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The question series would be hit

After the penguin series I know for a fact a live action the question series with about 8-9 episode would be a hit it could be just as good or better than penguin if they make the cases good, plot juicy and put in a good rival for the question they can even introduce huntress and a great support character and love interest for him.

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2025/02/03
14:39 UTC

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Man of Steel Should Have Been a Martian Manhunter Film

To be clear, I do not mean that the DCEU should have started with MMH (although, as a MMH fan, I would have liked that). What I mean is that the plot and structure of Man of Steel did not work for Superman but would have been perfect for MMH.

The opening on Krypton becomes an opening on Mars that sets up J'onn and the villain Ma'alefa'ak. You open in the aftermath of Ma'alefa'ak's psychic assult of J'onn's wife and Ma'alefa'ak having his telepathic connection to the rest of the Martians severed. This sets up the ending of the movie, the villain, and some of J'onn's PTSD.

After that you have an attack by White Martians interspersed with J'onn and his family trying to pick up the pieces. You get your opening action scene and character development. Also, you set up the White Martians to be villains in a future movie.

During (or after) the battle, Ma'alefa'ak's psychic virus hits and J'onn loses his family. J'onn is sent to Earth in the New 52 origin of being an Avatar of Mars which explains his powers on Earth.

In lieu of the Clark being a hobo until he's 33 (very subtle Zack), you have J'onn wandering the Earth, dealing with PTSD and hallucinations of his family. He makes the choice to be a hero and not lose another planet when Ma'alefa'ak attacks the Earth.

Unlike Superman (who should not kill his first villain), you have J'onn killing a villain that he broke his no kill rule to kill in the comics. It ties back in to the opening and J'onn's PTSD scenes on Earth when J'onn kills Ma'alefa'ak by reigniting Ma'alefa'ak's psychic abilities (which also gives him the weakness to fire) and either he dies in an explosion he caused during their fight (karma) or J'onn throws him into the sun like in the comics.

Post-Credit scene is J'onn recognizing that White Martians and other threats from space can follow Ma'alefa'ak and decides to find other heroes to form the Justice League.

Title of the movie is Last Son of Mars. Same structure as Man of Steel, same plot, but it is with a character where it actually works.

Sequels introduce Scorch as an antagonist/love interest (if you want to set up a Fernus move for the Justice League series) and/or the various White Martians from the comics.

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2025/02/03
02:35 UTC

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What is your opinion on this chart analysis?

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2025/02/03
01:02 UTC

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Fixed it?!

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2025/02/02
20:39 UTC

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David Corenswet's Superman and Krypto by artist Rowel Palapar

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2025/02/02
20:13 UTC

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Robert Eggers says Tim Burton's 'Batman Returns' was a surprising inspiration for 'Nosferatu': “I was watching, on one of these flights, I threw on 'Batman Returns', and the snowy, gothic atmosphere of that movie is, it’s quite like, shockingly similar to a lot of what we were doing here.”

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2025/02/01
23:38 UTC

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Here's my version of a Live-Action Universe of DC Comics, Hanna-Barbera, & Other Media

If the 2002 Scooby-Doo film, & the 1990 TMNT film exists in the same universe as Tim Burton's Batman, that would be great. Since the Burton/Schumacher movies are a little lighter than the more realistic Dark Knight Trilogy, so the Scooby-Doo live-action movies would fit well. As well as the 1990 TMNT film fit so well with Michael Keaton's Batman.

Here's my version of a Live-Action Universe of DC Comics, Hanna-Barbera, & Other Media:

This universe includes:

DC Comics:

• Batman (Burtonverse (film & comic), & the Schumacherverse) • Superman (1978-1987 film series, & the 1984 Supergirl spin-off film) • Wonder Woman (1975 TV Series) • The Flash (1990 TV Series) • Shazam (1974 TV Series) • Swamp Thing (1982-1989 film series) • Steel (1997 film) • & Some of the characters from the Superboy (1988 TV Series), the Birds of Prey series, & the 1997 Justice League of America pilot.

Hanna-Barbera:

• The Flintstones (1994) • The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000) • Josie and the Pussycats (2001) • Scooby-Doo (2002) • Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004) • Yogi Bear (2010) • The Smurfs (2011) • The Smurfs 2 (2013) • & The Live-Action test footage of Hong Kong Phooey.

Other Media:

• Mortal Kombat (1995-1997 film series) • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990-1993 film series)

DC Characters

• Batman (Burtonverse (film & comic) & the Schumacherverse):

• Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne/Batman • Michael Gough as Alfred Pennyworth • Chris O'Donnell as Dick Grayson/Nightwing • Alicia Silverstone as Barbara Gordon/Batgirl • Marlon Wayans as Drake Winston/Robin • Jack Nicholson as The Joker • Madonna as Harleen Quinzel/Harley Quinn • Danny DeVito as Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin • Michelle Pfeiffer as Selina Kyle/Catwoman • Tommy Lee Jones as Harvey Dent/Two-Face • Jim Carrey as Edward Nygma/The Riddler • Uma Thurman as Pamela Isley/Poison Ivy • Arnold Schwarzenegger as Victor Fries/Mr. Freeze • Robert Swenson as Bane • Coolio as Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow • Kim Basinger as Vicki Vale • Pat Hingle as Commissioner Gordon • John Glover as Dr. Jason Woodrue/Floronic Man

Superman (1978–1987 film series, & the 1984 Supergirl spin-off film):

• Christopher Reeve as Clark Kent/Superman • Margot Kidder as Lois Lane • Helen Slater as Linda Lee/Supergirl • Gene Hackman as Lex Luthor • Terence Stamp as General Zod • Phyllis Thaxter as Martha Kent • Marc McClure as Jimmy Olsen • Jackie Cooper as Perry White • Marlon Brando as Jor-El

Wonder Woman (1975 TV Series):

• Lynda Carter as Diana Prince/Wonder Woman • Lyle Waggoner as Steve Trevor • Cloris Leachman as Hippolyta

The Flash (1990 TV Series):

• John Wesley Shipp as Barry Allen/The Flash • Amanda Pays as Tina McGee • Paula Marshall as Iris West • Mark Hamill as James Jesse/The Trickster • Michael Champion as Leonard Wynters/Captain Cold • David Cassidy as Sam Scudder/Mirror Master • M. Emmet Walsh as Henry Allen

Shazam (1974 TV Series):

• Jackson Bostwick as Shazam • Michael Gray as Billy Batson

Swamp Thing (1982-1989 film series):

• Ray Wise as Alec Holland • Dick Durock as the Swamp Thing

Steel (1997 film):

• Shaquille O'Neal as John Henry Irons/Steel

Birds of Prey (2002 TV Series):

• Ashley Scott as Helena Wayne/Huntress • Rachel Skarsten as Dinah Lance/Black Canary • Kirk Baltz as Cassius Payne/Clayface

Justice League of America (1997 TV film):

• Matthew Settle as Guy Gardener/Green Lantern • Kim Oja as Tora Olafsdotter/Ice • John Kassir as Ray Palmer/The Atom • Michelle Hurd as B.B. DaCosta/Fire • David Ogden Stiers as Martian Manhunter

Superboy (TV series):

• Michael Callan as Roger Corben/Metallo • Michael J. Pollard as Mister Mxyzptlk

DC Locations:

• Gotham City • Wayne Manor • The Batcave • Wayne Enterprises • Arkham Asylum • Metropolis • Daily Planet • Central City • S.T.A.R. Labs • Central City Police Department • Smallville • Fortress of Solitude • Krypton • Themyscira (also known as Paradise Island

Hanna-Barbera Characters

Scooby-Doo (2002-2004 film series):

• Neil Fanning as Scooby-Doo • Matthew Lillard as Shaggy Rogers • Linda Cardellini as Velma Dinkley • Freddie Prinze Jr. as Fred Jones • Sarah Michelle Gellar as Daphne Blake • Scott Innes as Scrappy-Doo

The Flintstones (1994-2000 film series):

• John Goodman as Fred Flintstone • Rick Moranis as Barney Rubble • Elizabeth Perkins as Wilma Flintstone • Rosie O'Donnell as Betty Rubble • Alan Cumming as The Great Gazoo

Yogi Bear (2010 film):

• Dan Aykroyd as Yogi Bear • Justin Timberlake as Boo-Boo • Tom Cavanagh as Ranger Smith

Josie and the Pussycats (2001 film):

• Rachael Leigh Cook as Josie McCoy • Rosario Dawson as Valerie Brown • Tara Reid as Melody Valentine • Gabriel Mann as Alan M. Mayberry • Paulo Costanzo as Alexander Cabot • Missi Pyle as Alexandra Cabot

The Smurfs (2011-2013 live-action film series):

• Katy Perry as Smurfette • Fred Armisen as Brainy Smurf • Gary Basaraba as Hefty Smurf • Hank Azaria as Gargamel • Frank Welker as Azrael

Hong Kong Phooey (live action test footage)

• Eddie Murphy as Penry/Hong Kong Phooey

Hanna-Barbera Locations:

• Coolsville (Scooby-Doo) • Bedrock (The Flintstones) • Jellystone Park (Yogi Bear) • Smurf Village (The Smurfs) • Spooky Island (Scooby-Doo)

Other Media Characters

Mortal Kombat (1995-1997 film series):

• Christopher Lambert as Lord Raiden • Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as Shang Tsung • Robin Shou as Liu Kang • Linden Ashby as Johnny Cage • Bridgette Wilson as Sonya Blade • Talisa Soto as Kitana • Chris Casamassa as Scorpion • Ed Boon as Scorpion (voice) • François Petit as Sub-Zero • Lynn "Red" Williams as Jackson "Jax" Briggs • Brian Thompson as Shao Kahn

Mortal Kombat Locations: • Outworld

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990-1993 film series):

• Brian Tochi as Leonardo • Corey Feldman as Donatello • Josh Pais as Raphael • Robbie Rist as Michelangelo • Kevin Clash as Splinter • Judith Hoag as April O'Neil • Elias Koteas as Casey Jones • Ernie Reyes Jr. as Keno • James Saito as Oroku Saki/The Shredder • Frank Welker as Tokka and Rahzar

TMNT Locations: • Turtles Sewer Lair • April O'Neil's apartment • Techno Global Research Industries

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2025/02/01
18:56 UTC

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what universe is he from ??

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2025/02/01
08:47 UTC

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Dark Flash - Was it a missed opportunity?

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2025/02/01
08:58 UTC

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Barry f'd up the timeline again and now Superman doesn't need to turn his head to follow him

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2025/02/01
05:27 UTC

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Here’s a explanation for the Eyes of Corenswet being like that in the new scene from the TV Spot

"There is a physiological explanation for what happened to the actor's right eye. Apparently, a counterclockwise spin was performed on the actor's body using a device that simulates flight, where he can rotate on his own axis in a horizontal position. This caused a displacement in the right eyeball known as "nystagmus" due to the speed of the spin that was performed with his eyes open, caused by the displacement of crystals located in an organ called the labyrinth that is found within the ear. This causes a kind of momentary short circuit in our balance system, almost like a dizziness… If you have any doubts, watch the scene in slow motion and see that the right eye shifts during the spin and takes a few seconds to return to its original position."

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2025/01/31
23:30 UTC

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always comes to my mind, what if harvey's coin was the burned face, was joker going to die, or was the gun empty, or joker was just pushing his luck

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2025/01/31
23:15 UTC

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Billionaire Oliver Queen is reportedly campaigning for the Green Arrow role in DCU

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2025/01/31
19:40 UTC

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I made a G.I. Robot patch

I decided to make patches for each of the members of Task Force M, starting with G.I.

Cheers to the Tin Man!

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2025/01/31
16:58 UTC

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Which live-action Superman's Male Mentor trilogy worked the best for you ?

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2025/01/31
12:06 UTC

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Tell me your favorite performance from a minor character in a DC film. I’ll start: Hugh Maguire as Jack O’Dwyer in BvS.

He has under a minute of screen time, but he absolutely killed it. His death got genuine tears out of me, mostly due to his final prayer as the building collapsed beneath him during Zod and Superman’s fight.

“Heavenly God, Creator of Heaven and Earth, have mercy on my soul.”

Ugh. Gut-wrenching, heartbreaking stuff, and delivered masterfully. His blank stare ahead and the quiver in his voice as he accepts his fate chilled me to the bone.

Rest in Peace, Hugh.

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2025/01/30
21:23 UTC

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Feel old yet? 14 years ago on this day, Henry Cavill was announced as the New Superman on January 30th, 2011.

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2025/01/30
18:18 UTC

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If The Joker ever appears in the DCU (with a prolonged break from the character first) he might be something like this.

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2025/01/30
16:01 UTC

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Does DC studios have the full library of Wildstorm universe?

So Wildstorm is a part of DC Universe for a very long time now and since Gunn is trying to adapt them into movies via Authority, do you think DC studios/Gunn has the full library under them? Titles such as Planetary, ex Machina, Oceans/orbiter, RED? Can they make any projects of these projects? DCU or Elseworlds.

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2025/01/30
15:54 UTC

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Just gonna leave this here

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2025/01/30
05:03 UTC

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Creature Commandos S2 is in the works

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2025/01/30
06:47 UTC

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Happy birthday to The Dark Knight, Christian Bale, who turns 51 today!

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2025/01/30
06:57 UTC

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Who are some Batman allusion characters in Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight Trilogy?

In Nolan's films, there's a lot of characters that are allusions to traditional Batman characters, such as:

  • Coleman Reese: His deductive and conniving personality, plus the name "Mister Reese", makes him an allusion to The Riddler.
  • Bill Wilson: One of the CIA agents attacked by Bane in the opening sequence of TDKR. With the name and the military background, he kind of resembles Slade Wilson/Deathstroke.
  • Mr. Lau: This is the weakest of them all, but based on his business skill and mathematical edge, he's an analogue for The Calculator

If there's any more, I'd love to know. Thanks!

37 Comments
2025/01/30
02:41 UTC

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