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    Image of gods-n-clods gods-n-clods
    12/18/09

    In reply to Mark Wahlberg Could Have Been Shooting Kids In Kick-Ass
    Like a true Hollywood plecostomus, Millar has the -name- of the the sequel before the original work is seen.
    I was all aboard the "Kick-Ass train" until this issue 7. A royal cop-out of a literary device; I won't spoil the disappointment. Lazy writing, now coupled with a Hollywood hype machine?
    I should recant my statement about the plecostomus, because at least I would spend my money on one. I wonder if Millar really is trying to foist hackery 0n the world, and I was duped willingly.
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    Image of Jogfrog Jogfrog
    12/18/09

    @gods-n-clods: It's Mark Millar, he's an average to good writer who is much better at marketing himself and his work than most writers.
    Hell, most of his work boils down to "what if superheroes/superpowers were real?" and "what if the bad guys won?"
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    Image of modernboy modernboy
    12/18/09

    In reply to See Daybreakers' Monster Vamps, Kick-Ass' Hit Girl, Chuck's New Season, and New Doctor Who Clips
    What is up with Chuck's Jerry Seinfeld hair?
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    Image of TemporalSword TemporalSword
    12/18/09

    In reply to Mark Wahlberg Could Have Been Shooting Kids In Kick-Ass
    I would only watch Wahlberg as Big Daddy if, at some point, he turns to a fake tree and whispers to it not to kill him.
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    Image of Lassus Lassus
    12/18/09

    In reply to Mark Wahlberg Could Have Been Shooting Kids In Kick-Ass
    I posted this in the last thread, but it was too late (or it wasn't that interesting), and I'm legitimately curious, not just making a point.

    Does anyone other than me think that having a nine-year-old girl in full wide-release live-action glory killing and slicing up people left and right is going to get a lot of bad press reaction?

    I realize there are a lot of mores that have been shredded over the years, but I just wonder if this one is going to hook on something.
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    Edited by Lassus at 12/18/09 8:25 AM Lassus was starred Lassus was unstarred
    Image of Ruthless, If you let me Ruthless, If you let me
    12/18/09

    @Lassus: I doubt it. There have been plenty of kids in horror films without the outrage.
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    Image of Starwatcher Starwatcher
    12/19/09

    @Lassus: Personally I think it's great. I think our culture far underestimates what kids can handle in general, but my position on Hit Girl is . . . it's about time. Kids have been the victims of adult violence forever. Why not turn the tables and let kids kick ass for awhile? Great emotional catharsis, I think.
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    Image of Dr Emilio Lizardo Dr Emilio Lizardo
    12/18/09

    In reply to Mark Wahlberg Could Have Been Shooting Kids In Kick-Ass
    Oy. It's going to be hard enough to market a movie titled "Kick Ass." I just can't imagine any studio saying OK to "Balls to the Wall."
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    Edited by Dr Emilio Lizardo at 12/18/09 8:05 AM Dr Emilio Lizardo was starred Dr Emilio Lizardo was unstarred
    Image of ThisDudeRufus ThisDudeRufus
    12/18/09

    @Dr Emilio Lizardo: They hardly let Smith name his movie A Couple of Dicks. I wouldn't be surprised if they just made it 'To The Wall", musical considerations aside.
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    Image of Hamslicer Hamslicer
    12/18/09

    @Dr Emilio Lizardo: How 'bout renaming it, "Testicles to the Cubicle"
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    Image of Starwatcher Starwatcher
    12/19/09

    @Hamslicer: Oh, that joke came so close to working. ;-)
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    Image of Hamslicer Hamslicer
    12/19/09

    @Starwatcher: I tried. Didn't really work, but I tried.
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    Image of geesejuggler geesejuggler
    12/18/09

    In reply to See Daybreakers' Monster Vamps, Kick-Ass' Hit Girl, Chuck's New Season, and New Doctor Who Clips
    If you are a villian who has a ancestry of family villians and the old family nemesis resurfaces, do not follow Singh's choice. Just kill him then and there.
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    Image of TemporalSword TemporalSword
    12/18/09

    @geesejuggler: No, no, no. Clearly you have no idea how to be a supervillain. You must take time to explain your entire diabolical plan so that he can stop it, leave him to die in some elaborate way and then conveniently leave the room, and include an obvious self-destruct mechanism on your DoomRay.

    Oh, and sharks, with frickin laser beams.
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    Edited by TemporalSword at 12/18/09 8:46 AM TemporalSword was starred TemporalSword was unstarred
    Image of geesejuggler geesejuggler
    12/18/09

    @TemporalSword: Ohhh! I forgot about that. How could I have been so stupid?
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    Image of Hamslicer Hamslicer
    12/18/09

    In reply to See Daybreakers' Monster Vamps, Kick-Ass' Hit Girl, Chuck's New Season, and New Doctor Who Clips
    Is Being Human coming back this Jan to BBC America? Please!?
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    Image of Alessar Alessar
    12/18/09

    In reply to See Daybreakers' Monster Vamps, Kick-Ass' Hit Girl, Chuck's New Season, and New Doctor Who Clips
    Nice to see Awesome and Ellie, they haven't been in the new season promos too much. Plus they look Aw...dorable in the dapper evening wear. :)
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    Image of Bruce White Bruce White
    12/18/09

    In reply to See Daybreakers' Monster Vamps, Kick-Ass' Hit Girl, Chuck's New Season, and New Doctor Who Clips
    That photo on the "spoilers" led me to believe there might be some more solid news about the return of 'Torchwood". Alas...

    Good interview with David Tennant, though. I am really going to miss him as the Doctor.
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    Image of dazoid dazoid
    12/18/09

    In reply to See Daybreakers' Monster Vamps, Kick-Ass' Hit Girl, Chuck's New Season, and New Doctor Who Clips
    Lost characters with 3 letter names;
    Ben, Jin, Sun... Eko?

    Also, David Tennant using the word Chutzpa = fantastic!
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    Image of Dr Emilio Lizardo Dr Emilio Lizardo
    12/18/09

    In reply to See Daybreakers' Monster Vamps, Kick-Ass' Hit Girl, Chuck's New Season, and New Doctor Who Clips
    Looks to me like Fringe is being set up for cancellation. "Early Hiatus," padding the schedule with previously unaired episodes (which pretty much has to be a monster o' the week or MoTW (tm)) and on FOX. I'm not the biggest fan but I like it. These are not good signs.
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    Image of icy_one icy_one
    12/18/09

    @Dr Emilio Lizardo: I consider it a mercy killing. Sort of like if Heroes had been cancelled after Season 2.
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    Image of RonaldusMagnus RonaldusMagnus
    12/18/09

    @icy_one: I for one do not understand the love for Fringe. It seems to be an Abrams corollary of the Whedon-love that so permeates this esteemed forum. I tried to like Fringe, I read the spoilers and it seems interesting, but when I watch the show, it seems so formulaic and not even a good formula at that. None of the characters are likable, half of the actors aren't believable; the production values are the only redeeming quality.
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    icy_one promoted this comment Edited by RonaldusMagnus at 12/18/09 7:47 AM RonaldusMagnus was starred RonaldusMagnus was unstarred
    Image of icy_one icy_one
    12/18/09

    @RonaldusMagnus: Eh, that's not really true. The characters/actors are great, with the exception of Torv. However, the serial writing is possibly the worst example of continuity I've ever witnessed. I'd gladly watch Walter bumble around if I didn't feel so compelled to understand why the writers retcon the plot every week.
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    Image of Briareosdx Briareosdx
    12/18/09

    @icy_one: I disagree. I had originally discounted the show until someone explained the "universes in conflict" concept. I found that intriguing, so I gave it a chance and started to quite enjoy it.

    I must also disagree about Heroes. It should have been cancelled after season 1.
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    Image of icy_one icy_one
    12/18/09

    @Briareosdx: The problem I have is pretty simple. The premiere of Season 2 does not match the finale of Season 1. The producers seem to be aware of the mix up but refuse to admit it, instead providing excuses. I could understand a week over week "oops we were so rushed we missed that" but not a "we had 6 months to get it right and still messed up." Just sloppy writing, not to be rewarded with my viewership.
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    Image of Chuck Chuck
    12/18/09

    @Dr Emilio Lizardo: This kind of scheduling seems to be happening more and more since Fox started doing it with American Idol -- all of the networks now seem to suspend running series and run mid-season replacements, etc. until after Feb. sweeps.

    This probably isn't much to worry about, which is not to say that Fringe might not be on the bubble otherwise..

    I actually kind of hope that running one or two short seasons a year kind of becomes the norm, much like BBC does, and USA, SyFy, etc.
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    Image of Bootknife-Jackson Bootknife-Jackson
    12/18/09

    In reply to See Daybreakers' Monster Vamps, Kick-Ass' Hit Girl, Chuck's New Season, and New Doctor Who Clips
    hey now, there's nothing wrong with Stephanie from Lazy Town.

    ...don't judge me....
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    Image of IndustrialJones IndustrialJones
    12/18/09

    @Bootknife-Jackson: If you wanna bake a cake that is.
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    Bootknife-Jackson promoted this comment IndustrialJones was starred IndustrialJones was unstarred
    Image of Bootknife-Jackson Bootknife-Jackson
    12/18/09

    @IndustrialJones: right. exactly. cake!

    ...why, what were they thinking?
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    Image of Lassus Lassus
    12/18/09

    In reply to See Daybreakers' Monster Vamps, Kick-Ass' Hit Girl, Chuck's New Season, and New Doctor Who Clips
    "Fringe's second season is going on hiatus early in the new year..."

    Sure, why not?

    For fuck's sake. Absence does not make the heart grow fonder. Absence makes the heart forget.
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    Image of Chip Overclock Chip Overclock
    12/18/09

    @Lassus: Absence allows people to find other uses for their time.
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    Image of atrus123 atrus123
    12/18/09

    In reply to See Daybreakers' Monster Vamps, Kick-Ass' Hit Girl, Chuck's New Season, and New Doctor Who Clips
    Glad to see that Bryan Singer is back on the case.

    Hopefully he understands that his penance for abandoning X-Men to Brett Ratner in order to make a mediocre Superman movie is to make something that outdoes even X-Men 2.
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    Image of bonniegrrl bonniegrrl
    12/15/09

    In reply to Watch Nic Cage Dress Like Batman, Shoot A Child
    This may be Nic Cage's BEST ROLE EVER.
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