I'm sorry. Can you link me to something that shows him? I have no idea who the hell this person is. Unless you're pulling my leg.
I believe he's talking about this one.
I'm sorry. Can you link me to something that shows him? I have no idea who the hell this person is. Unless you're pulling my leg.
I believe he's talking about this one.
The Fisher Tiger-Otohime development gives me a strange Malcolm X-Martin Luther King vibe. Hmm…
@RobbyBevard:
And the fact that Shirahoshi died around the same time apparently,
You probably meant to say Otohime.
All I could think of after reading a great chapter like this was… where in the world is PAPPUG?
I must say, I love the new Cybermen. They feel more threatening and their design is a big improvement.
Also, I really hope we'll see Davros again, because Julian Bleach played him perfectly. He was so damn chilling!
Oh, and I simply love this picture.
I wonder if the rest of the Invaders will appear in this movie. IMDb has the actor JJ Feild credited as the character Montgomery Falsworth (aka Union Jack). Will he appear in costume, or just as part of the Howling Commandos?
I would have mentioned the original Star Trek, but that show had a good continuation and a closure with the animated series and the six movies.
@Kareem:
Yeah the biggest problem of European comics is that they aren't particularly accessible compared to American comics and Manga. As an American I wouldn't know where to look for them.
There's a publishing company called Cinebook which publishes English translated editions of French and Belgian comics.
They have a lot of great stuff, titles like Lucky Luke, XIII, Spirou & Fantasio, Thorgal, Valerian, Aldebaran, Blake & Mortimer, Largo Winch, Papyrus, etc.
Fantagraphics has a nice selection of works from the likes of Lewis Trondheim, Jason, Thomas Ott, Jacques Tardi and Gipi.
http://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&page=shop.browse&category_id=604&Itemid=62
http://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&page=shop.browse&category_id=318&Itemid=62
http://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&page=shop.browse&category_id=305&Itemid=62
http://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&page=shop.browse&category_id=391&Itemid=62
http://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&page=shop.browse&category_id=325&Itemid=62
Didn't Said kill Adebisi at the end. Y'know in that season where they turned emerald city into a black only bordello.
That was only at the end of season 4.
@Yonkou#3:
El tigre never stood a chance because it was a just a racially offensive Danny Phantom.
Racially offensive? Why?
Also, I don't really see the similarity with Danny Phantom. Well, except for the superhero angle.
The thing with Buu is, unlike with Frieza or Cell, you had this feeling that he could really destroy the entire reality if he wanted to. He was a threat of the ultimate level. At least that's how I've seen him.
@Kareem:
I'm actually somewhat interested in European comics. It seems like all the comics that get focused on are American and Japanese so I've wondered about comics from other countries. I have heard of Tintin, Asterix and 2000 AD. How do European comics compare to American comics and Manga quality wise?
Just like with Japanese or American comics, they have their fair share of great, mediocre and bad titles. Though, there is a certain richness of styles, genres and sensibilities, not present in either Japan or USA. It's surprising how much the authors and titles vary from one country to the other. From UK to France, from Spain to Belgium, from Italy to Croatia, etc.
For example, you have a penciller like the Spaniard Jordi Bernet, who tells these brilliant hard-boiled and brutal gangster stories in his Torpedo, drawn in a style which is part humor, part pin-up.
Then you've got a guy like the Italian Hugo Pratt, who told these fascinating globe-trotting stories of an English sailor named Corto Maltese. Reading these tales makes you wish you could simply drift in the waters of the Pacific.
Next, there's the Frenchman Rene Goscinny, who probably would've been a top-class stand-up comedian, if he hadn't decided to be a comic book writer. His Asterix is a tale of a small courageous Gaul and his adventures in his Roman-occupied homeland (and abroad). And it's laugh-out loud funny.
The Englishman John Wagner tells an SF epic in his Judge Dredd, a story of a cynical judge, jury and executor in a dirty, savage and hopeless future.
There are a lot of comedy books, some light-hearted and some a bit grittier, a lot of crime titles, a lot of war and slice-of-life titles, covering different topics. There's a huge lot of history-themed comics, a lot of adventure, sex and violence.
Work-for-hire is rare, most titles are creator-owned, some titles get continued with different authors if they get the original author's blessing.
I could go on and on like this. I could speak days about authors like Frank Bellamy, Jean Giraud, Giancarlo Berardi, Darko Macan, Jean-Michel Charlier, Frank Hampson, Herge, Edvin Biuković, Magnus, Enrique Sanchez-Abuli, Winshluss, Lewis Trondheim…
Man, it's too bad that they won't get to continue Kai all the way through the Majin Buu arc.
I still hope they might finish it at a later date.
Oh and one other show I meant to mention
was "El Tigre".
Wasn't that finished as planned?
And I'll throw the Wild Wild West show in here.
@Kareem:
Glad to see someone else who appreciates both of the two major comics industries.
What about the France-Belgium connection? That ain't no pushover either. Asterix? Lucky Luke? Blueberry? Spirou? XIII? Tintin?
Anyway, I don't really care where the comic books come from. I've even read some brilliant works from South Africa.
As for the topic, I must restate my love for Batman Inc. It's such a brilliant and fun title. El Gaucho! The tango of death! Exploding scorpions! Captain Carnation! Bike in the face! Scorpiana!
I've enjoyed this year's ceremony.
But, there's one thing that didn't click well with me. When the In Memoriam part came, I felt they should've showcased a couple more names, like Satoshi Kon and Alain Corneau.
Man, I feel really sorry for those human pirates. First they get thrown into a concrete tower by Decken, and now they're going to get sliced by Zoro.
For some reason, Oda doesn't want his princesses to grow up with a living mother. Hell, you can say that for most of the characters in One Piece.
Also, Shirahoshi is turning out to be some fine crew member material.
It seems that you only need to annihilate an entire alien race to gain a rank of an admiral. Though, some would probably argue that the Borg aren't really a race.
I always thought that the Star Trek: First Contact uniforms were the best.
I never understood what was the point of Picard's jacket from Darmok. What, he was supposed to look funky? I'm glad they got rid of it by the end of the show.
What's funny, they reintroduced the jackets in Enterprise. Archer and his crew would wear those on away missions sometimes.
They've also already created a plothole because Emma Frost was a teenager in Origins when this movie takes place before that.
Eh, who knows if it was really her. She wasn't even identified by name.
Nevertheless, I believe it's better not to consider X-Men Origins: Wolverine as being completely in canon.
From memory the klingons tried to ape human supersoldiers (like khan), and screwed up with their genetic engineering, causing a virus that gave us early TOS style klingons.
Which makes absolutely no sense.
So a couple of Klingons get their asses handed to them by a bunch of renegade genetically engineered humans. And what do they do? They decide to change the genetic code of the entire race. Brave, honorable, xenophobic warriors decide to cheat their way into physical superiority by mixing their DNA with that coming from a hated alien race? That doesn't sound courageous or honorable to me.
Talking about vanity…
I don't get the second part of that message… Wtf is "failstream" ?
He's talking about Mangastream.
…..by the way, on the subject of klingon foreheads....
...i know Worf decided to wuss out of words when he said 'we do not discuss it among outsiders!' but seriously, was there EVER a canon explanation? Was it a klingon fad or something?
The Klingon foreheads were explained in the fourth season of Enterprise. First through the three-part introduction in episodes Borderland, Cold Station 12 and The Augments, and then through a major storyline in the episodes Affliction and Divergence.
Considering the explanation they gave us in those episodes, I liked Worf's version better.
didn't get the joke I'm afraid….....
For some reason, producers of the Gargoyles show liked to cast Star Trek regulars as their voice actors.
Those were Kate Mulgrew, Michael Dorn, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Colm Meaney, Avery Brooks and Nichelle Nichols.
Marina Sirtis and Jonathan Frakes voiced Demona and Xanatos, two of the regular characters.
On a side note, some friends of my dad's who are musicians appeared in episodes of DS9, actually playing live jazz. There was some holodeck program that they pulled up every now and then.
Haha, that's awesome! The holodeck program was a recreation of a 1960s Las Vegas night club, which was run by a Frank Sinatra look-a-like named Vic Fontaine. Vic was a sentient hologram (just like the Doctor from Voyager) and a major character by the end of the show. He served as the crew's unofficial counselor and a guy you could always ask for advice. His appearances in the episodes were usually accompanied by a performance or two, usually of a Sinatra or a Dean Martin song.
@RobbyBevard:
What was the name of the two parter where the went back in time and had to become part of a massive uprising to keep the timeline straight, down to Sisko taking the identity of a man that was recorded to die? That was great stuff.
Past Tense.
I'd say that my favorite episode of DS9 was probably In the Pale Moonlight.
We had seen Sisko's dark side before, when he dealt with the Maquis and Eddington, but this brought it to a whole new level. Not to mention that his interaction with Garak was brilliant. And those scenes where he spoke directly to the camera and the audience where excellent stuff.
This episode showed us what Janeway and Voyager were supposed to be. A Starfleet captain and a Federation ship who were cornered and desperate, and were prepared to do everything to survive. Alas, they decided to play it safe, too safe.
Also, you gotta love the episode which has it's title taken directly from Tim Burton's Batman.
Yes, I did forget to mention TAS, although I'm not that interested in it.
TAS was really great. They had a great writing staff, and they kept most of the actors who played their characters in TOS, except for Walter Koenig. Not to mention that they used the aspect of animation so well. This allowed them to add two new members to the crew with non-human or Vulkan features. A Caitian feline female named M'Ress, and an Edosian navigator with six limbs named Arex. Not to mention that it gave a more outrageous and other-worldly feel and look to the episodes. Some of the episodes were continuations of those from TOS, and some characters made reappearances, like Sarek, Harry Mudd, Koloth or Kor. Also, some important things were introduced in TAS, like the holodeck and Kirk's middle name being Tiberius.
Many see it as a continuation of the five-year mission, which actually never got completed since TOS got canceled.
Edit: What Robby said.
but TNG is probably my favorite out of all 5 (five…geez...) tv shows.
Six. You forgot the animated series.
To me, I'd say DS9 was the best show, followed by TOS and TAS. I loved TNG when I saw it for the first time. But, I had the completely opposite reaction when I saw it the second time. So many episodes felt dull, there was no drama or tension. The exploration aspect was fine, but it can hardly keep an 176-episode show interesting throughout. Eventually, I felt that characters like Data, Picard, Worf or Q were being wasted here.
On the other hand, DS9 seemed to get everything right. Granted, the first two seasons were a bit slow, but I felt they were really going somewhere with the rebuild and turmoil on Bajor, as well as the tension with the Cardassians. But, when they introduced the Maquis and the Dominion the show went from good to awesome. Not to mention that it had one of the best casts of characters ever seen on TV. Sisko, Kira, Garak, Dukat, Odo, Quark, Nog, Bashir, O'Brien, Worf, Dax, Weyoun, Martok, Rom, Damar… They were all so well developed and you could actually feel how every character kept growing till the end of the show.
I know many will disagree, but I believe that Voyager was a somewhat better show than TNG. Yes, the plots and the enemies were terrible (whoever thought those Kazons were a good idea?) as well as most of the cast, but Janeway, Tuvok and especially the Doctor somehow kept my interest going. And I really felt the show became a notch better at the end of season three. They removed Kes, introduced Seven of Nine and made a new threat out of the Borg. All very smart decisions which somehow seemed to have added something to the dynamic of the plot and the characters. Then again, there might be a bit of nostalgia talking here since it was the first Star Trek show I've seen.
I agree that Christoph Waltz was great in the movie. He completely overshadowed Brad Pitt who's supposed to be the leading man.
Brad Pitt wasn't supposed to be the leading man. If you're familiar with Tarantino's movies you'll notice that the character roles aren't treated the same way they usually are in other movies. Sometimes, Tarantino can have two, three or even more leading characters, each one having approximately the same screening time.
Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, Death Proof.
Honestly, can you point at these and say that there is only one lead? Kill Bill is the only noticeable exception to this rule.
To me it's quite obvious who are the leading characters in Inglourious Basterds. Shosanna (Laurent), Landa (Waltz) and Raine (Pitt). They are the ones driving the plot and share the most screening time.
Maybe I should watch the original.
What original?
Are you talking about Enzo Castellari's Quel maledetto treno blindato (aka Inglorious Bastards)? Though the title might make you think otherwise, Tarantino's film is not a remake of Castellari's. Quel maledetto treno blindato was certainly an inspiration. Tarantino borrowed the title, and even asked Castellari to play one of the German generals. Besides that, they have nothing else in common.
Nevertheless, I do recommend that you see the film. It's quite fun.
@The:
Mark Millar is just as bad at writing, don't worry.
Nah, he has his fair share of good works.
Ultimates, Ultimates 2, Wolverine: Enemy of the State, Old Man Logan, Marvel 1985, Superman: Red Son and Superman Adventures are all very good.
Not to mention Skrull Kill Krew, The Flash and Aztek: the Ultimate Man, which he co-wrote with Grant Morrison.
@Tokoro:
-300: Definitely. Heck, throw in Sin City and you've got two overrated movies based on Mark Millar comics (having not seen Daredevil)
You're talking about Frank Miller, not Mark Millar. Mark Millar is the author of Wanted and Kick-Ass, which also got their film adaptations.
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/true-grit-2010/
First impressions seem to be very positive. I must say, the amount of talent involved with this film is really amazing. The Coen Brothers, Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin… Awesome.
Favreau won't direct Iron Man 3.
I don't like this. I wanted to see where he'd take the Ten Rings/Mandarin plot.
I really loved some of the battles, they really did seem anime like, I mean I know this isn't real anime but the fights sure seemed like it.
The animation was done by Korean studios. Nowadays, even the Japanese shows have most of their animation done in South Korea.
@sardine:
Complex story isnt synonym of quality neither.
No one said it was.
But, I strongly disagree with your opinion on 20th Century Boys.
In my mind, Urasawa is one of the most talented men working in the medium today.
Now people oversea has to realize that OP is the best manga out there
Well, that's debatable. It's never a good thing to use sales numbers as an indicator of the comic book's quality.
Everything is subjective, but people usually name the Transformers movies as a good example where the two don't click.
Of course, I'm not saying that the quality of the Transformers movies is even remotely comparable to that of One Piece, in my opinion, of course.
But, "best manga out there" is stretching it a bit.
So, no one's willing to discuss Batman Inc. and how awesome it was?
@The:
Boo Yah
http://www.slashfilm.com/2010/10/13/tom-hardy-cast-in-batman-3/
Awesome! It seems that Hardy liked the Nolan experience and came back for seconds. Now, who will he play?
Side note: Pirates of darkwater was great. How much for the set?
$29.95.
http://www.wbshop.com/Pirates-of-Dark-Water-The-Complete-Series/1000180086,default,pd.html?cgid=
It's one of those bare bones burn-on-demand sets though with no extras of any sort.
Well, it's better than nothing. Who knows, the show might get a better release if the demand is high enough. I wouldn't bet on it, though.
Well, this was unexpected.
Warner released the complete Pirates of Dark Water on DVD.
I'm curious why you think that. Why does something need to happen between Luffy and Zoro?
Well, Zoro's sacrifice at Thriller Bark will have to come up sooner or later. Even Luffy noticed how Zoro was being weaker than usual against the Pacifistas and Kizaru.
I'm still curious how the interaction between Luffy and Zoro will go down. Ever since Thriller Bark it was obvious that something will happen, in one form or another.
On second thought, I'm curious what'll the entire crew's reaction to Luffy be, and vice versa.
Smoker transferred to G1, didn't he? If so, he should be there.
No, he transferred to G5, the infamous Marine base in the New world.