Mihos
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Legion is fantastic also
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Marvel's Inhumans/Inhumass/Inhumazz: Review Thread.
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Legion is fantastic also
I don't recall seeing any episode recap half way through. In fact, I wasn't quiet sure where the cut was between episodes, but if it was where I thought it might have been, it was a pretty dumb place to stop.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
I'm looking at all the AMCs in my area and so far almost every showtime is empty. No hype.
Anoregon
The flight plan I just filed with the agency list me, my men, Dr. Pavel here. But only one of you!
Fox, not Marvel.
It wouldn't be difficult for them to do. There's not much of any reason to believe that the films will ever acknowledge any of them at this point.
I doubt they'd ever go out of their way to explicitly declare something as NON-CANON (who would that announcement be for anyway?). They'll probably just keep on doing what they're doing already, which is basically ignore anything that's happening in TV realm while teasing maybe someday, somehow, there will be some kind of crossover even though there never will.
Mihos
Gold Member
FX original series in association with Marvel Television
To be fair, the editing make this moment see a bit stupider than it really is.
This part really was as dumb as it sounds.
What the fuck is this and what is it from?
I kind of feel that this narrative of Marvel turning the Inhumans into X-Men does not have a basis in reality. Did Marvel ease up on supporting X-Men in comics? Yes. Did Marvel make a considerable push for the Inhumans? Also yes. But I think details matter.
Basically, up until 2013 the Inhumans were largely isolated form the rest of Earth's inhabitants. Conflicts mostly arose between the Inhumans themselves. Then Attilan blew up and Terrigen was released across the globe revealing all the descendants of ancient Inhumans. So this is similar to X-Men in that we have people suddenly discovering they have superpowers etc. But this is where the similarities end when we actually look at the Inhumans and X-Men books being published. The Inhumans titles have largely still been about the inner workings and politics of the Inhumans society and how it now clashes and mixes with the outside world.
Whompa02
Member
Wag
Member
It's from a trailer for the show.
OuchYou weren't joking...
NYC not looking too hot lol...opening night:
Also what's up with those four people sitting as far left from the screen as possible when there's all those available seats?
If Marvel Studios wanted to use characters already realized on TV then the canon issue would no doubt come up. Instead of not acknowledging the TV shows they would then be outright contradicting them.
Chiaroscuro
Member
You were wise.
WrenchNinja
Member
The obsession with Marvel to keep making the Inhumans a thing just baffles me
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
The whole Terrigen Mist held back the Inhumans for a year and the new characters created from it aren't all that compelling, outside of Ms. Marvel.
You weren't joking...
NYC not looking too hot lol...opening night:
Tomorrow at a 7:15 PM showing:
It's dead.
Glass Rebel
Member
Closest seats to the exit.
You weren't joking...
NYC not looking too hot lol...opening night:
Ha what app/site is this?
Reminds me of Breakout
George Oscar Bluth II
Banned
BUCKAROO
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
It's AMC. This is what it looks like when you are choosing your reserved seats.
Norwegian Rudo
Member
It seems to be getting positive if not exactly rapturous response from critics who have seen the pilot.
Violence Jack
Member
Hopefully this will be Scott Buck's last job at Marvel if what I've been reading is true.
bananafactory
Banned
I mean this looks dreadful but IGN TV and Film critique is pretty laughable.
Can't wait to watch some of the other outlets rip this apart
Can't wait to watch some of the other outlets rip this apart
Only 8 episodes and it's airing on Friday nights. Done by mid-November.
Anoregon
The flight plan I just filed with the agency list me, my men, Dr. Pavel here. But only one of you!
Right. All existing episodes will air, but then it will be quickly forgotten about and Marvel will try to act like it never happened.
Exactly, like I think Marvel can afford to get a good showrunner who overspends a bit on the budget and takes their time. They aren't exactly hurting for money or recognition.
bananafactory
Banned
Its not meant to be an ongoing show AFAIK. It's a one time miniseries
Skinny Pete
Banned
Yea this is about what I expected from a Scott Buck production. At least the man is consistent.
BoogieWoogie
Banned
If Marvel had to hit this IMAX deadline, they should have just re-released Avengers or something.
For an IGN review, that's like a 1 or 2 on a regular ratings scale.
Not good, especially in Canada. Tickets only went on sale here yesterday.
TheLostBigBoss
Banned
broncobuster
Banned
It was a meta moment when the character realized he was in a tv show and who the showrunner was.
Don't think so, despite a short first season it would still be an ongoing series depending on the ratings.
QuantumZebra
Member
No they dropped the ball on IF and Inhumans because they trusted Scott Buck for some mind boggling fucking reason.
I guess they hired the same people that signed Snyder to do JL after BvS and MoS.
I'll go ahead an drop a quick review here since I saw the premiere of the IMAX episodes since there seems to be a lack of reviews:
Maybe it's because my expectations were so low, but I didn't hate it like I thought I would. That's not to say it's not bad, I'd be hard pressed to find more good moments than moments that fell flat for me or that were just bad but what I saw would basically fall into the middle lower range of Marvel Television output so far.
If AoS season 4 and Daredevil season 1 are what I consider among the best output and Iron Fist is the worst, this is sort of AoS season 3/first half of season 1, second half of Daredevil season 2, second half of Luke Cage, season 2 of Agent Carter levels of underwhelming for me. It's better than what I've seen of Iron Fist, but not much, and even then, that's like if you viewed it in a bubble and not compared to other great output and the fact that Marvel and Imax is asking people to pay IMAX admission to watch a couple episodes of a weak TV show.
It's pretty aggressively mediocre and despite the IMAX cameras and a visually interesting opening scene, it constantly reminded me I was just watching a TV show on a big screen. The action, the effects, or even the direction weren't even the things that disappointed me the most; it was the script and much of the acting.
Maximus is passable but I wasn't exactly thrilled with the casting. Karnak was a highlight for me, especially since the character fits right in with all the TV cheesiness. Gorgon had good scenes with Karnak and the Royal Family but also had a lot of bad scenes with bad lines and weak acting. The script just sucks for the most part. Medusa also had a couple scenes where she was decent and then others that just were flat out bad. I think Black Bolt's casting was the worse for me. I get that the guy can't talk so an actor has to be expressive through body language, but this guy has no presence and weak body language. At no time do I believe he commands respect. Black Bolt really sucks. Crystal was pretty wooden, but I was charmed by her dynamic with Lockjaw.
The show is like a long pilot that sets up the status quo for the rest of the season, but I felt that a normal pilot would have actually done a better job at pitching the show. It didn't really do a lot of work fleshing out the characters or the world, almost as if they are leaving many things a mystery to drip feed across the season. They don't explain why Attilan exists, what their relationship is to Earth and why they'd want to go there (besides explaining how they are different than humans), and as much as a worn out trope as it is, introducing everything via a POV character as a proxy for the audience would at least have not made our introduction feel so scattered and aimless. Black Bolt is obviously supposed to be a main character but he's practically sinking into the background every time he's on the screen.
There are a few moments I enjoyed, but that gets a little too specifically into spoiler territory and it's not really even worth mentioning in a review other than to say that it's not all bad. Just the teases of terragenesis and the social structure in Attilan is interesting enough to have me give it a chance once it's on TV. I would say I wouldn't recommend paying to see it in IMAX, as much as I want the experiment to succeed. It doesn't feel like a complete arc/story to justify it. It feels like a lame TV show through and through and I can't really think of anything that justifies seeing it in the theater besides the Marvel name. Even if it was free I couldn't recommend driving to the theater, because your expectations are likely going to have you expecting something other than what is there.
I will give it a recommendation to watch on TV with that caveat that they have barely even scratched the surface of this world. It definitely feels like we barely begin to settle in before it's over. I think a lot of people will hate this show, and obviously already do, but I think it will still find and audience since Iron Fist did. IMAX will likely be a bust for them and the show will struggle on the small screen as well, but if you have any interest in the Royal Family, you'll finally get a chance to see them, but it may make you decide to be careful what you wish for.
Maybe it's because my expectations were so low, but I didn't hate it like I thought I would. That's not to say it's not bad, I'd be hard pressed to find more good moments than moments that fell flat for me or that were just bad but what I saw would basically fall into the middle lower range of Marvel Television output so far.
If AoS season 4 and Daredevil season 1 are what I consider among the best output and Iron Fist is the worst, this is sort of AoS season 3/first half of season 1, second half of Daredevil season 2, second half of Luke Cage, season 2 of Agent Carter levels of underwhelming for me. It's better than what I've seen of Iron Fist, but not much, and even then, that's like if you viewed it in a bubble and not compared to other great output and the fact that Marvel and Imax is asking people to pay IMAX admission to watch a couple episodes of a weak TV show.
It's pretty aggressively mediocre and despite the IMAX cameras and a visually interesting opening scene, it constantly reminded me I was just watching a TV show on a big screen. The action, the effects, or even the direction weren't even the things that disappointed me the most; it was the script and much of the acting.
Maximus is passable but I wasn't exactly thrilled with the casting. Karnak was a highlight for me, especially since the character fits right in with all the TV cheesiness. Gorgon had good scenes with Karnak and the Royal Family but also had a lot of bad scenes with bad lines and weak acting. The script just sucks for the most part. Medusa also had a couple scenes where she was decent and then others that just were flat out bad. I think Black Bolt's casting was the worse for me. I get that the guy can't talk so an actor has to be expressive through body language, but this guy has no presence and weak body language. At no time do I believe he commands respect. Black Bolt really sucks. Crystal was pretty wooden, but I was charmed by her dynamic with Lockjaw.
The show is like a long pilot that sets up the status quo for the rest of the season, but I felt that a normal pilot would have actually done a better job at pitching the show. It didn't really do a lot of work fleshing out the characters or the world, almost as if they are leaving many things a mystery to drip feed across the season. They don't explain why Attilan exists, what their relationship is to Earth and why they'd want to go there (besides explaining how they are different than humans), and as much as a worn out trope as it is, introducing everything via a POV character as a proxy for the audience would at least have not made our introduction feel so scattered and aimless. Black Bolt is obviously supposed to be a main character but he's practically sinking into the background every time he's on the screen.
There are a few moments I enjoyed, but that gets a little too specifically into spoiler territory and it's not really even worth mentioning in a review other than to say that it's not all bad. Just the teases of terragenesis and the social structure in Attilan is interesting enough to have me give it a chance once it's on TV. I would say I wouldn't recommend paying to see it in IMAX, as much as I want the experiment to succeed. It doesn't feel like a complete arc/story to justify it. It feels like a lame TV show through and through and I can't really think of anything that justifies seeing it in the theater besides the Marvel name. Even if it was free I couldn't recommend driving to the theater, because your expectations are likely going to have you expecting something other than what is there.
I will give it a recommendation to watch on TV with that caveat that they have barely even scratched the surface of this world. It definitely feels like we barely begin to settle in before it's over. I think a lot of people will hate this show, and obviously already do, but I think it will still find and audience since Iron Fist did. IMAX will likely be a bust for them and the show will struggle on the small screen as well, but if you have any interest in the Royal Family, you'll finally get a chance to see them, but it may make you decide to be careful what you wish for.
Beer Monkey
Member
If you cross over a bad show with a good show, you don't make the bad show better, you make the good show worse.
Funky Papa
FUNK-Y-PPA-4
But the strain is great though... except for the kid.
Uzumaki Goku
Junior Member
So is the whole replace mutants with Inhumansnow finally dead?