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Started by Eddie Teach, March 06, 2011, 09:29:27 AM

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garbon

Iron Man also had a cartoon in the 90s. :)
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Quote from: garbon on February 04, 2025, 01:14:05 PM
Quote from: Neil on February 04, 2025, 01:08:45 PMFantastic Four isn't a rights issue.  It's Marvel Studios starting to bring the big-name properties that the sold to Fox to stave off bankruptcy into their cinematic universe.  Because most of their production after Endgame has been such a disaster, they're hoping that they can use this as a launching point to try and restore the brand with characters that people know.  Of course, the Fantastic Four aren't exactly top-tier superheroes these days, and really haven't been since the Seventies, but they do have a certain nostalgic weight. 

The big gun is going to be when they start rolling out the X-Men.
As a kid in the 90s, the Fantastic Four were right up there with X-Men and Spiderman as they all had cartoons that aired near one another.
Having a cartoon doesn't mean that they were as big as the X-Men or Spiderman.  Their comics sold significantly less, and their cartoon got 26 episodes, which is a single production run.  They were definitely second-rate at the time.
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garbon

Quote from: Neil on February 04, 2025, 01:54:49 PM
Quote from: garbon on February 04, 2025, 01:14:05 PM
Quote from: Neil on February 04, 2025, 01:08:45 PMFantastic Four isn't a rights issue.  It's Marvel Studios starting to bring the big-name properties that the sold to Fox to stave off bankruptcy into their cinematic universe.  Because most of their production after Endgame has been such a disaster, they're hoping that they can use this as a launching point to try and restore the brand with characters that people know.  Of course, the Fantastic Four aren't exactly top-tier superheroes these days, and really haven't been since the Seventies, but they do have a certain nostalgic weight. 

The big gun is going to be when they start rolling out the X-Men.
As a kid in the 90s, the Fantastic Four were right up there with X-Men and Spiderman as they all had cartoons that aired near one another.
Having a cartoon doesn't mean that they were as big as the X-Men or Spiderman.  Their comics sold significantly less, and their cartoon got 26 episodes, which is a single production run.  They were definitely second-rate at the time.

I should have clarified I don't think they were as significant as those latter two but as a child in the 90s they looked equally large. TV watching as a child was also very different as I don't think I ever watched a whole show through but just saw them endlessly at random times in syndication.

On a different note, I wonder how many people have been exposed to X-Men and Spiderman primarily through comics. That would count me out as my family never spent much money on those.
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garbon

Actually I think my main marvel knowledge came from these that my grandfather collected and gave us.

Mostly the 1990 version

https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Marvel_Universe_Cards
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mongers

So 'Yellowstone', based on my 1st 30mins viewing it's like an updated version of Dallas with more cattle, guns and state politics?

Am I near the mark or is it worth continuing to watch?

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viper37

Quote from: mongers on February 04, 2025, 05:20:40 PMSo 'Yellowstone', based on my 1st 30mins viewing it's like an updated version of Dallas with more cattle, guns and state politics?

Am I near the mark or is it worth continuing to watch?


You miss the titties too.

Or maybe we got the censored version of Dalles over here...

I can't tell you if it's worth continuing to watch, all I can tell you is that is not for me.
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Quote from: mongers on February 04, 2025, 05:20:40 PMSo 'Yellowstone', based on my 1st 30mins viewing it's like an updated version of Dallas with more cattle, guns and state politics?

Am I near the mark or is it worth continuing to watch?



Yes, I think it's a fabulous window into what the Trump loving America sees it self has.
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Agree with Renard.  It's valuable as a socio-political artifact.

Eddie Teach

Quote from: Grey Fox on February 04, 2025, 09:33:09 PM
Quote from: mongers on February 04, 2025, 05:20:40 PMSo 'Yellowstone', based on my 1st 30mins viewing it's like an updated version of Dallas with more cattle, guns and state politics?

Am I near the mark or is it worth continuing to watch?



Yes, I think it's a fabulous window into what the Trump loving America sees it self has.
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Are they the ones making the show?
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garbon

On Rotten Tomatoes it looks like audience love all seasons but season 5 while critics loved all seasons but season 1.
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Grey Fox

Quote from: Eddie Teach on February 06, 2025, 06:33:21 AM
Quote from: Grey Fox on February 04, 2025, 09:33:09 PM
Quote from: mongers on February 04, 2025, 05:20:40 PMSo 'Yellowstone', based on my 1st 30mins viewing it's like an updated version of Dallas with more cattle, guns and state politics?

Am I near the mark or is it worth continuing to watch?



Yes, I think it's a fabulous window into what the Trump loving America sees it self has.
.

Are they the ones making the show?

I don't know. It doesn't matter. Good show runners & writers will adapt the tones of the show to it's fan base.
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The Minsky Moment

Yellowstone is fine, it's trash TV but it's fun.

I'm sure Trumpy people read their worldview into the show but it's a very selective reading of a narrative that identifies with a nostalgia tinged small "c" conservatism.  The main character does enter politics, and his agenda is the 180-degree opposite of "drill baby drill".
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mongers

#56443
A 1980s BBC documentary series about the training for the Mountain and Arctic Warfare Cadre of the Royal Marines, Worth a viewing;

BBC Iplayer

Have tremendous respect for these guys.
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Sheilbh

Quote from: The Minsky Moment on February 06, 2025, 12:59:18 PMYellowstone is fine, it's trash TV but it's fun.

I'm sure Trumpy people read their worldview into the show but it's a very selective reading of a narrative that identifies with a nostalgia tinged small "c" conservatism.  The main character does enter politics, and his agenda is the 180-degree opposite of "drill baby drill".
I'll watch it.

It sounds a little like Friday Night Lights, which (apart from the writers' strike afflicted season 2) I think is a masterpiece. It is maybe a little trash and just a fancy soap - but I genuinely think it's up there with the best of golden age TV :ph34r:
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