Wow. Gritty. ???
Quote from: Magus Prime on November 20, 2015, 09:03:53 AM
Wow. Gritty. ???
SPOILERS! OH, um ... Carry on.
Waiting to start on it Saturday
I don't know what I was expecting, but it certainly wasn't a sort of hardboiled detective story...
And I'm looking forward to the Luke Cage series...
Wasn't sure if he was going to pull off Luke Cage before I watched. Now I'm convinced. Can't wait for his series. I'm going to save the last two episodes for tomorrow though, eyes getting heavy. Really enjoying it. I like that it has a totally different feel than Daredevil yet still feels like they are connected. And the cinematography is fantastic. One of the best looking depictions of New York City I can think of for TV.
lulz.....good thought
Quote from: Kaos Arcanna on November 21, 2015, 11:07:04 PM
Can't help thinking
True. But:
Generally, I liked the whole series. I especially liked that for the most part and except for the main antagonist, powers and superpowers were kept low key.
Quote from: Dev7on on November 23, 2015, 11:12:55 PM
I'm pretty sure she wasn't immune then, but something broke the control during the trauma of the event. You can see as she turns to walk away that she looks pretty stunned/amazed at what she's doing (not obeying).
Just saw episode one. Damn.
May binge over the holiday
Quote from: Rejolt on November 24, 2015, 04:03:02 AM
Just saw episode one. Damn.
May binge over the holiday
Nah, the butler did it.
Almost done. Other than the awful subplot with Reuben's sister, it's been really good. Halfway through, though, the producer's name became Kremzeek. So, since a little electric gremlin was in charge, a bad subplot with an unlikable character is forgivable.
I really liked how the show mentioned the events that happened from the Avengers movie.
Who knew an electric saw could be foreplay.
Finished finally. I actually thought this was even better than Daredevil. They should let these folks loose on Shield and some of the movie properties.
A boxer who can take all sorts of punishment can be knocked out by a good blow to the chin. I think it's easier to jar the brain via the chin or something.
I was disappointed that:
Quote from: Tenzhi on November 25, 2015, 09:08:15 AM
I was disappointed that:
Me too I was expecting the same thing.
Quote from: Tenzhi on November 25, 2015, 09:08:15 AM
A boxer who can take all sorts of punishment can be knocked out by a good blow to the chin. I think it's easier to jar the brain via the chin or something.
Brain injuries can be caused by transferal of force in a combination of perpendicular direction (in a straight line from surface to the center of the brain's mass) and tangential direction (wrapping around the center of mass). Skull fractures are usually the result of perpendicular force.
Let's look at football helmets. They protect pretty well against perpendicular force and absorb most of that. (Not many skull fractures in the NFL.) But helmets don't protect at all against tangential forces that cause the head accelerate rapidly in a rotational motion or suddenly stop rotating when contact is made with the ground.
Now that I've finally finished binging, a few thoughts.
Netflix is good. I'm not a big fan of dark and gritty and downplaying the "hero" part of superhero shows and movies, but they do it in a way that is a perfect balance.
Before the show started I thought that Kilgrave would be a terrible big bad. I've never cared for him in any comic because essentially he was just another mind control type but without all the telepathic stuff that usually goes with it. But the writing and Tennant managed to make him fascinating. And they did the same thing that they managed to do with Kingpin. They made him human and made you feel sorry for him. Not like him, he was too evil for that. But understand where he came from, what made him, and see how it could happen to a person who would otherwise be perfectly normal.
Something I consider bad news is that Jessica Jones may not get a second season, or more likely the second season will be delayed for a year. Trying to get it out next year would conflict with the shooting schedule of Defenders so right now Netflix is trying to figure things out. The main reason I really want a second season isn't Jessica. I'm sure we will have plenty of her in Defenders and crossing over into the other series. I happen to really like some of the supporting characters from the series. I'm sure that Trish will cross over but I don't really see Malcolm or Robyn fitting in.
To answer a question above about Luke.
And lastly I really really want to see Patsy as Hellcat.
Just give her a costume involving ballistic fabric, and some knuckle blades. I've always hated the fingertip style because torque causes all sorts of problems. And Rachael Taylor fits the part perfectly.
Yeah the show did what I thought was impossible, make Patsy Walker likeable.
You know, one of the things that kinda bothered me was
Quote from: Mandu on November 27, 2015, 06:46:45 PM
And lastly I really really want to see Patsy as Hellcat. Just give her a costume involving ballistic fabric, and some knuckle blades. I've always hated the fingertip style because torque causes all sorts of problems. And Rachael Taylor fits the part perfectly.
I agree. Hopefully, JJ, and Trish get full costumes in Defenders.
Quote from: Pep Rally on December 02, 2015, 06:09:14 PM
Gack! I can't believe I typed that. I meant to type Nuke but substituted Luke. Everybody knows Luke was basically boiled in a chemical bath. I shall now hang my head in shame.
Just finished.
My thoughts:
1. Different enough from Daredevil to not compare the two much.
2. Found the amount of punishment DD took in his series was insane, much like the amount of times Jessica was dropped by regular folks (yes, made some sense she was trying not to hurt them but you want consistent power levels) sticks out in a bad way to me.
3. Marvel is doing the solo movie x 4 = big movie climax thing with these series leading to the Defenders. This allowed Jessica Jones to go all in with Killgrave and character building. As much as I liked the series I'm good if they don't give her second season (as long as the Defenders takes off).
4. Luke Cage's show can't come soon enough. Do we have a date yet on DD season 2? How far away from Iron Fist's show are we? Netflix is NOT prime time TV. They can take their sweet time with a second season of JJ (doesn't have to be every year, just maintain the quality!).
5. I was going to write a story for my in CoH main but JJ's story is so close to it in tone I'm screwed ( had never read the MAX line of comics she came from).