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Sylvi's got HWR tempad, which probably incorporates protection from most time shenanigans. Loki on the other hand- was likely enhanced by HWR with the express idea of Loki eventually taking his place. No other variants exhibit time powers, nor does the Loki Variant until after encountering HWR. OB comments he's like an upgraded Tempad, which may support it. Otherwise, pure conjecture on my part.
I think in terms of D+ it was a pretty good evil villain plan. It is only defeated by the hero giving up his life for eternity. And in a far worse way than Evil Villain, who presumably could pop out whenever he fancied or have fun battling himself (he probably thought it was fun). They also did a good job of showing he wasn't passively dying, since he knew he had set things up to unmake that ending.
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And that's the issue with multiverses and time travel. In theory, we could have Loki Ygg grab a variant Loki, and send him on whatever adventure needs doing. Or, just training and grooming a replacement Loki to take his place, and the original returns to the movies and series.
That already happened. The "original" was killed by Thanos. This is a variant replacement Loki already.
Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote: What-If Season 2 (I think?) debuts on D+ on 22 December, with one new episode a day for 9 days.
Which is nice!
And it has a trailer...
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Non-trivial sources reporting Pedro Pascal has signed on for Reed Richards, which is fresh off the back of rumours he was going to play an even more reduced role in the next series of Mando.
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Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote: What-If Season 2 (I think?) debuts on D+ on 22 December, with one new episode a day for 9 days.
About a month after my D+ subscription comes to an end.
Interesting.
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Azreal13 wrote: Non-trivial sources reporting Pedro Pascal has signed on for Reed Richards, which is fresh off the back of rumours he was going to play an even more reduced role in the next series of Mando.
Where's that picture of Stark's face collapsing after talking to the Guardians in Infinity War when you need it?
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Deadline (who I consider a more heavyweight source) reporting he's in talks but not closed the deal yet.
Still figuring out how I feel.
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Pedro Pascal is currently being eyed to play Reed Richards, aka Mr. Fantastic, a brilliant scientist who gains the ability to bend and stretch his body like rubber following exposure to gamma rays during a scientific expedition to outer space.
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Easy E wrote: I think She-Hulk gets panned unfairly.
It has some very smart writing behind it. You can not de-construct the way they do, without first knowing how the thing you are de-constructing works.
They knew how it worked, and that is going to get a reaction. Probably a negative one.
I'm 4 episodes in and enjoying it so far. It's definitely nothing like a Hulk series would have been though, so I can see that being jarring for people.
Easy E wrote: I think She-Hulk gets panned unfairly.
It has some very smart writing behind it. You can not de-construct the way they do, without first knowing how the thing you are de-constructing works.
They knew how it worked, and that is going to get a reaction. Probably a negative one.
I'm 4 episodes in and enjoying it so far. It's definitely nothing like a Hulk series would have been though, so I can see that being jarring for people.
Yeah but it is EXACTLY what a She Hulk series would be. They basically took her right off the page.
These are my opinions. This is how I feel. Others may feel differently. This needs to be stated for some reason.
Surely there's not much point in having the same character twice or wanting a not-Hulk show to be a Hulk show but then not star Hulk. Kind of an odd thing to complain about.
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Easy E wrote: I think She-Hulk gets panned unfairly.
It has some very smart writing behind it. You can not de-construct the way they do, without first knowing how the thing you are de-constructing works.
They knew how it worked, and that is going to get a reaction. Probably a negative one.
I'm 4 episodes in and enjoying it so far. It's definitely nothing like a Hulk series would have been though, so I can see that being jarring for people.
Yeah but it is EXACTLY what a She Hulk series would be. They basically took her right off the page.
Indeed it's what it *should* be. But I do wonder how many people went into it expecting more smashing.
I've finished watching it now and I have to admit that whilst I enjoyed it, the 4th wall stuff was just a bit much especially later on.
Sure. But I can't think of a single piece video promo material for she hulk that did not at least feature her and hulk looking at the camera after the one comment or her looking up from her phone to the camera saying "I am not proud of this" or both.
If you went into She Hulk as it was being released having seen ANY of the promo material you should know exactly what you were getting.
These are my opinions. This is how I feel. Others may feel differently. This needs to be stated for some reason.
One of She-Hulk's powers is literally breaking the fourth wall. It is as much a part of the character as it is for Deadpool (but maybe not as snarky as he is).
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It's also just the next logical fandom bubble. Comic movies have really grown out of a fandom cultivated by the early 90's comic bubble and in particularly the excellent trio of Batman/X-Men/Spider-Man animated series. Video games started to hit their cultural stride in the decades that follow and are the logical follow up for what 20-30 somethings were into as kids that can be given the "like you remember them" treatment.
This is basically how big entertainment trends have always worked. Before comics it was lone soldier action stories. Before that we had crime thrillers, noir detectives and the westerns before that. Each generation essentially taking their kids stuff and giving it legitimacy by treating it as series as it felt to them when they were young.
Video game movies being a mainstream focus is still in its infancy. As much money as the Mario movie made, it was still fairly simplistic. As faithful as The Last of Us was (most of the time), it ended up cutting out too many the cathartic action sequences. Twisted Metal was tons of fun, with had a great cast, but I can't speak to if it was in any way faithful to the games. And the less said about the multiple dumpster fires created in an attempt to adapt or reinterpret the Resident Evil series, the better.
Comic book movies took a long time to solidify and get make correctly. I fear we've got a few more years of Uncharted and Monster Hunters before we start to get really good films. The upcoming Fallout TV series will be an interesting test. It's an Amazon series, so it's a 50/50 coin flip on whether you're going to get The Boys/Invincible, or Wheel of Time/Rings of Fanfiction, so we'll have to wait and see there.
Lance845 wrote: If you went into She Hulk as it was being released having seen ANY of the promo material you should know exactly what you were getting.
I was expecting a Legal Comedy. The show was neither. It was mostly fanbaiting trash.
The 4th wall breaking wasn't even a big deal.
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There are more Resi films/TV projects beyond the Paul W. S. Anderson films. Don't forget that (or do, because they're much much worse! ).
And look, you can defend them as something you like whilst acknowledging that they're not good films. I love the Fast series. I know that most of them are terrible (5 is a masterpiece though), but I still love them.
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Ghaz wrote: One of She-Hulk's powers is literally breaking the fourth wall. It is as much a part of the character as it is for Deadpool (but maybe not as snarky as he is).
But only when in her own series!
As soon as she's having an adventure in someone else's book, or is a member of a team in the team's book, she loses that power.
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H.B.M.C. wrote: There are more Resi films/TV projects beyond the Paul W. S. Anderson films. Don't forget that (or do, because they're much much worse! ).
And look, you can defend them as something you like whilst acknowledging that they're not good films. I love the Fast series. I know that most of them are terrible (5 is a masterpiece though), but I still love them.
Raccoon City was dire. No disputing that.
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Ghaz wrote: One of She-Hulk's powers is literally breaking the fourth wall. It is as much a part of the character as it is for Deadpool (but maybe not as snarky as he is).
I like She-Hulk for the most part, but the end was just too much for me. Talking to the audience on a meta level is one thing, but stepping out of the show's reality into the real life production facilities is a whole different story. Maybe that's fine for people who are into the comics. I wouldn't know. But I very much doubt that the general audience is into that kind of stuff.
Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote: I’d also argue the two live action Silent Hill movies are surprisingly good, and decent enough adaptations which capture the other worldly weirdness.
I really like the first one. I have no idea how faithful it is to the games, but as a movie it's proper good. If we were to see a video game adaptation craze after superheroes, I might just put up Silent Hill as the best example from an era that generally didn't produce good video game adaptations or particularly good movies that just failed their source material.
Oddly enough I'm quite happy with Doom as well. It has some issues but can stand on its own as an action movie.
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Ghaz wrote: One of She-Hulk's powers is literally breaking the fourth wall. It is as much a part of the character as it is for Deadpool (but maybe not as snarky as he is).
I like She-Hulk for the most part, but the end was just too much for me. Talking to the audience on a meta level is one thing, but stepping out of the show's reality into the real life production facilities is a whole different story. Maybe that's fine for people who are into the comics. I wouldn't know. But I very much doubt that the general audience is into that kind of stuff.
That was pretty much my thought as well, most of the nods were fine but the KEVIN stuff just seemed like such a pointless diversion. I only really kept watching at that point because there was only a few mins left of the series. That it fits in with the canon is fair enough but I wonder how many of the general audience would know and appreciate that. But then we're getting into who the media is produced for - the fans of the source material or the mass market providing the mass market money?
I will caveat that by ackowledging that I've never really been a comic book reader (I bought many to display the art), but I'd have thought I was more on the pulse than the general population when it came to comic knowledge.
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I love the first few Res Evil films - stylish, good action, good music - so for me they are "good Films" - others may have an opinion including critics but thats all it is and should be valued no higher than that
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