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May 17, 2012, 12:40:29 PM5/17/12
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David

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May 17, 2012, 12:56:59 PM5/17/12
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On Thu, 17 May 2012 12:40:29 -0400, David <diml...@yahoo.com> wrote:

>http://www.thefutoncritic.com/video/2012/05/17/video-the-cw-2012-fall-previews-399201

"Green Arrow" - Doesn't look at all convincingly superheroic. Maybe
they could speed up his arrow loading

"Beauty and the Beast" - A by-the-numbers plot point. Not the best
introduction they could've chosen, or maybe it is

"Emily Owens" - Categorically "Grey's Anatomy"

David Johnston

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May 17, 2012, 1:30:08 PM5/17/12
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On 5/17/2012 10:56 AM, David wrote:
> On Thu, 17 May 2012 12:40:29 -0400, David<diml...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> http://www.thefutoncritic.com/video/2012/05/17/video-the-cw-2012-fall-previews-399201
>
> "Green Arrow" - Doesn't look at all convincingly superheroic. Maybe
> they could speed up his arrow loading

I think if they sped it up any more, it would look really silly.

>
> "Beauty and the Beast" - A by-the-numbers plot point. Not the best
> introduction they could've chosen, or maybe it is

Those two are going to leave a lot of bodies behind them.

>
> "Emily Owens" - Categorically "Grey's Anatomy"

Better casting for Emily than for most TV high school omegas, for what
that's worth.

David

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May 17, 2012, 1:49:03 PM5/17/12
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On Thu, 17 May 2012 11:30:08 -0600, David Johnston <Da...@block.net>
wrote:

>On 5/17/2012 10:56 AM, David wrote:
>> On Thu, 17 May 2012 12:40:29 -0400, David<diml...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>> http://www.thefutoncritic.com/video/2012/05/17/video-the-cw-2012-fall-previews-399201
>>
>> "Green Arrow" - Doesn't look at all convincingly superheroic. Maybe
>> they could speed up his arrow loading
>
>I think if they sped it up any more, it would look really silly.

They'll have to explain how he'll avoid getting killed the first time
he fails to get the drop on someone.

>> "Emily Owens" - Categorically "Grey's Anatomy"
>
>Better casting for Emily than for most TV high school omegas, for what
>that's worth.

Yeah she seems like an unconventional lead. Though she reminds me of
the replacement-Zach Braff in the final season of "Scrubs."

anim8rFSK

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May 17, 2012, 2:02:48 PM5/17/12
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In article <b6bar7l3doa9fbsf8...@4ax.com>,
David <diml...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> On Thu, 17 May 2012 12:40:29 -0400, David <diml...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> >http://www.thefutoncritic.com/video/2012/05/17/video-the-cw-2012-fall-preview
> >s-399201
>
> "Green Arrow" - Doesn't look at all convincingly superheroic. Maybe
> they could speed up his arrow loading

Or watch THE AVENGERS to see an archer that's not just embarrassing.

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May 17, 2012, 2:19:34 PM5/17/12
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On May 17, 10:49 am, David <dimla...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 17 May 2012 11:30:08 -0600, David Johnston <Da...@block.net>
> wrote:
> >On 5/17/2012 10:56 AM, David wrote:
> >> On Thu, 17 May 2012 12:40:29 -0400, David<dimla...@yahoo.com>  wrote:
>
> >>>http://www.thefutoncritic.com/video/2012/05/17/video-the-cw-2012-fall...
>
> >> "Emily Owens" - Categorically "Grey's Anatomy"
>
> >Better casting for Emily than for most TV high school omegas, for what
> >that's worth.
>
> Yeah she seems like an unconventional lead. Though she reminds me of
> the replacement-Zach Braff in the final season of "Scrubs."

Again, they got the wrong Gummer - Grace would have been a much better
choice than Mamie.

David

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May 17, 2012, 2:38:09 PM5/17/12
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I didn't know there was *one* Gummer, much less at least two.

Icebreaker

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May 17, 2012, 3:04:44 PM5/17/12
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"David" <diml...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Both are underwhelming actresses imo, if you can tell them apart. :)

Ian J. Ball

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May 17, 2012, 3:20:31 PM5/17/12
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On May 17, 12:04 pm, "Icebreaker" <icebrea...@someplaceoranother.com>
wrote:
> "David" <dimla...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
Grace has a much greater likeability factor than Mamie - I don't think
Mamie ever comes off as likeable.

Obveeus

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May 17, 2012, 3:35:44 PM5/17/12
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"anim8rFSK" <anim...@cox.net> wrote:
> David <diml...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 17 May 2012 12:40:29 -0400, David <diml...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> >http://www.thefutoncritic.com/video/2012/05/17/video-the-cw-2012-fall-preview
>> >s-399201
>>
>> "Green Arrow" - Doesn't look at all convincingly superheroic. Maybe
>> they could speed up his arrow loading
>
> Or watch THE AVENGERS to see an archer that's not just embarrassing.

What's not embarrassing about being an evil minion?


Obveeus

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May 17, 2012, 3:37:54 PM5/17/12
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"David" <diml...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 17 May 2012 11:30:08 -0600, David Johnston <Da...@block.net>
> wrote:
>
>>On 5/17/2012 10:56 AM, David wrote:
>>> On Thu, 17 May 2012 12:40:29 -0400, David<diml...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> http://www.thefutoncritic.com/video/2012/05/17/video-the-cw-2012-fall-previews-399201
>>>
>>> "Green Arrow" - Doesn't look at all convincingly superheroic. Maybe
>>> they could speed up his arrow loading
>>
>>I think if they sped it up any more, it would look really silly.
>
> They'll have to explain how he'll avoid getting killed the first time
> he fails to get the drop on someone.

Some hero based shows consider it a regular part of the plot to have the
hero subdued/captured in every episode. Wild Wild West was like that.
James Bond is like that. Maybe Arrow will treat us to weekly scenes of 'our
hero' tied to a table with a pendulum blade slowly swinging closer and
closer and closer.


William George Ferguson

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May 17, 2012, 6:15:42 PM5/17/12
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There are three Gummer sisters (and a brother), Mamie, Grace, and Louisa
(who has only done stage work so far).
<http://www.exposay.com/celebrity-photos/grace-gummer-mamie-gummer-and-louisa-gummer-0kP2vD.jpg>

In case you couldn't tell by their noses, they're Meryl Streep's daughters.

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anim8rFSK

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May 17, 2012, 6:23:16 PM5/17/12
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In article <jdear71foa3djphu8...@4ax.com>,
David <diml...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> On Thu, 17 May 2012 11:30:08 -0600, David Johnston <Da...@block.net>
> wrote:
>
> >On 5/17/2012 10:56 AM, David wrote:
> >> On Thu, 17 May 2012 12:40:29 -0400, David<diml...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> http://www.thefutoncritic.com/video/2012/05/17/video-the-cw-2012-fall-prev
> >>> iews-399201
> >>
> >> "Green Arrow" - Doesn't look at all convincingly superheroic. Maybe
> >> they could speed up his arrow loading
> >
> >I think if they sped it up any more, it would look really silly.
>
> They'll have to explain how he'll avoid getting killed the first time
> he fails to get the drop on someone.

As I've said of Hawkeye, the only reason he's not the first one killed
in any engagement is that he's not worth killing.

anim8rFSK

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May 17, 2012, 6:31:25 PM5/17/12
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In article <jp3juh$3p9$1...@dont-email.me>, "Obveeus" <Obv...@aol.com>
wrote:
Hawkeye's always been somebody's evil minion.

Jim G.

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May 21, 2012, 4:02:20 PM5/21/12
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anim8rFSK sent the following on 5/17/2012 5:31 PM:
He's also sorta the Michael Shanks of the Avengers, if you know what I
mean. And they even *look* a lot alike...

--
Jim G. | Waukesha, WI
"I find it's best if you just ... go with it." -- Lincoln Lee, providing
us with FRINGE's "Every question just leads to more questions" moment

anim8rFSK

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May 22, 2012, 1:29:20 AM5/22/12
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In article <jpe70e$o17$2...@news.albasani.net>,
"Jim G." <jimg...@geemail.com> wrote:

> anim8rFSK sent the following on 5/17/2012 5:31 PM:
> > In article<jp3juh$3p9$1...@dont-email.me>, "Obveeus"<Obv...@aol.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> "anim8rFSK"<anim...@cox.net> wrote:
> >>> David<diml...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> On Thu, 17 May 2012 12:40:29 -0400, David<diml...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> http://www.thefutoncritic.com/video/2012/05/17/video-the-cw-2012-fall-pr
> >>>>> ev
> >>>>> iew
> >>>>> s-399201
> >>>>
> >>>> "Green Arrow" - Doesn't look at all convincingly superheroic. Maybe
> >>>> they could speed up his arrow loading
> >>>
> >>> Or watch THE AVENGERS to see an archer that's not just embarrassing.
> >>
> >> What's not embarrassing about being an evil minion?
> >
> > Hawkeye's always been somebody's evil minion.
>
> He's also sorta the Michael Shanks of the Avengers, if you know what I
> mean. And they even *look* a lot alike...

Well, if we have Michael Shanks, let's make him Hank Pym, and then we
get Lexa Doig as Janet ...

Adam H. Kerman

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May 22, 2012, 3:15:31 AM5/22/12
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Jim G. <jimg...@geemail.com> wrote:
>anim8rFSK sent the following on 5/17/2012 5:31 PM:
>>"Obveeus"<Obv...@aol.com> wrote:
>>>"anim8rFSK"<anim...@cox.net> wrote:
>>>>David<diml...@yahoo.com> wrote:

>>>>>> http://www.thefutoncritic.com/video/2012/05/17/video-the-cw-2012-fall-previews-399201

>>>>>"Green Arrow" - Doesn't look at all convincingly superheroic. Maybe
>>>>>they could speed up his arrow loading

>>>>Or watch THE AVENGERS to see an archer that's not just embarrassing.

>>>What's not embarrassing about being an evil minion?

>>Hawkeye's always been somebody's evil minion.

>He's also sorta the Michael Shanks of the Avengers, if you know what I
>mean. And they even *look* a lot alike...

Readily replaced with another actor for a season whom we actually like better?

anim8rFSK

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May 22, 2012, 9:38:15 AM5/22/12
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In article <jpfeej$gdu$5...@news.albasani.net>,
In another life, Michael Shanks *was* 'Mansquito'

Jim G.

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anim8rFSK sent the following on 5/22/2012 12:29 AM:
But Pym never slutted his way through both the tower and the mansion,
did he? Spider-Woman is just the latest notch on that particular bedpost...

Duggy

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May 23, 2012, 1:37:56 AM5/23/12
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On May 22, 5:15 pm, "Adam H. Kerman" <a...@chinet.com> wrote:
> Jim G. <jimgy...@geemail.com> wrote:
> >He's also sorta the Michael Shanks of the Avengers, if you know what I
> >mean. And they even *look* a lot alike...
> Readily replaced with another actor for a season whom we actually like better?

"We"?

Speaking for everyone else again, stalker?

===
= DUG.
===

anim8rFSK

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May 23, 2012, 10:26:47 AM5/23/12
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In article <jphqb2$1f2$1...@news.albasani.net>,
No, but the Wasp did. Mmmm, slutty Lexa Doig goodness ...

> did he? Spider-Woman is just the latest notch on that particular bedpost...

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Jim G.

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anim8rFSK sent the following on 5/23/2012 9:26 AM:
Ah, okay. I was looking at it from the guy side of things.

> Mmmm, slutty Lexa Doig goodness ...

Van Dyne is a freaking ditz, though. How about a slutty Ms Marvel
instead? Or a slutty Mockingbird? Or even a slutty Scarlet Witch,
stinging from Vision's rejection...

anim8rFSK

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May 23, 2012, 4:44:06 PM5/23/12
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In article <jpj8j8$2o9$1...@news.albasani.net>,
Well, she was; they pretty much retconned that.

How about a slutty Ms Marvel
> instead? Or a slutty Mockingbird? Or even a slutty Scarlet Witch,
> stinging from Vision's rejection...

Ack, don't fuck with Wanda, she'll kill every one of us!

Jim G.

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anim8rFSK sent the following on 5/23/2012 3:44 PM:
It was only when I re-read the origins issue (as "The Coming of the
Avengers!") that I remembered just how she was at first.

> How about a slutty Ms Marvel
>> instead? Or a slutty Mockingbird? Or even a slutty Scarlet Witch,
>> stinging from Vision's rejection...
>
> Ack, don't fuck with Wanda, she'll kill every one of us!

Vision would probably be pretty unhappy, too, in the usual "I don't want
her; you can't have her" sort of way.

anim8rFSK

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May 25, 2012, 3:37:13 PM5/25/12
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In article <jpoeiq$d4c$4...@news.albasani.net>,
Plus, first thing you know, we've got Pietro in our business.

Jim G.

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anim8rFSK sent the following on 5/25/2012 2:37 PM:
Don't remind me. He's always been *way* too creepily interested in his
sister and *her* business.

anim8rFSK

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In article <jq5tht$p79$1...@news.albasani.net>,
Plus, his mother's a cow.

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Jim G.

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anim8rFSK sent the following on 6/1/2012 11:43 PM:
> In article<jq5tht$p79$1...@news.albasani.net>,
> "Jim G."<jimg...@geemail.com> wrote:
>
>> anim8rFSK sent the following on 5/25/2012 2:37 PM:
>>> In article<jpoeiq$d4c$4...@news.albasani.net>,
>>> "Jim G."<jimg...@geemail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> anim8rFSK sent the following on 5/23/2012 3:44 PM:
>>>>>
>>>>> Ack, don't fuck with Wanda, she'll kill every one of us!
>>>>
>>>> Vision would probably be pretty unhappy, too, in the usual "I don't want
>>>> her; you can't have her" sort of way.
>>>
>>> Plus, first thing you know, we've got Pietro in our business.
>>
>> Don't remind me. He's always been *way* too creepily interested in his
>> sister and *her* business.
>
> Plus, his mother's a cow.

You just whooshed me. I hate when that happens.

David Johnston

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On 6/4/2012 1:53 PM, Jim G. wrote:

>>> Don't remind me. He's always been *way* too creepily interested in his
>>> sister and *her* business.
>>
>> Plus, his mother's a cow.
>
> You just whooshed me. I hate when that happens.
>

http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix2/bovanewmen.htm

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In article <jqj4qs$go3$1...@dont-email.me>,
Wow, a most excellent link, thanks!

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anim8rFSK

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In article <jqj43p$hfd$1...@news.albasani.net>,
"Jim G." <jimg...@geemail.com> wrote:

> anim8rFSK sent the following on 6/1/2012 11:43 PM:
> > In article<jq5tht$p79$1...@news.albasani.net>,
> > "Jim G."<jimg...@geemail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> anim8rFSK sent the following on 5/25/2012 2:37 PM:
> >>> In article<jpoeiq$d4c$4...@news.albasani.net>,
> >>> "Jim G."<jimg...@geemail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> anim8rFSK sent the following on 5/23/2012 3:44 PM:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Ack, don't fuck with Wanda, she'll kill every one of us!
> >>>>
> >>>> Vision would probably be pretty unhappy, too, in the usual "I don't want
> >>>> her; you can't have her" sort of way.
> >>>
> >>> Plus, first thing you know, we've got Pietro in our business.
> >>
> >> Don't remind me. He's always been *way* too creepily interested in his
> >> sister and *her* business.
> >
> > Plus, his mother's a cow.
>
> You just whooshed me. I hate when that happens.

David's got your back.

Jim G.

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David Johnston sent the following on 6/4/2012 3:13 PM:
Thanks! That's a pretty nifty site!

Jim G.

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anim8rFSK sent the following on 6/4/2012 9:23 PM:
I saw that. Clearly I'm gonna have to turn in my Marvel Card.

anim8rFSK

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In article <jqo1e0$ik$7...@news.albasani.net>,
"Jim G." <jimg...@geemail.com> wrote:

> anim8rFSK sent the following on 6/4/2012 9:23 PM:
> > In article<jqj43p$hfd$1...@news.albasani.net>,
> > "Jim G."<jimg...@geemail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> anim8rFSK sent the following on 6/1/2012 11:43 PM:
> >>> In article<jq5tht$p79$1...@news.albasani.net>,
> >>> "Jim G."<jimg...@geemail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> anim8rFSK sent the following on 5/25/2012 2:37 PM:
> >>>>> In article<jpoeiq$d4c$4...@news.albasani.net>,
> >>>>> "Jim G."<jimg...@geemail.com> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> anim8rFSK sent the following on 5/23/2012 3:44 PM:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Ack, don't fuck with Wanda, she'll kill every one of us!
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Vision would probably be pretty unhappy, too, in the usual "I don't
> >>>>>> want
> >>>>>> her; you can't have her" sort of way.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Plus, first thing you know, we've got Pietro in our business.
> >>>>
> >>>> Don't remind me. He's always been *way* too creepily interested in his
> >>>> sister and *her* business.
> >>>
> >>> Plus, his mother's a cow.
> >>
> >> You just whooshed me. I hate when that happens.
> >
> > David's got your back.
>
> I saw that. Clearly I'm gonna have to turn in my Marvel Card.

It's been retconned since, at least partially, but I remember that weird
one panel appearance suggesting that Pietro and Wanda were New-Men and
not mutants at all, which offers up all *kinds* of problems ...

Jim G.

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anim8rFSK sent the following on 6/6/2012 1:26 PM:
I'll cut myself a bit of slack because X-Men-related matters have always
been a low priority for me. And the more silly the mutant abilities
became, the lower the priority dropped.
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