For some odd reason, I thought maybe it would be good... until he put on the CGI cape, which will be the single moment in which anything good about this show goes right out the window, lol.
7. "i just watched all the trailers for their new shows. this isnt the worst..." In response to Reply # 0
i mean its all just a giant pile of shit. jeezus
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17. "lol i'm just saying. if it's comic material reduced to a soap opera..." In response to Reply # 15
... like Heroes, than I won't watch it. But if this actually turns out to be a decent action series where things happen and characters develop somewhat rationally, then I will give it AT LEAST as much of a chance as I did Heroes.
19. "Cuz then they don't have to pay for licensing. " In response to Reply # 16
I wish they'd do a Batman series Smallville style, but without the corniness and terrible writing. lol But you know. Life before the cowl. The training leading up to it. etc.
22. "i think it costs too much to get the rights to the characters tho" In response to Reply # 16
i remember Smallville producers wanting to get young Bruce in for a cameo and it was tough for them to get the rights to even use the character...that's how they ended up wit Green Arrow...
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24. "keith david. i'm sold!" In response to Reply # 0
if i had to choose between this and no ordinary family on abc i'd probably go with no ordinary family due to them having chiklas on it. i'll have to see how prominent of a role keith david has.
hopefully they'll find their tongue in cheek like those shows did ~~~~ When you are born, you cry, and the world rejoices. Live so that when you die, you rejoice, and the world cries. ~~~~ You cannot hate people for their own good.
>well, if I was 12 it would > >I remember a time where I loved Automan >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automan > > >Maybe they should just remake Greatest American Hero instead
40. "I'm pretty sure that was Sepinwall" In response to Reply # 29
We said that most modern super-heroes took the deconstructionist and post-modern approach to the super-hero genre, this one goes the straight-faced, earnest route, and it suffers.
I'm not sure we was implying that post-modern should always be the way to go though.
Oh, and it's still a trip to see people quoting their podcast.
yeah, its that bad. Ill give it one more shot, but that pilot was VERY spotty. I hope that this pile doesn't discourage them from making a good superhero show. Heroes was promising.
I will check this just for her; I think she rocked a short skirt in just about every scene she was in.
Otherwise, it was spotty and all over the place, most of it was incredibly corny and cliched, but it had its moments. I will give it at least a few eps. I enjoyed the cast, as well. A few familiar faces.
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36. "it's really not that bad" In response to Reply # 0
....yeah, it could be a lot better, but most of these 'hero' shows aren't done way they should.....I'll give it more time to develop....honestly, I liked the 2nd ep without the cape more....
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38. "I think the secret of superhero films & TV" In response to Reply # 0
Is that you have to have a director/show runner who is a comic book fiend. The biggest disasters in comic book movies/shows have been when the directors or show creators weren't die hard comic book people.
43. "but...its Keith David!" In response to Reply # 0
~~~~ When you are born, you cry, and the world rejoices. Live so that when you die, you rejoice, and the world cries. ~~~~ You cannot hate people for their own good.
66. "but...its keith david...=(" In response to Reply # 61
~~~~ When you are born, you cry, and the world rejoices. Live so that when you die, you rejoice, and the world cries. ~~~~ You cannot hate people for their own good.
48. "Can we talk about the montage abuse?" In response to Reply # 46
Look, montages are great for say, showing a boxer become an even better boxer. Or a rag tag group of misfits prepare for a softball tournament. Or perhaps even a couple, falling in love. Like, they're okay if you're getting good at ONE thing. ONE.
This fool became an expert in hypnosis, acrobatics, mixed martial arts, magic tricks and fabric trickery, all in under 3 minutes. Now come on.
53. "RE: Can we talk about the montage abuse?" In response to Reply # 48
they do that because to HONESTLY flesh out the growth would really take about 3 to 4 (maybe even 5 if you deal with the wife/son issues of seeing daddy/hubby blown up on FUCKING TV!) eps to DEAL with but NBC does NOT have that patience.
47. "His contempt for little people was off putting" In response to Reply # 0 Tue Jan-11-11 07:29 PM by buckshot defunct
'Tattoo?' 'Cue-Ball?' Damn homie, the guy just sucker punched you one time. Far from the biggest injustice that's been dealt to you lately. But this is the man you choose to unleash verbal epithets at. As if he doesn't already have enough problems as a sewer circus' resident midget. Some hero!
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77. "the hardest thing to do on TV is a good super hero show" In response to Reply # 0
seriously, with all the grit and "reality" based programming, who wants niggas flying around with capes and gadgets and shits (besides us fanboys and fangirls alike).
first of all, monday is a RIDICULOUSLY rough timeslot for new shows to go into. Chuck needed subway and a legion of people to keep it going.
they need to let dude take out fleming and get back with his family, reinstated on the force, and STILL be the cape. to fill in the gaps for where his police work can't.
but a perpetual story where dude is constantly in the dark and his family forever longing.....gets exhausting.
the fact that it generated all this fucking chatter though is interesting LOL
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