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Zev
Preeminent Apostolic Prelate of the Discipleship of Jabootu
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 Posted - 11/14/2005 : 12:29:52 PM
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[url]http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117932862?categoryid=1236&cs=1&s=h&p=0[/url]
I guess you can't technically call it a spin-off from Smallville, as it's a different Arthur Curry, although still with the ecological savior angle.
Yet it's not being called Aquaman, Aquaman (sorry, Arthur Curry) won't be talking to fish, he won't be an Atlantean... it it doesn't walk like a duck, sound like a duck, or smell like a duck, is it still a duck?
Although this did get a laugh from me...
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As for plots, "The stories will come from the environment: ocean polluters, evil oil companies and other (threats to the) environment," Gough said.
This is even less original than you'd think, as Namor (Aquaman's Marvel counterpart) is always rallying against threats to the environment. What's next, his love interest being the wife of Mister Terrific?
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Now they need to make a movie where soldiers in Iraq actually find one of Saddam Hussein's secret underground chemical weapons facilities only to find it overrrun with big mutant sand spiders. And the the film will be called IRAQNID!
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Ubiq
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
347 Posts |
Posted - 11/14/2005 : 1:39:44 PM
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That's always been the biggest strike against Aqua-Man for me in that the only way to make him "cool" (well, as cool as Aqua-Man could possibly be) is to rip off his Marvel equivalent.
Aqua-Man is lame, but Namorian Aqua-Man is even worse.
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commodorejohn
Diocesan Ecclesiarch of the Sacred Order of Jabootu
76 Posts |
Posted - 11/14/2005 : 2:59:22 PM
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Wow, it's Aquaman meets Captain Planet for twice the suck!
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UnknownSubject
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
Australia
212 Posts |
Posted - 11/14/2005 : 8:52:19 PM
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The probems is (and to disagree with Ubiq) is that the only way to make Aquaman cool is to take him out of the water. It's the reason why pretty much all aquatic comic book characters aren't worth the time it takes to read them - everything they do has to be linked back to water and at the end of the day, swimming around a lot isn't particularly villainous / heroic.
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Freschel
Preeminent Apostolic Prelate of the Discipleship of Jabootu
USA
150 Posts |
Posted - 11/15/2005 : 12:23:26 AM
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Might as well call it a remake of "Man From Atlantis".
It's Coacoa Puffs, Bob. I have no idea why, but it fits the equation. |
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The Waffle Man
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
Oman
491 Posts |
Posted - 11/15/2005 : 05:40:46 AM
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I'm pretty sure Namor was introduced <I>before</i> Aquaman. Which means the poor bastard really has no redeaming features at all.
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Flangepart
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
2329 Posts |
Posted - 11/15/2005 : 4:50:25 PM
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Namor..oh, brother..i remember the NOT BRAND EECCH! comic, where Marvel parodied their own characters ( 60.s)
"Nomore the submariner" get a job on T.V....as Spock!
Aquaman...no matter what DC does, he's still all wet. No, i will not appologise!...its been that kinda day...
"Reality is arguable...lunch time is not." H. Flangepart.
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John Nowak
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
1017 Posts |
Posted - 11/16/2005 : 08:32:58 AM
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Originally posted by The Waffle Man
I'm pretty sure Namor was introduced <I>before</i> Aquaman. Which means the poor bastard really has no redeaming features at all.
Namor seems to have been created in 1939, but didn't reach wide publication until 1940...Aquaman first appeared in November 1941.
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MikeC
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
749 Posts |
Posted - 11/16/2005 : 1:57:01 PM
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ISTR that the 'real' Aquaman got Namorized in the mid- to
late 90's, and this was the version that was portrayed on
the JUSTICE LEAGUE cartoon serioes on Cartoon Network.
MikeC,loved the old Filmation show when he was a lad... |
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UnknownSubject
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
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