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The Avengers! or why a Justice League film can't succeed!

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    Undead ScottsmanUndead Scottsman Registered User regular
    Fun fact, the recent Marvel live action movies officially take place on Earth-199999. Stare into the eyes of madness, my friends.

    I don't understand what kind of point you think you're making here

    It means the movies technically take place in the same multiverse as every other batshit insane thing that's ever happened in Marvel Comics.

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    EtchwartsEtchwarts Eyes Up Registered User regular
    Isn't the idea of the multiverse that all the things are happening together?

    I assumed that was how the Justice League and the Avengers had their little meet-ups.

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    Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    gg if I don't see any q as peter sellers bond action

    I honestly haven't even seen the Sellers version of Casino Royale
    Never thought it was worth my time

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    AntimatterAntimatter Devo Was Right Gates of SteelRegistered User regular
    The film's famous slogan: "Casino Royale is too much… for one James Bond!" refers to Bond's ruse to mislead SMERSH in which six other agents are designated as "James Bond"
    well, i'm gonna have to see this now

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    Vann DirasVann Diras Registered User regular
    They started up work on the new Craig bond didn't they? How is that going, wanna see that movie

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    AntimatterAntimatter Devo Was Right Gates of SteelRegistered User regular
    okay so i'm actually reading the synopsis of the original casino royale

    holy mother of god this is brilliant

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    MeldingMelding Registered User regular
    Vann Diras wrote: »
    They started up work on the new Craig bond didn't they? How is that going, wanna see that movie

    i heard it's due out late November, but this could be woefully inaccurate.

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    Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    Release date is October 26

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    Centipede DamascusCentipede Damascus Registered User regular
    Fun fact, the recent Marvel live action movies officially take place on Earth-199999. Stare into the eyes of madness, my friends.

    I don't understand what kind of point you think you're making here

    It means the movies technically take place in the same multiverse as every other batshit insane thing that's ever happened in Marvel Comics.

    So?

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    nightmarennynightmarenny Registered User regular
    Multiverse's are not at all the same as randomly taking elements from previous work.

    And they didn't pick and choose what to follow. They appear to have picked what they remembered and felt forced to include. I don't know why anyone thought they had to include Azule so Nightcrawler would have a dad but they did and that was silly.

    It was also silly that they were like "Well lets use the Hellfire club, but we can't use Jean or the Pheonix, that happens later".

    And yeah comics just plain don't work that way.

    Those to images you mentioned don't exist in the same continuity. Just the same multiverse.

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    chiasaur11chiasaur11 Never doubt a raccoon. Do you think it's trademarked?Registered User regular
    And Doctor Who is in continuity with everything.* Ain't a thing.

    *Except Noddy.

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    ToxTox I kill threads he/himRegistered User regular
    They used Azazel because they wanted a Nightcrawler-esque character. That's...a pretty easy explanation.

    Hellfire Club in general was a bad choice, though.

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    AntimatterAntimatter Devo Was Right Gates of SteelRegistered User regular
    chiasaur11 wrote: »
    And Doctor Who is in continuity with everything.* Ain't a thing.

    *Except Noddy.
    wrong! Doctor Who crossed over with Death's Head who crossed over with Transformers that then crossed over with Noddy
    IDW_Tappet.jpg

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    EtchwartsEtchwarts Eyes Up Registered User regular
    chiasaur11 wrote: »
    And Doctor Who is in continuity with everything.* Ain't a thing.

    *Except Noddy.

    This is true facts.

    I think in a book from the David Tennant era, The Doctor mentions meeting Gungans. Like, from Star Wars.


    What makes this even more awesome is that the newest Portal 2 DLC stars the Multiverse, meaning theoretically your level could have been funded by, say, Skynet.

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    Wandering IdiotWandering Idiot Registered User regular
    edited May 2012
    Fun fact, the recent Marvel live action movies officially take place on Earth-199999. Stare into the eyes of madness, my friends.

    I don't understand what kind of point you think you're making here

    Basically, that trying to force everything into a strict continuity instead of just admitting it's all kind of fluid and ad hoc can result in a huge clusterfuck. Did you click the link I posted?

    God only knows what's still canon in the DC comics universe nowadays for instance, but one of the things they did right was just making the change and not trying to justify it with some in-universe event...

    Wandering Idiot on
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    chiasaur11chiasaur11 Never doubt a raccoon. Do you think it's trademarked?Registered User regular
    Antimatter wrote: »
    chiasaur11 wrote: »
    And Doctor Who is in continuity with everything.* Ain't a thing.

    *Except Noddy.
    wrong! Doctor Who crossed over with Death's Head who crossed over with Transformers that then crossed over with Noddy
    IDW_Tappet.jpg

    Don't be silly.

    Allow me to present a diagram.

    canon.jpg

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    MrMonroeMrMonroe passed out on the floor nowRegistered User regular
    Antimatter wrote: »
    okay so i'm actually reading the synopsis of the original casino royale

    holy mother of god this is brilliant

    it is fucking hilarious

    just absolutely classic early Allen and late Sellers

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    DJ EebsDJ Eebs Moderator, Administrator admin
    Fun fact, the recent Marvel live action movies officially take place on Earth-199999. Stare into the eyes of madness, my friends.

    I don't understand what kind of point you think you're making here

    Basically, that trying to force everything into a strict continuity instead of just admitting that it's all kind of fluid and ad hoc can result in a huge clusterfuck. Did you click the link I posted?

    God only knows what's still canon in the DC comics universe nowadays for instance, but one of the things they did right was just making the change and not trying to justify it with some in-universe event...

    the marvel multiverse is hardly "strict continuity"

    the alternate universes rarely, if ever, interact, and when they do, rarely have any impact on one another

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    AntimatterAntimatter Devo Was Right Gates of SteelRegistered User regular
    chiasaur11 wrote: »
    Antimatter wrote: »
    chiasaur11 wrote: »
    And Doctor Who is in continuity with everything.* Ain't a thing.

    *Except Noddy.
    wrong! Doctor Who crossed over with Death's Head who crossed over with Transformers that then crossed over with Noddy
    IDW_Tappet.jpg

    Don't be silly.

    Allow me to present a diagram.

    canon.jpg
    your diagram is outdated

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    chiasaur11chiasaur11 Never doubt a raccoon. Do you think it's trademarked?Registered User regular
    Antimatter wrote: »
    chiasaur11 wrote: »
    Antimatter wrote: »
    chiasaur11 wrote: »
    And Doctor Who is in continuity with everything.* Ain't a thing.

    *Except Noddy.
    wrong! Doctor Who crossed over with Death's Head who crossed over with Transformers that then crossed over with Noddy
    IDW_Tappet.jpg

    Don't be silly.

    Allow me to present a diagram.

    canon.jpg
    your diagram is outdated

    It's not Noddy. It's a robot inspired by Noddy. He must have read the books. Which does not make him part of the Noddy mythos.

    DO I NEED TO POST THE DIAGRAM AGAIN? I JUST MIGHT!

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    RobchamRobcham The Rabbit King of your pantsRegistered User regular
    what's noddy

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    AntimatterAntimatter Devo Was Right Gates of SteelRegistered User regular
    i will fight you, chia

    i will fight you and one of us will die

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    EtchwartsEtchwarts Eyes Up Registered User regular
    I'm rooting for Chia.


    (Nothing personal, but he has the best avatar/signature)

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    chiasaur11chiasaur11 Never doubt a raccoon. Do you think it's trademarked?Registered User regular
    Fun fact, the recent Marvel live action movies officially take place on Earth-199999. Stare into the eyes of madness, my friends.

    I don't understand what kind of point you think you're making here

    Basically, that trying to force everything into a strict continuity instead of just admitting it's all kind of fluid and ad hoc can result in a huge clusterfuck. Did you click the link I posted?

    God only knows what's still canon in the DC comics universe nowadays for instance, but one of the things they did right was just making the change and not trying to justify it with some in-universe event...

    Wouldn't that have been nice.

    No, DC did a big event. It was called Flashpoint. It was mostly shit.

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    Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    I don't even know what Noddy is

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    AntimatterAntimatter Devo Was Right Gates of SteelRegistered User regular
    I'm rooting for Chia.


    (Nothing personal, but he has the best avatar/signature)

    only because i'm jailed

    i typically wear the finest garments crafted by the best artisans on the forums

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    Vann DirasVann Diras Registered User regular
    Chia do it

    Make her put her money where her mouth is for once

    No more idle threats

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    EtchwartsEtchwarts Eyes Up Registered User regular
    But

    But

    Doctor Who!

    (Both my rebuttal and the justification the show gives for how silly it is)

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    chiasaur11chiasaur11 Never doubt a raccoon. Do you think it's trademarked?Registered User regular
    Vann Diras wrote: »
    Chia do it

    Make her put her money where her mouth is for once

    No more idle threats

    Right.

    Anti names the place, I'll name the time and weapons.

    Sounds fair? I thought so.

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    AntimatterAntimatter Devo Was Right Gates of SteelRegistered User regular
    chiasaur11 wrote: »
    Vann Diras wrote: »
    Chia do it

    Make her put her money where her mouth is for once

    No more idle threats

    Right.

    Anti names the place, I'll name the time and weapons.

    Sounds fair? I thought so.

    the empty vacuum of space

    not so clever now, organic

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    chiasaur11chiasaur11 Never doubt a raccoon. Do you think it's trademarked?Registered User regular
    edited May 2012
    Antimatter wrote: »
    chiasaur11 wrote: »
    Vann Diras wrote: »
    Chia do it

    Make her put her money where her mouth is for once

    No more idle threats

    Right.

    Anti names the place, I'll name the time and weapons.

    Sounds fair? I thought so.

    the empty vacuum of space

    not so clever now, organic

    Right.

    The heat death of the universe.

    Failure to attend is an automatic penalty.

    Weapons? Well, I've always been fond of my wits. Then again, it's never fair to leave an opponent unarmed.

    chiasaur11 on
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    AntimatterAntimatter Devo Was Right Gates of SteelRegistered User regular
    i will slay you with my puns you damnable man

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    EtchwartsEtchwarts Eyes Up Registered User regular
    Is this gonna be pay-per-view?

    Because I would pay...

    er, per-view

    to see this.

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    chiasaur11chiasaur11 Never doubt a raccoon. Do you think it's trademarked?Registered User regular
    Antimatter wrote: »
    i will slay you with my puns you damnable man

    You can try.

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    AntimatterAntimatter Devo Was Right Gates of SteelRegistered User regular
    i will leave you wimpering

    i will turn around, ride out on my chronobike, and announce that chia

    is outta time

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    ToxTox I kill threads he/himRegistered User regular
    This seems a fitting tribute to CSI: Miami's cancellation.

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    nightmarennynightmarenny Registered User regular
    Fun fact, the recent Marvel live action movies officially take place on Earth-199999. Stare into the eyes of madness, my friends.

    I don't understand what kind of point you think you're making here

    Basically, that trying to force everything into a strict continuity instead of just admitting it's all kind of fluid and ad hoc can result in a huge clusterfuck. Did you click the link I posted?

    God only knows what's still canon in the DC comics universe nowadays for instance, but one of the things they did right was just making the change and not trying to justify it with some in-universe event...

    I question if you know anything at all about comic books.

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    Crimson KingCrimson King Registered User regular
    i know i'm a little late here, but did this guy seriously just waltz into the superhero comics thread and tell us that if we really want our minds blown we should read some of those superhero comics?

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    EtchwartsEtchwarts Eyes Up Registered User regular
    Speaking of dem comic books, I just read through Civil War, and while I definitely see the fairly big problems with it, the premise and some of the small touches were fantastic.

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    WeaverWeaver Who are you? What do you want?Registered User regular
    What in the damn hell are you crazy folk harping about in here?

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