More TV thoughts
- Upfronts are going on right now so there's a constant stream of news about new shows for the fall. MCU took another hit as ABC didn't pick up Marvel's Most Wanted, the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. spin-off with Hunter and Bobbi. The two of them were written out for nothing. Fingers crossed that the writers can figure out a way to write them back in. So the only thing left on the books for the TV side of the MCU is Damage Control, which I think is still in development, and Cloak and Dagger, which is going ahead on Freeform (formerly ABC Family).
I don't think Damage Control has much chance of becoming a series. DC's Powerless on NBC, which got a series pick-up, pretty much has the same premise: a workplace comedy about a company that cleans up after the superheroes. The only difference is the roster of superheroes that cause all of the destruction. I think Marvel is happy with the success of their Netflix shows, so the stuff on network television takes a back seat.
Oh, and Hayley Atwell's new show, Conviction, got a series pick-up. The name of her character? Carter Morrison. Carter! Just rub it in, ABC. I read that the show is going to film in Toronto, so that's the one small upside; Hayley in Canada.
- And they're remaking MacGyver. :-P The pilot got a series pick-up. No thank you. The 1980s version is perfectly cheesy and fun and the stakes were never too high. And the mullet! What will the show be without the signature MacGyver mullet? If they must redo everything, at least keep the science plausible. While some of the stuff Mac came up with it wouldn't work in real life (thank you Mythbusters for testing some of his ingenious lash ups), the ideas had a basis in real science. I hope the writers remember that when trying to get Mac out of a jam. Hmm, I wonder if Richard Dean Anderson will have a cameo...
- One more episode to go for Legends of Tomorrow.
Did anyone else think that they introduced the concept of the Oculus to justify all of the stupid decisions the team have made all season? It all gets handwaved away because the Time Masters were directing everything.
Didn't see Snart's death coming. I'm sad now. He was the best villain on The Flash. Perhaps his death gets undone somehow? Though, couldn't they have jammed something inside to keep the fail-safe switch pressed down? You just shove a stick in there and tada! No one has to get fried. Or maybe the writers wanted to show how Snart has grown as a person over the season. At least his kiss with Sara didn't feel out of place. Since the very first episode the two characters had something going on and it was much more organic than whatever Ray and Kendra had going on.
They mentioned the Thanagarians! They want to invade Earth, but still. Maybe this means they're going to drop the Egyptian based Hawks and introduce Katar and Shayera Hol? I have a bias for the Silver Age Hawks mainly because of the Justice League cartoon. Shayera was so good on that show. I mean, no offence to Kendra and the actress that plays her, but the whole resurrection thing is tedious and dumb and I'd rather have alien space cops with hawk wings. Hmm, maybe the Thanagarian invasion is the arc for next season and the team has to gather resources and so forth to stop the invasion? This turns the show in more to a space based drama than a time travelling one, but the time travel never quite worked anyway.
The producers keep saying that the make up of the team isn't always going to be the same, but I hope that doesn't mean they do away with Rip. His family drama will be over in one way or another, so it'd be nice to see him leading a slightly different team towards a goal that is less convoluted than the whole Vandal Savage thing. Perhaps they could introduce Shayera as a rogue Thanagarian who is against invading Earth. I pretty much just want a live action Hawkgirl who is like the Hawkgirl from the cartoon. Stubborn, impatient, and likes to hit people and things with a big ass mace. :-)
Ooh, now that Supergirl is moving to the CW, that means the Arrowverse has access to Martian Manhunter. They could totally do a Justice League type crossover. Kara can fill Superman's role, Ollie can be the team's Batman, and you already have the Flash, Martian Manhunter, and Hawkgirl. You'd need to introduce a Wonder Woman and a Green Lantern, but maybe those slots could go to other characters. Okay, it seems doubtful that they would be allowed to do a Justice League thing, not with the Justice League movie on its way, but it could be a fun way to drum up publicity.
- Started my second Fourth Doctor scarf commission last week. My arms and wrists are already getting sore. Maybe I need to do stretches before I start knitting for the day. But I can't wait to finish this thing. I can move on to other projects that are much smaller.
I don't think Damage Control has much chance of becoming a series. DC's Powerless on NBC, which got a series pick-up, pretty much has the same premise: a workplace comedy about a company that cleans up after the superheroes. The only difference is the roster of superheroes that cause all of the destruction. I think Marvel is happy with the success of their Netflix shows, so the stuff on network television takes a back seat.
Oh, and Hayley Atwell's new show, Conviction, got a series pick-up. The name of her character? Carter Morrison. Carter! Just rub it in, ABC. I read that the show is going to film in Toronto, so that's the one small upside; Hayley in Canada.
- And they're remaking MacGyver. :-P The pilot got a series pick-up. No thank you. The 1980s version is perfectly cheesy and fun and the stakes were never too high. And the mullet! What will the show be without the signature MacGyver mullet? If they must redo everything, at least keep the science plausible. While some of the stuff Mac came up with it wouldn't work in real life (thank you Mythbusters for testing some of his ingenious lash ups), the ideas had a basis in real science. I hope the writers remember that when trying to get Mac out of a jam. Hmm, I wonder if Richard Dean Anderson will have a cameo...
- One more episode to go for Legends of Tomorrow.
Did anyone else think that they introduced the concept of the Oculus to justify all of the stupid decisions the team have made all season? It all gets handwaved away because the Time Masters were directing everything.
Didn't see Snart's death coming. I'm sad now. He was the best villain on The Flash. Perhaps his death gets undone somehow? Though, couldn't they have jammed something inside to keep the fail-safe switch pressed down? You just shove a stick in there and tada! No one has to get fried. Or maybe the writers wanted to show how Snart has grown as a person over the season. At least his kiss with Sara didn't feel out of place. Since the very first episode the two characters had something going on and it was much more organic than whatever Ray and Kendra had going on.
They mentioned the Thanagarians! They want to invade Earth, but still. Maybe this means they're going to drop the Egyptian based Hawks and introduce Katar and Shayera Hol? I have a bias for the Silver Age Hawks mainly because of the Justice League cartoon. Shayera was so good on that show. I mean, no offence to Kendra and the actress that plays her, but the whole resurrection thing is tedious and dumb and I'd rather have alien space cops with hawk wings. Hmm, maybe the Thanagarian invasion is the arc for next season and the team has to gather resources and so forth to stop the invasion? This turns the show in more to a space based drama than a time travelling one, but the time travel never quite worked anyway.
The producers keep saying that the make up of the team isn't always going to be the same, but I hope that doesn't mean they do away with Rip. His family drama will be over in one way or another, so it'd be nice to see him leading a slightly different team towards a goal that is less convoluted than the whole Vandal Savage thing. Perhaps they could introduce Shayera as a rogue Thanagarian who is against invading Earth. I pretty much just want a live action Hawkgirl who is like the Hawkgirl from the cartoon. Stubborn, impatient, and likes to hit people and things with a big ass mace. :-)
Ooh, now that Supergirl is moving to the CW, that means the Arrowverse has access to Martian Manhunter. They could totally do a Justice League type crossover. Kara can fill Superman's role, Ollie can be the team's Batman, and you already have the Flash, Martian Manhunter, and Hawkgirl. You'd need to introduce a Wonder Woman and a Green Lantern, but maybe those slots could go to other characters. Okay, it seems doubtful that they would be allowed to do a Justice League thing, not with the Justice League movie on its way, but it could be a fun way to drum up publicity.
- Started my second Fourth Doctor scarf commission last week. My arms and wrists are already getting sore. Maybe I need to do stretches before I start knitting for the day. But I can't wait to finish this thing. I can move on to other projects that are much smaller.