Not until Buckaroo Banzai vs. the World Crime League gets made.
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It is on Netflix, he can watch it at work!
Good news, no amount of remakes will ruin the original.
Kurt Russell and Kim Cattrall still have what it takes to make a sequel. Maybe even John Carpenter does too, though I wouldn’t lay any money down. Even James Hong’s still around! A sequel makes more sense. Dwayne can be in that if he likes.
NEVER SEEN THE ORIGINAL?! You have only one mission this week, and that is to watch Big Trouble In Little China. Period.
Rob, Miller was given the rights to Mad Max and Road Warrior by Warner Bros. as part of the deal to drop Justice League. They had no choice but to use Miller since he owned the rights to the character, world, etc. And considering how much money Miller has pulled in for WB with those animated ‘kids’ movies, he still…
Mad Martigan. I mean c’mon. He’s the greatest swordsman who ever lived!
I could really go for a Man of Bronze TV show.
Seriously, Doc Savage needs to be an instant household name in non ultra-geek circles.
Foggy. It is rare that a series lets a supporting character get genuinely pissed at a hero for keeping their secrets, and then give them some real time and space to work it out. One of the best things the show had going for it was the realness of these aspects of the relationships.
Specifically MCU Maria Hill.
Gets shit done.
Nearly takes out Loki.
Runs Fury’s empire.
Can convince Black Widow that Fury is actually dead.
Saves Cap, Sam, Natasha.
Runs destruction program of SHIELD/Hydra.
Manipulates Stark into doing SHIELD stuff for free.
No, that’s not him. He’s just got one of those faces.
You know, he looks a lot like a guy I met in Miami who ended up blowing up my car. I think his name was Chuck Finley.
Sam Axe.
I disagree on point 5. Jiaying did not go Full Nutjob. She went Full Magneto. But the point remains - never go Full Magneto
Another fine recap. I look forward to your recaps just as much as I do Charlie Jane’s each week.
You are NOT thinking too much into it.
Washington Post had a great counter argument to this: