Techwright

Frankly, whether multiverse or not, the MCU has suffered greatly from unsteady writing. The occasional lackluster movie or show is bound to happen, but I've seen multiple shows now that start off strong and lose their way in the middle. They may recover for a time, but the ending is mushy. They're having the same problem over at Lucasfilms, so maybe the problem starts higher than the individual franchises. They very much need to propel this chapter of the MCU forward to its conclusion. Admittedly they've had a troublesome time due to COVID years and now the writers' strike and Jonathan Majors' legal charges (and he's been rescheduled to Nov. 29). But the public has now long been aware of the re-acquisition of rights for the X-men and for the Fantastic Four, and dragging out B-listers (sorry, that was unkind) lesser-known Marvel characters, combined with the writing issues, is simply turning rabid fans into "meh" folk. If the rumors of using the multi-verse storyline to launch a crisis that will reboot everything into a new timeline are true, then this is where we need to go...soon. Oh, and I disagree with those stating that the original Avengers actors need to return for a full compliment of new movies. Some even claiming this to be leaked info. First, it would cheapen the end of at least 3 of the characters, and second, the actors are human, and aging. While Tony Stark might wear a power suit well into his 80s, Chris Evans and ScarJo can't project super strength, swift attacks, and resilience for another decade. Maybe a couple of multiverse cameos as alternates of their characters, but it will need to be new actors taking new interpretations of the roles.

I never played the game, though I viewed a few YouTube vids of it. I take it the little girl and the cop are new additions to the basic story?

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season 2, episode 3 Right off the bat, I'm wondering...

Ryan does make some very good points, including some I'd not considered. To address a few of them:

I know nothing of this "Foundation". Is it in any way related to the works of Isaac Asimov? I've seen Kurt in dramatic roles before, such as Whitey, the struggling kid of the poor town drunk in Disney's dramedy Follow Me Boys. I'm used to him playing both ends of the spectrum.

Hmm maybe a costume shop option called "holiday tree", which auto-switches to the corresponding tree during holiday events, but returns to the standard tree the rest of the time?

Is that yous, Dr. Seuss?

Rather than all year round in a specific zone(s), perhaps take a page from Christmas celebrations, you know, those "Christmas in July" bits that some folk do, and have a 2 or 3 day period six months out at the end of April where the Halloween stuff is turned on again?

A final preview window before final purchase would be good for lots of things, especially if we had the chance to move the character around more rather than just a mostly static stance. I know I've had to go back and rework costumes before because parts that looked well together in this stationary stance tended to clip badly when in full motion. Certainly the auras would be testable in such a window.

Those animal travel powers that exist, that are sold for INF at the P2W vendors, those were prestige items in the original game. I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe those were created to generate a bit more real-world currency for the game owners of the original game. The same is true with the specialty flight powers at the P2W vendors, such as the disk and rocket boards. You'll notice one cannot combat with those, only fly around. We do have wings, big and small, in the costume shop that people have create bat costumes from, and those do work with combat flight powers. We just don't have a pure bat look like the wolf or big cat prestige travel power looks.

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I've actually never tapped into AppleTV to get a sense of it. I might actually try it out with this show, but your concerns @Ghost are noted.

It is, perhaps, a bit of a stretch to file this in this forum, but as Godzilla's often been called a hero, I'll make the pitch for it. New series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Kurt Russell, Wyatt Russell (John Walker/USAgent in current MCU), Christopher Heyerdahl (a favorite of mine from several shows including Stargate: Atlantis and Sanctuary) and John Goodman footage at 1:31, so it looks like it is definitely tied to Kong: Skull Island.

Not all mer-people tales have beautiful creatures. Some can be monstrous. Maybe that's an angle to consider? I'll add another vote in for water blast/mental blaster. I used that with Aquaphobia, my own (heroic) monster.

Season 2, episode 2

Well, if that included missing Babylon 5, you might want to look into that one (and all its TV movies in their correct order with the episodes). The pilot movie was kind of a proof-of-concept and hadn't gotten the aliens' final look yet, and the first season some don't care much for (I liked it) but they're both solid groundwork for the amazing stuff to come. Some of the characters are practically Shakespearean in nature, especially seen in the relationship dynamic between Ambassador Londo Molari and Ambassador G'Kar, who have actors that pulled off a masterclass in acting.

Ah, more or less the same scenario. Watching Tom on PBS, and always having to check scheduling, 'cause PBS would move it around to all the unwanted hours of the night. I had a b&w TV in my bedroom and would turn it on to watch once I was sure my parents were asleep. I stayed with it right through Sylvester McCoy, though weirdly, they never finished his episodes, and instead went back and did a bit of the Jon Pertwee era. New Who though I knew in advance, and was on the edge of my seat premier night.

Actually... It is considered canon to the 1966 series. The last canon episode ever. It is true that they never made a live action Two-Face episode, because they felt the character would be too harsh for the period in which the "Bright Knight" series was made. But as Adam West pointed out once, it was always something they wanted to do. Getting Bill Shatner to voice him was just great casting and remained true to the popular stars of the late 1960s.

Second trailer is out. Hugh is going to steal every scene he's in. That said, I'm hoping he isn't playing all the Oompa-Loompas. (I get the impression from the one distant shot of multiple Oompa-Loompas that he might just be doing so.) I'd like to see others have a part at doing clever bits, especially if there are cameos of famous folk playing the roles.

I assume you mean Tom Baker as there's also Colin Baker. While I have a definite soft spot for the 6th Doctor (especially given the rubbish Colin had to put up with), the 4th Doctor is the more popular of the two. The definitive Baker, you might say.

Be grateful. BDW might have ended up in that schlock, and it would have been a greater tragedy.

Oh, now would Christopher Lee make a superb Two-Face? That is a different question than whether he looks like the animated character and the answer would have been yes, absolutely yes, though it should have been a very dark version and not a goofball one. I've yet to see a proper live-action Two-Face (that's right, I didn't like Two-Face in The Dark Knight. I felt it broke the immersion.)

Ah yes, the GM that makes everyone One Punch Man. Other than the head canon that all my characters are doing their own stories but working to their Avengers moment when they will somehow all appear simultaneously, I don't really have any overarching story going on in the City. Well, maybe scratch that. I do have several technological heroes with technological "undersuits" that empower them (thus allowing a costume over top). Those various undersuits come from the study and retro-engineering of captured Rikti technology. It's a theme you'll find elsewhere in superhero stories, even the MCU. It's what made MCU Vulture. One other head canon is on a more personal level. Jake Montoya, aka Red Tiger (retired) had the perfect description for someone who'd mentor a new generation of heroes after the Rikti War, so several of my characters got their start with him. Jake uses his contacts to help the newbies get costumes, funding, day jobs, training, their own contacts, etc. If you don't remember Jake, here's his in-game description: Retired Hero Jake Montoya was once a well-known hero who fought under the name Red Tiger. After a nearly fatal injury cost him his leg, he chose early retirement and a prosthetic limb over a cybernetic replacement. But retirement from active duty doesn't mean he's turned his back on the city. Now he's one of many retired heroes who acts as a clearing house of information. He uses his experience and contacts to keep tabs on various villain groups, then organizes active heroes to deal with the situation. He's particularly interested in the Clockwork King, largely because he lost his leg while fighting him.