ThaOGDreamWeaver

Oh look, I'm a collectible. ...and here's the MS template for it. (Tip: it doesn't like the word superheroine, because it contains a banned word related to the drug. Clearly it ain't AI about everything. Specify Superhero, female.) https://designer.microsoft.com/image-creator?p=Funko+figure+of+[an+activity+or+role]%2C+[female+or+male]%2C+called+[Name]%2C+wearing+a+[specific+clothes+and+glasses]%2C+[specific+hair]+and+has+[accessories].+Holding+a+[something].+The+Funko+is+displayed+inside+a+Funko+box+with+[text]+text+and+[logo]+logo+for+the+box%2C+allowing+visibility+of+the+figure%2C+typography%2C+3D+render

Industry wonk note: DJ switched agencies from William Morris to Creative Artists right after the first trailer dropped. And, given the Adrien-Brody-level run of luck with flicks she's had after the awful-but-awfully-lucrative 50 Shades trilogy ($1.2bn between 'em), I think the words "final straw" may have been used at some point. So let's take a look at it... So it looks like an attempt to do a time-twisting Tenet story in Spider-garb, with at least one GRIMDARKNOSMILESNOPARENTS Spider-Man as the antagonist. And either the trailer's cutting is ...not great... or they dropped it with half-done CGI, and the plot threads do not feel well spun. It's certainly gonna live or die by CGI. And from interviews I'm not sure DJ was terribly comfortable with all the green screen stuff. Pretending a green tennis ball on a stick is a TERRIFYING MONSTER because your writer tells you it is requires good direction and framing, which involving storytellers like Favreau, Spielberg and Patty Jenkins are all known to be good at. As for that director: SJ Clarkson is... well, let's say fresh meat to the Hollyweird grinder, turning out very decent BBC and HBO dramas before this. Helming a CGI-heavy cape flick for a desperate, dying studio is probably not the way you wanna get your first cred on your CV. Having been through that in a much smaller way, I have an inkling I know how she feels right now, and probably never wants to see the inside of a Burbank office again.

From what I've been reading on the socials, he does also seem to have been an absolute trouper. From Sarah Watson (Parenthood TV series' writer)... EDIT: I also like that Carl did so many games and voiceworks over the years... ....I wonder if they gave him the action figures?

James Brown - Living In America (ft. Carl Weathers)

Haven't got round to watching either season yet, but do love me a bit of Hamill. (And Headey too.)

Ever heard of Sheb Wooley? You may not have heard the name, but you've definitely heard him. Aside from being the vocalist on novelty track Purple People Eater, he's the most-credited uncredited V/O artist in history... I'm not sure folks outside the UK will be able to see this, but it made me laugh. If access to iPlayer is allowed where you are, the whole story's over heeeeeaaaarrgghh.... https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p07p5l6y/inside-cinema-shorts-12-the-wilhelm-scream

Peaches & Herb - Shake Your Groove Thing 💃

...but we're not the same...

Nobody would have believed, in the opening years of the 21st Century, that human affairs were being played like a video game from the timeless worlds of space... ...although given the reality show finale the world's turning into, I wouldn't have been surprised. Yep, very impressed if this is a pre-alpha, though the humans are currently getting less animation love than the aliens. I think I'm probably too much of a nervous disposition to be watching this, let alone playing it...

There is an awful lot of Wanda fandom out there in dedicated corners of the interwebs - slightly mad bunch even by my standards. Ms Marvel... less so, but she does have her following. Speaking of which: while Hawkeye was a fun little thing at the time, nobody's talking about Renner or Stanfield. And Black Widow... less than memorable. But there are endless, endless Flo Pugh/Yelena fan threads and memes. Just casually walked into both of those projects, stole every scene that wasn't nailed down, made Kraft dinner and wandered off again. Some characters just catch fire, and it's down to writing and performance. Speaking of that - and recasting... can you imagine Iron Man as anyone other than RDJ these days?

Whom Gods Destroy - In The Name Of War

Feeling fairly proud of teaching my IT crew the term "PIC/NIC error". Not sure if I'm proud that our users haven't twigged what it means yet and adjusted accordingly. .

Personally: I laughed my backside off, and I'd quite like to see Tatiana and co back in animated form, in non-Hulked guest shots on other series, or in Thunderbolts if that ever happens. But I didn't expect an S2. The CGI cost was just way too much for the likely audience size of this series - even for Mando and Andor $200m+ for a limited series is pushing it. They could have lampshaded it by having Jen fully played by her Amazonian body model, and being even more freaked out by her appearance in the mirror. (I actually kinda know someone 6'5" with not dissimilar features, if they're casting - or at least close enough to bridge the gap with makeup and prosthetics.) As it is, it's a fun little curio in the MCU, and they should be proud of trying all this different stuff. Though maybe keep a closer eye on the budget...

Never gone that route. Though Agent Atwell does have a shield drone called C.O.U.L.S.O.N that she talks to occasionally. (Hey devs - can we get /petsay for Gun and Shield Drones at some point?)

I'd quite like to get my original Defiant-era DreamWeaver name back again. But I've had Miss DreamWeaver, Dr. Amy Weaver and a couple of other variants. Other than that, if I can't get the name I want, I'll come up with something original, or a workaround. For example, I wanted to try a Flo Pugh fan toon DP/Devices. Yelena Belova (and many spelling variants) were taken, as well as being lawyerbait. But Agent Belova wasn't, or Agent Atwell for that matter. I also like to see if folks can spot references or jokes in names or bios. Like an ancient wise storm magician wanting to be known as Breaker Of The Winds, and unsure why people keep sniggering.

Hevisaurus - The Sign Of The Horns

Lombolo - Slap Thyne Enemy

Needed a heavy edit - probably down to 4 episodes - and better structuring. Has the typical D+ flaw of front-loading backstory: sure, it's meant to be binged, but every episode needs to hold your eyeballs. Much use of skip button. What did hold attention - and needed more of - was D'Onofrio/Cox time. Those two are good together, but their interactions were spread thinner than the trailers would suggest. So... IM(np)HO, not great (as it wants to be), not terrible (as some would say), eminently skippable. If there's one bit to note going forward...

If you need me, I’ll be practicing the big sustain notes on “Get Away From Her, You B****”

I've noticed that happening with AR quite a lot, but not so much with DP. I use the match pistols with lasers quite a lot so that'd be quite noticeable.

Skeleton Crew wrapped primary in January 2023, and there was a closed-audience trailer in April at SWC. There's no official release date I can find (yet), and a metric tonne of badly-AI'd "concept" trailers using Jude's Captain Marvel footage. With the budget issues and strike delays, I imagine D+ will be pacing out fresh content a bit more this year. Given it's an Amblin-esque, kid-friendly-but-proper-threats offering ("the kids all think they're in Andor" sounded promising, as did "Stand By Me...In Space"), I'd lay even money on Easter holidays. Acolyte is also slated for this year. Andor S2 got hit by the strikes with just two weeks left to wrap, but rescheduling meant that's unlikely to drop till late 2024 / early 2025 now. The only announced release I know has been officially canned is Rangers Of The New Republic. The Donald Glover Lando thing is still in Development Hell. Taika's movie will be greenlit (or not) when he finishes the script. And the next Proper Movie, whether it's the Mando one or the New Jedi Order flick, is going to be 2025 at the earliest.

And they're good. Turning Red might have the anti-woke brigade frothing a bit - but is also objectively bloody hilarious. Stop me if you've seen this one before, but I loved this trailer... Luca's also... just for once, I'm a bit lost for words, but "warm" and "wonderful" spring to mind, as does "pasta". Not been quite so sure about Soul - bit more high concept. I also think Onward deserves a second crack at it, as its original release was cut short or canned completely in many territories. It does just show that they're not 100% wedded to a D+ first-and-only release for new content. Also new news: all of the storylines from the Filoniverse will get tied up in an End Of The New Republic flick, including Mando, Ahsoka, and Boba Fett. There'll also be the much rumoured Rey movie, and a Dawn Of The Jedi movie from James Mangold.

Depends how tightly Favreauloni structure their movie. They do love an epic (space) Western, and those do need room to breathe. On the business side of things… D+ pandemic releases Turning Red, Soul and Luca are getting limited cinema runs this year. That could be a knock-on effect of the actors’ and writers’ strike leaving big holes in the schedule, but does seem like nerves are wavering over at the House of Mouse.