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Beasty said:
I love the feeling of acceleration so I can relate, but you're saying you rather have Flash's powers over Superman? Hmm. Run at the speed of light or fly at the speed of light? Easy choice for me. LOL.
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Well The Flash can also go back and forth through time
 
SilverSmith said:
TNT's Snowpiercer

TNT has scheduled its TV adaptation of director Bong Joon-Ho's film Snowpiercer for a May 31 premiere.
Starring Jennifer Connelly and Daveed Diggs, Snowpiercer adapts the 2013 dystopian film of the same name. Here's the first teaser:







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They moved the date up and put it on TNT instead of TBS I see. Good move! Because that means they seen potential in it or it did well with test audiences.
 
Beasty said:
By going fast. So Superman can do it too. LOL

Even if he couldn't I would still choose Superman's powers. With those powers I have no reason to go through time. Everyday would be unreal.
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It's not about speed its about access to the speed force.
I think The Boys gave a more realistic depiction of what superman would really be like. How can you connect to humanity and not lose your mind when every thought and movement is an exercise in control
 
The Dark King said:
It's not about speed its about access to the speed force.
I think The Boys gave a more realistic depiction of what superman would really be like. How can you connect to humanity and not lose your mind when every thought and movement is an exercise in control
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I don't want to connect to humanity. LOL. Do you ever listen to George Carlin? Our thought process is similar. I want an Island to myself with ZERO neighbors. My private plane would fly my friends in and out, fuck everyone else.

I'll give you the time travel. The only reason I would want it is to meet a few people from the past but other than that it would hold no interest for me if I had Superman's powers.

Seeing granny again comes to mind but I would still either have to let go or stay in the past with her so I rather just leave it alone.

(Speed Force? Let it slide Beasty. LOL)
 
IGN's review of "Crisis on Infinite Earths" Arrowverse crossover:

https://www.ign.com/articles/crisis-on-infinite-earths-review-a-final-look-at-all-five-episodes
Check out our full, spoiler-filled review reaction to The CW's Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover, which recaps all the biggest moments from the Arrowverse event. The Crisis crossover saw Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, Batwoman, Black Lightning, Superman, the Legends of Tomorrow and many more heroes team up to save the DC multiverse, including major cameos from Tom Welling, Kevin Conroy, Tom Ellis, and Ezra Miller.

#ign #entertainment
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Beasty said:
I don't want to connect to humanity. LOL. Do you ever listen to George Carlin? Our thought process is similar. I want an Island to myself with ZERO neighbors. My private plane would fly my friends in and out, fuck everyone else.

I'll give you the time travel. The only reason I would want it is to meet a few people from the past but other than that it would hold no interest for me if I had Superman's powers.

Seeing granny again comes to mind but I would still either have to let go or stay in the past with her so I rather just leave it alone.

(Speed Force? Let it slide Beasty. LOL)
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Come on man we're talking superhero shit logic doesn't apply lol
 
darkcurry said:
They moved the date up and put it on TNT instead of TBS I see. Good move! Because that means they seen potential in it or it did well with test audiences.
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I'm hyped for the series. Incidentally, the network programming chief recently said that TBS will stay sitcom-focused while TNT will be action-centered, with live sports and big-budget thrillers.
 
Beasty said:
Then what's the reason for Kryptonite? lol. I watched enough superman as a child. They ALWAYS have him fighting at a fraction of his capacity just to drag it out to make things halfway interesting. Not to mention they have NEVER even began to show the real power of what he could do at the speed of light, just like Magneto's real power is never really shown, however Superman at full capacity is ridiculous. For starters he could knock people off the planet, that's enough to end a fight with everyone that can't fly, assuming that they survived the punch to begin with. I proved that a few threads back, that's not even the half of it.

It's like God entertaining the devil while knowing that he can win anytime he wants. My favorite is Iron Man but in real life I would of course choose Superman's powers. Who wouldn't?
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Well some of those recommendations do show his actual power, which is why I recommended them lol. But I get what you mean. It can be tough to do a good Superman story when his abilities are properly respected. I think the key is to focus on what no amount of physical power can accomplish (making him inspirational), as opposed to turning him into a brooding, "edgy" mess of a Batman analogue (*cough* Zack Snyder *cough*).
 
The Dark King said:
It's not about speed its about access to the speed force.
I think The Boys gave a more realistic depiction of what superman would really be like. How can you connect to humanity and not lose your mind when every thought and movement is an exercise in control
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That's kind of the point about Superman that people keep missing. His greatest superpower *is* his control. He is clearly FAR superior to Homelander in this regard. Batman has even remarked to this effect.

The Boys (I read the comic but may never watch the show) essentially makes a straw man argument about Superman: look at what this inferior version of the original does with such great power! The original would be like this too!

The point of Superman is that his humanity, morality, and strength of character are among his greatest abilities. That's what makes Red Son and Injustice so interesting.
 
qaz1 said:
That's kind of the point about Superman that people keep missing. His greatest superpower *is* his control. He is clearly FAR superior to Homelander in this regard. Batman has even remarked to this effect.

The Boys (I read the comic but may never watch the show) essentially makes a straw man argument about Superman: look at what this inferior version of the original does with such great power! The original would be like this too!

The point of Superman is that his humanity, morality, and strength of character are among his greatest abilities. That's what makes Red Son and Injustice so interesting.
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I agree with most of this. I disgree with the boys version straw man argument.

Homelander is a white American make raised in white America. He maintains the “so-called” values of white conservative males in power. Which is why so many alt-right white guy weirdos are doing so much damage (which I don’t need to go into). The boys poses the question of “what if Superman didn’t have a Kryptonian legacy?”

As much as we like to think John and Martha Kent are the sole reason why he doesn’t go apeshit, it’s his kryptonian side that keeps things at bay. His biological father sent him there for a reason and instilled the best of kryptonian values in him. His restraint is one of his greatest powers, and I agree with you.

Superman works because he reflects the best of a better alien society and has learned from the destruction of his own planet. Ours isn’t destroyed yet, so many have much to learn.

Homelander works because he reflects the shady white conservative male in a corrupt society and destroys without learning anything because his privileges allow him to turn a blind eye.

They both make sense for different reasons, but comparing the two is apples and oranges. I agree with you there.
 
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