie having the life or death moment where he has to expose his secret. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stennick Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Yeah you're right about all of those tropes but as you said its enjoyable. On top of that I love the amount of detail there is in the show if you're a comic fan. They also seem to be ok with using newer villains. As someone else mentioned he hardly ever if ever absolutely finishes off a villain there is always a chance for them to come back. All that being said I just can't buy into Merlyn. He doesn't look anything like a bad ass and so far he hasn't portrayed an interesting character at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ligerbusa Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 It actually goes here Wow, nobody's put up a non-cameraphone shot of the WW costume before JT? There's a link in that very post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 I can't see your posts without reading it in Lana's Russian voice. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ligerbusa Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 SHUT TUP AMERICAN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomAct Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Season 2, episode 15 of Arrow called "The Promise", is by far my favorite of the series so far. No use of "The Arrow" at all in the episode, just all this incredible tension with Slade. I love it. Loved most of episode 14 as well, especially the reveal of the pilots daughter at the end. The show has me hooked. I hope The Flash is this good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomAct Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Sorry for the double post, but I've completed season 2 of Arrow and holy fuck I love this show now. The last 8 or so episodes were just awesome with all the Deathstroke stuff. They KINDA redeemed Laurel by the end too. Very interested in the stuff set up for season 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ligerbusa Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 BvS has been moved up to March 25, 2016 Update: Warner Bros. Pictures has now mapped out a massive schedule of DC Comics properties! They’re reporting that mystery DC Comics films are set for release on: August 5, 2016 June 23, 2017 November 11, 2017 March 23, 2018 July 27, 2018 April 5, 2019 June 14, 2019 April 3, 2020 and June 19, 2020 They’ve also scheduled “event” films (i.e., not necessarily DC Comics related) for: November 16, 2018 and November 20, 2020. http://www.superherohype.com/news/311851-batman-v-superman-dawn-of-justice-moves-to-march-25-2016#/slide/1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustronaut Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 An "event" movie opening in less than 2 years that hasn't even been named yet? Suuuure. "There's no way DC is blinking! It's only Captain America 3!" BWAH-HA-HA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ligerbusa Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 An "event" movie opening in less than 2 years that hasn't even been named yet? Suuuure. "There's no way DC is blinking! It's only Captain America 3!" BWAH-HA-HA Shouldn't you be buying a raccoon or planting a tree? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustronaut Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 I'm sitting on my couch waiting for the Constantine and Flash premieres, just laughing and laughing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spritenaut 32 Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Isn't March an odd time for a "blockbuster" action flick? I don't pay a whole lot of attention to these things. Is March a good month for high profile movies? I expected them to move it but to a different date in summer or maybe the Christmas holiday season. Jan and Feb are kinda dumping grounds for "bad" films, aren't they? Odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 It used to be, but it's increasingly becoming part of "blockbuster season." CAP 2 opened the first week of April last year and obviously did very well. I think one of the latter entries in the FAST & FURIOUS franchise opened in that window and did really well, also. Snyder's own 300 opened in March and killed it, as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustronaut Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Yeah, outside abandoned, terrible summer movies dumped in February, anything is open game these days. Lots of Oscar bait comes out in January, for example (after a limited run to qualify in December) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Isn't March an odd time for a "blockbuster" action flick? I don't pay a whole lot of attention to these things. Is March a good month for high profile movies? I expected them to move it but to a different date in summer or maybe the Christmas holiday season. Jan and Feb are kinda dumping grounds for "bad" films, aren't they? Odd. Could be Easter/Spring Break? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Wyatt Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 To paraphrase an old Fat and Spanish friend of hours, DC is looking mighty "shook" right now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ligerbusa Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Nothing says shook like announcing ten movies over five years. And it was really nice of them to let Cap 3 have a bigger box office. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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