2nd Quarter of 2017

2nd Quarter of 2017 (Spoilers Below)

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5/29/2017

See what I thought about season 3 of The Flash in my review.

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5/27/2017

Hmm, $39.99… I can respect the price, especially from a Kickstarter funded game that is going to have additions put in later. Although, from what I’ve seen so far, this game seems like it would be best to buy once the price has come down even more -- like, to $20, $15 or even $10. It seems like the type of game that I’d buy only when going to the game store to get something else that I really wanted to buy. Like, “Ok, I’m all set. Got my copy of Perfect Dark 2: Revenge of the Skedar. Ah, what the heck! I think I’ll get Friday the 13th while I’m here. It IS on sale at 15 bucks.” Also, I’m not sure that I like the idea of people being able to play as Jason SO SOON. Where’s the mystique -- the mystery of it all, if Jason is playable right off the bat? There are already multiple YouTubers posting videos called “How to kill Jason”, & most of them are using a friend to play as Jason & just stand there while everyone else just attacks him & figures it out. This takes away the mystery of being able to kill him -- or even the many game hours & skill it would take pull off killing him -- or figure out IF he even could be killed to begin with. There’s no skill involved in using an exploit -- not that these YouTubers seem to care. Don’t get me wrong, I’d love to play as Jason myself (who wouldn’t?), but couldn’t they have waited until a sequel or 2 later to do this? Also, selling-wise, I think they could have made even more money off of this if they had done it this way:

The 1st Game: Only play as counselors. No character perks, just weapons, supplies & your wits. Oh, & you CAN’T KILL Jason at all.

The 2nd Game: Only play as counselors. Character perks added, More maps. Different scenarios. Updated bodily damage system (if you aren’t damaged in your legs, you won’t slow down & will still be able to run, etc.). Jason CAN be killed.

The 3rd Game: All the good stuff of the 2nd game (& more of it), you can play though each film, plus you FINALLY let people play as Jason. But you have to go through A TON OF TEDIOUS TASKS & insane hours of gameplay just to unlock him, play as him & use him online.

Man, think of each new announcement of each new game! People would become increasingly excited at each of the newest installments. But yeah, seems like it’ll be a great party game. Of course this would have to be done non-Kickstarter. It’s ironic that it’s supposed to be so scary, but it’s also so comical at the same time. So much laughter in most of these YouTube vids. XD It’s definitely 1 of those games that’s fun to watch people play, at least for a while.
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5/25/2017

HAHAHA Daaaang, Gotham! Alfred stabs Kathryn in the hand, Gordon presses Alfred against the wall (I guess because stabbing an interrogatee in BOTH hands wouldn't be very becoming of a butler?), but then Bullock comes in to tell them there's no time for all of that because Barnes just RECK'D the police station. Oh, yeah, then Barnes chops Katheryn's head off... MEN! XD XD XD So much testosterone in one scene. Penguin & Riddler's escape got quite messy as well -- because that sure ain't jello squirtin' outta that guard's neck!
(Gotham; 3x19; Heroes Rise: All Will Be Judged)
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5/24/2017

Wow, what a crappy season finale! No, scratch that. Wow! What a crappy WHOLE SEASON! This episode made me feel like my brain cells were dying, 1 by 1, by the minute. I was trying to be optimistic, but the writers & producers messed it up just the same. The only good thing about it was the actors. There were some heartfelt moments, sure, but I have no idea what the writers & producers were thinking with the rest of the overall plot. So many questions… How long did H.R. know that the broken-off Savitar suit’s blade would glow when it gets closer to the suit? Instead of getting himself needlessly killed, why didn’t H.R. tell Vibe about the blade & just have Vibe portal Iris to a hidden location somewhere? Heck! Why didn’t Vibe just vibe her location to begin with? AR.G.U.S. has metahuman-power dampening technology. So why didn’t they just take Iris there before she got captured? Savitar could even know where she was & STILL be powerless to get her. After Savitar finds out that H.R. pulled the switch, again I ask, why doesn’t Savitar just go find Iris AGAIN & kill her? It’s been established that Savitar can waltz right into Star Labs whenever he want to. So, why does Team: Flash actually stand around talking about Savitar’s theoretical time travel existence at Star Labs with Iris standing right there in plain sight -- not hidden? Iris hits Savitar in the back with 1 shot from a pistol. Ok, assuming that Joe gave her the gun, (because I have no idea where a random gun even came from) when did Iris learn (or even have time to learn) how to be proficient with shooting a gun? Most importantly: When did Iris learn to proficiently shoot a speedster WHILE he’s speeding? Savitar is supposed to be the main super villain speedster of the season & Iris nails him with 1 single shot? She must have some fast eyes & crazy good accuracy. I mean, 1 shot? Really? I guess we all knew that Savitar was going to lose 1 way or another. I mean, think about it. Savitar is Barry. Barry is a mentally inept spaz. Why would he be any different as a bad guy? Savitar said he had this planned out for centuries, yet he still failed in the most embarrassing way possible. Jeez, if I planned something out for centuries, & it had to do with the people in my life that I know the best, I doubt it would derail so very easily. It certainly wouldn’t get to the point where I needed a back-up plan that also derailed EVEN MORE QUICKLY. I also wouldn’t ignore the elephant in the room: I STILL know where Iris is & killing her still has a 500% chance of working! DUH! Savitar had multiple chances to kill Iris at Star Labs, EVEN BEFORE BEING INVITED TO STAR LABS by Barry in this finale. I guess the writers didn’t feel that, in his last few hours of desperation, he’d take that opportunity. Even though the whole season was leading up to this -- even though the goal at all times was to keep Savitar away from Iris at all times, Barry just walks into Star Labs with Savitar. Like, “Hey, guys! I just thought I’d bring a guest by & show him around Star Labs.” Why doesn’t Savitar just kill Iris THEN? Huh, writers? Huh? Can you answer me that??? If killing Iris was the only way that he would exist, wouldn’t he take ANY opportunity to do it? But Savitar is like, “Nah, I’m not going to stab her with Barry watching, I got Plan : B about to commence back at my lair, so I’m good.” What the heck, dude?! Also, why does Savitar hide out in his lair doing next to nothing? He’s planned this out for centuries & knows the game plan -- just carry it out, dummy! How is this story even a whole season kind of story? It would be better suited as a 3-parter if he wasn't biding his time doing nothing in his dark lair. Sheesh, his suit doesn’t need THAT MUCH maintenance. At the end Barry tells Iris to “Keep running.” Keep running? What the heck does that EVEN MEAN??? Oh, & gee, thanks for explaining why Julian was missing from the last episode... IN THE SEASON FINALE OF ALL EPISODES! Oh, & don’t think I forgot these 2 things: (#1) With viewers knowing who Savitar now is, thinking back to Killer Frost’s helpful, compliant look on her face when she saw Savitar unmasked STILL makes no sense at all. There is no reason she would have reacted that way -- worse Ronnie red herring attempt ever -- so forced & so implausible. Stop making-up implausible dialogue & facial expressions as you go along, writers! (#2) Savitar said he had big plans for Jessie Quick -- we didn’t see Jessie Quick at all in this episode, nor anything pertaining to this mystery plot line Savitar hinted at. I was hoping that they'd clean all of this up in the finale, but this was another dangling plot line that has no actual end written for it. Just another random piece of dialogue. These writers should really learn how to use red herrings & ominous dialogue correctly -- they have to bear some continuity -- some fidelity. Characters can't just say stuff for no reason. The CW’s slogan is “Defy your world. Dare to live in ours.” Ha! Yeah, I’d have to defy all reality & logic of MY WORLD & DARE to embrace these gigantic main-plot holes of YOUR WORLD in order to put up with this crappy show! I'm not watching this show again, unless I happen to see a commercial for an episode or 2 that grabs my interest. I'm going to have to be a real single episode light-weight when it comes to this show, & that's even IF I SEE a commercial that's remotely interesting! I can't do all of this 'whole season' stuff with The Flash again. They say that you should never say never -- but something truly miraculous would have to happen to bring my faith back to THIS show. Besides, I need to keep all the brain cells I still have left after watching this garbage.
(The Flash; 3x23; Finish Line)

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5/23/2017

I'm still super pumped about this show! I have but 1 wish though...
Please don't let The Flash's writers get their hands on this.
Please don't let The Flash's writers get their hands on this.
Please don't let The Flash's writers get their hands on this.
I want Black Lightning to actually BE GOOD! Anyone that doesn't know what I'm talking about, watch season 3 of The Flash -- you'll know exactly what I mean.

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5/23/2017

Ok, cool season finale. Coulda used a dash of The Guardian though. ;P Silver Kryptonite? What the heck? Ah, ok. I see it here. For the most part, the Supergirl vs. Superman fight was pretty good. Why did the car spark, but not move an inch when he crashed her against it, though??? O . o Meh, anyways… I did like her dodge & uppercut finish move. The Rhea fight was interesting. Kryptonite blood? What the heck? I was expecting other heroes to join the fight against her after she broke the rules of the fight, but I suppose they were preoccupied on the streets. Yay! Mon El’s left the planet & M’Gann has returned to the planet. The next season is looking good already -- & it hasn’t even started yet! HAHAHA XD XD XD Please keep Mon El away as long as possible. I wanted him to die so badly in this episode. All he is is a bro in love who only want to be a hero because his gf is a hero. Then they had the nerve to give him a cool fight scene. XD HAHAHA So, he can fight all of a sudden??? Pfft. Any other time I ever saw him fight, he got owned… HARD. Then again, he was fighting those lame royal guard losers that suck harder at fighting than he does. I’m just mad at how Mon El was shining on them so hard. XD Like, he’s some seasoned galactic warrior all of a sudden, pulling off GotG Gamora moves. That crap came out of seemingly nowhere. They has all of this time to show him getting better, but never did. The way he carried himself in that street fight during the invasion was A REAL SURPRISE TO ME. When Mon EL comes back, I hope he comes with an actual plotline & fighting skills. All he was this time was mommy’s boy & Kara’s cuddle bunny who flips hash browns in an apron. I still want to like him -- but as I keep saying, he was dead weight this season. I never got to see my Supergirl/Mon El vs. Cyborg Superman fight I wanted to see either. :( Well, there’s always that possibility in the future. All in all, it was a good episode, but let’s keep the momentum going into the next season, too! Polish off those coming story arcs, producers & writers.
(Supergirl; 2x22; Nevertheless, She Persisted)

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5/20/2017

Cool finale. Awesome action. This episode certainly tricked me more than once too. My favorite part was when Ghost Rider pulled the Russian's LMD with his chain in slow motion & Quake rocked him to pieces in mid-air. Frick'n nice. :) Yeah, I'd be mad if I missed that too, Phil! My favorite part, this season, was still this scene though. I see that Radcliffe finally found his calling as the Dr. Phil of The Framework before meeting his end. XD Uh, how about that final scene? Agents of S.W.O.R.D.??? Maybe??? O . o
http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/05/18/is-marvel-tv-about-to-introduce-sword
(Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.; 4x22; World's End)
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5/20/2017

Iris is dead -- or is she? Even after Savitar's conversation with Killer Frost, I'm still not convinced he would kill Iris -- I'm still not convinced Killer Frost would have made that face when she first saw him unmasked -- & I'm not convinced that Team: Flash shunned him. I'd suspect there's more to it to that "shunning" business than he's telling anyway. Well, one thing's for sure, I gotta take a break from all of these outlandish theories on the Facebook page because that mess is getting out of hand. Ok, so where was Julian this episode? Did they have to give Tom Felton's paycheck to Wentworth Miller or something? It's just weird that Captain Cold is doing a guest appearance at a time where Julian disappears from the story. This is not a good time to have a character missing from the continuity right before the season finale. Although some have speculated that there's a reason for this, I can't see how it's feasible. Anyways, with all of this mystery weighing heavily on the finale, either this season's ending is going to be 1 of the most genius endings of all time or quite possibly 1 of the worst. Well, we will see next Tuesday...
(The Flash; 3x22; Infantino Street)

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5/17/2017

Great episode! Action-packed! Felt like I was watching a movie! Alien invasion opening scene opening scene, Alex & Maggie in action on an enemy vessel, The Guardian owning aliens in slow motion, Supergirl getting smacked across the room by... [dramatic pause] SUPERMAN??? o.O. Kat Grant's back... Meh! I'm just glad they didn't give her 1 of those "show up, say a witty comment, then strait to commercial" entrances that I thought they were going to do with her. I would have rolled my eyes SO HARD at that. Anyways, awesome episode. If I absolutely had to nitpick anything, I'd have to say: That was totally improbable that Alex wouldn't get shot by those alien guards during the siege at the D.E.O. She sprinted past them for like 20 yards or more & then up those steps. That was fake. Anyone that ever tried that in a video game knows that would have resulted in a game over screen before ever clearing the steps, unless it was set on easy mode. Also, I'm a bit tired of enemy soldiers having the aim of old school Stormtroopers.
(Supergirl; 2x21; Resist)

Well, well, well. A Batman reference.
(Supergirl; 2x20; City of Lost Children)
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5/16/2017

I saw the trailer for The Gifted. Ok, Bryan Singer rant aside, I'm tired of every time there's 1 main, male, teenage protagonist with powers, he has to be bullied. This is so trite & lazy. We are in 2017 & people are still writing TV shows & movies this way? Dang... Can't anything else ever happen? It even made me roll my eyes while watching Heroes: Reborn -- & Dragon Ball: Evolution rant aside, the bullyism was extremely forced into that movie too. Dude, get a life with all of this overly- cliché'd crap! This worked in Spider-Man, but then Spider-Man became such a success that every thing that followed wanted to do what it was doing. Daredevil? Gotta get the crap kicked out of him as a teen. Captain America? Gotta get the crap kicked out of him as a teen. Is this supposed to somehow make me feel like he's more of a tough guy because he took his licks as a teen? Who the heck cares, dude!? Let's not forget about Green Lantern -- a grown man almost getting jumped outside of a bar? So forced. Oh, & while I'm on the subject of full-grown adult super-heroes: Stop making the hero into a down-&-out loser who somehow becomes a much better man by the end of the movie -- only AFTER getting powers. This makes no sense. If he couldn't focus on his life BEFORE THE POWERS, how the heck is he going to have such a firm grasp on life AFTER THE POWERS? More responsibility makes you get visitation rights of your daughter, right Ant-Man? Like, can't it ever just be a regular guy, not rich, not poor, has a few kids, a wife & a good job. Nope! Can't do that. Gotta be a guy who's life you would never want to have, only to be flung into the success & forced-upon charisma that only super-heroism can somehow provide. Ugh!!! Stop trying to tell 2 stories & worry about the 1 that matters -- the super-hero. I can appreciate the time taken to touch upon the man under the mask & his motivations, but if you're going to do it in such a trite way, then I'd rather not even bother knowing the guy under the mask. When it comes to most people, I don't think that they watch super-hero related shows & movies (solely or even primarily) for the drama parts. I'm fine with drama when it's done in fresh ways, but screw everything else that feels the need to 'trite' their way through everything. I'm not saying I would never use the teenage bullyism shtick in my stories now & then, but you have these same industry leaders that have been beating this same dead horse for decades. I mean, I'm supposed to be learning a thing or 2 from YOU! Let's see some variety, here! I hope I'm not seeing the same thing 20 years from now, but most likely I will be...

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5/12/2017

I wanted to see May beat that robot again on YouTube so I typed in "COULSON AND MAY VS RUSSIAN ROBOTS" & I ended up also finding a video called "SCARY GUN WIELDING ROBOTS ARE BEING TESTED IN RUSSIA" & they're shooting at a firing range. O.O *gulp*
https://youtu.be/5-BMFArMNfU?t=1m10s
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5/12/2017

Hahaha A Robot's face sliced off with Coulson's shield, nice. May completely OWNED that other robot. I knew she was hard, but ... WOW! I gotta watch that again on YouTube. Yay! Mack's alive! Thanks a lot Quake, now Yo-Yo's in the Framework. You just had to tell him the truth about his daughter while standing RIGHT AT the portal last episode didn't you???

Coulson & May vs. The Russian's Robots - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWp_1NRHpcM
(Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.; 4x21; The Return)

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5/12/2017

Ok, so they give Savitar a monologue at the beginning of the episode, but then the rest of the episode is just a situation comedy, complete with comedic amnesia (via untested apparatus) & CG sweat hitting the text-reading glasses at the darndest of time in the courtroom. Even if they wanted to do a story like this, the timing of using this story was very, very ill-timed. There should be a rule that filler episodes don't occur this far into the season. It was tacky & felt very amateurish. Someone said that there's only 2 more episodes left this season. If there are, this certainly isn't the time for this filler material mess. We need to get down to the meat of the meal here. Anyways, later on they have a way to give Barry his memory back, but then Cisco says something like "No, we haven't tested it yet." & I'm all like "Dude, where was that attitude when you were so quick to erase some memories before?". This show is so inconsistent. I pray that Black Lightning isn't like this. I want to like these CW DC TV shows, but they are making it really hard to.
(The Flash; 3x21; Cause & Effect)
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5/8/2017

I wonder if this new Blade Runner movie will be considered as "good" or even "great" by Blade Runner fans -- or will it be like so many other continuations of movies from 30+ years ago, where the movie comes out & many people like it... for about a 3 weeks, then 2 months later YouTubers are all cracking jokes about how sucky it is, then 6 months later there's this near-consensus about it being absolutely terrible it is & the main geek sites take their turn taking cheap-shots at it in segments that don't even have anything to do with the movie to begin with. Seen this happen tons of times. But really, the way most fanboys are, Blade Runner 2049'll be lucky if it doesn't get completely shot down from the word go. Then there's the ever popular "It was aight.", which I'd rather have long before I get "It sucks.", if I was making a movie. At any rate, I will be eager to hear what fans of the original have to say 6 or 7 months after it comes out -- once the movie magic has worn off.

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5/8/2017

Wow. I thought Alex was gonna die. Would've been cool if she had. I mean, it would've been a waste of a character, but it would've been cool. Rick must have gotten his ideas from watching The Cell -- Well, that & a lot of episodes of CSI. In other news: Mon El is still dead weight. I wanted to tell him to shut-up when he said "Well, as being something of a superhero myself, I can say that sometimes it's better to punch than to talk." DUDE, you ain't no superhero! Get back in the kitchen & flip some hash browns, Noob! No one gave you permission to speak.
(Supergirl; 2x19; Alex)

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5/8/2017

That was a very, very heart-felt scene, but why didn't Skye just say "Yeah, your little spark plug is in the other world waiting for you." ??? I highly doubt that Mack would have hated her for that lie, especially if it was to save his life. Sheesh! There's a lot of people on FB asking that very question. Anyways, I can't wait for this week's show. Showing Mack about to drown in the promo was insane. I doubt he'll actually drown, seeing as how they showed it about to happen in the promo... or would they??? o.O 1 thing's for sure: Fanboys would never stop complaining about "spoilers-this" & "spoilers-that." Someone speculated that Mack & Trip should get 3-d printer body like Aida. That'd be tight. Of course, this would be yet another way to bring Ward back... again.
(Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.; 4x20; Farewell, Cruel World!)
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5/5/2017

Dang. This Prey reboot commercial is everywhere. I can't look at my shows On Demand or most of the YouTube channels I frequent without seeing that commercial pop up first. I with all of this advertising, hope the game is actually good. I don't think it's my kind of game. I mean, I don't think I would hate it, but I also don't think I'd love it either. I certainly wouldn't buy it, but I hope it's a good game for everyone else who does want to buy & play it.
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5/4/2017

Ok, new theory: Savitar is mind-controlling Killer Frost, similar to how he controlled Julian. He either made her see Ronnie's face when he took off his suit, or her father's face -- if she even knew her father -- I can't remember that part of her past. Anyway's, Savitar did say "I've been waiting for you. Fear not, my child." So maybe she saw her father's face. It's one of the only explanation for why she said "What do you need me to do?", & in a non-evil voice. She went from defiant to compliant as soon as she saw him, as though she saw a father or a lover that has passed away. As stated in the post below, if she'd seen Barry's face, it seems like her reaction would've been more like: "Well, well, well. Ain't this a kick in the head? Yeah, I'll work with you, if for no other reasons than to get Team: Flash out of my hair & to see the look on The Flash's face when he finds out who you really are." not "What do you need me to do?" I think that her reaction to seeing Savitar unmasked is the real clue here. Also, Savitar might not be Barry at all. Especially when you consider: When has Barry ever been right about anything major? If it's something major, he's usually wrong & ends up screwing things up for the next season. So anyways, here's hoping that the writers have something like this in mind instead of messed up writing & dialogue that doesn't make any sense. I really want to like this show, but they've dropped the ball before...

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5/3/2017

Very cool Killer Frost chase scene around the city. (Pun Totally Intended) That was her most defining moment yet! Now onto the not-so-cool. Let me see if I got this straight.... You hate yourself so much, that you want to kill YOUR GIRLFRIEND... because YOU HATE YOURSELF so much? Uh... I sure hope that they can clean this whole plot line up by the end of the season because right now this seems highly implausible. But hey, maybe that's how it's supposed to be right now. Maybe they'll clean the whole thing up & it will come across as a stroke of genius. As stated in my other posts, Barry really isn't that smart, & sucks at being a super hero. So, how does he actually figure out that he's the one that kills Iris? Now, all of a sudden, he's a master detective? How would he even think, for a second, that he or any version of himself was capable of killing Iris? Wouldn't that be the last thing to ever cross his mind -- like, ever? This doesn't coincide with how his mind worked in the past. This also doesn't seem to gel with Savitar's unmasking to Killer Frost either when she becomes so very compliant & says "What do you need me to do?" Jeez, from the way that she acted seeing Savitar unmasked, my money was on it being Ronnie, long before it ever being Barry. I mean, she doesn't even say it in an evil voice. If it was Barry, it seems like her reaction would've been more like: "Well, well, well. Ain't this a kick in the head? Yeah, I'll work with you, if for no other reasons than to get Team: Flash out of my hair & to see the look on The Flash's face when he finds out who you really are." Now, it almost feels like she was like "Oh, my! An evil version of Barry. The good version was so boring, but the evil Barry's so dreamy. *swoons*" That's really all I can think was on her mind, because why give-in so easily like that? Especially since she doesn't care about anyone but herself. Savitar was able to control Julian, so my theory is that Savitar made himself look like Ronnie. I'd also like to know why Savitar doesn't just go into Team: Flash Headquarters & just kill everyone? He's willing to kill Iris, but not Joe & company? Does he need them for something? Like I said, I really hope they can clean this up by the end. It wouldn't be the first time this show painted itself into a corner like this, but it hasn't happened on this big of a scale before, so fingers crossed...
(The Flash; 3x20; I Know Who You Are)

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5/2/2017

Wow. From the way that people answer this question, it's easy to see what age group many of them are all in, & for some others you simply see which sci-fi sub-genres are their favorites.
https://www.facebook.com/ScienceFictionCultClassics/posts/1821855354498607

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4/29/2017

Sometime, watching The Flash is like watching a poorly script-edited b-movie. He goes up to Top & Mirror Master knowing full-well what happened earlier in the episode, & gets phased by Top’s powers, then the 2024 Flash shows up with the device that Cisco made that can help them defeat Top & Mirror Master. Shouldn’t they have formulated this plan before hand? What exactly was the 2017 Flash planning to do anyway, had Team: Flash not figured out the device could be used during the fight? Was he just going to show up, let the super villains see him (knowing full-well they’d never surrender), put his hands on his hips, make a snarky comment, & get killed like he almost did at the like at the beginning of the episode? I mean, what was his plan? If you had speed powers, & all a villain has to do is look at you to affect & incapacitate you, wouldn’t you just run up to them super fast & sucker punch them in the head to knock them out? He even stands there & has a conversation with them. 100% hubris, 0% plan of how NOT to get his butt kicked again. Poorly written. Not just fight-wise, but poorly written character-wise. After everything Barry has lost, he still has time to stand there with his hands on his hips & crack wise to the villains? Where’s the character growth. I just keep seeing him screw up -- HARD. Is he mentally impaired? I’m literally not trying to be funny & would never joke about a thing like that, even with a fictional character, but I could create a very, very cohesive fan theory on him being mentally impaired based off of everything I’ve seen in the season alone. I’ve already heard the fan theory of The Flash actually being the villain of the whole series, & I actually see it as plausible! What hero makes ALL of the mistakes he has, after being a hero for as long as he has? I really hate to see this show suffer from such poor writing; they have such an opportunity to make this show awesome. Anyways, you can expect me see me reference this episode again in my Season 3 Flash Review later…
(The Flash; 3x19; The Once & Future Flash)

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4/28/2017

HAHAHA! Who hasn't heard of these? What are they testing for, aliens from outer space or something? I think I'll say "None of the Above" & see if they send the Men in Black to come force me into their Earth Registration. XD XD XD Can I please just watch my music video now? Sheesh...

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4/20/2017

I was rewatching a few episodes of Spawn last night. Great use of time manipulation... or... whatever he was using to mess with Jason Wynn's head. I think it might've messed with my head too! I'd like to see more of that in the forthcoming movie. Why does Spawn spare Merrick's life? Did he show mercy because she's female? He looked like he was about to throw her out of the window. Did he change his mind? He killed the other rent-a-thugs quickly enough, he could have dispatched of her & the others just as easily. Who knows why he does what he does?! Also, either I never noticed that comedy happening in the background of the police station or I just forgot about it after all of these years. I wonder if that happens in a lot of other episodes too. I'll have to rewatch more of these episodes. Also, *gasp* I didn't know that Ming-Na Wen was Lisa Wu until I really heard her towards the middle of the episode. Wow, she really is quite ubiquitous.
(Spawn; 2x6; Hellzapoppin)

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4/18/2017

Asian ☑ Check!
Super Villain ☑ Check!
Pointy Ears ☑ Check!
Epic Facial Hair ☑ Check!
Oh yeah… & GREEN! ☑ CHECK!!! ✔✔✔

There seems to be a trend of doing this. Some comic, movie, & cartoon versions of Ming are green, while others aren’t. James Bond Jr. wasn’t done by Marvel Productions Ltd., but Defenders of the Earth & Iron Man were. Why did Marvel Productions Ltd. reuse the same green skin & red eyes? I read somewhere how the rings made Mandarin’s hand green, so I guess in this cartoon it took over his whole body? O . o Considering what happens to Dr. No at the end of the James Bond movie, I guess cartoon rules dictate that he has to turn SOME other color. Anyways, was no other color available? If not normal flesh tones, why not blue? Why not purple? What’s with all of this this green stuff? Maybe it makes the bad guys look poisonous, more removed from what is good. Maybe, I guess, they wanted the toys to sell & green helped?

But wait… There’s mooore! I don’t know if this is the Mojo from the old PPG series or the new one, but there’s seems to be some version of him with pointy ears. & are Aku’s ears those pointy things? Who the heck knows? At this point I'm grasping at straws with his ears. XD But, anyways, I couldn’t help but notice all of these similarities.

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4/18/2017

I'm not sure which Triceraton this is, but it took me all the way up to last year, or the year before, to finally realize that you don't even fight him in this game. I was like "... Heeey! Wait a gosh darn minute, here..." XD Considering all of the super villains & different kinds of Foot Soldiers that they throw at you in this game, I guess that's an ok omission to make; both on my own brain's omission & Konami's for not putting him in-game. I guess I just didn't care to notice this as a kid due to having too much fun playing it.
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4/15/2017

I'm sorry. I've tried & tried, but I just can't unsee this. I can't unsee Harley Quinn as the Lolly Pop Chainsaw girl, Juliet Starling. I just can't! It just looks Juliet unlocked a new costume, or got put into a live-action movie, or something. Ever since that movie came out, I don't even see Harley as Harley at all. & whenever this version of Harley is being used, I don't think that I ever will...

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4/14/2017

Wow, Daisy! You're not looking too good. Better dab some anti-septic on... well... all of that! Because you look like you're going to be in The Framework for a long time. With the absence of Inhuman allies & many of the other resources S.H.I.E.L.D. usually has, The Framework Hydra is going all Empire Strikes Back on the good guys. Well, I gotta admit, I didn't think I'd like this story arc as much as LMD, but I am quickly getting there. They took the most cliché'd idea in the last 20 years & made it actually watchable. 👍 & I'm, pretty sure they're not gonna phone it in like Arrow did in it's "Invasion!" episode (5x8). Anyways, Madame Hydra is so smart, & operating in a world of her own design. I can't really easily foresee how the good guys are going to (A) win & (B) all make it out alive, & that's cool. 👍 A new level of tension is always a good thing. They're going to really have to distract her, though. Will Fitz finally come to his senses & be the distraction the others need to escape? Will he, himself, even be able to escape if he is the distraction? Well, before he does come to his senses, I am eager to see Iain De Caestecker (Fitz) really, really be evil next episode. >:) I hope he gets more than just a monologue to Daisy next episode. & May gets to fight in the next episode. Yay! Even with her as a bad guy, I'm still excited. :D

(Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.; 4x7; Identity & Change)
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4/12/2017

So, last month it was announced that Warner Bros. is going to do another Matrix movie. I used to be very much into the Matrix movies, but after reading this Suicide Girls article years ago about how they stole the idea for The Matrix from Grant Morrison’s Invisibles, I’ve decided not to support anything that the Wachoski brothers -- I mean, siblings create. Before I read that article, I had already bought Matrix: Reloaded on DVD, Final Flight of the Osiris for my iPod, & The Matrix Comics: Volume 1. I’ll keep what I have, but I won’t knowingly buy anything else from them in the future. The Matrix films did always have some cool fights & action sequences so, if anything, I’d most likely just watch the the fight scenes on YouTube when the film actually comes out. Same as with the X-Men franchise, which I also currently don’t support out-of-pocket. It's very ironic how I don’t support the X-Men movies & The Matrix films for 2 opposite reasons:
(1) Bryan Singer didn’t want any of his actors to read the X-Men comics.
(2) The Wachowski’s DEFINITELY did read & take from The Invisibles & wanted the design staff to make the film look like The Invisibles.

On a side note: I had some really cool Neo vs. fan art drawn when I actually supported the Matrix films, but I’ve decided to erase Neo & use my own character, & actually they look cooler.

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4/7/2017

I noticed that there's an episode of Goosebumps called "Click" (from 1997) & it has the same premise of the Adam Sandler movie of the same name (from 2003). So, I hit the Goosebumps Wiki, Wikipedia & IMDB & there's no R.L. Stine relation. I thought I'd go to those sites & see that R.L. Stine sold the idea to Hollywood or something, but nope! No source says that the 2 are related. R.L. Stine's name doesn't show up on the Wikipedia or IMDB page for the movie as a creator, writer, consultant or anything. That's quite a coincidence that both would simply be called... "Click" & be about a universal remote control that can manipulate time. Maybe R.L. Stine is secretly credited under a nom de plume. This situation reminds me of how there's both a Sega Genesis video game & an U.K. comic strip called "Kid Chameleon" that aren't related ideas. I might look into this further; maybe even have blog listing all of these situations. I just can't get over the fact that both are SIMPLY CALLED "Click", instead of 1 being called "My Magic Remote" or "The Ultimate Control Freak", or even at the very least "Clicker". You know what I mean??? I mean, even Goosebumps' "Say Cheese & Die" has a different name from The Twilight Zone's "A Most Unusual Camera". & yes, Are You Afraid of the Dark?'s "The Tale of the Curious Camera" sounds quite similar to "A Most Unusual Camera", but at least it's not THE EXACT SAME title like with "Click".

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4/5/2017

About to start watch this Netflix Voltron show for the first time. Well, after a brand new Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, that is. 👍

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4/4/2017

Oh, jeez... A Gullah Gullah Island segment on Robot Chicken. What else have I missed by not watching this show all of these years?
(Robot Chicken; 7x14; Walking Dead Lobster)

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4/3/2017

Well, well, well. So, Wayfair has jumped onto the mic drop bandwagon. & it looks 10 times stupider than that pizza commercial & those Verizon commercials, because in this commercial, they say 'mic drop' & then they drop their cell phones. UGH!!! So IDIODIC!!! DANG! It's bad enough that I die a little inside every time one of those MANY oh-so-fail Verizon commercials come on TV, now I gotta deal with THIS CRAP TOO? Just yesterday, I was saying to myself that "Maybe now that the season is changing, maybe these Verizon commercials will do something different. Then this Wayfair garbage shows up right on April 2nd. AHHH!!! According to YouTube, the Wayfair one is 6 months old? I haven't seen it in all of this time, & I wish I hadn't seen it yesterday either!
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT TO ALL COMPANIES OUT THERE: If you put mic drop anywhere in your commercials, I will NOT buy your product. Dropping a mic is over 15 years old. Get some new shtick & get a freaking life!!! You act like telling me that you dropped a mic is supposed to make me go "OOoOHH they dropped the mic! That must be a great deal on that product!" No, dummies! It just makes me see how out of touch you are with what's actually cool! "Well, President Obama did it, so let's all do it to!" No, my son. It don't work that way. Now you just look like a bunch of price club economy size douchebags that jump onto something that wasn't even supposed to be THAT SERIOUS in the first place. I swear, every time hear someone say that phrase, I picture a box of Summer's Eve Island Splash Douche where their heads should be. First of all, you don't SAY mic drop, you just DO a mic drop... after flaming someone in a rap battle -- it's not an all-purpose thing. You on;y get like 1 or 2 mic drops in your lifetime -- if you're lucky. Secondly, it doesn't work if you're simply dropping a mic while telling me about THE SAME oh-so-fail-sales your company has already had for years. Third, you have to drop the mic & THEN WALK OFF, don't drop several other mics -- don't keep talking -- don't have your announcer keep talking -- JUST WALK OFF! Why do I feel like I'm going to wake up tomorrow & see a syrup commercial where someone pours it on waffles, says'mic drop' , & then drops the bottle on the floor? I mean, this crap is out of hand. Look, I'm about 5 seconds away from photoshopping Summer's Eve boxes onto the heads of these people in commercials... Nah, on second thought, I'll use MS Paint; they don't deserve Photoshop...

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4/3/2017

Ok, wow. This movie has 3 people from the Disney Channel in it (maybe more). This trailer feels like a it could be comedic parody of a sci-fi suspense thriller simply because I can't unsee these actors as Disney channel stars. This is kinda surreal to look at.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FbQoI8P7c4&t=42s

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4/1/2017

See what I thought about season 1 of Legion in my review.