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Supergirl: SpoilerThey literally Poochie'd M'gann. I was in near tears laughing, and all I could say for a good ten minutes afterwards was how "P'chie died on her way back to her home planet."
APB: SpoilerHuh, it really was a repackaged Iron Man. Billionaire Genuis Philanthropist in the private sector gets stuck in an armpit of the world and suffers a tragedy that drastically changes his life and world view. Instead of getting a shrapnel shard in his chest his best friend gets himself a terminal case of deaditus so he decides to take the law into his own hands, and no facial hair. I know they were shown on the commercials, but balls do I want that taser.

Why they didn't use those beautiful tasers at the fleeing suspect with the clearly visible weapon in his hand is beyond me. Also why did all three cops go to the front door instead of posting someone at the alley in case of escape? I mean, excluding the obvious "need to create dramatic tension for story purposes," of course. All I'm saying is Ensign Ricky wouldn't have been shot if anyone had actually done their jobs or at the very least used their damn equipment.

Beyond that, seems to be a pretty standard show, nothing really new for the genre.

New Iron Fist trailer. SpoilerI was happy to see Coleen Wing (though disappointed in the lack of red hair) and Madame Gao, but then I got excited over the glowy fist. Already know I'll like the show, probably more than both Daredevil. I was worried we wouldn't get the glowy fist. Hopefully it breaks the Netflix curse of having an amazing first half and then fizzling out near the end. But yes, glowy fist like a thing unto iron.


Paramount recently removed their Friday the 13^th reboot from their schedule officially, and almost immediately afterwards a rumor started circulating that the movie has been canceled. The reason cited was that since Rings underperformed, the Paramount suits got cold feet on the idea of rebooting another franchise. Which is dumb, you don't need to reboot a movie like that, you just have to make sequels. They've also have now taken the World War Z sequel off their release schedule. Tough times for the studio.

I finally caught the Wolverine: Logan commercials on TV instead of youtube, and the higher level of detail makes me realize just how angry the little girl looks in most of her scenes. Which is great. I think they were/are doing a whole thing. There was one for Big Bang Theory, though it wasn't that funny.

Edited, Feb 7th 2017 12:51pm by lolgaxe

SHIELD: SpoilerI thought the Terrigen mist hurt humans? Isn't that how Coulson lost his arm? And Daisy's friend, Not-Mack, died in the first release?

I wish the Congresswoamn had been one. Having her just be blown up after being human is just disappointing. I wanted to see her suffer.

I forgot that Justice League Dark released yesterday. Will have to check that out. And I didn't remember until I saw a feed on social media about the release of a new trailer for Teen Titans, the Judas Contract.

Teen Titans, the Judas Contract:
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I felt the same way. Especially that Bollywood Dance Sequence. The show is disjointed as hell, which for a show about someone with mental issues is about as right as you can get. There's about two or three different storylines playing at once, and it's hard to keep track of what goes where, which normally would be bad but in the show's context works well to keep you off balance. But man, the pace is out there. It feels like if you blink you're going to miss something important so you have to focus, which is already a task with the fractured nature of the narrative. Thank God for DVR. I am a little disappointed at the lack of David's huge distinctive hairstyle, though. At least the show poster kind of alluded to it.

SpoilerI, too, have a sneaking suspicion that all the people are actually splintered fragments of David's personality, and the "real" David is actually comatose. Each personality has their own power, and some of the personalities are fighting for dominance over the body and ultimately all the powers, while others don't even realize they're just personalities. Though in retrospect I guess that is a little obvious, what with the show (and character) being called/based on Legion and all. It's only February, but I think this might be the show of the year.

According to Vincent D'Onofrio, there is zero chance that he'll reprise his role as the Kingpin in The Punisher. But considering it was a surprise appearance in Daredevil's second season I wouldn't call it definitive.

Adi Shankar confirmed on Facebook that there is a Castlevania animated series coming to Netflix sometime this year. According to him it will be a dark, satirical adaptation that would "flip the vampire sub-genre on its head," and will be the "western world's first good video game adaptation." Lofty claims, especially when competing with the Super Mario Brothers Super Show.

I can't help but wonder if this is due to Molly Spoilerbeing a mutant in the comics, and the weird Spoilermutant embargo going on between Fox and Marvel Studios. I'm betting the origin of her powers will be changed in the show along with her surname.

Got around to watching the first episode of Powerless. Nothing all that great, but I think it would probably be better suited as a comedic animated series or something. Just doesn't work out well in actual live action and poor CG.

I guess Vanessa Hudgens is cute, so it's got that going for it? Bruce Wayne / Batman jokes are probably going to be overdone (just that first one at the end was already too much). And the Cousin-Bro thing will probably be annoying soon too. Out of the team, I think I actually liked the rude, homely gal with the "I hate Emily" invention the best. Possibly gay black guy 2nd and maybe metro-sexual white guy a 3rd (just cause he hasn't done anything but obsess with colors yet).

They also are the guys behind a little known franchise called Grand Theft Auto. Personally, I'd pay to see a live action Trevor Philips movie.

On another note, I saw John Wick Chapter 2 over the weekend, and left somewhat disappointed. It was nice to see them flesh out the John Wick criminal underworld a bit, but after the fifth ten minute gunfight, I was bored. I actually drifted off for a couple minutes during the final one in the mirror room. The end is a clear set up for a third movie, so we can expect that in a couple of years.

For some reason I didn't connect "Take-Two" with "Take2." But a live action GTA would be Gone In Sixty Seconds, except Nick Cage would be Lazlo. Personally, I'd probably prefer Tommy Vercetti. It'd still be a Fast & Furious ripoff, but with a better soundtrack.

Actually, now that I thought about it, I'd watch Nick Cage as Lazlo. I thought the channel had flipped or something. Also, that was SpoilerMister Mxyzptlk, who was voiced by Gilbert Gottfried in the best episode of the 90s cartoon ("Mxyzpixilated" if you're so inclined to factcheck the episode's superiority for yourself) so next episode is bound to be "kooky." I'd watch the hell out of that, though the lack of George Carlin is certainly concerning.

A clip from the only scene from Beauty and the Beast that anyone really cares about.

Since Kenny Baker has been dead for a few months now, Star Wars has found a new body to stuff into R2-D2 in Jimmy Vee, who played a bunch of aliens in various episodes of Doctor Who and was a Gringott's Goblin in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. I guess that potty mouthed little automated trash can is in good hands.

Preview of the ongoing adventures of Thor and Daryl. The full version will be on the Doctor Strange Blu-Ray and Youtube. Spoiler


Not sure why there is no new Flash or Legends of Tomorrow tonight, in favor of what looks like a cruddy reality show. Nothing political is showing up on the channel guide.

Edited, Feb 14th 2017 1:00pm by lolgaxe

And so pointless. They only killed the zombies that had already gotten passed the exit, so they could have just taken one car through the huge hole that the zombies left open, ran it into a group that actually was in the way, and made their escape. Was kind of nice of the undead to line up like that, though.

SHIELD: What a missed opportunity. SpoilerThey should have had only one LMD, not all four. Could have had a neat little mystery to speculate over for a week. And then it should have been none of them, but Jemma all along.

Six more people tagged on to Freeform's Cloak & Dagger. Andrea Roth (Rescue Me, Blue Bloods) as Melissa Bowen, Tandy's mom, Gloria Reuben (ER, Mr. Robot) as Adina Johnson, Tyrone's mother, Miles Mussenden (Bloodline, Queen Sugar) as Tyrone's father, Michael Johnson, Carl Lundstedt (Grey's Anatomy, Conviction) as Liam, a townie who operates as Tandy's partner in crime while moonlighting as her boyfriend, James Saito (Life of Pi) as Dr. Bernard Sanjo, an emotional cornerstone in Tyrone's life, and J.D. Evermore (True Detective, The Walking Dead) as Detective Connors, described as "a contradiction of a man embracing an intimidating persona that overcompensates for a secret he keeps close to the vest."

Scarlett Byrne, who played the Slytherin Pansy Parkinson in three of the Harry Potter movies, is going to be posing nude on Playboy now that they're doing that kind of thing again. To celebrate she posted a picture of her butt on Instagram.

Reel News Hawaii says that, along with some Inhumans filming, that there is a Namor show in the works. Furthermore Production Weekly also lists the Sub-Mariner as a future project. Not necessarily confirmation, and neither specify whether it's for television or movie, but a rumor is a rumor, and it's an interesting one.

Fox just extended the runtime of Wolverine: Logan by three minutes more than what was shown to critics, which pretty much means a last minute mid/after-credit scene being added. Considering this is Hugh's final Wolverine appearance, it begs the question whether if it's something for the next X-Men movie, an X-23 solo, or even Deadpool just for gits and shiggles.

Final trailer for the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers reboot.Spoiler


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Upupup.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, negotiations with Matt Reeves to direct the Batman movie have broken down, but there's possibility that talks could resume once "heads cool down." Between this setback, rumors that Affleck wants out of the entire project, and the studio's insistence of making a Batman movie regardless are all signs of a troubled production if you ask me.

Raja Ilya let slip that she'll be heading to Hollywood "in about six months" to appear in an upcoming Marvel Studios project, after first undergoing extensive martial arts training with Yayan Ruhian (The Raid, Star Wars: The Force Awakens). She didn't give any more details, but considering that Captain Marvel will be commencing production towards the end of the year or very early in 2018 that's a pretty good guess. Antman and the Wasp is also a possibility, but that is beginning production in June so if she were part of that then she'd be coming on board late, and possibly for post production scenes and such so less likely. Granted, she probably won't have a substantial role in the film, but at least some action scenes. Falcon, War Machine, Mordo, Heimdall, and Luke Cage are probably not too pleased with Mr Jackson.

Rumors from a test screening reveal that Ares will be the main villain for Wonder Woman and will be played by Harry Potter's David Thewlis.

Japanese poster for Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol 2, and it's absolutely adorable.

Adult Swim released the Rick & Morty season 3 opening, though no official return date yet. Probably the only show worth watching left on the programming block. Spoiler


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SpoilerI think the whole episode was pretty disappointing. Here we have a prankster that can do literally anything he feels like and ... he doesn't pull a single prank. It's like watching the Joker doing his taxes. It seemed like a complete waste of a character. Even his "limitations" seemed wonky. Okay, he added that he can't stop people from killing themselves but exactly how would that prevent him from saving himself in an explosion? Or just stopping the explosion? They really went out of their way to prove they knew how to say Mix-Yes-Spit-Lick. Over and over and over and over and over and over and over [...] again. At least they quickly threw in a "McGurk" near the start of the episode.

APB: "And that's how you engineer a confession!" Holy cod cocks are those words you simply never eeeeeeeeeever want heard anywhere near an interrogation. Even in context you've just blown the whole case. But I do love that they got the giant bully from Parker Lewis Can't Lose (Abraham Benrubi) and made him a main brain for the show. Something about that puts a smile on my face.

Recent developments on the Hellboy 3 sequel over Twitter:

Some Inhumans news, and it's quite nice. Game of Thrones actor Iwan Rheon will play Maximus the Mad, the unhinged brother of Black Bolt, and if the reports are accurate then he'll be the main character and not the Inhuman Royal Family. Which kind of sucks for me, since I find Karnak the only really interesting Inhuman, and he's already a bit character to the Royal Family. This'll just push him further away. Or not. Who knows. Still, Karnak is best.

Edited, Feb 21st 2017 3:24pm by lolgaxe