Greywind Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 Same Bat-time. Same Bat-channel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassandra Posted February 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 14 hours ago, Spence said: Batwoman? Pfft. I'm looking for "They Arrow". It sounds like a spinoff..... What ever do you mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassandra Posted February 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 15 hours ago, zslane said: Okay. Anyone want to venture an over/under on how long Cassandra can stay away from both the show and the urge to formulate commentary on it? I'm always right. I warned everyone of the coming failure of the DC Extended Universe five years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 And Yay ! The Stars are Aligned ! The Auspices read true ! Cassandra has been baited and now cataclysm beckons ! RUN AWAY ! RUN AWAY ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottishFox Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 The wife unit and I were perusing our youtube.tv library of episodes to watch and my wife immediately says, "Not Batwoman!". She's watched a decades worth of CW trash with me and Batwoman was the limit. Anything but that. Matt the Bruins 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywind Posted February 19, 2020 Report Share Posted February 19, 2020 10 hours ago, Cassandra said: I'm always right. I warned everyone of the coming failure of the DC Extended Universe five years ago. It isn't a failure if you use Wonder Woman and Aquaman as the leading metric. Hermit and Matt the Bruins 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassandra Posted February 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2020 1 hour ago, Greywind said: It isn't a failure if you use Wonder Woman and Aquaman as the leading metric. Were those really good movies, or did Man of Steel, Batman v Superman, and Justice League just lower the bar that a half way decent episode of Flash would be considered worth watching? Armory and Spence 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywind Posted February 19, 2020 Report Share Posted February 19, 2020 Judging by that I now have to wonder if you've seen either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted February 19, 2020 Report Share Posted February 19, 2020 Man of Steel did lower the bar considerably Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottishFox Posted February 19, 2020 Report Share Posted February 19, 2020 3 hours ago, death tribble said: Man of Steel did lower the bar considerably Besides Wonder Woman this is the only one of the DC movies I've enjoyed enough to watch multiple times. zslane and Matt the Bruins 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted February 19, 2020 Report Share Posted February 19, 2020 Endure rather than enjoy for Man of Steel. It's the script not the actors Cassandra 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted February 19, 2020 Report Share Posted February 19, 2020 See, I think the script and acting for Man of Steel are pretty good. It's the somber, emo tone and nonsensical, casual destruction that brings it down for me. IMO that falls on the director. Armory 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dmjalund Posted February 19, 2020 Report Share Posted February 19, 2020 I really did not like Johnathan Kent in Man of Steel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted February 19, 2020 Report Share Posted February 19, 2020 I did really like Kevin Costner as Jonathan Kent. He radiated that salt-of-the-earth, all-American earnestness and decency. But I hated the message he tried to sell his son. Armory, Grailknight, slikmar and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zslane Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 Snyder loves his deconstructionism. Watchmen endeavors to show us that only psychologically damaged/unstable people would choose to suit up and be costumed crime-fighters. Man of Steel endeavors to bury the Marvel ethos that with great power must also come great responsibility under six miles of cynicism and ambivalence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slikmar Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 not cynicism and ambivalence. the message was about fear, which should never be Superman. The scene in question, I keep trying to think of any of the Marvel characters who wouldn't do everything they could to save Jonathon's life, damn the consequences to their secret identity. and if someone says Clark was still a kid, Peter Parker would have done so anyway. Of course, his upbringing was about the message you said, great power-great responsiblity. Superman's should have been "look out for the little guy, and all the guys are little when compared to you" mixed in with a ridiculous amount of humility. I can watch Man of Steel, I like most the movie, but I HATED that scene. Part of the death of Jonathon Kent should have been "sometimes there are things you can't fix, so fix everything you can" like a heart attack or cancer or something. NOT A PERSON 20 FEET AWAY IN A TORNADO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 And you can consider Zack Snyder's direction of Watchmen to be a trial run for his other forays into super movie-making. The original Watchmen graphic series was brilliant in a number of ways; but it convinced me that Alan Moore just didn't understand the positive motivations for someone taking up the role of hero. (Some of his later works did cause me to revise my opinion, somewhat.) Scott Ruggels, Cassandra and Hermit 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 5 minutes ago, slikmar said: not cynicism and ambivalence. the message was about fear, which should never be Superman. The scene in question, I keep trying to think of any of the Marvel characters who wouldn't do everything they could to save Jonathon's life, damn the consequences to their secret identity. and if someone says Clark was still a kid, Peter Parker would have done so anyway. Of course, his upbringing was about the message you said, great power-great responsiblity. Superman's should have been "look out for the little guy, and all the guys are little when compared to you" mixed in with a ridiculous amount of humility. I can watch Man of Steel, I like most the movie, but I HATED that scene. Part of the death of Jonathon Kent should have been "sometimes there are things you can't fix, so fix everything you can" like a heart attack or cancer or something. NOT A PERSON 20 FEET AWAY IN A TORNADO. Hermit and slikmar 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywind Posted May 20, 2020 Report Share Posted May 20, 2020 Ruby Rose Exits the CW’s ‘Batwoman’, DC Series To Recast Iconic Lead Role For Season 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slikmar Posted May 20, 2020 Report Share Posted May 20, 2020 Sorry to hear that. Thought the series started picking up a bit and got better and she actually made a pretty good Kate. I understand she had a serious injury, but played no part. Hopefully they can get someone decent for the role. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted May 20, 2020 Report Share Posted May 20, 2020 To be honest, I'm really hoping they cast a more physically robust lead for the second season. I'm all for women in action-hero roles, but having a slender fragile-looking woman throwing grown men around just strains my credulity. Ruby Rose's situation isn't the same as Melissa Benoist's, whose Supergirl is alien and superhuman; nor comparable to Caity Lotz, whose obvious athleticism is compatible with the skills of White Canary. Spence and Panpiper 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt the Bruins Posted May 21, 2020 Report Share Posted May 21, 2020 Yeah, I'd give Caity the edge in a fight with anyone else on that show except Dominic Purcell, and since he doesn't seem to move quickly she might be able to evade his punches. On 2/19/2020 at 7:10 PM, slikmar said: I can watch Man of Steel, I like most the movie, but I HATED that scene. Part of the death of Jonathon Kent should have been "sometimes there are things you can't fix, so fix everything you can" like a heart attack or cancer or something. NOT A PERSON 20 FEET AWAY IN A TORNADO. Seriously, I'm a pudgy 50-year-old office worker and I could have dragged Johnathan Kent's suicidal ass to the overpass everyone fled to (a big no-no, by the way) in the time Clark stood there gawking with his mouth open. People running for their lives from a twister tearing their cars to scrap metal would not stop and think "Gee, that young football player saved his dad slightly quicker than a huge adrenaline rush in a powerful athlete would justify—must be an alien freak!" Starlord, Hermit and slikmar 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranxerox Posted June 3, 2020 Report Share Posted June 3, 2020 Batwoman Avoids Recasting Ruby Rose by Inventing New Lead Character Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywind Posted June 4, 2020 Report Share Posted June 4, 2020 On 5/21/2020 at 4:07 PM, Matt the Bruins said: Yeah, I'd give Caity the edge in a fight with anyone else on that show except Dominic Purcell, and since he doesn't seem to move quickly she might be able to evade his punches. Seriously, I'm a pudgy 50-year-old office worker and I could have dragged Johnathan Kent's suicidal ass to the overpass everyone fled to (a big no-no, by the way) in the time Clark stood there gawking with his mouth open. People running for their lives from a twister tearing their cars to scrap metal would not stop and think "Gee, that young football player saved his dad slightly quicker than a huge adrenaline rush in a powerful athlete would justify—must be an alien freak!" Hanging out under an overpass during a tornado is a no-no anyway. Head to a ditch and lie low. Matt the Bruins 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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