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Xelkelvos
Dec 19, 2012
The current Brainy is Brainiac 5. We could theoretically have one of his ancestors, Brainiac 2 or Brainiac 3.

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Davros1
Jul 19, 2007

You've got to admit, you are kind of implausible



https://twitter.com/caitylotz/status/1269678049919774720?s=20

V-Men
Aug 15, 2001

Don't it make your dick bust concrete to be in the same room with two noble, selfless public servants.

Xelkelvos posted:

The current Brainy is Brainiac 5. We could theoretically have one of his ancestors, Brainiac 2 or Brainiac 3.

I feel like a Brainiac played by Wil Wheaton would be magnificent.

RandomBlue
Dec 30, 2012

hay guys!


Biscuit Hider

V-Men posted:

I feel like a Brainiac played by Wil Wheaton would be magnificent.

Get me the smuggest actor you've got.


No, that's too smug.

8one6
May 20, 2012

When in doubt, err on the side of Awesome!

RandomBlue posted:

Get me the smuggest actor you've got.
Penn Jillette

quote:


No, that's too smug.

Vulgar
Aug 17, 2003

I am the man of la Mancha… my dream is impossible!

Smuggest actor? Challenge accepted!

Bill Maher!

He’s like Penn Jillette + Wil Wheaton X Dennis Miller.

nine-gear crow
Aug 10, 2013
Probation
Can't post for 6 hours!

Vulgar posted:

Smuggest actor? Challenge accepted!

Bill Maher!

He’s like Penn Jillette + Wil Wheaton X Dennis Miller.

With a splash of Harvey Weinstein thrown in, wink wink.

DogsInSpace!
Sep 11, 2001


Fun Shoe

nine-gear crow posted:

With a splash of Harvey Weinstein thrown in, wink wink.

CW talent scout “I said therapist. Call my therapist.”

pile of brown
Dec 31, 2004
Antony Starr

The Lord Bude
May 23, 2007

ASK ME ABOUT MY SHITTY, BOUGIE INTERIOR DECORATING ADVICE
Come on guys. Nobody does smug better than James Spader. (I’d love to see spader’s take on lex Luthor one day)

Digital Jedi
May 28, 2007

Fallen Rib

The Lord Bude posted:

Come on guys. Nobody does smug better than James Spader. (I’d love to see spader’s take on lex Luthor one day)

drat you for making now want that so badly. That would be :discourse:

nine-gear crow
Aug 10, 2013
Probation
Can't post for 6 hours!

Digital Jedi posted:

drat you for making now want that so badly. That would be :discourse:

Getting Spader would bankrupt the show though :negative: awesome as it would be.

Trevor Hale
Dec 8, 2008

What have I become, my Swedish friend?

Bob Balaban

Argue
Sep 29, 2005

I represent the Philippines
Neil deGrasse Tyson

The Lord Bude
May 23, 2007

ASK ME ABOUT MY SHITTY, BOUGIE INTERIOR DECORATING ADVICE

nine-gear crow posted:

Getting Spader would bankrupt the show though :negative: awesome as it would be.

Reboot the movies and cast him as Lex in those.

Blaise330
Aug 13, 2007

GOD'S FAVORITE CHAMPION

Argue posted:

Neil deGrasse Tyson

He's my pick to play Modok but I'd settle for Brainiac

RandomBlue
Dec 30, 2012

hay guys!


Biscuit Hider
Spader is the only other actor besides Wheaton any of you have mentioned. I'm 100% down for a Wheaton/Spader smugg-off.

Vulgar
Aug 17, 2003

I am the man of la Mancha… my dream is impossible!

Yes, but the others mentioned all think they are actors, plus they have been in multiple movies and tv shows.

Davros1
Jul 19, 2007

You've got to admit, you are kind of implausible



Matt Berry

Medullah
Aug 14, 2003

FEAR MY SHARK ROCKET IT REALLY SUCKS AND BLOWS

Davros1 posted:

Matt Berry

Dear Lord yes, new member of the team, Jackie Daytona.

WhyteRyce
Dec 30, 2001

Please don't enable NdT

Trevor Hale
Dec 8, 2008

What have I become, my Swedish friend?

WhyteRyce posted:

Please don't enable NdT

Would be very satisfying to hear that Caity Lotz dropkicked him through a wall

Xelkelvos
Dec 19, 2012
Given that Ray invoked a Mr. Rogers-like character, it'd only be fitting for them to later invoke a character from a the same generation: Bob Ross.

Alternatively Bill Nye I guess.

Thaddius the Large
Jul 5, 2006

It's in the five-hole!
It is really wild to go back and check out old episodes, even into season 2 and hamming it up they still had some plot beats that look pretty hilarious now, Sarah’s utter shock and horror that Stein accidentally changed the timeline by having a kid being the latest hit.

Oracle
Oct 9, 2004

GigaPeon posted:

I wish Z2.0 would stop doing that weird T-Rex arms walk.

That is classic Lovey Howell from Gilligans Island and fits the character to a T, especially when you consider she probably learned it from there and does it deliberately as a classy rich person walk.

Nameless Pete
May 8, 2007

Get a load of those...
So the air totem is a weapon containing the crystallized consciousness of its user from an erased timeline. I am amazed at how batshit that is, but also a bit amazed that I've already seen it done before on Adventure Time. Given how that turned out, I'm wondering what would be the DC analogue for the grass sword? Like, if Swamp Thing pokes it too hard or something.

howe_sam
Mar 7, 2013

Creepy little garbage eaters

https://twitter.com/TVInsider/status/1273316611441770508
It's not the most Earth shattering news, but still, good for Behrad.

nine-gear crow
Aug 10, 2013
Probation
Can't post for 6 hours!

howe_sam posted:

https://twitter.com/TVInsider/status/1273316611441770508
It's not the most Earth shattering news, but still, good for Behrad.

We've known this for a while now, yeah.

Medullah
Aug 14, 2003

FEAR MY SHARK ROCKET IT REALLY SUCKS AND BLOWS
Unfortunately it's not Behrad, it's a demon that escaped Hell and needed a body. Nate loses another true love.

Argue
Sep 29, 2005

I represent the Philippines
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okdhQsOSDUg

The gripping tale of Legends of Tomorrow.

howe_sam
Mar 7, 2013

Creepy little garbage eaters

It's almost unfair to include Supergirl's first season in that list.

Rhyno
Mar 22, 2003
Probation
Can't post for 10 years!

Argue posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okdhQsOSDUg

The gripping tale of Legends of Tomorrow.

That's amazing.

site
Apr 6, 2007

Trans pride, Worldwide
Bitch
what was that spike in october 2017? im guessing it was the finale to one of the crossovers?

nine-gear crow
Aug 10, 2013
Probation
Can't post for 6 hours!

site posted:

what was that spike in october 2017? im guessing it was the finale to one of the crossovers?

October 2017 was Crisis on Earth-X, yes.

That sharp drop to nothing on Arrow as it goes off the air got me though :smith:

howe_sam
Mar 7, 2013

Creepy little garbage eaters

Nope, Earth-X was in November 2017. That spike in October is probably the season premieres.

Davros1
Jul 19, 2007

You've got to admit, you are kind of implausible



https://twitter.com/caitylotz/status/1276365849306083329?s=20

WhyteRyce
Dec 30, 2001

I watch Flash but at no point am I "drat this is a good show" so the overwhelming popularity confuses me.

Sloth Life
Nov 15, 2014

Built for comfort and speed!
Fallen Rib

WhyteRyce posted:

I watch Flash but at no point am I "drat this is a good show" so the overwhelming popularity confuses me.

I think season one was legit good. The actors are perfectly cast, the baddie is fantastic, there's a lot of hopefulness and fun in there, Barry is still learning the ropes and isn't over powered yet.

Senerio
Oct 19, 2009

Roëmænce is ælive!
I really liked Season 1 enough to still watch the show. Its probably my 4th favorite DCCW show now, behind Stargirl, BL, and LoT.

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Xealot
Nov 25, 2002

Showdown in the Galaxy Era.

Sloth Life posted:

I think season one was legit good. The actors are perfectly cast, the baddie is fantastic, there's a lot of hopefulness and fun in there, Barry is still learning the ropes and isn't over powered yet.

Yeah, the first season was good. At the least, it had a clear(er) sense of tone and style; it was essentially a TV budget version of the Sam Raimi Spider-Man movies. But yeah, also a season-arc that was pretty rewarding.

Then they had to push through a new season every year, with a huge episode count each time, and it fell into the same traps as every CW show (artificially creating/prolonging character drama based on miscommunication, re-using the same dramatic beats over and over, heightening the stakes by dumbing down the heroes' actions and abilities.) As superhero TV goes, Agents of SHIELD really figured it out by having discrete pods within seasons that are only so many episodes long. They can lock into a plot and be efficient about resolving it, because they don't need to tread water for 2/3 of a 22-episode season to push the resolution to the end.

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