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Regarding Trader Joe's. Blocking asiles may be part of it, but I'd guess most of it is so customers can't walk in, look at something, decide exactly what they want, then go online and order it from Amazon. Using local stores as a "showroom" is a big issue with retailers.
I think this is brought up near the end of Alan Moore's Marvel/Miricleman stories (they were forced to change the name for the US release). Marvelwoman comments that there's this group that worships her, which she's fine with so long as they don't bother her as she finds it amusing.
Apart from the fighting, you've described what is supposed to happen in the first story where these two meet. You might as well give a similar breakdown of Holmes and Watson first meeting, concluding there's no reason to film yet another version. That this will be the first time it is done in a movie is the entire point. I agree, it could suck donkey balls. I hold no hope I'll be enjoying a live action DC movie anytime soon. But there is fun to be had, if they're willing to actually have fun and not be so god damned serious with their superhero movies.
That was one of the fun things the animated Justice League dealt with. The US government had a group dedicated to countering this Superman guy, along with the other super heroes. Batman's the only one to speak up and go, "You know, they DO have a point."
Because looks do matter when it comes to casting. If they actually do a Wonder Woman movie, don't you think the looks of every actress remotely considered will be gone over by "fans" in great detail? My sister was a casual fan of the new Who only because of number 10. She knew the show, having watched old Who with me, but hates shows with continuity because she doesn't have time to keep up. So, once that the regeneration gave us a Doctor she didn't think was cute, she stopped caring. I'm sure you'll get the same thing here, balanced by new fans coming in. That's how Doctor Who works.
It's the internet. You're going to get stupid bitching about everything.
And let us not forget Jamie was cast for the ladies, the actor telling cameramen to never get an angle that showed if he wore anything under his kilt to keep the mystery alive.
So, to refine the analogy that Mike made at the beginning of the episode, it's as if somebody now, today, made a film about the early 1970's - say a bunch of ex-hippies dealing with "the dream is over", the failure of the summer of love, etc. - and the music was entirely doo-wop, and that was the catalyst for a big top-40 doo-wop revival. I think my head would explode if that happened.
I'm tempted to re-rent this one, just for the fun of it, not having seen it in probably seven or eight years. Any thoughts on it from those of you that have seen it? Looking at the wiki article, much more of then I thought seems to have been created in editing, something to check for this time.
If the camera operator is too good, you lose the shaky cam thing, and the whole idea of just missing that shot that would tell the viewer what was going on. Having the guy be a bad film maker, though, does solve that.
I think PBS is the only network where, if I'm unsure of a fact they're presenting, I'll give them the benefit of the doubt. Nova, Frontline, and the other shows may not be perfect, but they are trying to be truthful even if the occasional expert is wrong.
They're doing it because Marvel showed that team ups can work, and this is a baby step towards a Justice League movie. They have decades of stories to pull from. It's just a question of if it will work in live action.
I haven't seen the new Superman movie, so I don't know how overpowered they've made him. The whole key to having him interact with others is giving him reasonable limits. He is NOT all powerful. Neither is he all that smart. Batman is smarter, more cynical, lest trusting. The two characters do work together well in the hands of a good writer. But... I tend to prefer my super hero stuff animated. Didn't care for the Batman movies, haven't seen any Superman's since Superman II.
If they hire Paul Dini to write for this movie, then I'll pay attention
I'm sure there have been better books written on the subject, but the movie The Longest Day gives a great breakdown of the entire invasion. You fully understand what units went where, and why.
Two companions and One Doctor had been on the show before getting cast.
Really? Colin Baker's going to be your argument?
And on the companion side, it's taking me a minute to think. You mean Lalla Ward and Freema Agyeman?
It would be three Companions then as Karen Gillan guested before she was cast too.
And, Faldor, guest appearances in one episode is slightly different from a semi-regular cast member becoming the Doctor
The list of companions who were on the show before is becoming quite long, as the two I thought of immediately were Harry Sullivan, who was in Carnival of Monsters the year before, and the astronaut who joined the Doctor in The Chase, the episode where Ian and Barbara left. The actor had appeared earlier in the same story as an American country bumpkin on top of the Empire State Building.
And, naturally, we might want to include The Brigadier in this as the actor appeared in The Dalek Master Plan (well, the one episode prologue)
Doctor Who changes its mythology and continuity at will, so that's no barrier. However, that would make the Time Lords a race where genders don't really exist, as it's all random what you'll be next time. No need to go there. If they want a female Doctor, kill him off and bring in his granddaughter Susan to take over his name and legacy.
I ried watching BB once, I got about halfway through and nothing had actually happened, and I turned it off to take care of something or other, and have never had any drive to go back and finish it. Although everyone keeps saying how weird and messed up it is, but I got like halfway in and didn't see any of that, so I'm a little confused.
It just shows how weird and messed up YOU are
The movie is trying too much to be a cult movie, as opposed to just doing its thing and having the cult audience stumble onto it. I saw it when it first came out, and it definitely is my kind of film. The sequels were squashed, so the rumor went, because one of the rights holders was a Japanese man who found the idea of a HALF Japanese character offensive so he just blocked everything. Whatever the case, there were some Buckaroo Banzai comics a few years ago, continuing the story.
A fun feature on the DVD is the "Historical" commentary, subtitles that inform you what the real facts of the events were, and what was changed for this fictional Hollywood version of the story.
I've been watching some of Four's adventures with Leela, and they've become some of my favorite episodes strictly because of the dynamic between the two. Apparently Tom Baker didn't like the concept for the character but decided to be a dick to the actress instead, and his disapproval came through heavily in his performance during her first several appearances. As a result, we have a situation where the Doctor and his Companion are wary of each other but still work together to survive their adventures.
Tom Baker was pushing for there to be NO companion. He seriously told the producers that maybe he could just have some sort of parrot on his shoulder he could talk to. His interest in companions improved once he got involved in the casting of the second Romana.
A Doctor who is a bit less friendly would be interesting. I still love Colin Baker's line from the end of his first story: "I am the Doctor... whether you like it, or not."
Actually, to really improve the series, they need to break the Tardis. Go back to the days of him not being able to control it, of his companion being someone STUCK on it against their will. The whole idea of them being able to pop back home every evening has now been done to death.
During the episode when the Doctor reunites with Sarah Jane, I wanted to punch the stupid cow in the throat, and I hadn't even seen any of the classic series at that point. She doesn't seem like a nice person, and I simply don't understand why the Doctor likes her or why we're supposed to like her.
To be honest, he liked her at the start because she talked back to him. Her character was always a bit inconsistent, going from independent reporter to childish companion carrying a teddy bear. There's nothing wrong with disliking her. I disliked the romance aspect they retconned into Sarah Jane's relationship with the Doctor. There was NONE of that in those episodes. Maybe some father/daughter issues, if anything.
Now, Tegan, she had hate sex with the 5th Doctor. We all know that.