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Ra said:
So anyone else say "Fuck It" and end up watching Krypton?

Gotta say it was pretty good, especially that season finale ending.
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To be honest The only DC show that I still watch is Flash. All these other shows about backstories and fringe characters are kind of dull. A Batman show without Batman and Superman show without Superman is like eating at a restaurant that only serves side dishes.
 
Ra said:
So anyone else say "Fuck It" and end up watching Krypton?

Gotta say it was pretty good, especially that season finale ending.
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I'm gonna probably watch it over the summer.

Thump said:
To be honest The only DC show that I still watch is Flash. All these other shows about backstories and fringe characters are kind of dull. A Batman show without Batman and Superman show without Superman is like eating at a restaurant that only serves side dishes.
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These past 2 seasons of "Arrow" (Seasons 5 & 6) have been better than than the past 2 seasons of "The Flash" (Seasons 3 & 4), ESPECIALLY this season. I don't think anybody expected this to happen 2 years ago.

Nobody expected "Arrow" to bounce back from the disappointing season 3 & especially that fire dumpster season 4 and for "The Flash" to dip in quality so quickly. I suspect there was writing room shake-up with how mediocre "The Flash' season 4 was/
 
darkcurry said:
Yeah, reading the reviews, the high score on rotten tomatoes and the fact that they averaged around 2 to 3 million viewers and NBC are keeping other shows with the same average tells me it is a different reason why they might cancel the show. Even a few celebrities out there love this show like Kelly Clarkson and William Shatner. It's something else as to why some of these networks they cancel shows with popularity. Syfy also cancelled Dark Matter but kept Wynonna Earp who was averaging less viewers than Dark Matter.

BTW, Game Of Thrones before they became a ratings juggernaut their first season averaged around the same amount of viewers as TIMELESS. The Big Bang Theory before becoming a ratings juggernaut averaged around 8 million viewers. These networks for whatever reason just don't want some shows to grow.
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"Timeless" is probably a more expensive show to produce than the other shows on NBC. Did you factor that in?
 
Thump said:
To be honest The only DC show that I still watch is Flash. All these other shows about backstories and fringe characters are kind of dull. A Batman show without Batman and Superman show without Superman is like eating at a restaurant that only serves side dishes.
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I might be able to get into Gotham because we all grew up with the villians and its their back story. I'm not sure what the point is with Krypton. Superman's grandfather? Really?

Lol

I'm gonna check out Flash when I can. The black detective from law and order is a plus imo. Does he stay throughout the series?

Then there is watchman, that should be good.
 
Thump said:
To be honest The only DC show that I still watch is Flash. All these other shows about backstories and fringe characters are kind of dull. A Batman show without Batman and Superman show without Superman is like eating at a restaurant that only serves side dishes.
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Unlike the CW & Fox DC shows this is a British produced show with all British cast. It's more sci-fi than superhero show to be honest. You can go in not knowing anything about or even not liking Superman and enjoy it. My take though.
 
Ra said:
The deal will go through. Only thing that could kill it is production cost for the show. Good solid sci-fi.
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You called it. Amazon Studios is picking up The Expanse!
Jeff Bezos made the official announcement himself yesterday at an event in Seattle.
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Beasty said:
I might be able to get into Gotham because we all grew up with the villians and its their back story. I'm not sure what the point is with Krypton. Superman's grandfather? Really?

Lol

I'm gonna check out Flash when I can. The black detective from law and order is a plus imo. Does he stay throughout the series?

Then there is watchman, that should be good.
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yes, Jesse stays on the Flash
 
Beasty said:
I might be able to get into Gotham because we all grew up with the villians and its their back story. I'm not sure what the point is with Krypton. Superman's grandfather? Really?

Lol

I'm gonna check out Flash when I can. The black detective from law and order is a plus imo. Does he stay throughout the series?

Then there is watchman, that should be good.
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If you get into"Gotham", you're gonna wanna be patient with it. The show starts off slow, but as the series goes on the introduce more Batman villains/characters, themes, storylines, & etc. The tone of "Gotham" is similar to the tone of the 90's live-action "Batman" films, unlike "Arrow" which has a tome similar to the Christoper Nolan "Batman" trilogy films movies.

I used to hate on "Gotham" in the earlier seasons (even though I kept up with the show week-to-week), but I'm loving what I've seen in the first 3 episodes of the current Season 4 & the season 4 trailers/promos.
 
Looks like @The Dark King was right about the new Han Solo movie going to be a flop. Here's a post I saw yesterday:

A few weeks ago it was tracking for a $170 million 4 Day Weekend Domestic and a $300+ Million Worldwide Debut.


The 3 Day has come in at $83 Million, a 4 Day $100 Million is looking questionable.

But the dagger? It opened wide this weekend worldwide including China. And it made $65 Million for a WW total of $148 Million.

This movie making more than $400 Million is not a sure thing.


With a reported $300 Million budget + Marketing this is a straight up flop.

We are talking upwards of a loss in the $200 Million. Maybe more.


Is it fatigue? The last Jedi backlash? People just not interested in seeing anyone but Harrison Ford?

Does this have any effect on Star Wars or just a bump in the road?


Lot of interesting things can be taken, depending on what narrative you believe
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It probably doesn't help that "Solo" had to follow up "Black Panther", "Avengers Infinity War" and "Deadpool 2". Including "Solo" being released within a month of "Avengers IW" & Deadpool 2
 
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ColiBreh1 said:
Looks like @The Dark King was right about the new Han Solo movie going to be a flop. Here's a post I saw yesterday:



EDIT:

It probably doesn't help that "Solo" had to follow up "Black Panther", "Avengers Infinity War" and "Deadpool 2". Including "Solo" being released within a month of "Avengers IW" & Deadpool 2
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All that is true, but I also wouldn't discount the backlash from The Last Jedi. A lot of people (myself included) didn't like that movie and have soured on Star Wars as a whole. I think a lot of fans have figured out that the only way their opinions get heard is with their wallets.
 
ColiBreh1 said:
If you get into"Gotham", you're gonna wanna be patient with it. The show starts off slow, but as the series goes on the introduce more Batman villains/characters, themes, storylines, & etc. The tone of "Gotham" is similar to the tone of the 90's live-action "Batman" films, unlike "Arrow" which has a tome similar to the Christoper Nolan "Batman" trilogy films movies.

I used to hate on "Gotham" in the earlier seasons (even though I kept up with the show week-to-week), but I'm loving what I've seen in the first 3 episodes of the current Season 4 & the season 4 trailers/promos.
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Cool. Appreciate the info on Gotham. It does seem more intriguing the more I think about it. Origin stories have the potential to be really good.
 
ColiBreh1 said:
Looks like @The Dark King was right about the new Han Solo movie going to be a flop. Here's a post I saw yesterday:



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It probably doesn't help that "Solo" had to follow up "Black Panther", "Avengers Infinity War" and "Deadpool 2". Including "Solo" being released within a month of "Avengers IW" & Deadpool 2
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I wouldn't consider any movie opening with 80 or more million dollars a flop, plus the final total over the entire holiday weekend is at around $103 million domestically and $168 million worldwide so it still made over $100 million.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...opening/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.ded500b98e50

It's just a victim of the $100+ million dollar expectations that critics seem to be wanting for every blockbuster film. It is still on track to past it's budget and as long as a film succeeds it's budget by a good margin it is a success. Not to mention there isn't another big film coming out these upcoming couple of weekends to contend with so this film is going to do fine in the long run.
 
darkcurry said:
I wouldn't consider any movie opening with 80 or more million dollars a flop, plus the final total over the entire holiday weekend is at around $103 million domestically and $168 million worldwide so it still made over $100 million.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...opening/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.ded500b98e50

It's just a victim of the $100+ million dollar expectations that critics seem to be wanting for every blockbuster film. It is still on track to past it's budget and as long as a film succeeds it's budget by a good margin it is a success. Not to mention there isn't another big film coming out these upcoming couple of weekends to contend with so this film is going to do fine in the long run.
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Your right, flop may be too strong a word at this point. However, when a Star Wars movie opens up 23% below projections they aren't exactly popping Champagne bottles over at Disney. When the 2nd weekend box office comes around we will know if Star Wars really is in trouble.
 
Thump said:
All that is true, but I also wouldn't discount the backlash from The Last Jedi. A lot of people (myself included) didn't like that movie and have soured on Star Wars as a whole. I think a lot of fans have figured out that the only way their opinions get heard is with their wallets.
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darkcurry said:
I wouldn't consider any movie opening with 80 or more million dollars a flop, plus the final total over the entire holiday weekend is at around $103 million domestically and $168 million worldwide so it still made over $100 million.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...opening/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.ded500b98e50

It's just a victim of the $100+ million dollar expectations that critics seem to be wanting for every blockbuster film. It is still on track to past it's budget and as long as a film succeeds it's budget by a good margin it is a success. Not to mention there isn't another big film coming out these upcoming couple of weekends to contend with so this film is going to do fine in the long run.
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Thump said:
Your right, flop may be too strong a word at this point. However, when a Star Wars movie opens up 23% below projections they aren't exactly popping Champagne bottles over at Disney. When the 2nd weekend box office comes around we will know if Star Wars really is in trouble.
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This news came out today:

Things didn’t exactly go according to plan for Disney and Lucasfilm over Memorial Day weekend, as 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' struggled to hit $103 million domestically and tanked overseas with $65 million.
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Jamie Foxx Casted For Spawn Lead Role
05/29

Jamie Foxx is set to star in the latest “Spawn” from Todd McFarlane and Blumhouse Productions, sources confirm to Variety.

McFarlane, who created the original comic, is on board to write and direct the pic. He will also produce with Jason Blum.

The Spawn character first appeared in print in 1992, and gained popularity in the comics community almost instantly. In 1997, New Line adapted the character into a feature film starring Michael Jai White. HBO also took a crack at the antihero in an animated series that lasted for three seasons, each with six episodes, and earned two Emmy Awards.

In the comics, Spawn is a human-turned-Hellspawn who possesses superhuman strength and speed, and near immortality. Spawn also has the ability to teleport, shapeshift, and heal.


https://is.gd/dhDphO
 
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