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Post by Kestrel on Jan 23, 2022 5:40:26 GMT
Didn't Patrick Stewart wind up on the cover of one of those, "Sexiest Men in Television" magazine issues or something?
The thing about action hero Picard is that it's characterization that never arose organically from the character--it was always imposed by external forces. The same people who thought Riker had to be an action hero because audiences required conventional heroes likewise wound up assuming that because people liked Picard, he had to act more like a conventional hero. This is how we go from the Picard who immediately surrenders to Q in Encounter At Farpoint to the Action Man (TM) of Nemesis to the cowboy of PIC.
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There’s a horror movie called Alien? That’s really offensive. No wonder everyone keeps invading you.
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Post by shutupbanks on Jan 23, 2022 10:04:39 GMT
Didn't Patrick Stewart wind up on the cover of one of those, "Sexiest Men in Television" magazine issues or something? The thing about action hero Picard is that it's characterization that never arose organically from the character--it was always imposed by external forces. The same people who thought Riker had to be an action hero because audiences required conventional heroes likewise wound up assuming that because people liked Picard, he had to act more like a conventional hero. This is how we go from the Picard who immediately surrenders to Q in Encounter At Farpoint to the Action Man (TM) of Nemesis to the cowboy of PIC. Thinking on it, we get a lot more action from Picard after Best Of Both Worlds. You could look on his increased physicality deriving from his lack of control while a prisoner/slave of the Borg.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2022 21:45:18 GMT
Seasons 5-8 of Frasier are the weakest. Like I said in my Frasier thread though, I’d probably have to revisit season 8-11 so as to re-evaluate that opinion.
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Post by mark687 on Aug 1, 2022 21:34:29 GMT
Caught the Trailer for Star Wars Andor Today and it suddenly struck me.
Aside from Order 66 what exactly does Palaptine get and want as Emperor? Once the Jedi are gone he subj-acts everyone and that leads to the formation of criminal resistance cells that grow to be such a problem ha still has a WPD commissioned and built. So basically if the Emperor had objectives I think he failed in them even before Rouge one.
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Post by Digi on Aug 1, 2022 22:34:36 GMT
Caught the Trailer for Star Wars Andor Today and it suddenly struck me. Aside from Order 66 what exactly does Palaptine get and want as Emperor? Once the Jedi are gone he subj-acts everyone and that leads to the formation of criminal resistance cells that grow to be such a problem ha still has a WPD commissioned and built. So basically if the Emperor had objectives I think he failed in them even before Rouge one. Regards mark687 The revenge of the Sith was bringing an end to the Republic and wiping out all the Jedi. Order 66 destroyed the Order, and Vader and the Inquisitors were tasked with completing the final destruction of any surviving Jedi. Which is easier when you rule the galaxy with an iron fist, but can't be the sole purpose of a government apparatus that rules over trillions, so dictatorial rule was just gravy. With respect to the Death Star -- it was under construction before the Clone Wars even ended, didn't have anything to do with resistance cells. (insert nerdy emoji here)
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Post by mark687 on Aug 7, 2022 9:53:05 GMT
So other members of the family watched No Way Home last night and this was what was said. "I understand the Multiverse is result of actions but what about the passage of time? Why is Aunt May Younger in what we're supposed the Prime Universe when she's Older in the others,also how does Otto know time has passed since he was taken from his universe just before his death?"
I don't think there's an answer is there?
Time travel only affects the universe it happens on so Aunt May should still be Older in the majority of Universes where she's alive particularly the Prime one correct? Otto I've no account for.
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Post by Timelord007 on Aug 7, 2022 14:15:36 GMT
So other members of the family watched No Way Home last night and this was what was said. "I understand the Multiverse is result of actions but what about the passage of time? Why is Aunt May Younger in what we're supposed the Prime Universe when she's Older in the others,also how does Otto know time has passed since he was taken from his universe just before his death?" I don't think there's an answer is there? Time travel only affects the universe it happens on so Aunt May should still be Older in the majority of Universes where she's alive particularly the Prime one correct? Otto I've no account for. Regards mark687 What I want know is now they cured the villains does this affect the other Spidermens timeline?
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Post by fitzoliverj on Aug 7, 2022 14:57:16 GMT
Why is Aunt May Younger in what we're supposed the Prime Universe when she's Older in the others,also how does Otto know time has passed 1) Because she's not the same person as the Aunt May in the other universes, she's somebody else with a similar but not exactly parallel life. Whereas Dr Strange and JJJ are essentially the same person in different universes
2) Er.. because he suddenly turned up somewhere else and found that Spider-Man had had time to get a spiffy new suit?
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Post by mark687 on Aug 7, 2022 15:28:55 GMT
Why is Aunt May Younger in what we're supposed the Prime Universe when she's Older in the others,also how does Otto know time has passed 1) Because she's not the same person as the Aunt May in the other universes, she's somebody else with a similar but not exactly parallel life. Whereas Dr Strange and JJJ are essentially the same person in different universes
2) Er.. because he suddenly turned up somewhere else and found that Spider-Man had had time to get a spiffy new suit?
Wasn't the consensus before that how they were drawn in comics the Prime Versions though or is that no longer a given? Regards mark687
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Post by grinch on Aug 7, 2022 20:03:59 GMT
I adore Whitechapel as a programme but I do think it would have had greater success had it come out later on some streaming service such as Netflix.
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Post by Superium on Sept 28, 2022 3:36:46 GMT
Unpopular Opinions (Comic Book Movie Edition!)
1. I actually think the Fox X-Men film series has had more hits than misses, with only 2: Origins & Dark Phoenix (and even then, I give Dark Phoenix a bit of a pass due to the Disney-Fox merger, the fact they had to cut it down from 2 movies to 1, and was forced to reshoot the entire third act)
2. With the exception of Winter Soldier, the 2 Guardians movies, & Infinity War, nothing in the MCU post-Phase 1 has been above a 6/10.
2. Might be awful to say, but a part of me hopes that the MCU X-Men & Fantastic Four films turn out to be mediocre.
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Post by mark687 on Aug 21, 2023 9:50:04 GMT
Finally started I Claudius properly and I think
1. Its EastEnders for classically trained Actors
2. Brain Blessed is brilliant as Octavian (some real depth there)
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Post by mrperson on Sept 5, 2023 1:53:00 GMT
So... I've just watched the second to last episode of Good Omens 2.
My question is this: so...which doctor is Crowley Doctor? Because he's really not acting like a demon.
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Post by mrperson on Sept 5, 2023 21:57:30 GMT
So... I've just watched the second to last episode of Good Omens 2. My question is this: so...which doctor is Crowley Doctor? Because he's really not acting like a demon.
So we still have 1 or 2 episodes left from Season 2 but...
To expand, he basically sounds like a slightly more pissed off First Doctor who got sick of his peoples' shit and went off on his own, then worked against the worst bits. He continues the tradition of doctors playing non-doctor roles as The Doctor in this. (But not in Broadchurch, etc).
If there really were angels and demons - I don't believe by a long shot - and I was asked to decide what he is, I'd say he's just a pissed of angel who was right. And I get that that is exactly the point. He's all about saving people. That isn't demonic.
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Post by grinch on Oct 23, 2023 13:15:56 GMT
Here’s one that might annoy some of you.
I’ve never liked the concept of the musical episode. I think in most occasions it only works in a few isolated cases.
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Post by timleschild on Oct 23, 2023 13:40:20 GMT
Here’s one that might annoy some of you. I’ve never liked the concept of the musical episode. I think in most occasions it only works in a few isolated cases. Agree 100%. I hate them. All total cringe.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2023 3:42:12 GMT
Peter Cushing is my favourite actor...but was totally miscast as The Doctor and in Hammer's The Mummy where he's at least 10-15 years too old for the part as written.
Michael Gough was a ham who would deliver an atrocious performance in a film if he felt it was beneath him. Wouldn't be half as beloved if he wasn't Alfred in those 80s and 90s Batman films. He's atrocious in Hammer's Dracula and woeful in their Phantom Of The Opera.
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Post by Kestrel on Oct 26, 2023 11:57:43 GMT
Here’s one that might annoy some of you. I’ve never liked the concept of the musical episode. I think in most occasions it only works in a few isolated cases. I love the concept of musical episodes, but yeah, they hardly ever work well. But when they DO work well, it's a lot of fun.
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