The thing about the Rocky movies, all of the Rocky movies, is that they are the perfect encapsulation of the time in which they were released. Rocky IV is the perfect representation of Late Reagan America.

They must have added more than 40 minutes seeing as how Stallone says they also cut out the robot.

Imagine Jizmak Da Gusha fronting the Foo Fighters

It was a retcon and a twist. It’s a retcon because the robot stuff didn’t get added until a later book. It’s a twist because in the following book, where Demerzel is introduced, who (and what) they actually are isn’t revealed until the end of the book.

He’s perfect for the role but I don’t think there’s a way for it to go right.

Simultaneously great casting and a terrible idea.

I suppose the canonicity of the post-Asimov books is debatable, but the people of Galaxia published the Encyclopedia Galactica in 1000 FE.

tbh I googled Demerzal also, more out of a “why is there a robot” thought; I tend to think of the character more by his other two names and didn’t even think of the third.

I see what you’re saying, but also keep in mind that this whole thing is being orchestrated by Demerzel, who needs Seldon alive to maintain the Zeroeth Rule.

lol

when the hell has fleshed out characters ever mattered to Hollywood

In this case it’d be because tv producers want “action” and there’s not really “action” in the books until the Mule shows up.

Surprised they revealed Demerzal to be a robot right early on. Seems kinda spoilerly...In the books it’s believed robots are completely extinct until the fifth book, and then Demerzal being a robot is an additional twist in the sixth book.

Frankly I’d be more surprised if she was straight

Lady Luck, which is the main difference between Star Wars and 95% of movies.

I want it to be a six hour Mindy and Buttons cartoon.

Now we wait for them to add in a year of CGI and it will be ready to watch

The last couple Twisted Metal games indicate to me that maybe they shouldn’t make anymore.

I know that a lot of people soured on Falcon and the Winter Soldier, but certainly he can do better than this

He’s doing God’s dirty work now