Good point. I wasn't considering movie villains- having a horde like the Skrulls or Kree would make for a good story, everyone would have an opponent to overcome.
Sent from my iPhone On Jul 19, 2011, at 3:02 PM, Luke <[email protected]> wrote: > Ultron is good too. Only problem I foresee is how to do Ultron > without Hank Pym -- ie, who builds him? > > On Jul 19, 2:05 pm, Cary Preston <[email protected]> wrote: >> The best Avengers villain is and always will be Ultron. >> >> On Jul 19, 2011, at 1:11 PM, Luke <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >>> I did not know about the rewrite. Interesting. >> >>> I can't see introducing the Infinity Gauntlet on the heels of the >>> Cosmic Cube/Tesseract (as it is called in Captain America, >>> apparently). One super artifact should be enough. >> >>> I could see using the Skrulls, I guess. I never really liked them. >>> But I can see a movie where Nick Fury has the Avengers work together >>> because SHIELD has found out that high ranking officials are being >>> replaced with Skrulls with the intent of obtaining the Cube in order >>> to openly invade the Earth. Skrulls just don't seem like a good foe >>> for Thor. Iron Man, alright, I can give you that. Maybe they have >>> super ray guns or something which can damage the armor. But Skrulls >>> can't stand up to Thor, especially as he was portrayed in the movie. >> >>> I guess they're a better choice than the Space Phantom. >> >>> Honestly, my favorite Avengers villain is Kang and I know we won't get >>> him. >> >>> On Jul 19, 1:06 pm, Jason Service <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> keep in mind, thanks to Sam Jackson, we have a script re-write. I would be >>>> amazed if they went WILDLY away from what was written, but the leaked >>>> script >>>> is no longer valid. >> >>>> I am attempting to stay away from true story lines as i would like to be as >>>> suprised as possible with the story when i see the film, but speculation is >>>> all about the fun!!! >> >>>> On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 1:00 PM, Luke <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> Fair enough. I often come across online as more dickish than I >>>>> intend. >> >>>>> Hence I would like to get this thread back on track to the Avengers >>>>> and not Firefly/Serenity. Clearly that is a sore spot for me. >> >>>>> So is the rumor still that Loki is using the Skrulls somehow? Along >>>>> with the Infinity Gauntlet and/or the Cosmic Cube? >> >>>>> On Jul 19, 12:58 pm, Jason Service <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> Just attempting to keep up with your level of dickishness. >> >>>>> > On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 12:48 PM, Luke <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> Sorry for steering this thread towards how bad Firefly and Serenity >>>>>>> were. >> >>>>>>> Jason, I was going to agree with you regarding Whedon and the outcome >>>>>>> of The Avengers, but since you're insulting me by saying I need "spoon >>>>>>> feeding" you can go pound salt. >> >>>>>>> Ron, I think you are dead-on about the Hulk effects not being ready to >>>>>>> show off, especially considering the sharp backlash from the fans when >>>>>>> the unfinished ILM CGI Hulk was shown in trailers for Ang Lee's Hulk. >>>>>>> I am willing to bet that Marvel wants Hulk to really "WOW" audiences >>>>>>> when he shows up on the big screen in Avengers. >> >>>>>>> Considering the less than stellar performance of Thor (as compared to >>>>>>> IM and IM2), I am curious to see what both Captain America and then >>>>>>> Avengers will do fiscally. (Without looking up numbers I am pretty >>>>>>> sure that Incredible Hulk did about the same as Thor.) Will Avengers >>>>>>> be seen as the third Iron Man film, putting projections in the $300m+ >>>>>>> range, or as the followup to Thor and such, putting it in the $170m >>>>>>> range? >> >>>>>>> On Jul 19, 12:36 pm, Cary Preston <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> I wasn't a Firefly fan but I thought the movie was ok. Came across as >>>>> a >>>>>>> long TV show with better production values, but still watchable. >> >>>>>>>> On Jul 19, 2011, at 12:32 PM, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >>>>>>> wrote: >> >>>>>>>>> In geek culture, "known fact" does equal "desperate (fill in the >>>>> blank) >>>>>>> wish". And I'd bet most on this listserve 'know' that Serenity was >>>>> awesome >>>>>>> and that those that disagree are just wrong :) >> >>>>>>>>> ~Ron >> >>>>>>>>> Connected by DROID on Verizon Wireless >> >>>>>>>>> -----Original message----- >>>>>>> > > From: Luke <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>> To: The Unique Geek <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>> Sent: Tue, Jul 19, 2011 13:10:22 GMT+00:00 >>>>>>>>> Subject: [The Unique Geek] Re: Avengers! >> >>>>>>>>> "Known fact?" You mean "desperate nerd wish?" >> >>>>>>>>> I watched the show. It made my eyes hurt. Didn't help that, as I >>>>>>>>> said in another thread yesterday, that it's a banal ripoff of >>>>> Outlaw >>>>>>>>> Star. And again, I'm not otaku so that's not just a typical >>>>> Asiaphile >>>>>>>>> argument. >> >>>>>>>>> Fact: The only feature film which Joss Whedon has directed made ~ >>>>>>>>> $25m. Thus he has NO track record for being a successful film >>>>>>>>> director. Hence my concern for the Avengers film. >> >>>>>>>>> In any event, after seeing Thor this past weekend (discount >>>>> theater) I >>>>>>>>> am very excited to see him and Iron Man interact on screen. >>>>> Nevermind >>>>>>>>> Cap! >> >>>>>>>>> On Jul 19, 9:04 am, Edward Crosby wrote: >>>>>>>>>> That is your opinion, that Serenity and Firefly was a "dog of a >>>>> show" >>>>>>> when >>>>>>>>>> it is a known fact that it was actually quite fantastic. >>>>>>>>>> But, that is one of many things we accept here at TUG is that it >>>>> is >>>>>>> okay for >>>>>>>>>> an opinion to be wrong. It's called diversity. >> >>>>>>>>>> ---------------------------------------- >>>>>>>>>> Have a Better One, >>>>>>>>>> Edward Crosbyhttp://about.me/edwardcrosby >> >>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 8:55 AM, Luke wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> No, I'm not wrong. You're wrong. That movie was a dog, and a >>>>>>>>>>> rightful fiscal failure. Firefly was a dog of a show and the >>>>> movie >>>>>>>>>>> version was incomprehensible to anyone who was not a devotee of >>>>> the >>>>>>>>>>> show. >> >>>>>>>>>>> Whedon has not proven himself to be successful in feature >>>>> films. >>>>>>> The >>>>>>>>>>> fact of the matter is that his only feature film was a bomb. >>>>> And >>>>>>>>>>> hopefully he will not apply his filter of crumminess which >>>>> defined >>>>>>> his >>>>>>>>>>> television shows to The Avengers. >> >>>>>>>>>>> On Jul 19, 8:00 am, Edward Crosby wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> No it wasn't. You're wrong. It was a great, fun, and very >>>>>>> entertaining >>>>>>>>>>>> movie. Especially for the Firefly fans. There were only two >>>>> bad >>>>>>> parts of >>>>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>>>>> entire film - SPOILER ALERT - when Shepherd and Wash died. >>>>>>>>>>>> Although I am not much of a Marvel fan, I am looking forward >>>>> to >>>>>>> this. I >>>>>>>>>>> was >>>>>>>>>>>> hoping to see The Hulk in this. He's not in any of the clips. >>>>>>> Wasn't he >>>>>>>>>>>> supposed to be in the movie? IMDB.com has credits to Mark >>>>> Ruffalo >>>>>>> as puny >>>>>>>>>>>> Banner (I remember the rumors of this) and Lou Ferrigno as >>>>> the >>>>>>> voice. >> >>>>>>>>>>>> ---------------------------------------- >>>>>>>>>>>> Have a Better One, >>>>>>>>>>>> Edward Crosbyhttp://about.me/edwardcrosby >> >>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 7:45 AM, Luke wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> "You've got a mean swing." Nice. I hope that we can see >>>>> some >>>>>>> of Thor >>>>>>>>>>>>> And Iron Man Are Friends like we saw in the early 100s of >>>>>>> Avengers. >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> I too am very excited for this project but with the huge >>>>> caveat >>>>>>> that I >>>>>>>>>>>>> hope to all the gods of the Marvel pantheon that Joss >>>>> Whedon >>>>>>> doesn't >>>>>>>>>>>>> Whedon all over it and ruin it. The only film he has ever >>>>>>> directed >>>>>>>>>>>>> (Serenity) was a mindless, hopeless, jumbled clusterbomb of >>>>> a >>>>>>>>>>>>> disaster. >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> On Jul 19, 6:35 am, Cary Preston wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Very amped for this now. >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Jul 19, 2011, at 2:41 AM, [email protected] wrote: >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> agreed. That "some assembly required" tagline is >>>>> awesome. >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> From: shag >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: theuniquegeek >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Mon, Jul 18, 2011 6:39 pm >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: RE: [The Unique Geek] Avengers! >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Looks really good! >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The Irredeemable Shag >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://firestormfan.com >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://onceuponageek.com >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://twitter.com/firestormfan >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -------- Original Message -------- >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: [The Unique Geek] Avengers! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> From: [email protected] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Date: Tue, July 19, 2011 12:01 am >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: [email protected] >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> who knows how long this will be up - >> >>>>>>> http://gizmodo.com/5822377/the-avengers-trailer-leaked-and-its-rad >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to >>>>> the >>>>>>> Google >>>>>>>>>>>>> Groups "The Unique Geek" group. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to >>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> For more options, visit this group athttp:// >>>>>>>>>>>>> groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to >>>>> the >>>>>>> Google >>>>>>>>>>>>> Groups "The Unique Geek" group. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to >>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> For more options, visit this group athttp:// >>>>>>>>>>>>> groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to >>>>> the >>>>>>> Google >>>>>>>>>>>>> Groups "The Unique Geek" group. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to >>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> For more options, visit this group athttp:// >>>>>>>>>>>>> groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.- Hide quoted >>>>> text >>>>>>> - >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> - Show quoted text - >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the >> >> ... >> >> read more ยป- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. 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