Ligerbusa Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Rupert Murdoch tried to buy Warner for $80 billion, he was denied but apparently wants to try again. Some people were like OH MAN THEY CAN MAKE WOLVERINE VS BATMAN but that seems like something that would require Marvel's permission. FOX taking control of the DC Universe sounds terrifying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustronaut Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 I honestly think people should be more worried about one company having a local TV station in nearly every Market in the country, sometimes two or three. I don't really care who controls fictional characters. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ligerbusa Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 I don't really care who controls fictional characters. Yeah, I don't believe that for a second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted July 17, 2014 Author Share Posted July 17, 2014 Rupert Murdoch tried to buy Warner for $80 billion, he was denied but apparently wants to try again. Some people were like OH MAN THEY CAN MAKE WOLVERINE VS BATMAN but that seems like something that would require Marvel's permission. FOX taking control of the DC Universe sounds terrifying. No, FOX taking control of everything Time Warner currently has (TBS, TNT, Cartoon Network, HBO, 50% of CW, Two more News Stations in HLN and CNN, plus the entirety of Warner Bros) is a way more terrifying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustronaut Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 I don't really care who controls fictional characters. Yeah, I don't believe that for a second. I don't really care which GIANT CORPORATION controls fictional characters. My apologies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 As long as none of this involves Brett Ratner, I welcome our new overlords. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomAct Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Started on Arrow. I do get a kick out of all the creator names Easter Eggs. Just finished season 1 myself. Really digging it. First few episodes were pretty bad, but really picked up. There were a ton of stupid tropes throughout the series, but I was able to forgive it since the acting is generally pretty good, and the action scenes are extremely well done. I'm kinda pissed that Hulu Plus only has 5 episodes up from season 2, and that I had to use "alternate means" to get the whole season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ligerbusa Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Just say the word? Or Shazam. Whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Hanger Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 He's been attached to that project on-and-off for years, though the indication was usually that he would be playing Teth-Adam rather than the hero. Assuming they pick a kid of similar ethnicity to play Billy, we are in for a total shitstorm from idiot fans since this would be the first time a title character gets diversified rather than a villain or supporting cast. Also, we are now on Page 52 of this thread, which means someone is probably about to lose an arm in a two-page spread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.H. Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 No no no... This thread is getting rebooted and all our clothes are redesigned by Jim Lee James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 The pockets. THE POCKETS. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Hanger Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 So the legal logic (procedure?) of Season 2 of Arrow is just bafflingly bad. The idea that Laurel would not be immediately forced to recuse herself, let alone forced to take the lead on the case when she WANTS to let someone else do it, just completely broke my brain especially when Ollie kept talking to her socially. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianS81177 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 He's been attached to that project on-and-off for years, though the indication was usually that he would be playing Teth-Adam rather than the hero. Assuming they pick a kid of similar ethnicity to play Billy, we are in for a total shitstorm from idiot fans since this would be the first time a title character gets diversified rather than a villain or supporting cast. I dunno, I could see that happening if it were a lesser known actor but Rock's such a beloved megastar I don't think people give a shit who he plays as long as they get to see badass action scenes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Sorrow Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 He's been attached to that project on-and-off for years, though the indication was usually that he would be playing Teth-Adam rather than the hero. Assuming they pick a kid of similar ethnicity to play Billy, we are in for a total shitstorm from idiot fans since this would be the first time a title character gets diversified rather than a villain or supporting cast.I dunno, I could see that happening if it were a lesser known actor but Rock's such a beloved megastar I don't think people give a shit who he plays as long as they get to see badass action scenes. I just don't see Rock as Captain Marvel and the fact that he'd be an AWESOME Black Adam makes it even more of a bad casting idea to me. Shit, the guy who looks the most like Cap is Adam Corolla, and that's dumb too. What do I know? I just want a perfect Captain Marvel flick and honestly, it should be animated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianS81177 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 I agree Rock would be eons better as Black Adam, but DC's gonna want to use him in multiple movies. Unless they go the Loki route, and slowly turn Black Adam into a sort-of hero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 I feel like they would make a Captain Marvel movie way too dark in the current environment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 They would use 52/Countdown mary marvel and mr. Tawky tawny would bite someones arm off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomAct Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 So the legal logic (procedure?) of Season 2 of Arrow is just bafflingly bad. The idea that Laurel would not be immediately forced to recuse herself, let alone forced to take the lead on the case when she WANTS to let someone else do it, just completely broke my brain especially when Ollie kept talking to her socially. I'm starting to see why everyone shits on this character so bad. She is beyond awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipGofern Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 You have to kind of close your eyes and ignore the Laurel parts of S2. Her character wanders in and out of plotlines and changes characterization literally every few weeks. It's painfully obvious they don't have actual use for her but feel obligated to shoehorn her into the series wherever they can. I get the sense it's another Batista deal where they promised her she'd be booked as a star only for see her to get totally eclipsed by a fan favorite scrappy underdog - "scrappy underdog" in this case being a crazy hot blonde. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomAct Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 You have to kind of close your eyes and ignore the Laurel parts of S2. Her character wanders in and out of plotlines and changes characterization literally every few weeks. It's painfully obvious they don't have actual use for her but feel obligated to shoehorn her into the series wherever they can. I get the sense it's another Batista deal where they promised her she'd be booked as a star only for see her to get totally eclipsed by a fan favorite scrappy underdog - "scrappy underdog" in this case being a crazy hot blonde. Well, if we are talking Black Canary, I'm just now getting to her stuff. She's eclipsed by every major female on the show, honestly. Thea, Canary, Felicity and even Huntress add so much more. Laurel served her purpose in season 1 just fine, but so far on the 5th episode of S2, she's horribly unlikeable, and makes me feel like she didn't deserve Ollie or Tommy. Btw, I just love Felicity so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigertooth Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Completely agree that Laurel seemed shoehorned in season 2 and that pretty much any plot point around Moira (trial, mayoral race, and I want to say her relationship with Walter) makes no sense. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 I thought Laurel was terribly written in most of S2, but I think its kind of ridiculous to claim she was shoehorned into a plots and stories that involve her friends and family. She makes sense to be there and has a few ok parts. They just fumbled badly in her general character journey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Hanger Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Bearing in mind I'm only up to episode 7: Laurel is brand new to being a prosecutor, having spent her entire legal career on the defense side to this point. She's involved in a mass murder case in which her boyfriend was one of the victims and her ex's mom is the defendant. She DOESN'T make sense to be there in that context, because it's a massive breach of legal ethics to let her within ten miles of that case, let alone for Spencer to force her to take over the case when Donner goes down. It's STUPID. It's not even "TV Law", it's the kind of thing that belies such a fundamental lack of understanding as to undermine the entire story from a dramatic perspective (and I'm hoping that her 'blowing' the case will hurt her within the DA's office, even if she only lost because Merlyn threatened the jury.) And it feels like her entire career change was just to put her in that position, which makes things WORSE. I've enjoyed a lot of this series, but jesus shit that was the kind of thing you feed writers to the sharks for. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted July 22, 2014 Author Share Posted July 22, 2014 Its OK. It gets better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Hanger Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 I know the next episode is Barry's intro, but it's not on Hulu at the moment, and I can't be bothered to drop $2 for an Amazon purchase or acquire it through alternative channels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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