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  • cursedkingcursedking Registered User regular
    Dracomicron wrote: »
    cursedking wrote: »
    the native episode and character seems fraught at best

    https://www.marvel.com/articles/tv-shows/what-if-kahhori-new-super-hero

    I mean, it's done entirely in the Mohawk language and in cooperation with the Mohawk Nation.

    It MIGHT be fraught, but, like, I'll wait to see what indigenous folks say after seeing it. Because the indigenous folks in this article seem pretty upbeat about it.

    I just think that a corporate product made without native writers or producers or directors has a lot of ground to make up. You can get all the insight from native people you want but at the end of the day, it's a disney product written by non native people about the struggle of indigenous people in america.

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  • Inquisitor77Inquisitor77 2 x Penny Arcade Fight Club Champion A fixed point in space and timeRegistered User regular
    Oh my god fucking watch it before having an opinion.

  • HydropoloHydropolo Registered User regular
    cursedking wrote: »
    Dracomicron wrote: »
    cursedking wrote: »
    the native episode and character seems fraught at best

    https://www.marvel.com/articles/tv-shows/what-if-kahhori-new-super-hero

    I mean, it's done entirely in the Mohawk language and in cooperation with the Mohawk Nation.

    It MIGHT be fraught, but, like, I'll wait to see what indigenous folks say after seeing it. Because the indigenous folks in this article seem pretty upbeat about it.

    I just think that a corporate product made without native writers or producers or directors has a lot of ground to make up. You can get all the insight from native people you want but at the end of the day, it's a disney product written by non native people about the struggle of indigenous people in america.

    Coco seemed to turn out all right.

  • joshgotrojoshgotro nah nahRegistered User regular
    edited December 2023
    edit really wrong thread

    joshgotro on
  • davidsdurionsdavidsdurions Your Trusty Meatshield Panhandle NebraskaRegistered User regular
    joshgotro wrote: »
    edit really wrong thread

    Except, WHAT IF it was the correct thread?

  • JonBobJonBob Registered User regular
    What If S02E01: It was good! I still find the animation style off-putting in dialogue scenes, but it works very well for the action.

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  • HerrCronHerrCron It that wickedly supports taxation Registered User regular
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  • EmperorSethEmperorSeth Registered User regular
    They have a new episode every day? Why are they Echoing this show as well?
    Is that still Seth Green as Howard? I bet he wasn't expecting a two second cameo into a semi-consistent career.

    Also, I have to wonder where Rocket was during all this. And possibly Gamora and Star Lord if they were on the wrong side of the Shield. Speaking of which, wasn't there a risk if the Power Stone falling to the surface when Ronan's ship was destroyed?

    You know what? Nanowrimo's cancelled on account of the world is stupid.
  • NobodyNobody Registered User regular
    EmperorSeth wrote: »
    They have a new episode every day? Why are they Echoing this show as well?
    Is that still Seth Green as Howard? I bet he wasn't expecting a two second cameo into a semi-consistent career.

    Also, I have to wonder where Rocket was during all this. And possibly Gamora and Star Lord if they were on the wrong side of the Shield. Speaking of which, wasn't there a risk if the Power Stone falling to the surface when Ronan's ship was destroyed?
    I think in beginning monologue it mentions that her sister died with Thanos.

  • Ninja Snarl PNinja Snarl P My helmet is my burden. Ninja Snarl: Gone, but not forgotten.Registered User regular
    EmperorSeth wrote: »
    They have a new episode every day? Why are they Echoing this show as well?
    Is that still Seth Green as Howard? I bet he wasn't expecting a two second cameo into a semi-consistent career.

    Also, I have to wonder where Rocket was during all this. And possibly Gamora and Star Lord if they were on the wrong side of the Shield. Speaking of which, wasn't there a risk if the Power Stone falling to the surface when Ronan's ship was destroyed?

    Power Stone
    has to be wielded, it's only dangerous when somebody uses it. Otherwise it's just a shiny rock.

    That's why they could scoop it up in a spaceball. No physical contact with a lifeform, no stone exploding people or planets.

  • ShadowfireShadowfire Vermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered User regular
    It was a fun first episode but I'm once again wishing that each episode was a bit longer. There are fun concepts here that could all use a little bit more time to breathe.

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  • DiscoPirateBunnyDiscoPirateBunny CaliforniaRegistered User regular
    edited December 2023
    Ninja Snarl P wrote: »
    Power Stone
    has to be wielded, it's only dangerous when somebody uses it. Otherwise it's just a shiny rock.

    That's why they could scoop it up in a spaceball. No physical contact with a lifeform, no stone exploding people or planets.

    What If
    the Power Stone fell from the ship into the mouth of a particularly pissed off squirrel.

    Not, like, Rocket-type enhanced squirrel, just a regular squirrel.
    All squirrels are pissed off, all the time.
    latest?cb=20170412224131

    DiscoPirateBunny on
    "Let's take a look at the scores! The girls are at the square root of Pi, while the boys are still at a crudely drawn picture of a duck. Clearly, it's anybody's game!"
  • McRhynoMcRhyno Registered User regular
    edited December 2023
    Holy shit 80s avengers

    That was cheesy but delightful
    Michael Douglas
    Hayley Atwell
    John Slattery
    Kurt Russell
    Chris Hemsworth
    LARRY FUCKING FISHBURNE
    Sebastian Stan
    Atandwa Kani (played the T'Chaka in the flashback, son of the Civil War actor in the same role

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  • cloudeaglecloudeagle Registered User regular
    So this season of What If was really strong. The lost season one episode (where Iron Man meets the Grandmaster) is more or less "What if Jeff Goldblum was a complete ham for half an hour?" They really did get Cate Blanchett back as Hela for her episode, and made the most of it. The Native American episode was respectful and fun and I want to see more of her character. And a good amount of Captain Carter! Get this woman her own series/movie already.

    IGN's got a good behind the scenes breakdown with the writers/creators of each episode. Turns out Jon Favreau had a specific request for his return to What If:
    He wanted to turn into The Freak, which is something that actually happened to Happy Hogan in the 1960s and everyone forgot about except Favreau.

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  • klemmingklemming Registered User regular
    cloudeagle wrote: »
    So this season of What If was really strong. The lost season one episode (where Iron Man meets the Grandmaster) is more or less "What if Jeff Goldblum was a complete ham for half an hour?" They really did get Cate Blanchett back as Hela for her episode, and made the most of it. The Native American episode was respectful and fun and I want to see more of her character. And a good amount of Captain Carter! Get this woman her own series/movie already.

    IGN's got a good behind the scenes breakdown with the writers/creators of each episode. Turns out Jon Favreau had a specific request for his return to What If:
    He wanted to turn into The Freak, which is something that actually happened to Happy Hogan in the 1960s and everyone forgot about except Favreau.

    Ending of What If S2:
    Feels like Peggy might be their consistent viewpoint character for a third season? It'd be nice if she could talk to Loki, God of Stories, and maybe he could send her to universes that need a nudge in the right direction or something.
    (Is Loki the Watcher's boss? If we timey-wimey it so he's been in the heart of all the multiverse stuff since the Sacred Timeline split up, maybe he created/recruited the Watcher to keep an eye on things? We keep getting that Watcher swore a vow, but never who to. Who holds him to it, why did he swear it in the first place, etc?
    I think there's some good material there.)

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  • cloudeaglecloudeagle Registered User regular
    We probably are getting a third season, as they held back a Red Guardian episode. (There's a scene from it at the IGN link.)

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  • Ninja Snarl PNinja Snarl P My helmet is my burden. Ninja Snarl: Gone, but not forgotten.Registered User regular
    klemming wrote: »
    cloudeagle wrote: »
    So this season of What If was really strong. The lost season one episode (where Iron Man meets the Grandmaster) is more or less "What if Jeff Goldblum was a complete ham for half an hour?" They really did get Cate Blanchett back as Hela for her episode, and made the most of it. The Native American episode was respectful and fun and I want to see more of her character. And a good amount of Captain Carter! Get this woman her own series/movie already.

    IGN's got a good behind the scenes breakdown with the writers/creators of each episode. Turns out Jon Favreau had a specific request for his return to What If:
    He wanted to turn into The Freak, which is something that actually happened to Happy Hogan in the 1960s and everyone forgot about except Favreau.

    Ending of What If S2:
    Feels like Peggy might be their consistent viewpoint character for a third season? It'd be nice if she could talk to Loki, God of Stories, and maybe he could send her to universes that need a nudge in the right direction or something.
    (Is Loki the Watcher's boss? If we timey-wimey it so he's been in the heart of all the multiverse stuff since the Sacred Timeline split up, maybe he created/recruited the Watcher to keep an eye on things? We keep getting that Watcher swore a vow, but never who to. Who holds him to it, why did he swear it in the first place, etc?
    I think there's some good material there.)
    I've never seen it anywhere that the Watcher's have a boss or are working for anybody. They're some really old really advanced species and have vowed to not interfere simply because of the nature of what they do and the danger of interference. The vow is something they've taken on themselves because of awareness of the dangers of their great knowledge and reach, not something dedicated to a higher authority.

  • Undead ScottsmanUndead Scottsman Cybertronian Paranormal Eliminator Registered User regular
    Ninja Snarl P wrote: »
    klemming wrote: »
    cloudeagle wrote: »
    So this season of What If was really strong. The lost season one episode (where Iron Man meets the Grandmaster) is more or less "What if Jeff Goldblum was a complete ham for half an hour?" They really did get Cate Blanchett back as Hela for her episode, and made the most of it. The Native American episode was respectful and fun and I want to see more of her character. And a good amount of Captain Carter! Get this woman her own series/movie already.

    IGN's got a good behind the scenes breakdown with the writers/creators of each episode. Turns out Jon Favreau had a specific request for his return to What If:
    He wanted to turn into The Freak, which is something that actually happened to Happy Hogan in the 1960s and everyone forgot about except Favreau.

    Ending of What If S2:
    Feels like Peggy might be their consistent viewpoint character for a third season? It'd be nice if she could talk to Loki, God of Stories, and maybe he could send her to universes that need a nudge in the right direction or something.
    (Is Loki the Watcher's boss? If we timey-wimey it so he's been in the heart of all the multiverse stuff since the Sacred Timeline split up, maybe he created/recruited the Watcher to keep an eye on things? We keep getting that Watcher swore a vow, but never who to. Who holds him to it, why did he swear it in the first place, etc?
    I think there's some good material there.)
    I've never seen it anywhere that the Watcher's have a boss or are working for anybody. They're some really old really advanced species and have vowed to not interfere simply because of the nature of what they do and the danger of interference. The vow is something they've taken on themselves because of awareness of the dangers of their great knowledge and reach, not something dedicated to a higher authority.

    Apparently the Dreaming Celestial revealed that both the Celestials and the Watchers are the servents of a "concept" called Fulcrum, whatever that means.

    Also the reason they don't interfere is some Star Trek style, Tollen-from-Stargate-ass "we interfered once, it went terribly, we're never doing that again."

  • klemmingklemming Registered User regular
    Undead Scottsman wrote: »
    Ninja Snarl P wrote: »
    klemming wrote: »
    cloudeagle wrote: »
    So this season of What If was really strong. The lost season one episode (where Iron Man meets the Grandmaster) is more or less "What if Jeff Goldblum was a complete ham for half an hour?" They really did get Cate Blanchett back as Hela for her episode, and made the most of it. The Native American episode was respectful and fun and I want to see more of her character. And a good amount of Captain Carter! Get this woman her own series/movie already.

    IGN's got a good behind the scenes breakdown with the writers/creators of each episode. Turns out Jon Favreau had a specific request for his return to What If:
    He wanted to turn into The Freak, which is something that actually happened to Happy Hogan in the 1960s and everyone forgot about except Favreau.

    Ending of What If S2:
    Feels like Peggy might be their consistent viewpoint character for a third season? It'd be nice if she could talk to Loki, God of Stories, and maybe he could send her to universes that need a nudge in the right direction or something.
    (Is Loki the Watcher's boss? If we timey-wimey it so he's been in the heart of all the multiverse stuff since the Sacred Timeline split up, maybe he created/recruited the Watcher to keep an eye on things? We keep getting that Watcher swore a vow, but never who to. Who holds him to it, why did he swear it in the first place, etc?
    I think there's some good material there.)
    I've never seen it anywhere that the Watcher's have a boss or are working for anybody. They're some really old really advanced species and have vowed to not interfere simply because of the nature of what they do and the danger of interference. The vow is something they've taken on themselves because of awareness of the dangers of their great knowledge and reach, not something dedicated to a higher authority.

    Apparently the Dreaming Celestial revealed that both the Celestials and the Watchers are the servents of a "concept" called Fulcrum, whatever that means.

    Also the reason they don't interfere is some Star Trek style, Tollen-from-Stargate-ass "we interfered once, it went terribly, we're never doing that again."

    I can respect that. I wouldn't mind Watcher and Carter having a proper talk about it "Do you want a multiversal dictator? Because if I interfere whenever I don't like something, that's what you'll have."

    Nobody remembers the singer. The song remains.
  • MichaelLCMichaelLC In what furnace was thy brain? ChicagoRegistered User regular
    Undead Scottsman wrote: »
    Ninja Snarl P wrote: »
    klemming wrote: »
    cloudeagle wrote: »
    So this season of What If was really strong. The lost season one episode (where Iron Man meets the Grandmaster) is more or less "What if Jeff Goldblum was a complete ham for half an hour?" They really did get Cate Blanchett back as Hela for her episode, and made the most of it. The Native American episode was respectful and fun and I want to see more of her character. And a good amount of Captain Carter! Get this woman her own series/movie already.

    IGN's got a good behind the scenes breakdown with the writers/creators of each episode. Turns out Jon Favreau had a specific request for his return to What If:
    He wanted to turn into The Freak, which is something that actually happened to Happy Hogan in the 1960s and everyone forgot about except Favreau.

    Ending of What If S2:
    Feels like Peggy might be their consistent viewpoint character for a third season? It'd be nice if she could talk to Loki, God of Stories, and maybe he could send her to universes that need a nudge in the right direction or something.
    (Is Loki the Watcher's boss? If we timey-wimey it so he's been in the heart of all the multiverse stuff since the Sacred Timeline split up, maybe he created/recruited the Watcher to keep an eye on things? We keep getting that Watcher swore a vow, but never who to. Who holds him to it, why did he swear it in the first place, etc?
    I think there's some good material there.)
    I've never seen it anywhere that the Watcher's have a boss or are working for anybody. They're some really old really advanced species and have vowed to not interfere simply because of the nature of what they do and the danger of interference. The vow is something they've taken on themselves because of awareness of the dangers of their great knowledge and reach, not something dedicated to a higher authority.

    Apparently the Dreaming Celestial revealed that both the Celestials and the Watchers are the servents of a "concept" called Fulcrum, whatever that means.

    Also the reason they don't interfere is some Star Trek style, Tollen-from-Stargate-ass "we interfered once, it went terribly, we're never doing that again."

    Gotta maintain the balance, etc., etc. I mean the reason is plot convenience and that's fine.

    Just pretend they work for Stan Lee.

  • Atlas in ChainsAtlas in Chains Registered User regular
    I didn't care for season 2. I liked individual episodes, but I hated the finale. It was the opposite for season 1, where I was lukewarm until the finale pulled it all together.

  • WiseManTobesWiseManTobes Registered User regular
    Atlas in Chains wrote: »
    I didn't care for season 2. I liked individual episodes, but I hated the finale. It was the opposite for season 1, where I was lukewarm until the finale pulled it all together.

    I was similar on the finale but I think I figured out why
    They pull out multiple reality reshaping items and combine them, and the most they can think to do with that is PUNCH HARDER! was expecting a swerve that never came in that regard

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  • ShadowfireShadowfire Vermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered User regular
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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    Echo is literally the only show I've been excited for since Daredevil.

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  • Inquisitor77Inquisitor77 2 x Penny Arcade Fight Club Champion A fixed point in space and timeRegistered User regular
    She was underwhelming in Hawkeye so I dunno...hopefully it's good.

  • The WolfmanThe Wolfman Registered User regular
    Thing is I feel you may as well just call it "Marvel Studio's Kingpin" now.

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  • Kipling217Kipling217 Registered User regular
    Inquisitor77 wrote: »
    She was underwhelming in Hawkeye so I dunno...hopefully it's good.

    The actress is not only deaf, but mute and missing a leg. Serious obstacles for her developing her craft and being the bad-ass Echo from the comics.

    Kind of like having a legit blind person play Daredevil and hoping for the hallway fight from the Netflix's series.

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  • AtomikaAtomika Live fast and get fucked or whatever Registered User regular
    edited January 6
    Welp

    Per the showrunner of Echo in an interview today, the Netflix Daredevil is now MCU canon; the hemming and hawing was apparently due to some rights issues that had to be sorted first before they could say it.

    Nothing official from Marvel Studios or Kevin Feige himself yet, but it seems like that’s the way this is headed

    I guess that means the rest of the Netflix stuff is canon, and Alfre Woodard has two MCU roles just like Gemma Chan

    Atomika on
  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    Atomika wrote: »
    Welp

    Per the showrunner of Echo in an interview today, the Netflix Daredevil is now MCU canon; the hemming and hawing was apparently due to some rights issues that had to be sorted first before they could say it.

    Nothing official from Marvel Studios or Kevin Feige himself yet, but it seems like that’s the way this is headed

    I guess that means the rest of the Netflix stuff is canon, and Alfre Woodard has two MCU roles just like Gemma Chan

    Well, it always kind of was... they even gloss around the Battle of NY as the "incident" in DD S1, it was just like AoS in that the show always thought it was, but no one else thought so. :P

    Are any of the showrunners or writers from the Netflix things involved in Echo or Born Again/whatever it becomes?

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  • AtomikaAtomika Live fast and get fucked or whatever Registered User regular
    cj iwakura wrote: »
    Are any of the showrunners or writers from the Netflix things involved in Echo or Born Again/whatever it becomes?

    I don’t think so? Not 100% sure but I didn’t recall any.

  • ShadowfireShadowfire Vermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered User regular
    Atomika wrote: »
    Welp

    Per the showrunner of Echo in an interview today, the Netflix Daredevil is now MCU canon; the hemming and hawing was apparently due to some rights issues that had to be sorted first before they could say it.

    Nothing official from Marvel Studios or Kevin Feige himself yet, but it seems like that’s the way this is headed

    I guess that means the rest of the Netflix stuff is canon, and Alfre Woodard has two MCU roles just like Gemma Chan

    She's Mimi in Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur which is canon last I checked my personal wishes and desires.

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  • -Loki--Loki- Don't pee in my mouth and tell me it's raining. Registered User regular
    So would that make the other shows canon?

    Kinda hard not to when they did crossovers.

  • AtomikaAtomika Live fast and get fucked or whatever Registered User regular
    -Loki- wrote: »
    So would that make the other shows canon?

    Kinda hard not to when they did crossovers.

    I think Feige operates on a “It’s canon until we ignore it” platform these days

  • -Loki--Loki- Don't pee in my mouth and tell me it's raining. Registered User regular
    Give us a Colleen Wing series.

  • AtomikaAtomika Live fast and get fucked or whatever Registered User regular
    edited January 6
    -Loki- wrote: »
    Give us a Colleen Wing series.

    oh man she was so boring

    I find that actress painfully boring in everything she does

    Boring character, boring actress, boring show

    Iron Fist should be memory-holed

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  • DiscoPirateBunnyDiscoPirateBunny CaliforniaRegistered User regular
    Atomika wrote: »
    -Loki- wrote: »
    Give us a Colleen Wing series.

    oh man she was so boring

    I find that actress painfully boring in everything she does

    Boring character, boring actress, boring show

    Iron Fist should be memory-holed

    Agree to disagree.

    The last two minutes of the show were amazing. Should've just started there.

    "Let's take a look at the scores! The girls are at the square root of Pi, while the boys are still at a crudely drawn picture of a duck. Clearly, it's anybody's game!"
  • AtomikaAtomika Live fast and get fucked or whatever Registered User regular
    Mathew Burrack wrote: »
    Atomika wrote: »
    -Loki- wrote: »
    Give us a Colleen Wing series.

    oh man she was so boring

    I find that actress painfully boring in everything she does

    Boring character, boring actress, boring show

    Iron Fist should be memory-holed

    Agree to disagree.

    The last two minutes of the show were amazing. Should've just started there.

    You know what? Fair point.

    The other 99.9% leading up to that glorious moment of wtfuckery was terribad, though. Worse than Secret Invasion even.

  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    I think Iron Fist, glorious train wreck and all, was at least more entertaining to watch unfold than half of the MCU shows have been. Most of them are just dull. Sometimes bad is better.

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  • Undead ScottsmanUndead Scottsman Cybertronian Paranormal Eliminator Registered User regular
    But, Iron Fist was bad AND dull.

  • syndalissyndalis Getting Classy On the WallRegistered User, Loves Apple Products, Transition Team regular
    Worse than Secret Invasion even.

    I disagree. If only because my expectations were higher for secret invasion so it had a lot more room to disappoint.

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