Newbs, Ultron was the villain in Voltron. Gosh! --------------------------------------------- Todd Elliott <[email protected]> | Profile<http://www.google.com/profiles/thelliott> | Unique Geek <http://www.theuniquegeek.com/>
On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 3:13 PM, Cary Preston <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 is no longer valid.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. > 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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