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saga wrote:

Anyway, there’s going to be a Keaton Batman who may or may not share a universe with an Affleck Batman and there’s a Pattinson Batman who has nothing to do with either of them? And none of them have anything to do with the Phoenix Joker?

You know what they need? A big event where they all get collapsed into one version in a single universe.

They could call it… “Calamity”… uh… “Predicament”… uh… give me a minute to work on it, I’m sure there’s a cool name they could use…

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Someone just discovered the amazing pitch meetings =P

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Jon wrote:

Someone just discovered the amazing pitch meetings =P

It was super easy, barely an inconvenience.

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Synopsis for the Superman and Lois pilot:

SUPERMAN & LOIS“Pilot” — (8:00-9:00 p.m. ET) (TV-PG, LV) (HDTV)

SERIES PREMIERE – In SUPERMAN & LOIS, after years of facing megalomaniacal supervillains, monsters wreaking havoc on Metropolis, and alien invaders intent on wiping out the human race, the world’s most famous superhero, The Man of Steel aka Clark Kent (Tyler Hoechlin, “Teen Wolf”) and comic books’ most famous journalist, Lois Lane (Elizabeth Tulloch, “Grimm”), come face to face with one of their greatest challenges ever – dealing with all the stress, pressures and complexities that come with being working parents in today’s society.

Complicating the already daunting job of raising two boys, Clark and Lois must also concern themselves with whether or not their sons Jonathan (Jordan Elsass, “Little Fires Everywhere”) and Jordan (Alexander Garfin, “The Peanuts Movie”) could inherit their father’s Kryptonian superpowers as they grow older. Returning to Smallville to handle some Kent family business, Clark and Lois are reacquainted with Lana Lang (Emmanuelle Chriqui, “Entourage”), a local loan officer who also happens to be Clark’s first love, and her Fire Chief husband Kyle Cushing (Erik Valdez, “Graceland”).

The adults aren’t the only ones rediscovering old friendships in Smallville as the Kent sons are reacquainted with Lana and Kyle’s rebellious daughter, Sarah (Inde Navarrette, “Wander Darkly”). Of course, there’s never a dull moment in the life of a superhero, especially with Lois’ father, General Samuel Lane (Dylan Walsh, “Nip/Tuck”) looking for Superman to vanquish a villain or save the day at a moment’s notice. Meanwhile, Superman and Lois’ return to idyllic Smallville is set to be upended when both a mysterious stranger (Wolé Parks, “All American”) and impassioned self-made mogul Morgan Edge (Adam Rayner, “Tyrant”) enter their lives. (#101).

The episode was directed by Lee Toland Krieger and Todd Helbing wrote the teleplay for the first episode, based on a story by Greg Berlanti and Todd Helbing. Original airdate 2/23/2021.

JRCarter wrote:

SERIES PREMIERE – In SUPERMAN & LOIS, after years of facing megalomaniacal supervillains, monsters wreaking havoc on Metropolis, and alien invaders intent on wiping out the human race, the world’s most famous superhero, The Man of Steel aka Clark Kent (Tyler Hoechlin, “Teen Wolf”) and comic books’ most famous journalist, Lois Lane (Elizabeth Tulloch, “Grimm”), come face to face with one of their greatest challenges ever – dealing with all the stress, pressures and complexities that come with being working parents in today’s society.

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Jon wrote:

I didn’t know, at 10:10 more or less, they talk about how the ending looked like a swipe of a TV episode

The Architects of Fear, which itself looks like a swipe of a Theodore Sturgeon story so they’re hardly in a position to complain :P

Actually Watchmen‘s ending looks much closer to Kurtzman’s The Last War on Earth than it does to The Architects of Fear.

Or maybe it’s possible that an idea may be used multiple times in different ways without actually anybody being copied?

DavidM wrote:

Actually Watchmen‘s ending looks much closer to Kurtzman’s The Last War on Earth than it does to The Architects of Fear.

Well, that’s more likely since, like I said, Kurtzman was involved in uncredited rewrites of the script. Or maybe they just thought the whole alien thing was too complicated and ultimately silly… who knows… I do like the ending of the movie better though, so there’s that.

An interesting comparison of Avengers and Justice League. It doesn’t trash JL but looks at it with an honest critical eye.

Meh, it’s a nice scene comparaison but that’s hardly THE problem… the problem was trying to rewrite and reshoot almost an entire movie of this kind in about 6 months… I’d say “it’s impressive Whedon managed to do it”, buuut he really didn’t… xD

Also, I got triggered when the guy suggested having Cavill be brought back with a moustache and a beard because it would be easier to do… it’s a video from august 2020… they should’ve really known better by that point… u_u

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I kind of like the look of this. For once it’s not just the usual almost completely style-less DC animation.

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Jon wrote:

Meh, it’s a nice scene comparaison but that’s hardly THE problem… the problem was trying to rewrite and reshoot almost an entire movie of this kind in about 6 months… xD

Yeah, absolutely. I think he still has a good point, but he’s kinda missing the forest for the trees in analysing how these scenes tie into the plot etc. – the bigger point here is surely: the scene in Avengers is character-driven, and it’s absolutely amazing in the way it works the characters off each other. It was interesting to see how much Whedon dreaded to film this scenes because it really is amazingly difficult to pull off believably – these are heroes facing a great threat, but instead of focusing on that, they are squabbling and going off on each other. That’s not how they should behave, but if it’s too obvious that they’re being manipulated, the scene turns bad. It’s testament to Whedon’s ability to write dialogue that he makes it work (and to the actors, of course), but he also can only do that because he knows these characters inside out, and because he has spent a whole movie building them. Whedon’s greatest strength isn’t dialogue it’s character, and in Avengers you can see that in pretty much every scene.

With JL, he can only put a surface dressing onto a movie that really doesn’t have that understanding of the characters, and that’s why that scene (and the whole movie) ultimately doesn’t work as it should.

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On the other hand, Snyder’s approach was precisely based on the fact that these DC heroes ARE loners by nature who are very resticent about banding up. It is a slightly different approach than the one in Avengers, which I’m sure also contributed to the failure of that scene… you shouldn’t try to do the same thing when the context is not the same.

We’ll see if Snyder’s approach works (it might not either), at least he’ll have 4 hours to make something more cohesive happen… but yeah, it goes back to the inital problem of having 2 very different directors’ visions clash. Honestly, the fact that Whedon managed to deliver a semi-coherent movie is pretty miraculous… even if it still is absolute garbage.

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Looks better than I expected.

It really does… that’s what hiring a proper cinematographer will do to a show… I’ve always complained about that about these low budget TV shows… Still though, if the rest ain’t there…

Eh… I’ll give it a shot, but I have zero faith.

Not bad for a second-string Supergirl wannabe I suppose.

 

 

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DavidM wrote:

Not bad for a second-string Supergirl wannabe I suppose.

There’s a quote for the back of the DVD package!!

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Fuck me it’s so boring and ponderous. I’ve never been so invested to watch something I’ve disliked every frame of what I’ve seen.

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That’s not the trailer for the superbowl, since there isn’t one… that’s the “trailer” they made for the whole DC Fandome thing back in august (so the same thing that was already posted here months ago, don’t waste your time)… that video is just clickbait, like a lot on that channel… a lot of fans made their own superbowl trailer, but none of those are real either.

The actual trailer is coming on valentine’s day.

I like the scene where the kid goes “I’ve seen Superman” and Clark takes off the glasses.

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Ok so here’s another snippet Snyder posted on vero, in b&w and bad quality image, some fans kinda fixed it a bit and added music:

sooo… R-rated huh? https://t.co/8KTaHJOCMy

— Jon (@Jacowboy3) February 8, 2021

I guess just to show why it’s R rated… ’cause yeah, it’s more violent.

I definitely did a double take on that first pic.

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Something @davidm might appreciate:

LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES Should Be DC’s Next Live-Action Show

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Steve Sensible wrote:

I definitely did a double take on that first pic.

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Where’s the damaged tattoo?

 

This is some bullshit.

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Uncle Retrospective wrote:

Where’s the damaged tattoo?

 

This is some bullshit.

I know, right?

How are we supposed to know that the Joker has mental problems?

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Who is that? Lobo? Tomy?

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Anonymous wrote:

Who is that? Lobo? Tomy?

It’s the Eidolon

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Ahh bummer… I thought he was gonna have a skin face mask…

Uncle Retrospective wrote:

Where’s the damaged tattoo?

Honestly I think they had like a couple of days to shoot, maybe less… even if they wanted to have the tattoos, probably not enough time for all that make up… also, good, they looked stupid.

Wait, does his forehead have a slightly bat-shape photoshoped out?? could that be a bat-branding they’re masking out?

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lorcan_nagle wrote:

It’s the Eidolon

Why HASN’T somebody made a StormWatch film yet? Or at least a series?

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njerry wrote:

lorcan_nagle wrote:

It’s the Eidolon

Why HASN’T somebody made a StormWatch film yet? Or at least a series?

Because we don’t deserve good things

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njerry wrote:

lorcan_nagle wrote:

It’s the Eidolon

Why HASN’T somebody made a StormWatch film yet? Or at least a series?

Release the SnyderWatch!

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[JRCarter]

Most we’ve gotten as far as Wildstorm-related media are the short-lived WildC.A.T.S. animated series, the unreleased Gen13 animated movie, and Grifter in Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox.

Just remembered that Kaizen Gamorra had a cameo in an episode of Young Justice.

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saga wrote:

njerry wrote:

lorcan_nagle wrote:

It’s the Eidolon

Why HASN’T somebody made a StormWatch film yet? Or at least a series?

Release the SnyderWatch!

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saga wrote:

njerry wrote: It’s the Eidolon Why HASN’T somebody made a StormWatch film yet? Or at least a series? Release the SnyderWatch!

You know, he’d probably be a good fit for the Authority… I mean, edgy comicbook + edgy director… it’s like a perfect fit.

Nah. An Authority movie would have to be fun.

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I really don’t remember the Authority being “fun”…

Anyways, guess what I just rewtached? hint: (oh, also look at that wonderful CGI)

 

Man, it’s crazy how much they re-shot… there are some very obvious tells of what is a reshoot and what isn’t, and oh boy… The only one bad thing about removing everything Whedon is that we’ll lose the Nathan Fillion cameo… but then again it kinda didn’t make sense at all anyways, so no biggie…

Also, the music… the music just doesn’t fit… it sounds a bit too retro at this point… I love Elfman, but this one sounded dated, and that’s not even because of the classic themes insertions here and there… it sounds like a 90’s/2000’s movie. I was surprised to hear he kept a little bit of the MoS score though.

I’m wondering how many jokes will Snyder manage to take out from the pre-Whedon meddling… there are still quite a few, so I hope he wasn’t kidding when he said he shot two versions, the studio’s and his, because I could do without some of those. But hey, at least the brunch one will be gone… it’s such an obvious reshoot too.

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For all that we mock Justice League, it’s given us one of the best absurd superhero movie-making anecdotes ever with Cavill’s CGI un-moustaching.

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Christian wrote:

Nah. An Authority movie would have to be fun.

I’d sooner watch Uwe Boll’s Authority than Zack Snyder’s. They’d both be terrible, but at least Boll’s would be terrible in a more interesting way.

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Jon wrote:

I really don’t remember the Authority being “fun”…

Wait… have you been taking Warren Ellis seriously all these years??

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dunno… define “seriously”…

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Now I’m looking forward to the Snyder cut as originally intended with characters that weren’t in the film before.

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One character… ONE…

And he wasn’t intended for this movie, indeed, but he was intended for another movie down the line… you can’t blame the guy for adding a couple of scenes, considering he probably won’t get another chance.

As long as it retains the purity of vision (plus new characters, dialogue and $80m in reshoots and character re-designs) it’ll be fine.

 

 

 

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Jon wrote:

One character… ONE…

Is it Vibe? Is it? I hope it’s Vibe.

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So after this thing turns up can we turn our attention to getting the three hour cut of Uncle Buck?

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DavidM wrote:

Jon wrote:

One character… ONE…

Is it Vibe? Is it? I hope it’s Vibe.

Haemogoblin or GTFO

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lorcan_nagle wrote:

Christian wrote:

Nah. An Authority movie would have to be fun.

I’d sooner watch Uwe Boll’s Authority than Zack Snyder’s. They’d both be terrible, but at least Boll’s would be terrible in a more interesting way.

Michael Bay’s Authority or STFU.

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lorcan_nagle wrote:

DavidM wrote:

Jon wrote:

One character… ONE…

Is it Vibe? Is it? I hope it’s Vibe.

Haemogoblin or GTFO

Bad news, it’s Gypsy. But the good news is she is being renamed “Romani” to be more politically correct.

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Todd wrote:

Michael Bay’s Authority or STFU.

Script changes after Bay comes on board:

Jenny Sparks is now Johnny Sparks. Instead of some stuck up british bore, he’s now a super rad guy from texas!

To compensate, Midnighter is now a brooding, scantily clad female who is overwhelmed by the battle computer in her brain and is “saved” by the love of Apollo. Her character arc is to evolve from her hysteric screaming self and start murdering people en masse.

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Anonymous wrote:

Todd wrote:

Michael Bay’s Authority or STFU.

Script changes after Bay comes on board:

Jenny Sparks is now Johnny Sparks. Instead of some stuck up british bore, he’s now a super rad guy from texas!

To compensate, Midnighter is now a brooding, scantily clad female who is overwhelmed by the battle computer in her brain and is “saved” by the love of Apollo. Her character arc is to evolve from her hysteric screaming self and start murdering people en masse.

And every female’s costume will be a bikini top and cutoff denim shorts.

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Todd wrote:

lorcan_nagle wrote:

Christian wrote:

Nah. An Authority movie would have to be fun.

I’d sooner watch Uwe Boll’s Authority than Zack Snyder’s. They’d both be terrible, but at least Boll’s would be terrible in a more interesting way.

Michael Bay’s Authority or STFU.

Can’t wait for the 15 minute scene explaining why it’s perfectly legal for Jenny Quantum to have a 20-year old boyfriend

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Todd

Jon wrote:

I really don’t remember the Authority being “fun”…

Huh? This was Ellis cutting loose after the shadow politics and conspiracy stuff of Stormwatch, and it went for the widescreen bright colours approach instead. Also, no moral ambiguity, just: behave or get your head kicked in in awesome ways. The team is always winning, the team is always cool, Jenny is always cussing people out.

What the fuck were you reading that wasn’t fun?!

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saga wrote:

So after this thing turns up can we turn our attention to getting the three hour cut of Uncle Buck?

Is that the version where fatman says Buck?

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Anonymous wrote:

Jenny Sparks

Todd wrote:

some stuck up british bore

Anders, you take that back RIGHT NOW! Jenny was anything but a bore. She was a liquor swilling, lightning throwing, obscenity spewing, authority flouting, mean SOB.

 

 

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Rocket wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Jenny Sparks

Todd wrote:

some stuck up british bore

Anders, you take that back RIGHT NOW! Jenny was anything but a bore. She was a liquor swilling, lightning throwing, obscenity spewing, authority flouting, mean SOB.

 

 

Egg-skews me, I was writing in character as Michael Bay.

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Peripherally related to Justice League:

My truth. #IStandWithRayFisher pic.twitter.com/eNjYcJ6zwP

— charisma carpenter (@AllCharisma) February 10, 2021

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As a big fan of much of his work, let me say Fuck Joss Whedon. Very disappointing to continue to hear he’s just a stereotypical, abusive POS dude in Hollywood. Glad people are finally speaking up about it after years of rumors.

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I think it’s doubly disappointing given how Whedon often positioned himself and his work as having a fairly progressive and empowering mindset.

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Christian wrote:

What the fuck were you reading that wasn’t fun?!

Millar’s Authority?? =P

I actually started with Millar’s run, so I kinda have that one more etched in my brain… Anyhow, even Ellis’ run, I still wouldn’t describe it as “fun”.

JRCarter wrote:

Peripherally related to Justice League:

Damn, that’s kinda heavy… Interesting that she participated in the JL investigation, though.

Todd wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Todd wrote:

Michael Bay’s Authority or STFU.

Script changes after Bay comes on board:

Jenny Sparks is now Johnny Sparks. Instead of some stuck up british bore, he’s now a super rad guy from texas!

To compensate, Midnighter is now a brooding, scantily clad female who is overwhelmed by the battle computer in her brain and is “saved” by the love of Apollo. Her character arc is to evolve from her hysteric screaming self and start murdering people en masse.

And every female’s costume will be a bikini top and cutoff denim shorts.

I’m not seeing a downside 🤷🏽‍♂️

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Todd

The Whedon revelations make me sad. Baring Justice League I’ve adored his work for most of the last two decades (or more). Kinda disheartening to hear he was/ is a douchebag.

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Well, there’s more:

Buffy was a toxic environment and it starts at the top. @AllCharisma is speaking truth and I support her 100%. There was a lot of damage done during that time and many of us are still processing it twenty plus years later. #IStandWithRayFisher #IStandWithCharismaCarpenter https://t.co/WJAmDGm76C

— Amber Benson (@amber_benson) February 10, 2021

https://www.instagram.com/p/CLH9ce-ByTV/

https://www.instagram.com/p/CLH4s_WjfZF/

Well, I hope people will stop calling Fisher a liar now… it would seem that he wasn’t “just being a diva” after all… u_u

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Yeah the floodgates are slowly opening. Whedon is basically done unless he actually comes to terms with being a prick, fixes himself and profusely and sincerely apologizes to everyone he hurt.

I personally always believed Fisher because he had nothing to gain and everything to lose from coming forward.

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Also, I hope John Berg gets some shit coming his way for that insanely dumb response to Ray Fisher he did some months back… you know, trying to paint this whole situation as just an actor not wanting to say “booyah”.

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Dave wrote:

I think it’s doubly disappointing given how Whedon often positioned himself and his work as having a fairly progressive and empowering mindset.

It really is devastating.

I pretty much expected that more was to come what with him being off Nevers, but it really is so disappointing to see that while creating these great shows, he was being an asshole all the time.

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How ‘trauma is sort of the big bad’ in the final season of Black Lightning

Jeeeesus… it gets somehow worse:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CLH9ce-ByTV/

Thank you @sarahmgellar for saying this. I am brave enough now as a 35 year old woman….To repost this. Because. This must. Be known. As a teenager. With his not appropriate behavior….very. Not. Appropriate. So now. People know. What Joss. Did.
The last. Comment I will make on this. Was. There was a rule. Saying. He’s not allowed in a room alone with Michelle again.

That probably sounds a lot worse than it is… but still… yikes!

Also: I just got super depressed when I read that Michelle Trachtenberg is 35 y/o… u_u

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On a happier note, three images:

1) How does this one photo look better than the enitrety of the theatrical release? Ah yes.. no weird shitty CGI face

2) Is this the anti-life equation?

3) aaand this one, not from the movie, but I saw it floating around on twitter and it’s a really good drawing, so there:

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Jon wrote:

Also: I just got super depressed when I read that Michelle Trachtenberg is 35 y/o… u_u

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Well, not being a trekkie, I have no idea about any of that… but yeah… sucks getting old… =(

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Jason wrote:

Jon wrote:

Also: I just got super depressed when I read that Michelle Trachtenberg is 35 y/o… u_u

It’s an interesting statistic, but why is there a pic of @MattGarvey on the right?

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DavidM wrote:

why is there a pic of @MattGarvey on the right?

You owe Wil Wheaton an apology.

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Ha ha ha…prick 😜

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Jon wrote:

Jeeeesus… it gets somehow worse:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CLH9ce-ByTV/

Thank you @sarahmgellar for saying this. I am brave enough now as a 35 year old woman….To repost this. Because. This must. Be known. As a teenager. With his not appropriate behavior….very. Not. Appropriate. So now. People know. What Joss. Did.
The last. Comment I will make on this. Was. There was a rule. Saying. He’s not allowed in a room alone with Michelle again.

That probably sounds a lot worse than it is… but still… yikes!

Also: I just got super depressed when I read that Michelle Trachtenberg is 35 y/o… u_u

Yeah, Joss is toast. Really upsetting that this prick was preaching female empowerment and used that image to then abuse/terrorize young women. Not that his abuse was confined to them. But hey, praise to Ray Fisher for putting his career in jeopardy to finally force this into the light. I hope he lands on his feet. And I hope Joss gets what’s coming to him. The fact that I am such a big fan of his work makes this extra infuriating.

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So what’s the consensus on the “right” thing for fans to do now? Stop re-watching any of Whedon’s work, or watch it in support of all the other people that worked on each show/movie?

I mean, when these things come to light there’s always a call to boycott the artist’s work. But that always has a knock-on effect on a lot of people who were probably innocent or, in this case, actually victims.

DavidM wrote:

So what’s the consensus on the “right” thing for fans to do now?

It’s simple, we have to eat him.

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Just don’t give him money. I don’t think any of his shows are currently in syndication so no need to demand USA or SYFY to drop them. For consumers, there is not anything new from him on sale and if you haven’t bought any of his older stuff by now, i don’t think you would be depriving yourself not buying them now.

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It’s tricky as a consumer because repeat viewings send cheques across the board. If you boycott Buffy then the actors here calling him out don’t get residuals either. Michelle Trachtenberg probably needs that more than Whedon does because I haven’t seen in her in much since while he surely secured a mint for Avengers.

The truth is that becoming persona non grata in this way, based in your bad behaviour, means employment will be tough to find in future and that’s about as much as can be done. Whedon is not going to be hired now for any big job and will have to live with that.

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At this point I just assume that all the shows and movies I enjoy are all made by utter bastards and I’m an utter bastards for enjoying them and it is just a matter of time before it comes out that Bob Odenkirk has been kidnapping puppies for years.

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In 2 Days #ZackSnydersJusticeLeague #SnyderCut pic.twitter.com/OWYGPojcHM

— Zack Snyder (@ZackSnyder) February 12, 2021

So they release the trailer for the trailer on Chinese New Year, the trailer itself on Valentine’s Day and then the actual film on my mum’s birthday… I feel like Richard Dreyfuss in Close Encounters. This is important. This means something.

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Proper Darkseid, Desaad aaand… is that Granny Goodness? in Apokolips (maybe it’s earth though)… oh yeah…

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garjones wrote:

The truth is that becoming persona non grata in this way, based in your bad behaviour, means employment will be tough to find in future and that’s about as much as can be done. Whedon is not going to be hired now for any big job and will have to live with that.

Also, yeah, I tend to agree with this… that’s enough for me… no need to retro-spoil my enjoyment of something (plus it already it tends to happen organically more often than not), specially when it’s movies or shows, stuff where A LOT of people worked in.

So some sad news. For all of those asking, Wonder Girl is not getting picked up at the CW. I was very proud of the script I wrote. Wish I could’ve shared the world I created, but unfortunately it wasn’t meant to be. Thanks for everyone’s enthusiasm. It meant a lot to me.

— Dailyn "La Jefa" Rodriguez (@dailynrod) February 12, 2021

Last one… this one is pretty meh, compared…

Tomorrow #ZackSnydersJusticeLeague #SnyderCut pic.twitter.com/E2TJgmuiGC

— Zack Snyder (@ZackSnyder) February 13, 2021

but it still has this gem:

It’S tHe SaMe MoViE

Also: same thing but for some reason even more vertical… I really don’t know what the aspect ration will be… anyhow, this has a nice little Snyder intro.

“They said the age of heroes would never come again.” Zack Snyder’s Justice League arrives on @HBOMax March 18th. #SnyderCut pic.twitter.com/ZY1rYEcu5M

— Zack Snyder's Justice League (@snydercut) February 14, 2021

Also… yes, he totally had the Joker say the “we live in a society” meme… cheap? sure… effective? fuck yeah… brilliant marketing move xD

I heard that they actually held back a longer cut of that trailer that we could have had instead.

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njerry, Bruce

Nope, none of you ain’t bringing me down today… today is good!

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Dave wrote:

I heard that they actually held back a longer cut of that trailer that we could have had instead.

Don’t start.

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Dave

@JACOWBOY,

If you don’t have your meal planned for your JL viewing, you may want to go for this:

That Justice League Meal Kit Has Turned Absolutely Inscrutable

Hey, remember that strange Justice League Snyder Cut-inspired gourmet meal kit that includes a deeply weird take on fish and chips in “honor” of Aquaman? Wonderland at Home has revealed its full menu, and things have gotten much, much weirder.

There are seven dishes representing the six DC superheroes seen in the film, with the seventh inspired by the Martian Manhunter, who will be appearing in the Snyder Cut in some capacity. The other items include Jitters Coffee (as seen in the various Arrowverse shows, but mainly on The Flash) and Koul-Brau beer (whose brewery showed up in the Batman: Arkham Origins game), which are both well and good. Also, the Cyborg and Flash-inspired items are both completely reasonable:

ELEMENT X – CYBORG

Vitamin / Energy drink

It’s just a red energy drink, meant to represent the glowy red “power on” light on his chest. All well and good.

THE BIG BELLY BURGER – THE FLASH

“I am a black hole of snacks, I’m like a snack hole”

8oz Angus steak burger with cheese, crispy potato and onion rösti and Wonderland burger sauce in a pretzel bun

It’s a fancy burger, but a burger nonetheless. I’m guessing the Wonderland sauce probably has some wackiness to it, but sometimes burgers have sauce. It’s fine. Here’s where things start getting bizarre:

THE BAT – BATMAN

Dark chocolate with gooey salted butter caramel

I have no idea how Batman inspired a chocolate bar, but it does sound absolutely delicious and it’s shaped like his bat symbol, so I’m happy to roll with it.

OCEAN TRENCH – AQUAMAN

“He comes on the King Tide”

Icelandic cod and ‘chips’ with trench dressing

I’ve discussed the Aquaman dish previously, but I bring it back up because the fact “chips” is in quotes validates my suspicion that these will not be French fries. Since the fish is pickled cod that is also not fried, this means both of the items in this “take” on fish and chips are as representative of the traditional meal as dumping a can of tuna fish on a baked potato, as I mentioned previously. More alarmingly, the picture above shows the dish being served in a can, which is just wild, since you’re preparing the meal at home.

CHOCO’S – MARTIAN MANHUNTER

Jalapeño, salsa and cheese cookies

You simply cannot make cookies out of these three ingredients. I’m pretty sure it’s illegal. Now, if they were biscuits or some kind of non-sweet baked good, I’d be all over it, but as is they sound gross. Also, Choco’s are supposed to be identical to Oreos, meaning this is wildly inaccurate—also, they’re called Choco’s because there’s chocolate in them. Now, the picture above seemingly indicates there will be a corn snack and Choco’s, so the former could jalapeño/salsa/cheese-flavored and the Choco could some semblance to an Oreo or at least an actual cookie, both of which would be great. But that’s absolutely at odds with the official description.

ANCIENT THEMYSCIRAN FIRE – WONDER WOMAN

“Men won’t know what it means… but she will”

Smoked marshmallows

What? I guess the description is accurate, because I’m a man and why ancient Amazonians would be eating marshmallows is absolutely unfathomable to me. If any woman could explain it in the comments, I’m all ears. Ten seconds of research on Google tells me ancient Egyptians ate marshmallows, so it turns out they aren’t anachronistic, but, again: What?

RESURRECTION – SUPERMAN

“A beacon to the world”

A corn and maple soufflé with silver popcorn

Wonderland at Home said this dish would be inspired by the cornfields of Smallville, and sure enough, there is corn in it. But I want you to think real, real hard about a corn and maple soufflé with silver popcorn and how it is inspired by, representative of, or connected to in any way, shape, or form to the concept of “resurrection.”

Other than the cookies, none of these items sound bad, but you’re buying a lot of confusion if you drop $130 to pre-order the meal kit. Also, apparently the kit won’t be shipping until April 15, after Justice League: The Snyder Cut drops on March 18, so if you wanted to shove a forkful of corn soufflé in your gob while watching the movie next month, you’re out of luck.

I mean… I’m a fan, but I’m not suicidal… =P

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[Uncle Retrospective]

I’m not sure my love of schadenfreude will get me through 4! hours of this.

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lorcan_nagle, Bruce

Do it to spite yourself, then!

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[Uncle Retrospective]

Uncle Retrospective wrote:

I’m not sure my love of schadenfreude will get me through 4! hours of this.

• This reply was modified 3 years, 10 months ago by Uncle Retrospective.

Just watch A Serbian Film instead, it’ll be more fun.

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