I gotta admit that I’ve never really been a huge fan of Amanda, but she more than held her own in the scenes shared with Gary, and Charles and Arliss as WR and LB were like watching a master class.
All around great casting, performances, and production.
All around great casting, performances, and production.
"Patterns", black & white, circa fifties?, written by Rod Serling before his Twilight zone series
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There were two versions, both worth a watch. Rod was maybe the most brilliant and well spoken TV writer ever, his interviews are amazing.
Ben Mankiewicz, host of Turner Classic Movies, is Mank's grand-nephew.
When Dennis Miller interviewed Ben for his podcast, the latter related that despite a long list of Mankiewicz' who attended Columbia University, he did not get in, went to Tufts in Boston. He eventually got a grad degree from Columbia.
He said on the podcast that he loved Tufts!
Snydercut Justice League. Almost enough to erase the memory of the excremental mess that was the 2017 theatrical release. Sorry Joss, but not sorry - and I guess your paycheque answered any qualms as to subverting the vision of another auteur.
Sure, maybe an hour or so could have been cut from the run time, but honestly it didn’t feel like 4hrs, and the backstory to how/why his original version was perverted by the corporate “brains” at the studio is almost as complex and layered as Victor Stone’s.
Sure, maybe an hour or so could have been cut from the run time, but honestly it didn’t feel like 4hrs, and the backstory to how/why his original version was perverted by the corporate “brains” at the studio is almost as complex and layered as Victor Stone’s.
Wow, wish I could be as positive. Yes, potentially better, but the run length made it ridiculous. At the 3 hour mark you are just hoping it will end soon. I also think Snyder's writing is crap. He has only done well sticking to Frank Miller's work; if he's not doing that, c'est de la merde.
Sorry if that sounded harsh. I think Batman v. Superman should be titled "Watch me steal some of Miller's The Dark Knight Returns, but not enough to avoid a stupid plot."
Paddy is a contemporary, "Marty" aired 2 yr. before "Patterns". I couldn't find any of his interviews, I was recently moved by a couple of very old Rod Serling interviews on "censorship" or suppression of difficult topics by the networks.
BTW I stopped watching SNL before Tina was 13yr. old, the short lived "Fridays" was more my thing anyway. My SNL highlight was John Belushi getting "Fear" booked for the 1981 Halloween show.
No need to apologize, and to be honest, I was perhaps more than a bit influenced by the story of why Zack and Deborah stepped away from completion of the project in 2017. If not for the groundswell of fan support lobbying for its release, this version may have never seen the light of day.
While on the likely contentious subject of the “Snyderverse”, anyone have opinions on the “director’s cut” of his other works? I’ve never been a fan of Affleck ( that’s putting it mildly), and had excoriated him privately for his previous takes on the Bruce/Batman role, but perhaps those shortcomings were beyond his and Snyder’s control?
In some ways the Snyderverse is well crafted. The big challenge in comic book writing is writing a plot that makes sense: how does the superhero display astonishing powers one time and yet lose to the villain another time. This is the big problem with writing Superman stories.
A good example in the MCU is the climax in Avengers: Endgame. Spectacular battle yes, but completely illogical. When Captain Marvel showed up she could have flown right over to Thanos and kicked his ***.
I like the idea that Snyder's planned Snyderverse climax was that Superman would take on Darseid and be fully engaged so that Batman had to protect Lois Lane. Much more logical. But still illogical that then Superman would be consumed by a desire for revenge after Lois' death. That's not what he is about.
A good example in the MCU is the climax in Avengers: Endgame. Spectacular battle yes, but completely illogical. When Captain Marvel showed up she could have flown right over to Thanos and kicked his ***.
I like the idea that Snyder's planned Snyderverse climax was that Superman would take on Darseid and be fully engaged so that Batman had to protect Lois Lane. Much more logical. But still illogical that then Superman would be consumed by a desire for revenge after Lois' death. That's not what he is about.
So this just about had me spilling my after dinner Chardonnay.
Justice League: The Colbert Cut - YouTube
The writers and graphics teams spent more than just a few moments on the Venn diagrams.
Justice League: The Colbert Cut - YouTube
The writers and graphics teams spent more than just a few moments on the Venn diagrams.
I been rewatching one of my favourite childhood stories lately:
Harry Nilsson's THE POINT (1971) - Alan Thicke Narration - Third Telecast Restoration - YouTube
Harry Nilssons: "The Point".
Excellent tale of determination versus adversity.
Dear little Oblio and his faithful dog Arrow just destroy "The Count". And the "Pointed Man". 😀
Harry Nilsson's THE POINT (1971) - Alan Thicke Narration - Third Telecast Restoration - YouTube
Harry Nilssons: "The Point".
Excellent tale of determination versus adversity.
Dear little Oblio and his faithful dog Arrow just destroy "The Count". And the "Pointed Man". 😀
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Stephen is blessed with a depth of nerdism that is at times breathtaking. DO NOT get him started on Tolkien.
I enjoyed the Colbert cut too. But as a Comics fan I was always more D.C. than Marvel.
Always thought Marvel Superheroes take themselves, and their mission to save the Universe, too seriously.
A little homage to my favourite D.C. SuperHero, Triplicate Girl.
Take that girl out for a date, and it could be a wild night. Know what I am sayin' ? 😀
Always thought Marvel Superheroes take themselves, and their mission to save the Universe, too seriously.
A little homage to my favourite D.C. SuperHero, Triplicate Girl.
Take that girl out for a date, and it could be a wild night. Know what I am sayin' ? 😀
