Re: Small Screen Heroes: Eight New Superhero Shows Coming to TV Soon

[Ubiquitous]

In article <anim8rfsk-6E6E2...@news.easynews.com>, anim...@cox.net wrote:

>This is one of those horrible 'click through page after page of ads'
>sites, so I've copy/pasted the scant info for you:

Thanks for biting one for the froup.

>http://www.themovienetwork.com/content/small-screen-heroes-eight-new-superhero-shows-coming-tv-soon
>
>Small Screen Heroes: Eight New Superhero Shows Coming to TV Soon
>By TMN Jun 10, 2014 12:27 PM
>
>Comic book giants DC and Marvel take their battle for superhero
>supremacy to the small screen. The two companies are rolling out four
>new television series apiece starting this fall. Here is the low down on
>each of them.
>
>1 of 8
>#8 "Flash"
>The world's fastest man will be making his way to your television screen
>in a...well, flash. The CW's "Flash" keeps in the tradition of other CW
>superhero shows "Arrow" and "Smallville" by portraying a younger
>incarnation of its main character and telling his origin story. Flash,
>whose real name is Barry Allen, originally teamed up with Oliver Queen
>in "Arrow." He will be played by 24-year-old Grant Gustin in the new
>series. Initial reviews of the pilot are promising, with audiences and
>critics calling it exciting, astounding and satisfying beyond
>expectation.
>http://cdn3.themovienetwork.com/sites/themovienetwork.com/files/imagecache/630x375/flash.jpg
>
>2 of 8
>#7 "Constantine"
>Matt Ryan plays John Constantine, a sorcerer and exorcist who uses his
>knowledge of the dark arts to hunt demons and protect the world from
>supernatural threats. Ryan describes his character as a "working class
>anti-hero."

I am really tired of "anti-heroes"!
I watched an intertesting interview last night about leftist influence on modern comics.

>He has no special powers save for his dark wit and wry sense
>of humor. "Constantine" starts airing Oct. 24 on NBC.
>http://cdn2.themovienetwork.com/sites/themovienetwork.com/files/imagecache/630x375/constantine_0.jpg
>
>3 of 8
>#6 "Gotham"
>"Gotham" is centered on the origin stories of the titular city's famous
>cops and villains � not Bruce Wayne. Though a young Bruce Wayne will
>appear in the story, it focuses more heavily on the young Jim Gordon
>(Ben McKenzie) and Detective Harvey Bullock (Donal Logue). The Penguin,
>Catwoman and other villains will have their backstories told as well.
>Critics believe the premise of a Batman series with virtually no Batman
>is a risky proposition but could pay off in the end. Decide for yourself
>when "Gotham" premieres on FOX in Fall 2014.
>http://cdn1.themovienetwork.com/sites/themovienetwork.com/files/imagecache/630x375/gotham.jpg
>
>4 of 8
>#5 "Agent Carter"
>Captain America's "best gal" Peggy Carter becomes a hero in her own
>right in "Marvel's Agent Carter." The series takes place after the
>events in "Captain America: The First Avenger" and follows Peggy as she
>balances performing routine tasks at the Strategic Scientific Reserve
>with running secret missions for Howard Stark and S.H.I.E.L.D. "Agent
>Carter's" eight-episode season starts in January 2015.
>http://cdn2.themovienetwork.com/sites/themovienetwork.com/files/imagecache/630x375/agent_carter_0.jpg

I nNever heard of her before now.

>5 of 8
>#4 "Daredevil"
>The 2003 film starring Ben Affleck left fans wanting more,


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>This series about the popular disabled
>superhero begins filming in July 2014, and it is expected to air some
>time in 2015. Drew Goddard, the director and co-writer of "Cabin in the
>Woods," has created the 13-episode series and it will star British actor
>Charlie Cox as the titular lawyer turned superhero. "Daredevil" will be
>the first of the Marvel-Netflix universe series.
>http://cdn2.themovienetwork.com/sites/themovienetwork.com/files/imagecache/630x375/dare_devil.jpeg
>
>6 of 8
>#3 "Jessica Jones"
>"Jessica Jones" is the second of the four television series included in
>Marvel's landmark deal with Netflix. One of the lesser-known but most
>intriguing characters in the Marvel universe, Jones is an orphaned young
>woman who possesses super-human abilities she cannot always control. She
>is relatively new, having only been a presence for the last 10 years,
>but has become a fan favorite. She is the love interest of Luke Cage and
>an occasional ally of the Avengers. This series will be headed up by
>"Twilight" screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg.
>http://cdn2.themovienetwork.com/sites/themovienetwork.com/files/imagecache/630x375/jessica_jones.jpg

I havent read comics for several decades, so I'll have to take them at their word about her popularity.

>7 of 8
>#2 "Iron Fist"
>"Iron Fist" is a skilled martial artist who uses chi power, the
>substance described by several schools of Eastern philosophy as "life
>force energy," to fight crime. Writer Kaare Kyle Andrews lays the
>groundwork for the upcoming television show in a brand new comic book
>series that takes Iron Fist on what he describes as "a bloody,
>revenge-fueled martial arts epic." "Iron Fist" will join "Daredevil,"
>"Jessica Jones," and "Luke Cage" in a four-series interconnected
>universe that will eventually culminate in a miniseries starring all
>four heroes called "The Defenders."
>http://cdn3.themovienetwork.com/sites/themovienetwork.com/files/imagecache/630x375/iron_fist_0.jpg
>
>8 of 8
>#1 "Luke Cage"
>"Luke Cage" is expected to go into production well after "Daredevil" and
>is the fourth and final series included in Marvel's live-action
>collaboration with Netflix. Known as the "Hero for Hire," Cage did hard
>time for possession of illegal narcotics. In exchange for early parole,
>Cage submits to biological experimentation while in prison. He emerges
>with impenetrable skin and superhuman strength. The series is not yet
>cast, but actors Idris Elba, Boris Kodjoe, Terry Crews and Dwayne "The
>Rock" Johnson are reportedly being considered for the role of Cage. Fans
>of either comic book house have plenty to look forward to with the
>introduction of these new television series. They bring some popular
>book favorites to a new medium and to a potentially new audience. The
>big screen is not the only place big things are happening. Stay tuned to
>see these heroes on a small screen near you.
>http://cdn1.themovienetwork.com/sites/themovienetwork.com/files/imagecache/630x375/luke_cage.jpg

[anim8rFSK]

In article <ln9fco$c6d$8...@dont-email.me>,

And, you know, freaking MAGIC.

It left us hoping Afflack would never make another superhero movie.

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> >This series about the popular disabled
> >superhero begins filming in July 2014, and it is expected to air some
> >time in 2015. Drew Goddard, the director and co-writer of "Cabin in the
> >Woods," has created the 13-episode series and it will star British actor
> >Charlie Cox as the titular lawyer turned superhero. "Daredevil" will be
> >the first of the Marvel-Netflix universe series.
> >http://cdn2.themovienetwork.com/sites/themovienetwork.com/files/imagecache/63
> >0x375/dare_devil.jpeg

They added Vincent DeNafrio today. I am ... underwhelmed. Bad casting
for the Kingpin, too.

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[Wouter Valentijn]

Ubiquitous schreef op 11-6-2014 13:43:

> In article <anim8rfsk-6E6E2...@news.easynews.com>, anim...@cox.net wrote:
>
>> This is one of those horrible 'click through page after page of ads'
>> sites, so I've copy/pasted the scant info for you:
>
> Thanks for biting one for the froup.

:-)

>
>> http://www.themovienetwork.com/content/small-screen-heroes-eight-new-superhero-shows-coming-tv-soon
>>
>> Small Screen Heroes: Eight New Superhero Shows Coming to TV Soon
>> By TMN Jun 10, 2014 12:27 PM
>>
>> Comic book giants DC and Marvel take their battle for superhero
>> supremacy to the small screen. The two companies are rolling out four
>> new television series apiece starting this fall. Here is the low down on
>> each of them.
>>
>> 1 of 8
>> #8 "Flash"
>> The world's fastest man will be making his way to your television screen
>> in a...well, flash. The CW's "Flash" keeps in the tradition of other CW
>> superhero shows "Arrow" and "Smallville" by portraying a younger
>> incarnation of its main character and telling his origin story. Flash,
>> whose real name is Barry Allen, originally teamed up with Oliver Queen
>> in "Arrow." He will be played by 24-year-old Grant Gustin in the new
>> series. Initial reviews of the pilot are promising, with audiences and
>> critics calling it exciting, astounding and satisfying beyond
>> expectation.
>> http://cdn3.themovienetwork.com/sites/themovienetwork.com/files/imagecache/630x375/flash.jpg

I think there was a Flash tv series in the '80's or '90's. Saw a part of
an episode once in which Barry had to prove he wasn't Flash. So, at
super speed he 'proved that'. You saw his alter ego 'flash around'
somewhere going fast nowhere like, as we would say, 'a headless
chicken'. That fragment left me underwhelmed.

>>
>> 2 of 8
>> #7 "Constantine"
>> Matt Ryan plays John Constantine, a sorcerer and exorcist who uses his
>> knowledge of the dark arts to hunt demons and protect the world from
>> supernatural threats. Ryan describes his character as a "working class
>> anti-hero."
>
> I am really tired of "anti-heroes"!
> I watched an intertesting interview last night about leftist influence on modern comics.
>
>> He has no special powers save for his dark wit and wry sense
>> of humor. "Constantine" starts airing Oct. 24 on NBC.
>> http://cdn2.themovienetwork.com/sites/themovienetwork.com/files/imagecache/630x375/constantine_0.jpg

I have blurry memories of a movie I saw a part of. Could be cool. In a
'Supernatural' way.

>>
>> 3 of 8
>> #6 "Gotham"
>> "Gotham" is centered on the origin stories of the titular city's famous

>> cops and villains � not Bruce Wayne. Though a young Bruce Wayne will

>> appear in the story, it focuses more heavily on the young Jim Gordon
>> (Ben McKenzie) and Detective Harvey Bullock (Donal Logue). The Penguin,
>> Catwoman and other villains will have their backstories told as well.
>> Critics believe the premise of a Batman series with virtually no Batman
>> is a risky proposition but could pay off in the end. Decide for yourself
>> when "Gotham" premieres on FOX in Fall 2014.
>> http://cdn1.themovienetwork.com/sites/themovienetwork.com/files/imagecache/630x375/gotham.jpg

Like in everything, the stories will need to be good. They can't rely on
the name alone.

>>
>> 4 of 8
>> #5 "Agent Carter"
>> Captain America's "best gal" Peggy Carter becomes a hero in her own
>> right in "Marvel's Agent Carter." The series takes place after the
>> events in "Captain America: The First Avenger" and follows Peggy as she
>> balances performing routine tasks at the Strategic Scientific Reserve
>> with running secret missions for Howard Stark and S.H.I.E.L.D. "Agent
>> Carter's" eight-episode season starts in January 2015.
>> http://cdn2.themovienetwork.com/sites/themovienetwork.com/files/imagecache/630x375/agent_carter_0.jpg
>
> I nNever heard of her before now.

Neither have I.
So, it also takes place /before/ Winter Soldier? Will they X-over with
'Agent's of S.H.I.E.L.D.'?

>
>> 5 of 8
>> #4 "Daredevil"
>> The 2003 film starring Ben Affleck left fans wanting more,

Actually....
I liked that movie! :-)

<snip>

>
>> This series about the popular disabled
>> superhero begins filming in July 2014, and it is expected to air some
>> time in 2015. Drew Goddard, the director and co-writer of "Cabin in the
>> Woods," has created the 13-episode series and it will star British actor
>> Charlie Cox as the titular lawyer turned superhero. "Daredevil" will be
>> the first of the Marvel-Netflix universe series.
>> http://cdn2.themovienetwork.com/sites/themovienetwork.com/files/imagecache/630x375/dare_devil.jpeg

The Netflix universe will also be apart from the cinematic universe?

>>
>> 6 of 8
>> #3 "Jessica Jones"
>> "Jessica Jones" is the second of the four television series included in
>> Marvel's landmark deal with Netflix. One of the lesser-known but most
>> intriguing characters in the Marvel universe, Jones is an orphaned young
>> woman who possesses super-human abilities she cannot always control. She
>> is relatively new, having only been a presence for the last 10 years,
>> but has become a fan favorite. She is the love interest of Luke Cage and
>> an occasional ally of the Avengers. This series will be headed up by
>> "Twilight" screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg.

'Twilight'? <shivers>

>> http://cdn2.themovienetwork.com/sites/themovienetwork.com/files/imagecache/630x375/jessica_jones.jpg
>
> I havent read comics for several decades, so I'll have to take them at their word about her popularity.

Me too.

>
>> 7 of 8
>> #2 "Iron Fist"
>> "Iron Fist" is a skilled martial artist who uses chi power, the
>> substance described by several schools of Eastern philosophy as "life
>> force energy," to fight crime. Writer Kaare Kyle Andrews lays the
>> groundwork for the upcoming television show in a brand new comic book
>> series that takes Iron Fist on what he describes as "a bloody,
>> revenge-fueled martial arts epic." "Iron Fist" will join "Daredevil,"
>> "Jessica Jones," and "Luke Cage" in a four-series interconnected
>> universe that will eventually culminate in a miniseries starring all
>> four heroes called "The Defenders."
>> http://cdn3.themovienetwork.com/sites/themovienetwork.com/files/imagecache/630x375/iron_fist_0.jpg

Ah, the Defenders.
My favorite line up, in the comics, was from around Defenders vol. 1 no.
100. When they fought that demon group the six-fingered hand. They
rivaled the Avengers themselves power wise. But they probably won't be
allowed to use the Surfer. Being FF turf and all.

>>
>> 8 of 8
>> #1 "Luke Cage"
>> "Luke Cage" is expected to go into production well after "Daredevil" and
>> is the fourth and final series included in Marvel's live-action
>> collaboration with Netflix. Known as the "Hero for Hire," Cage did hard
>> time for possession of illegal narcotics. In exchange for early parole,
>> Cage submits to biological experimentation while in prison. He emerges
>> with impenetrable skin and superhuman strength. The series is not yet
>> cast, but actors Idris Elba, Boris Kodjoe, Terry Crews and Dwayne "The
>> Rock" Johnson are reportedly being considered for the role of Cage. Fans
>> of either comic book house have plenty to look forward to with the
>> introduction of these new television series. They bring some popular
>> book favorites to a new medium and to a potentially new audience. The
>> big screen is not the only place big things are happening. Stay tuned to
>> see these heroes on a small screen near you.
>> http://cdn1.themovienetwork.com/sites/themovienetwork.com/files/imagecache/630x375/luke_cage.jpg
>
>

I thought it would make more sense if they combined Iron Fist and Luke
Cage from the start. Didn't they team up in the comics? HeroES For Hire?


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[FSogol]

On 6/11/2014 2:39 PM, Wouter Valentijn wrote:

>
> I think there was a Flash tv series in the '80's or '90's. Saw a part of
> an episode once in which Barry had to prove he wasn't Flash. So, at
> super speed he 'proved that'. You saw his alter ego 'flash around'
> somewhere going fast nowhere like, as we would say, 'a headless
> chicken'. That fragment left me underwhelmed.

The Flash TV show was pretty good for the time. The costume was great.

>
>>>
>>> 8 of 8
>>> #1 "Luke Cage"

> I thought it would make more sense if they combined Iron Fist and Luke
> Cage from the start. Didn't they team up in the comics? HeroES For Hire?

Luke Cage, Power-Man (1972) had 49 issues as a solo hero before teaming
up with Iron Fist.
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[anim8rFSK]

In article <5398a267$0$2945$e4fe...@news2.news.xs4all.nl>,

Yep. That actor will play this Flash's father (we think)

> an episode once in which Barry had to prove he wasn't Flash. So, at
> super speed he 'proved that'. You saw his alter ego 'flash around'
> somewhere going fast nowhere like, as we would say, 'a headless
> chicken'. That fragment left me underwhelmed.
>
> >>
> >> 2 of 8
> >> #7 "Constantine"
> >> Matt Ryan plays John Constantine, a sorcerer and exorcist who uses his
> >> knowledge of the dark arts to hunt demons and protect the world from
> >> supernatural threats. Ryan describes his character as a "working class
> >> anti-hero."
> >
> > I am really tired of "anti-heroes"!
> > I watched an intertesting interview last night about leftist influence on
> > modern comics.
> >
> >> He has no special powers save for his dark wit and wry sense
> >> of humor. "Constantine" starts airing Oct. 24 on NBC.
> >> http://cdn2.themovienetwork.com/sites/themovienetwork.com/files/imagecache/
> >> 630x375/constantine_0.jpg
>
> I have blurry memories of a movie I saw a part of. Could be cool. In a
> 'Supernatural' way.
>
>
> >>
> >> 3 of 8
> >> #6 "Gotham"
> >> "Gotham" is centered on the origin stories of the titular city's famous

> >> cops and villains � not Bruce Wayne. Though a young Bruce Wayne will

> >> appear in the story, it focuses more heavily on the young Jim Gordon
> >> (Ben McKenzie) and Detective Harvey Bullock (Donal Logue). The Penguin,
> >> Catwoman and other villains will have their backstories told as well.
> >> Critics believe the premise of a Batman series with virtually no Batman
> >> is a risky proposition but could pay off in the end. Decide for yourself
> >> when "Gotham" premieres on FOX in Fall 2014.
> >> http://cdn1.themovienetwork.com/sites/themovienetwork.com/files/imagecache/
> >> 630x375/gotham.jpg
>
> Like in everything, the stories will need to be good. They can't rely on
> the name alone.

Then they're doomed. :)

>
>
> >>
> >> 4 of 8
> >> #5 "Agent Carter"
> >> Captain America's "best gal" Peggy Carter becomes a hero in her own
> >> right in "Marvel's Agent Carter." The series takes place after the
> >> events in "Captain America: The First Avenger" and follows Peggy as she
> >> balances performing routine tasks at the Strategic Scientific Reserve
> >> with running secret missions for Howard Stark and S.H.I.E.L.D. "Agent
> >> Carter's" eight-episode season starts in January 2015.
> >> http://cdn2.themovienetwork.com/sites/themovienetwork.com/files/imagecache/
> >> 630x375/agent_carter_0.jpg
> >
> > I nNever heard of her before now.
>
> Neither have I.
> So, it also takes place /before/ Winter Soldier? Will they X-over with
> 'Agent's of S.H.I.E.L.D.'?

No. Peggy Carter is a character from the FIRST Captain America film.
Her series will apparently be set right after WW2, in the cold war.

>
> >
> >> 5 of 8
> >> #4 "Daredevil"
> >> The 2003 film starring Ben Affleck left fans wanting more,
>
>
> Actually....
> I liked that movie! :-)
>
> <snip>
>
> >
> >> This series about the popular disabled
> >> superhero begins filming in July 2014, and it is expected to air some
> >> time in 2015. Drew Goddard, the director and co-writer of "Cabin in the
> >> Woods," has created the 13-episode series and it will star British actor
> >> Charlie Cox as the titular lawyer turned superhero. "Daredevil" will be
> >> the first of the Marvel-Netflix universe series.
> >> http://cdn2.themovienetwork.com/sites/themovienetwork.com/files/imagecache/
> >> 630x375/dare_devil.jpeg
>
> The Netflix universe will also be apart from the cinematic universe?

That's unclear. Agent Coulson - sorry, Director Coulson - is lobbying
to be in the Netflix series the way Director Fury was in the Marvel
movies to tie it all together.

>
> >>
> >> 6 of 8
> >> #3 "Jessica Jones"
> >> "Jessica Jones" is the second of the four television series included in
> >> Marvel's landmark deal with Netflix. One of the lesser-known but most
> >> intriguing characters in the Marvel universe, Jones is an orphaned young
> >> woman who possesses super-human abilities she cannot always control. She
> >> is relatively new, having only been a presence for the last 10 years,
> >> but has become a fan favorite. She is the love interest of Luke Cage and
> >> an occasional ally of the Avengers. This series will be headed up by
> >> "Twilight" screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg.
>
> 'Twilight'? <shivers>
>
> >> http://cdn2.themovienetwork.com/sites/themovienetwork.com/files/imagecache/
> >> 630x375/jessica_jones.jpg
> >
> > I havent read comics for several decades, so I'll have to take them at
> > their word about her popularity.
>
> Me too.

They lie, on several counts. For one thing, she's been around for the
entire 21st Century.

Yep

[Ted Nolan <tednolan>]

In article <5398a267$0$2945$e4fe...@news2.news.xs4all.nl>,
Wouter Valentijn <li...@valentijn.nu> wrote:

>Ubiquitous schreef op 11-6-2014 13:43:
>> In article <anim8rfsk-6E6E2...@news.easynews.com>,
>anim...@cox.net wrote:
>>
>>> 4 of 8
>>> #5 "Agent Carter"
>>> Captain America's "best gal" Peggy Carter becomes a hero in her own
>>> right in "Marvel's Agent Carter." The series takes place after the
>>> events in "Captain America: The First Avenger" and follows Peggy as she
>>> balances performing routine tasks at the Strategic Scientific Reserve
>>> with running secret missions for Howard Stark and S.H.I.E.L.D. "Agent
>>> Carter's" eight-episode season starts in January 2015.
>>>
>http://cdn2.themovienetwork.com/sites/themovienetwork.com/files/imagecache/630x375/agent_carter_0.jpg
>>
>> I nNever heard of her before now.
>
>Neither have I.
>So, it also takes place /before/ Winter Soldier? Will they X-over with
>'Agent's of S.H.I.E.L.D.'?
>

Wasn't she the old woman Cap visits in Winter Soldier? Sounds like
a chance to go all "Mad Men" on the Marvel Universe. Howard Stark died in,
what, the late 1960s?

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[Zeb Carter]

The character has been around in the comics for a number of years. Her
daughter or maybe niece or granddaughter depending on your timeline
would be Sharon Carter, a fixture in the Cap books for quite sometime
in the last 20 years or so.

[Zeb Carter]

>> cops and villains � not Bruce Wayne. Though a young Bruce Wayne will

The tie-in I want to see between the first Captain America movie and the
Avengers movie/Agents of Shield is the connection between the Howling
Commandos and Nick fury & Trip Jones, grandson of Gabriel Jones of the
HC. My theory is that Nick Fury is a junior or maybe a 3rd generation
Nick Fury with the first Nick fury sidelined with an injury during the
first Cap movie to avoid having him appear.

[Ubiquitous]

anim...@cox.net wrote:
> Ubiquitous <web...@polaris.net> wrote:

>> anim...@cox.net wrote:

>>>5 of 8
>>>#4 "Daredevil"
>>>The 2003 film starring Ben Affleck left fans wanting more,
>
>It left us hoping Afflack would never make another superhero movie.
>
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>>>This series about the popular disabled superhero begins filming in
>>>July 2014, and it is expected to air some time in 2015. Drew Goddard,
>>>the director and co-writer of "Cabin in the Woods," has created the
>>>13-episode series and it will star British actor Charlie Cox as the
>>>titular lawyer turned superhero. "Daredevil" will be the first of
>>>the Marvel-Netflix universe series.
>>>http://cdn2.themovienetwork.com/sites/themovienetwork.com/files/imagecache/630x375/dare_devil.jpeg
>
>They added Vincent DeNafrio today. I am ... underwhelmed.

Detective Gorin from L&O?
It's amazing he was a bare-chested Thor in "Adventures in Babysitting".


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In article <lnar98$t8n$1...@dont-email.me>,

Ack, LOL, really?

[Ubiquitous]

I was mistaken about hiom being shirtless, but here he is:
http://seveninchesofyourtime.com/film-edumacation-adventures-in-babysitting/

[anim8rFSK]

In article <lnb3su$fbh$1...@dont-email.me>,

Yikes

[Obveeus]

On 6/11/2014 11:51 PM, anim8rFSK wrote:
> In article <lnb3su$fbh$1...@dont-email.me>,
> Ubiquitous <web...@polaris.net> wrote:
>
>> anim...@cox.net wrote:
>>> Ubiquitous <web...@polaris.net> wrote:
>>>> anim...@cox.net wrote:
>>>>> Ubiquitous <web...@polaris.net> wrote:
>>>>>> anim...@cox.net wrote:
>>
>>>>>>> #4 "Daredevil"

>>>>>>> This series about the popular disabled superhero begins filming in
>>>>>>> July 2014, and it is expected to air some time in 2015. Drew Goddard,
>>>>>>> the director and co-writer of "Cabin in the Woods," has created the
>>>>>>> 13-episode series and it will star British actor Charlie Cox as the
>>>>>>> titular lawyer turned superhero. "Daredevil" will be the first of
>>>>>>> the Marvel-Netflix universe series.
>>>>>>> http://cdn2.themovienetwork.com/sites/themovienetwork.com/files/imagecach
>>>>>>> e/
>>>>>>> 630x375/dare_devil.jpeg
>>>>>
>>>>> They added Vincent DeNafrio today. I am ... underwhelmed.
>>>>
>>>> Detective Gorin from L&O?
>>>> It's amazing he was a bare-chested Thor in "Adventures in Babysitting".
>>>
>>> Ack, LOL, really?
>>
>> I was mistaken about hiom being shirtless, but here he is:
>> http://seveninchesofyourtime.com/film-edumacation-adventures-in-babysitting/
>
> Yikes

ADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING is a fun movie, though big Thor doesn;t get
much screentime. I had no idea it was the same guy as 'The Edgar Suit'
from MEN IN BLACK.

[Wouter Valentijn]

FSogol schreef op 11-6-2014 21:12:

> On 6/11/2014 2:39 PM, Wouter Valentijn wrote:
>
>>
>> I think there was a Flash tv series in the '80's or '90's. Saw a part of
>> an episode once in which Barry had to prove he wasn't Flash. So, at
>> super speed he 'proved that'. You saw his alter ego 'flash around'
>> somewhere going fast nowhere like, as we would say, 'a headless
>> chicken'. That fragment left me underwhelmed.
>
> The Flash TV show was pretty good for the time. The costume was great.

So, it wasn't all that bad?

>
>>
>>>>
>>>> 8 of 8
>>>> #1 "Luke Cage"
>
>> I thought it would make more sense if they combined Iron Fist and Luke
>> Cage from the start. Didn't they team up in the comics? HeroES For Hire?
>
>
> Luke Cage, Power-Man (1972) had 49 issues as a solo hero before teaming
> up with Iron Fist.

Okay. I knew Cage was the older character.

[Wouter Valentijn]

anim8rFSK schreef op 11-6-2014 21:41:

> In article <5398a267$0$2945$e4fe...@news2.news.xs4all.nl>,
> Wouter Valentijn <li...@valentijn.nu> wrote:

<snip>

>>
>>
>> I think there was a Flash tv series in the '80's or '90's. Saw a part of
>
> Yep. That actor will play this Flash's father (we think)

That would be a nice touch for the fans of the old show.


<snip>

>>>> 3 of 8
>>>> #6 "Gotham"
>>>> "Gotham" is centered on the origin stories of the titular city's famous
>>>> cops and villains � not Bruce Wayne. Though a young Bruce Wayne will
>>>> appear in the story, it focuses more heavily on the young Jim Gordon
>>>> (Ben McKenzie) and Detective Harvey Bullock (Donal Logue). The Penguin,
>>>> Catwoman and other villains will have their backstories told as well.
>>>> Critics believe the premise of a Batman series with virtually no Batman
>>>> is a risky proposition but could pay off in the end. Decide for yourself
>>>> when "Gotham" premieres on FOX in Fall 2014.
>>>> http://cdn1.themovienetwork.com/sites/themovienetwork.com/files/imagecache/
>>>> 630x375/gotham.jpg
>>
>> Like in everything, the stories will need to be good. They can't rely on
>> the name alone.
>
> Then they're doomed. :)

LOL

>>
>>
>>>>
>>>> 4 of 8
>>>> #5 "Agent Carter"
>>>> Captain America's "best gal" Peggy Carter becomes a hero in her own
>>>> right in "Marvel's Agent Carter." The series takes place after the
>>>> events in "Captain America: The First Avenger" and follows Peggy as she
>>>> balances performing routine tasks at the Strategic Scientific Reserve
>>>> with running secret missions for Howard Stark and S.H.I.E.L.D. "Agent
>>>> Carter's" eight-episode season starts in January 2015.
>>>> http://cdn2.themovienetwork.com/sites/themovienetwork.com/files/imagecache/
>>>> 630x375/agent_carter_0.jpg
>>>
>>> I nNever heard of her before now.
>>
>> Neither have I.
>> So, it also takes place /before/ Winter Soldier? Will they X-over with
>> 'Agent's of S.H.I.E.L.D.'?
>
> No. Peggy Carter is a character from the FIRST Captain America film.
> Her series will apparently be set right after WW2, in the cold war.

Now, that could be interesting!

<snip>

>>
>> The Netflix universe will also be apart from the cinematic universe?
>
> That's unclear. Agent Coulson - sorry, Director Coulson - is lobbying
> to be in the Netflix series the way Director Fury was in the Marvel
> movies to tie it all together.

The actor looking for an extra gig?

>>
>>>>
>>>> 6 of 8
>>>> #3 "Jessica Jones"
>>>> "Jessica Jones" is the second of the four television series included in
>>>> Marvel's landmark deal with Netflix. One of the lesser-known but most
>>>> intriguing characters in the Marvel universe, Jones is an orphaned young
>>>> woman who possesses super-human abilities she cannot always control. She
>>>> is relatively new, having only been a presence for the last 10 years,
>>>> but has become a fan favorite. She is the love interest of Luke Cage and
>>>> an occasional ally of the Avengers. This series will be headed up by
>>>> "Twilight" screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg.
>>
>> 'Twilight'? <shivers>
>>
>>>> http://cdn2.themovienetwork.com/sites/themovienetwork.com/files/imagecache/
>>>> 630x375/jessica_jones.jpg
>>>
>>> I havent read comics for several decades, so I'll have to take them at
>>> their word about her popularity.
>>
>> Me too.
>
> They lie, on several counts. For one thing, she's been around for the
> entire 21st Century.

Which is now in its 14th year.

<snip>

[Wouter Valentijn]

Zeb Carter schreef op 12-6-2014 00:48:
> Ubiquitous wrote:


<snip>

>>
>>
> The tie-in I want to see between the first Captain America movie and the
> Avengers movie/Agents of Shield is the connection between the Howling
> Commandos and Nick fury & Trip Jones, grandson of Gabriel Jones of the
> HC. My theory is that Nick Fury is a junior or maybe a 3rd generation
> Nick Fury with the first Nick fury sidelined with an injury during the
> first Cap movie to avoid having him appear.
>

Afaik they play it like that in the comics.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Fury

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Fury,_Jr.

[Wouter Valentijn]

Obveeus schreef op 12-6-2014 14:28:
>
>

<snip>

>>>>>>
>>>>>> They added Vincent DeNafrio today. I am ... underwhelmed.
>>>>>
>>>>> Detective Gorin from L&O?
>>>>> It's amazing he was a bare-chested Thor in "Adventures in
>>>>> Babysitting".
>>>>
>>>> Ack, LOL, really?
>>>
>>> I was mistaken about hiom being shirtless, but here he is:
>>> http://seveninchesofyourtime.com/film-edumacation-adventures-in-babysitting/
>>>
>>
>> Yikes
>
> ADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING is a fun movie, though big Thor doesn;t get
> much screentime. I had no idea it was the same guy as 'The Edgar Suit'
> from MEN IN BLACK.
>

I remember that movie. It was indeed funny.

[FSogol]

On 6/12/2014 2:38 PM, Wouter Valentijn wrote:
> FSogol schreef op 11-6-2014 21:12:
>> On 6/11/2014 2:39 PM, Wouter Valentijn wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I think there was a Flash tv series in the '80's or '90's. Saw a part of
>>> an episode once in which Barry had to prove he wasn't Flash. So, at
>>> super speed he 'proved that'. You saw his alter ego 'flash around'
>>> somewhere going fast nowhere like, as we would say, 'a headless
>>> chicken'. That fragment left me underwhelmed.
>>
>> The Flash TV show was pretty good for the time. The costume was great.
>
> So, it wasn't all that bad?

My girlfriend at the time wouldn't miss it. It had John Wesley Shipp as
Barry Allen and Amanda Pays as Tina McGee. IMDB gives it a 7.3 out of
10. IIRC, its time slot got moved around a lot.

>
>>
>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 8 of 8
>>>>> #1 "Luke Cage"
>>
>>> I thought it would make more sense if they combined Iron Fist and Luke
>>> Cage from the start. Didn't they team up in the comics? HeroES For Hire?
>>
>>
>> Luke Cage, Power-Man (1972) had 49 issues as a solo hero before teaming
>> up with Iron Fist.
>
> Okay. I knew Cage was the older character.
>
>


--

FSogol

[A Friend]

In article <lncu7i$25r$1...@dont-email.me>, FSogol

<NoSpam...@FSogol.com> wrote:

> On 6/12/2014 2:38 PM, Wouter Valentijn wrote:
> > FSogol schreef op 11-6-2014 21:12:
> >> On 6/11/2014 2:39 PM, Wouter Valentijn wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>> I think there was a Flash tv series in the '80's or '90's. Saw a part of
> >>> an episode once in which Barry had to prove he wasn't Flash. So, at
> >>> super speed he 'proved that'. You saw his alter ego 'flash around'
> >>> somewhere going fast nowhere like, as we would say, 'a headless
> >>> chicken'. That fragment left me underwhelmed.
> >>
> >> The Flash TV show was pretty good for the time. The costume was great.
> >
> > So, it wasn't all that bad?
>
> My girlfriend at the time wouldn't miss it. It had John Wesley Shipp as
> Barry Allen and Amanda Pays as Tina McGee. IMDB gives it a 7.3 out of
> 10. IIRC, its time slot got moved around a lot.

The Flash show tried very hard, but the network didn't think it would
work, so they just threw it around until it lost its audience and CBS
went, "See?"

Shipp was excellent casting. (Mark Hamill as the Trickster was also
very good.) I wasn't a fan of the Flash's muscle suit, since (as in
the comics) I thought Barry should have been slim, like a runner.

The series is available for viewing, and it's well worth a look. In
fact, one 1991 episode of The Flash ("Fast Forward") was remade almost
word for word as an episode of M.A.N.T.I.S. nearly four years later
("The Eyes Beyond").

[Bill Steele]

On 6/11/14, 2:39 PM, Wouter Valentijn wrote:
>
>
>>>
>>> 3 of 8
>>> #6 "Gotham"
>>> "Gotham" is centered on the origin stories of the titular city's famous
>>> cops and villains � not Bruce Wayne. Though a young Bruce Wayne will
>>> appear in the story, it focuses more heavily on the young Jim Gordon
>>> (Ben McKenzie) and Detective Harvey Bullock (Donal Logue). The Penguin,
>>> Catwoman and other villains will have their backstories told as well.
>>> Critics believe the premise of a Batman series with virtually no Batman
>>> is a risky proposition but could pay off in the end. Decide for yourself
>>> when "Gotham" premieres on FOX in Fall 2014.
>>> http://cdn1.themovienetwork.com/sites/themovienetwork.com/files/imagecache/630x375/gotham.jpg
>>>
>
> Like in everything, the stories will need to be good. They can't rely on
> the name alone.

To live up to promises, they have to bring in young versions of the
characters. Maybe Bane is the school bully. Officer Gordon is going to
spend a lot of time dealing with quirky juvenile crime. Probably more
interesting than most cop shows.

I suppose Barbara Gordon is about ten. Guest appearance by Robin going
by in a stroller.

[anim8rFSK]

In article <AoSdnXPBw-nK1wbO...@earthlink.com>,

Bill Steele <ws...@cornel.edu> wrote:

> On 6/11/14, 2:39 PM, Wouter Valentijn wrote:
> >
> >
> >>>
> >>> 3 of 8
> >>> #6 "Gotham"
> >>> "Gotham" is centered on the origin stories of the titular city's famous

> >>> cops and villains � not Bruce Wayne. Though a young Bruce Wayne will

> >>> appear in the story, it focuses more heavily on the young Jim Gordon
> >>> (Ben McKenzie) and Detective Harvey Bullock (Donal Logue). The Penguin,
> >>> Catwoman and other villains will have their backstories told as well.
> >>> Critics believe the premise of a Batman series with virtually no Batman
> >>> is a risky proposition but could pay off in the end. Decide for yourself
> >>> when "Gotham" premieres on FOX in Fall 2014.
> >>> http://cdn1.themovienetwork.com/sites/themovienetwork.com/files/imagecache
> >>> /630x375/gotham.jpg
> >>>
> >
> > Like in everything, the stories will need to be good. They can't rely on
> > the name alone.
>
> To live up to promises, they have to bring in young versions of the
> characters. Maybe Bane is the school bully. Officer Gordon is going to
> spend a lot of time dealing with quirky juvenile crime. Probably more
> interesting than most cop shows.
>
> I suppose Barbara Gordon is about ten. Guest appearance by Robin going
> by in a stroller.

Barbara's probably not born yet. Dick definitely isn't. But you're
right, Gordon should be on the JV squad!

[Wouter Valentijn]

Bill Steele schreef op 13-6-2014 20:59:

I think they should use the 'famous' characters spares.
My guess is they are going for something like a DC counterpart of
'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'