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« Reply #180 on: July 19, 2025, 09:27:58 pm »
Well, Venture Brothers' whole theme was, per the creators, failure.  Hard to take that in a positive direction, though they kinda did starting from ... I wanna say Season 3?  When they started really breaking out of the Jonny Quest mold.  I never saw the last three or so seasons, though.  I will someday, but it'll take time.  Don't know what the status of the live-action VB movie is at this point.

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« Reply #181 on: July 19, 2025, 09:36:57 pm »
There was a wrap-up movie in lieu of a last season a while back, and it was great, and worth tracking down.

I knew that about failure, and never liked that part (you know me, I like my heroes to have some agency) they've since said they wished they hadn't said it...

It WAS a smart deconstruction of the gee-whiz future we never got - Mom complains that she wants her helicopter backpack, atimes...

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« Reply #182 on: July 21, 2025, 12:37:20 am »
Supes had another very profitable weekend, I see.  I am hoping Fantastic Four does similar and really drives a stake through the filthy heart of dark takes in escapist fictions for a long time to come...

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« Reply #183 on: Yesterday at 09:50:06 pm »
Ok, so I saw a fantastic 4 preview.

Now, I didn't read them.  And the only character I have half a mind to even care about is Ben. 

But, preview has Reed mentioning they went to negotiate with Galactus, who asked for too much:  Their kid. 

This sure seems out of character from what I know of Galactus...?   and really blows open the lives of many vs few argument door. 

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« Reply #184 on: Yesterday at 10:12:30 pm »
Mark Waid said today that he'd seen it, and it was as good as Superman.  He's a(n old-school) comics writer and I tend to respect his opinion.

Yeah; Galactus can't have my baby.  Period.  -And I'll fight the world if I have to. 

Nice dramatic dilemma, and I hadn't seen all that when I spoilered above...

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« Reply #185 on: Today at 12:06:37 am »
The kid, Franklin, has massive, massive, world-beating, huge dangerous psychic powers in the comics going back 55 years or more, and I'm sure that's the point in the movie...

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« Reply #186 on: Today at 12:40:27 am »
-That's what they were doing with Jack-Jack in Incredibles, of course...

 

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