Not being familiar with the comic, I don't know what 'too much' of a Catholicism angle would be, but I didn't think there was a lot of Catholic symbolism in the trailer; what did you notice?Still too much of a Catholicism angle and not enough mysticism/magical bent and he probably won't be allow to smoke on screen, but there's potential there.
The main problem is it's on major network which means 1) It'll never be done properly, most of John's best stories are definitely for one reason or the other R-rated 2) They'll water down things so as not to 'offend' some folks. 3) Suits will get involved and start mucking up storylines and showing the initial episodes out of order.
Constantine not on a cable or 'premiere' network is just doomed, and that's a shame.
I'll enjoy what few episodes they're able to put out, though. They're at least trying.
Whoa.I will watch Constantine..... because that guy looked and acted like the comic character and not Keanu Reeves.
I think he meant specifically christian perspective dark/gothic horror elements. Hellblazer assumed that -all- religions had some reality behind them, with gods vying for psychic power from believers. So while one day John Constantine might find himself having to deal with classic Catholicism-styled demons from hell, the next he might be tracking down the spirit of a Mayan death-god.Not being familiar with the comic, I don't know what 'too much' of a Catholicism angle would be, but I didn't think there was a lot of Catholic symbolism in the trailer; what did you notice?
Also, although I tend to not enjoy many comics, is there a place where one would 'start' if I wanted to investigate Hellblazer?[DOUBLEPOST=1399916317,1399916286][/DOUBLEPOST]
Whoa.
Ah, interesting way to go about itI think he meant specifically christian perspective dark/gothic horror elements. Hellblazer assumed that -all- religions had some reality behind them, with gods vying for psychic power from believers. So while one day John Constantine might find himself having to deal with classic Catholicism-styled demons from hell, the next he might be tracking down the spirit of a Mayan death-god.
I like the movie, but I think people would accept it more if it was called something else, because it might as well not be based on the comic at all.I, for one, will reserve judgement on this show. I just watched the movie last night and was struck again at how much I liked it. If the show is half as good I'll dig it.
Well, not when other people might see them doing it, obviously.[DOUBLEPOST=1399932706,1399932352][/DOUBLEPOST]Does the bible belt watch these types of shows anyway?
Ah, interesting way to go about it
I wish the game hadn't ended up being 80% about managing your pet. I don't have time to be flinging your poo out into the ocean, don't you see I have trees to rearrange? I got GOD business to attend to!I wish Black and White had been a little better on the simulation and a little less on the Molyneaux factor.
Yeah, that part of the game was very well done. I didn't much care for the pet, either, but I found that if you trained the pet well right at the start, you could pretty much leave him to his own devices (outside of those annoying levels where you were entirely dependent upon the pet, like the stupid eternal-meteor-shower-start-with-nothing level)I wish the game hadn't ended up being 80% about managing your pet. I don't have time to be flinging your poo out into the ocean, don't you see I have trees to rearrange? I got GOD business to attend to!
A bit more on topic, though, I am especially enamored of the idea that a god is only as powerful as his worshippers make Him.
--Patrick
I think the best place to start would be with Hellblazer, Vol. 1: Original Sins.Not being familiar with the comic, I don't know what 'too much' of a Catholicism angle would be, but I didn't think there was a lot of Catholic symbolism in the trailer; what did you notice?
Also, although I tend to not enjoy many comics, is there a place where one would 'start' if I wanted to investigate Hellblazer?[DOUBLEPOST=1399916317,1399916286][/DOUBLEPOST]
Whoa.
That's pretty much what I did with the pet; dance for the people, make them forget what a terrible god I am.I played through the Black and White campaign once, then played nothing but single-player skirmishes. My pet spent 99% of his time leashed up in his pen, sleeping.
Later on I trained him to become pretty good at impressing villages though, so he had that going for him, which was nice.
I trained mine to water crops and trees obsessively, and even though it was never really proven to help or not, to poop on farmland.I played through the Black and White campaign once, then played nothing but single-player skirmishes. My pet spent 99% of his time leashed up in his pen, sleeping.
Later on I trained him to become pretty good at impressing villages though, so he had that going for him, which was nice.
That's what I meant by the Molyneaux factor.That was one of those "great idea, poor execution" games.
No. God, no.Don't know if the sequel was any better.
You know, that's not my biggest issue or question.STOP MAKING THE MOVIES ABOUT THE FUCKING HUMANS YOU HACK
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O rly? Then I've got a movie for you!I will watch Constantine..... because that guy looked and acted like the comic character and not Keanu Reeves.
Ug..
That's the one with the cigarI didn't see the cigar, but I did note one of them had a beard. A robot. With a beard.
Oh God that's going to be Kup, I just know it. Don't do this to me, you son of a bitch.That's the one with the cigar
[DOUBLEPOST=1400177173,1400177129][/DOUBLEPOST]And if you think a robot with a beard is weird, why have you never wondered why Optimus Prime raises a metal shield to protect his metal mouth in combat.
... or why he has a mouth at all.
You want to know the crazy thing? Michael Bay didn't even want to do these films at first. He only looked into it because Steven Spielberg called him and offered him the job and you don't say no to Spielberg. Once he met with Hasbro and actually learned some stuff about Transformers, then Bay got excited about making them.That picture moved so fast I missed that. How fucking dumb.
Frankly I think that robots that are able to basically take any shape would not be bipedal humanoid in shape to begin with. I rather doubt it's the most efficient form. But you're right, their "brain" is spread out through the body so no one part would be a vulnerable portion to have to hide.
But it's Michael Bay. Things don't have to make sense, they just need to be quickly moving and have big explosions.
Yuuuuuup.Alright Alright Alright
I'm in
If it's time travel through the wormhole, I think I'm out.I'm sure it will be great right up until the ending.
That's exactly what it's going to be, otherwise there won't be a happy ending. With the crew going into some sort of cryogenic sleep and going presumably on an interstellar romp, the kids would be dead for a while by the time they got back.If it's time travel through the wormhole, I think I'm out.