Okay, I know that I said that I was going to be away for the next few days, but I had to break free from the family get together to discuss the newly released Star Wars: The Force Awakens movie trailer! And it is amazing!!!
...Of course, I thought the same thing when they released the the first trailer for The Phantom Menace. In my defense, though, it was the first new Star Wars movie that had been made since 1983, so it was kinda a big deal! Having said that, I'm feeling pretty confident about this new movie, and here's why...
First off, they are going back to the original trilogy! I'm not talking about the characters, like Luke, Leia, and Han, but we got to see an incredible shot of some X-Wings skimming across the water of a lake, or an ocean or sea, and it made me giddy! Seeing these ICONIC spacecraft in action again made me get goosebumps! Then...The Falcon shows up! It does some twisted loop while engaging some Tie Fighters while tied to John Williams famous score! Holy WOW! These two little scenes help the viewer grow an attachment to the new movie before ever even watching it, because we know these ships! We've invested ourselves into these spacecraft, either through watching them in the movies, or buying them as toys when we were kids. They're familiar and fun at the same time.
Next, we get to see the new characters of this trilogy. I think it was a smart move to not bring back the original cast in the first trailer, everyone knows that they are going to be in it. Show us who the new people are going to be. I'm guessing some of what we saw might not be as it seems. For instance, we see John Boyega dressed as a Stormtrooper in the trailer, but is he really going to be a bad guy? Oscar Issac is an X-Wing pilot, but is he part of the Rebels, or is he a mercenary for hire? I know he has a Rebel emblem on his helmet, but what does that really mean? What if he's in disguise?
How cool was that new Sith Lightsaber??? I thought that they'd done some cool new things with lightsabers in the prequel movies, but a lightsaber that looks like a broad sword??? That was pretty freakin' sweet! And who is the new Sith player? Is this the Inquisitor that everyone says is going to be the new baddie in the trilogy, or is this the Emperor reborn/arisen again to come back and cause trouble for the Rebels and the universe?
Still not sure what to think about the new robot that they had rolling around in the new trailer. After the Ewoks, and Jar Jar Binks, I'm not holding my breath on this new character...
These are a few of the things that caught my eye in the little over one-and-a-half-minutes of new footage. What did y'all think? What are you excited about the most after seeing this? Let me know! IF you have any questions, you can always reach me at comconocave@gmail.com!
Friday, November 28, 2014
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Supergirl May Take Place In Arrow/Flash Universe
Well, before I start...yes, I won't be posting over the next few days. It is Thanksgiving, and I'm celebrating with family, so...deal with it! Hope you have a happy Thanksgiving!
So! I was trolling around the Internet, and while I was on Blastr.com, I found an article that I thought was interesting...especially since I had been told that the exact opposite was true! Greg Berlanti had said at one point that "Supergirl" was not going to take place in the Arrow/Flash universe. However, here's the most recent quote:
“Later in the afternoon at his other office on the Warner Bros. lot, Berlanti meets with fellow producer Ali Adler and Oscar-winning costume designer Colleen Atwood to go over looks for their upcoming revamp of Supergirl. The show will follow 24-year-old Kara Zor-El, Superman's cousin, and with a twist that that could melt fanboy brains, Berlanti says it's possible this Supergirl could enter the worlds of Arrow and The Flash.”
This is interesting in a couple of ways. First, CBS (which is the network that will be airing the new Supergirl television show) is the parent company of CW and TNT. For them to not include Supergirl in the Arrow/Flash universe was unbelievable, especially since Berlanti is apart of the Arrow and Flash team! Wait...why did I mention TNT?
TNT is going to be bringing us a live action Teen Titans television show next year, and it was reported that this will ALSO be apart of the Arrow/Flash universe. So why would they want to separate the Supergirl show from the rest?
I think it was revealed that Supergirl would be separate before the Flash was released and it was realized that it is an AMAZING television show! After seeing it's success, I think they may have changed their minds. And it's a smart move, too. Marvel has the monopoly on combined movie universes, but DC could corner the market in the television market.
So! I was trolling around the Internet, and while I was on Blastr.com, I found an article that I thought was interesting...especially since I had been told that the exact opposite was true! Greg Berlanti had said at one point that "Supergirl" was not going to take place in the Arrow/Flash universe. However, here's the most recent quote:
“Later in the afternoon at his other office on the Warner Bros. lot, Berlanti meets with fellow producer Ali Adler and Oscar-winning costume designer Colleen Atwood to go over looks for their upcoming revamp of Supergirl. The show will follow 24-year-old Kara Zor-El, Superman's cousin, and with a twist that that could melt fanboy brains, Berlanti says it's possible this Supergirl could enter the worlds of Arrow and The Flash.”
This is interesting in a couple of ways. First, CBS (which is the network that will be airing the new Supergirl television show) is the parent company of CW and TNT. For them to not include Supergirl in the Arrow/Flash universe was unbelievable, especially since Berlanti is apart of the Arrow and Flash team! Wait...why did I mention TNT?
TNT is going to be bringing us a live action Teen Titans television show next year, and it was reported that this will ALSO be apart of the Arrow/Flash universe. So why would they want to separate the Supergirl show from the rest?
I think it was revealed that Supergirl would be separate before the Flash was released and it was realized that it is an AMAZING television show! After seeing it's success, I think they may have changed their minds. And it's a smart move, too. Marvel has the monopoly on combined movie universes, but DC could corner the market in the television market.
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
New Jay and Silent Bob Monopoly Game
It wsa recently revealed that Diamond Select Toys is going to be releasing a Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back Monopoly game summer 2015, retailing for $39.99.
If you don't know, back in 2001 (yes, it's really been that long ago!) Kevin Smith gave us Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back! It starts off with our two heroes finding out that their comic book likenesses, Bluntman and Chronic, were going to be featured in a movie. At first they were excited, but then plot to sabotage the movie from ever getting made after discovering they aren't getting a "motherfucking movie check!" They set out from New Jersey to Hollywood to ruin the film, and adventure ensues as soon as they leave, meeting a lot of colorful characters along the way. (Side note: This was my favorite movie that featured many of the original Star Wars actors...up until FanBoys came out!)
The board will feature the places that they traveled to throughout the movie, and will have special Chance Cards and Community Chest cards, as well as special game pieces for the game, while all set to the same classic game rules.
This isn't the first time that they've used a specific theme for a Monopoly game...in fact I'm pretty sure there are over 1,000 different types of Monopoly board games out there, from Marvel Comics, colleges/universities, television shows, movies, alcohol...well, you get the idea. If you like something, there's a Monopoly board game that features it!
If you don't know, back in 2001 (yes, it's really been that long ago!) Kevin Smith gave us Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back! It starts off with our two heroes finding out that their comic book likenesses, Bluntman and Chronic, were going to be featured in a movie. At first they were excited, but then plot to sabotage the movie from ever getting made after discovering they aren't getting a "motherfucking movie check!" They set out from New Jersey to Hollywood to ruin the film, and adventure ensues as soon as they leave, meeting a lot of colorful characters along the way. (Side note: This was my favorite movie that featured many of the original Star Wars actors...up until FanBoys came out!)
The board will feature the places that they traveled to throughout the movie, and will have special Chance Cards and Community Chest cards, as well as special game pieces for the game, while all set to the same classic game rules.
This isn't the first time that they've used a specific theme for a Monopoly game...in fact I'm pretty sure there are over 1,000 different types of Monopoly board games out there, from Marvel Comics, colleges/universities, television shows, movies, alcohol...well, you get the idea. If you like something, there's a Monopoly board game that features it!
Monday, November 24, 2014
What is O.M.A.C. on Arrow?
Welcome to the first official post on my new blog site. Today, I am going to talk about what O.M.A.C. might be on the television show, Arrow. This information is brought to you by way of comicbook.com. They are incredibly well informed on things for the nerd, geek, and fanboy. If you haven't checked them out...well, don't. Then you won't have any reason to read my blog!!!
A few weeks ago, Ray Palmer had Felicity Smoak retrieve some information from a burned out hard drive that had been destroyed during the Mirakuru War from last season. Even though no one had been able to recover the lost information, leave it to a lovely lady to get the job done!
So what was recovered? What we see is a bunch of military-type machines. One of them was a missile launcher, which you might remember from season one when it launched a missile at a Ferris Air airliner. Other blueprints that were recovered were a drone, a one-man tank, and a round machine that was detailed in a blueprint as well. On each of the blueprints was the name, "O.M.A.C." So what is O.M.A.C.?
In the comic book universe, Ted Kord is the original Blue Beetle, and the original character that the writers and producers of the show wanted. But D.C. told them that they had other plans for him, so they opted for Ray Palmer, who becomes the Atom, who is a very tech-savvy hero. But I'll get back to him...
In current comic book lore, Ted Kord was killed after he discovered that his company was being embezzled from, and after following the money trail, he discovered something called O.M.A.C. that was a project of Checkmate, a black-opts group of the government. This was led by Maxwell Lord, who was a former United Nations liaison for the Justice League, who doesn't much like super heroes. This group was able to single out people with super hero powers, as well as infect people with a nanite virus that allowed them to take control of the person 's body and follow them through the Brother Eye satellite. This brought about the term "One Man Army Corps," hence O.M.A.C.
In the newer version, O.M.A.C. stood for "Observational Metahuman Activity Construct," and it was designed by Batman to keep an eye on superheroes, but Checkmate stole/took it over, and have been using it against the Justice League ever since.
If Arrow tries to follow the comic book's line of story telling, does this mean that Ray Palmer will take over Ted Kord's demise in this universe? And was that "round machine" in the blueprint Brother Eye? It's still too soon to tell, but it'll be a lot of fun getting the answers! Watch Arrow on the CW, Wednesday's at 8 pm!
A few weeks ago, Ray Palmer had Felicity Smoak retrieve some information from a burned out hard drive that had been destroyed during the Mirakuru War from last season. Even though no one had been able to recover the lost information, leave it to a lovely lady to get the job done!
So what was recovered? What we see is a bunch of military-type machines. One of them was a missile launcher, which you might remember from season one when it launched a missile at a Ferris Air airliner. Other blueprints that were recovered were a drone, a one-man tank, and a round machine that was detailed in a blueprint as well. On each of the blueprints was the name, "O.M.A.C." So what is O.M.A.C.?
In the comic book universe, Ted Kord is the original Blue Beetle, and the original character that the writers and producers of the show wanted. But D.C. told them that they had other plans for him, so they opted for Ray Palmer, who becomes the Atom, who is a very tech-savvy hero. But I'll get back to him...
In current comic book lore, Ted Kord was killed after he discovered that his company was being embezzled from, and after following the money trail, he discovered something called O.M.A.C. that was a project of Checkmate, a black-opts group of the government. This was led by Maxwell Lord, who was a former United Nations liaison for the Justice League, who doesn't much like super heroes. This group was able to single out people with super hero powers, as well as infect people with a nanite virus that allowed them to take control of the person 's body and follow them through the Brother Eye satellite. This brought about the term "One Man Army Corps," hence O.M.A.C.
In the newer version, O.M.A.C. stood for "Observational Metahuman Activity Construct," and it was designed by Batman to keep an eye on superheroes, but Checkmate stole/took it over, and have been using it against the Justice League ever since.
If Arrow tries to follow the comic book's line of story telling, does this mean that Ray Palmer will take over Ted Kord's demise in this universe? And was that "round machine" in the blueprint Brother Eye? It's still too soon to tell, but it'll be a lot of fun getting the answers! Watch Arrow on the CW, Wednesday's at 8 pm!
Sunday, November 23, 2014
Welcome to my very first post!
So, in order to share things that I discover in between YouTube video shows, I decided to start a blog where I will share information that I find involving movies, comics, television shows, and cool science news that pops up around the web! I hope you enjoy it, and check in occasionally to see what's going on in the world of the Nerd and Geek!
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