In Infinity War, why didn't they...

...start the movie with half the population gone and then show us how they got there.
...include Coulson. Like at all.
...provide barf bags in the theater.
...have The Collector (played by Benicio Del Toro) LOOK like Benicio Del Toro playing The Collector.
...give Natasha more to do.
...make it easier for people to get up and walk out in the middle of.
...explain that Hulk refused to come out because he was afraid.
...include the Inhumans (for a chance at redemption).
...bring back Grandmaster.
...offer pain-killers for all the gut punches.
...have more than two/three people protecting Shuri.
...inspire hope.
...just cut Thanos' arm off.
...have Hugo Weaving at least provide the voice of Red Skull.
...leave Tony someone to talk to (besides Friday).
...have Fury attempt to contact, you know, SHIELD!
...introduce Carol Danvers here.
...show an infant in the back seat of the vehicle Fury drives into.
...include ANYONE from the Defenders - especially since there was a giant circle hovering over NEW YORK CITY!!!
...have a better script?

Iron Fist: What Happened? (Part 1)

The ethnicity issue is ridiculous. Whitewashing the character? The Danny Rand I remember from the '80's was American. I'm not even sure there was any Asian ancestry in his family tree. He was an outsider, which made his entire time spent at K'un-Lun all the more compelling. A fact missed by all the haters.

 Now onto the show...

The introduction of Danny (and the Meachums) in the first five minutes of the show set the tone - badly. They could have started with Danny and his parents as the plane went down, moved to Danny being found by the monks, and then cut to Danny walking the streets of New York barefoot. They could have started with Ward and Joy waking up in the morning, moved to them going about their daily routines at the office (as well as those of their employees...including the receptionist), and then cut to Danny walking though the door. 

Either one would have been more interesting than what we got.

So...about the Thor: Ragnarok trailer...

 ...I have three words for you:

In Marvel Studios I Trust

No. Really. A Dork's political rant...

Based on what's happening in places like "the other Portland", one thing makes me happy: if things went the other way, there would have been a lot more displays of discontent resulting in not only property damage but injury, death and most likely strange fruit swinging from trees. 

Why would any woman vote for him?

One thing I've learned from the Republican Party: cheating on my wife might cost me my job, but demeaning and groping other women will get me a more powerful job. 

I've tried to accept the way the world is. I really have. But my sense of helplessness isn't going away. To make things worse, Mrs. Adorkification has been scrolling the interwebs every morning since, mentioning the latest and greatest topics of deconstruction.

In fact, we got into an argument this very morning. Not about voting, we're of like minds politically. It was about my reaction to the chain reaction of events. 

She thinks we should learn all we can and be prepared to respond. Me? I'm just gonna bury my head in the sand for the next 4-8 years. I've already done the one thing I could do: Vote. Now that that's done, what else is there to do? Read about things that will do nothing but infuriate me further? 

This surprised her. She thought I'd want to fight the upcoming injustice given my hobbies. Well, if I had super strength, super intelligence and/or super wealth, I would fight. But I don't. All I have is a voice that starting January 20th will be forever silenced.

And I'm not alone.

But that's okay. Eight years ago people voted for change and spent every day since fighting it. Four days ago people voted for change (AGAIN) and now there's nothing to stop it. 

Hope you're happy. 

A Dork's political rant...

What the Hell America?

So. The Justice League trailer...

HOLY. F**KING. S#!T

First of all, I have yet to see Batman v Superman: The Director's Cut (or whatever it's called). Second, Ben's Batman was awesome. Even in the theatrical release. Third, this trailer alone has more humor in it than the entirety of the theatrical release. I'll even say that if this teaser was released in theaters...and people had to buy a ticket to see it...it would make more coin worldwide than BvS did. This is the s#!t. This is what I've always wanted the DCEU to be.

However...

...I just wish the DC/WB/DCEU would commit.

Just commit.

COMMIT DAMMIT!

If they just explained on Grant Gustin's Flash that his actions opened the portals to 51 other universes, and the DCEU was in fact one of them, that would be FINE! 

Until then, we're gonna have fans argue and debate over which Flash is the true Flash...or the real one...or whatever. And while healthy debate among fans is great advertising,

do they really wanna risk a rift in their fan base?

'Cause we all know what could happen when dealing with divided supporters.

Just sayin'...

AoS news from SDCC 2016 (A special WTF?)

Okay guys...Let's talk.

One of the biggest drops of the event is the meeting between...

...and...

...which is all well and good. 

Then I got to thinking:

1) 

AoS is getting a fourth season? WHY?????

2)

Is this gonna be another Absorbing Man thing? 

 Where the hype results in a rather good 3-4 episode story arc...then he's never seen again?

3) 

Which f**king version of the guy are we talking about?

Who dat?

Robbie Reyes?

Then the panic set in.

I guess it's okay, since in the books Reyes is connected with Johnny Blaze and Mr. Hyde. But will we see Johnny Blaze? WIll Mr. Hyde return to the show? 

Probably not.

Why not just bring back Angar?

Will Reyes be joining The Defenders for season 2?

That could work.

WTF...? FRIDAY?

What?

Today's Friday?

But...I posted my WTF? yesterday...

So today's Friday.

And not Saturday.

So I'm a day off?

(sigh...)

Monday Movie...WTF?

We've got a foot of snow to deal with Pepe...

...just stay inside and enjoy the popcorn.

Have a good week everybody!

It's that time of year again...

That's right, the Madisons...

Here are the ones that really matter -

ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING:

* Guardians of the Galaxy - Elizabeth Yianni Georgiou and David White

ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECTS:

* Captain America: The Winter Soldier - Dan Deleeuw, Russell Earl, Bryan Grill and Dan Sudick.

* Guardians of the Galaxy - Stephanie Ceretti, Nicolas Aithadi, Jonathan Fawkner and Paul Corbould.

* X-Men: Days of Future Past - Richard Stammers, Lou Pecora, Tim Crosbie and Cameron Waldbauer.

It was nice to see Dr. Strange, Rocket and a Batman up for Best Actor, two Bruce Banners and the one and only J.Jonah Jameson up for Supporting Actor, Talia al Ghul up for Best Actress and Gwen Stacy up for Supporting Actress.

Think about that for a minute...Marvel Studios has a 60% chance of winning Visual Effects, a 33.3% chance of winning Makeup and Hairstyling, and has connections with 30% of the performers up for awards. In fact, Marvel and DC combined have connections with 40% of the performers up for awards. That's pretty impressive, but nothing for Chris Pratt? GotG and CA: TWS didn't get best picture nods? 

They need to come up with some new categories, like "Most Badass Soundtrack", "Least Boring Plot", or even "Best Screenplay Adapted from Graphic Novels". Bastards.

Okay - The Latest Avengers 2 Trailer...

So this happened...

Here are my thoughts in to particular order:

1) We learn some Black Widow back story.

2) Scarlet Witch throws Iron Man into a wall.

3) There's more to the "Ultron's Minions" battle.

4) Tony, despite needing to fight Bruce, is trying to stop him...not kill him.

5) Natasha is the one who calms Bruce down.

6) Hawkeye's guiding civilians through the forest has nothing to do with the Iron Man/Hulk battle.

7) Klaw has a gun.

8) Scarlet Witch's hex powers cause Bruce to lose his s#!t.

and...

9) Some random woman falls down.

That's all I've got at the moment.

But I will say I think Quicksilver's slo-mo run past Cap in Trailer #1 is his helping Cap - because he's running past him...not at him.

Thank you Marvel Studios, thank you...

I honestly had no idea what to talk about this morning, until I saw this...

...wait...the hell..?

(sigh)

I get that Marvel's got a knack for promotion. And yeah, this idea works. I just think that this should have been released months ago...

...like a week, or two, after the second A: AoU trailer.

The idea being that if this teaser came out then, it could have been followed by the "big" version now, with the actual trailer airing during the first episode of Agent Carter.

Yeah...no. Instead, we get this. Now.

Dumbasses.

I get that Agent Carter is the latest and greatest,

and Avengers: Age of Ultron is the second coming.

Guardians did extremely well - in part - because Marvel Studios fully supported it.

Ant-Man...however...has become the bastard stepchild of the MMU.

For no...good...reason...

Do I think Ant-Man will be a hit? 

Yes I do.

In fact, I think Ant-Man will make be make more than The Incredible Hulk ($263.4 million worldwide).  

...despite the lack of support.