Comments on: Omnibus Post: Ice And Fire; Wheel of Time; 2012; Watchmen

By: Cliff

Cliff — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:33:30 +0000

And also, does Snyder have a fetish for outsized, tumorous abdomen muscles? I mean come on, in some scenes the blue guy looks like a meat accordion, for crying out loud.

By: Cliff

Cliff — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:24:48 +0000

Wait, a single movie for the entire Wheel of Time series? You’d need a movie for each of the good books, and a season on TV for each of the bad ones (you know, break them up into hour long segments to make it bearable).

By: Church

Church — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:47:31 +0000

It was shorter that Dollar Bill’s, certainly.

By: sojournerstrange

sojournerstrange — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 04:12:34 +0000

Was it a short cape then? I’m afraid I don’t have a good eye for visual details and never will.

By: Church

Church — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 03:21:42 +0000

@rananar Yeah, that was an in-comic critique. Never got that.

By: sojournerstrange

sojournerstrange — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 19:34:18 +0000

Ooh, thanks for the link, Rananar.

By: rananar

rananar — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 18:10:52 +0000

Nite Owl _does_ wear a cape in the comics, despite the point made about the danger of cape-wearing in said comics. I think it was Dollar Bill who got his cape caught in a door, giving bad guys the opportunity to shoot him, if I remember correctly.

By: Church

Church — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 02:08:19 +0000

I know, I know, but it’s not that weird to make “Watchmen” the in-movie version of “Masked Adventurers.” It rolls off the tongue better for one.

Remember, this is going to be the movie version of the comic, so it’s going to reference movies where the original did comics (which is why the Black Freighter stuff was jettisonable. I just hope there’s a marquee somewhere that has a pirate flick.)

(Besides, if you’re going to nit-pick: Why does Nite Owl wear a cape? Huh?)

By: rananar

rananar — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 01:49:07 +0000

I would guess that if GAME OF THRONES is picked up for a full season, it would be set to air sometime in early 2010, with the pilot filmed over the summer of 2009.

The executive producers, David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, are participating on the larget Ice and Fire fan forum, and are soliciting casting suggestions from fans. The site’s at http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?showforum=25

And yes, Lev, a zillion people have taken up the call for Peter Dinklage as Tyrion. ;)

By: Kemper

Kemper — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 01:48:38 +0000

As Tom Shaw pointed out, they actually use the words Watchmen. Which should be the ultimate no-no, but I’m hoping it’s some trailer trickery to appease the civilians and get the hardcores in a mouth foaming frenzy to stoke interest.

But I’m not hoping for the ultimate adaptation, just praying for a worthy companion piece to the One True Watchmen. When I think of it like that, I’m liking what I’m seeing.

@ alekshy, I think you’re onto something with that 2012 Palin thing. I think that was a wave of fancy Alaskan pageant walking destroying that monastery.