• Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.

DC TV Community Thread [Summer of Superfriends]

Status
Not open for further replies.
D

Dubbedinenglish

Banned
KDash31987 said:
2HKjjr3.jpg
Click to expand...

Shouldn't be the inverse, as the lightning bolt is the light?
 
T

Tabby

Member
We got a new outro logo, Atom Smasher and Flashlight and it's only 10 seconds.
We need a new trailer already damn it.
 
B

BKatastrophe

Member
morningbus said:
I've read some of them. They're not bad and apparently are cannon with the shows, even having characters like
Bronze Tiger
being killed off in them.

But I think part of the charm of Arrow and Flash are the actors. The comics are just missing that extra something that makes them worth reading over the mainline comic continuity.

Give them a shot, though. You can pick up chapters for a buck digitally.
Click to expand...

See, I love the idea of "seasons" in comic form. Expanding on a show's mythology, lore, and overall story arcs. It's fantastic, and I love it, I just don't really find a lot of appeal with these two. The Flash Season Zero seems unnecessary. What stories can even be told there? The whole point of The Flash S1 is that it's the beginning of everything. What's S0 even achieving? I'm curious on that premise alone, but not enough to really want to pick it up. Arrow Season 2.5 seems that way as well, though it has more material to work from.
 
C

Combat Wombat

Banned
Atom Smasher's design is disappointing. Reverse Flash, Jay and Captain Cold look great so I don't get what's the deal there. I hope it's just for the premiere and they change his outfit later on, assuming if he even returns. It's not like it's hard to pull off in live action.
 
D

Deleted member 47027

Unconfirmed Member
So, any of you going to be watching Summerslam? It'll be broadcast live, and also on-demand from the WWE Network, which has a free month no strings attached signup.
 
P

Penguin

Member
Vince McMahon said:
So, any of you going to be watching Summerslam? It'll be broadcast live, and also on-demand from the WWE Network, which has a free month no strings attached signup.
Click to expand...

Well as the bridge between WrassleGAF and DCTV-GAF, I shall not be watching it on the WWE Network....

... Since I'll be in attendance. So stoked!
 
K

KDash31987

Member
I've never been into wrestling, but my younger brother and I do want to watch Amell fight Stardust. I'm not sure if I should try and watch it live, or just wait and watch a YouTube video of it later.

Edit: A friend of mine made the same Flashlight joke last night when I showed it to him. Heh.
 
Z

ZeroX03

Banned
Busty said:
I read it a couple of years ago. It had loads of promise and could serve as a great starter for a cinematic Green Arrow but as a script it just wasn't there yet.

As I said there were loads of big ideas (the superhero prison that 'changed' shape and form every night so no one could form an escape plan) that worked really well but it needed a tighter emotional arc.

IIRC it didn't feature Black Canary and might have benefitted from having their love story at its core, basically giving him a reason to escape. It featured Amanda Waller and even Deathstroke as well as a host of 'C-list' DCU characters.

Feel free to ask any other questions and I'll do my best to answer.
Click to expand...

Thanks for that. About what I expected. It's a very interesting concept but has little depth or emotional trajectory so I'm not surprised that it's what they need to work on.

fallengorn said:
Look what came in the mail...

n05xIX9.jpg


Time to start harnessing the speed force.
Click to expand...

How is it? Worth buying?

I snatched up all the DC TV Funko Pop.
 
Z

ZeroX03

Banned
Stephen's hinting at some Arrow related stuff at SummerSlam. Doesn't sound like he'll be wearing a full outfit due to all the leather though. And he's billed as Amell not Arrow on everything.

Also sounds like Colin Donnell will be there. #TommyLives
 
M

MHWilliams

Member
Jorok Goldblade said:
Executive Producer Wendy Mericle talks Arrow season 4:

http://www.comicvine.com/articles/arrow-exec-producer-reveals-more-about-constantine/1100-153271/

Highlights include Diggle getting a code name, which they won't share yet (*cough*GUARDIAN!*cough*) and Damien Dahrk being a sociopathic, pure evil villain instead of a "hero of his own story" sympathetic villain like Malcolm and Slade.
Click to expand...

Whoa WHOA.

How do you leave out the fact that Mr. Terrific is going to be gay?

Mr. Terrific, or Curtis Holt, is coming, and will be played by Echo Kellum. He’s just a genius. I don’t think we’ll see him morph into Mr. Terrific this season, but he’s somebody who brings a different tone and element, more in keeping with the lightness that we’re bringing into this season. He also is one of our only other LGBT characters, and we’re excited to have that on the show to explore those things, particularly through the prism of that character and with his relationship to Felicity and the team.
Click to expand...

EDIT: This was apparently already confirmed?
 
S

Sou Da

Member
MHWilliams said:
Whoa WHOA.

How do you leave out the fact that Mr. Terrific is going to be gay?



EDIT: This was apparently already confirmed?
Click to expand...

Why couldn't he have been bisexual? I feel like entertainment seems to forget bisexual men exist.

Also the cynic in me says they did it to make him non-threatening to Felicity's relationship but they could have married him if they wanted that.
 
M

MHWilliams

Member
Sou Da said:
Why couldn't he have been bisexual? I feel like entertainment seems to forget bisexual men exist.

Also the cynic in me says they did it to make him non-threatening to Felicity's relationship but they could have married him if they wanted that.
Click to expand...

There, there. One day bisexual men will be real in Hollywood.

tumblr_mgup24toom1qfmofqo1_500.gif
 
J

Jorok Goldblade

Member
Keiynan Lonsdale (Wally) starts shooting in October, hasn't ben told what Wally's relation to Iris in the show is yet:
http://www.comicvine.com/articles/keiynan-lonsdale-reveals-more-about-grabbing-the-r/1100-153278/



Also, Felicity's mom returning:
http://www.greenarrowtv.com/the-incomparable-donna-smoak-returns-arrow-season-4/


More Producer talk-
http://www.greenarrowtv.com/interview-arrow-ep-marc-guggenheim-on-code-names-curtis-holt-more/

Apparently, Diggle is not Guardian, but a new code name unique to Diggle. Also, Laurel won't be keeping Sarah's ressurection secret from Chesthair like she did with her death.
 
M

morningbus

Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
BKatastrophe said:
His code name better not be Midnighter. That's what I have to say.
Click to expand...

Kind of a random concern to have. They're usually pretty sensitive to making changes to characters like that. You might as well be worried that they'll make Diggle the Question.

Which, now having said that out loud, I would totally be in favor of.

It's too bad that Midnighter isn't ripping up the sales charts at the moment as I'd love for HBO to take a crack at the character.
 
B

BKatastrophe

Member
morningbus said:
Kind of a random concern to have. They're usually pretty sensitive to making changes to characters like that. You might as well be worried that they'll make Diggle the Question.

Which, now having said that out loud, I would totally be in favor of.

It's too bad that Midnighter isn't ripping up the sales charts at the moment as I'd love for HBO to take a crack at the character.
Click to expand...

It was a joke about how he fights crime at night, plus Black Driver, plus black outfit. No one was going to get it, but I felt I needed to say it.

But in seriousness, he's just Guardian. Different codename doesn't change that.
 
M

morningbus

Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
BKatastrophe said:
It was a joke about how he fights crime at night, plus Black Driver, plus black outfit. No one was going to get it, but I felt I needed to say it.

But in seriousness, he's just Guardian. Different codename doesn't change that.
Click to expand...

Hey, they could always make him the Nightman.

Fa5nKKa.jpg


I'll be surprised if we don't get a scene where someone calls him a Gaurdian or something. But Diggle as a character has been one of the bigger, broader successes of the Arrowverse, with the character even crossing over, albeit somewhat changed, into the comics.

It's a good opportunity to continue that and try to create a hero that might have wider appeal than even just the Arrow tv show.
 
F

Frog-fu

Banned
I'd be cool with Diggle being the getaway driver that occasionally gets to fight, but for real doe, the man got a family now, he can't be running around cleaning up after Olly like he used to.
 
B

BKatastrophe

Member
ZeroX03 said:
I want Diggle to be Guardian and related to Roy. With zero explanation.
Click to expand...

No. It should have an explanation, and it should be that Roy is a clone of Diggle.

Frog-fu said:
I'd be cool with Diggle being the getaway driver that occasionally gets to fight, but for real doe, the man got a family now, he can't be running around cleaning up after Olly like he used to.
Click to expand...

A character arc that should have been covered far more in depth during S3. It fit perfectly with the theme of the season. At some point during S4 it should be covered far more in depth to make up for that.
 
F

fallengorn

Bitches love smiley faces
Take solace in the fact that it can't possibly live up to expectations.

Unless, Chesthair comes out of nowhere and leaps off the top rope:

ShqkSnr.gif
 
Status
Not open for further replies.

Similar threads

K-Drama |OT| A Swoonworthy Community
46
3K
od-chan replied
52 Games. 1 Year. 2024. [BacklogBeat]
Social Community 3 4 5 6 7
305
22K
Skeptical replied
  • Locked
Forbes: Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League's Joker Season Is Unbelievably Bad
Drama Community
6
913
Saber replied
Amazon is partnering up with Xbox to deliver Xbox Cloud Gaming via Fire TV devices
News 2 3
142
11K
SportsFan581 replied
What features are you hoping to see on the PS6?
2 3 4
172
4K
CliffBronger replied
Top Bottom