The Disney Thread

[bob]

Watched the latest (8th) episode of X-Men 97.

Spoiler

Started off really well, with the rise of the big baddie and the revelation of the bio-sentinel threat across the globe. Really started to get going, and looking pretty desperate for our heroes, and then...

 

 

...Magneto just sort of kills all the bad guys with little fanfare...or drama.

A real damp squib of an ending to the episode. Obviously they still have an episode to go, so I assume that's not the end of it, but they set it up to have a really cool moment with Magneto saving the day, and it fell really flat.

 

Maybe part of it was down to Magneto being in his underpants (for some reason), but he just floats up to the north pole and....all sentinels dead. Really lame. 

 

 

 

[Hero-of-Time]

Now that X-Men is finished, I bought Disney+ for the month to watch it.

Spoiler

Given this was what Gambit said in the original series, I knew something was gonna happen to him. I wasn't prepared what that was though. Absolutely gutted. He's always been my favourite X-Man, whether it was the comics or the cartoon. When he said the line...heartbreaking.

 

Spoiler

Watching this episode now and OZT has appeared on the screen...it's Operation Zero Tolerance, isn't it? Freaking loved that storyline in the comics. This means Bastion must be showing up at some point.

Edit: Yup, there's the SOB.

Edited May 16, 2024 by Hero-of-Time

[Hero-of-Time]

Spoiler

Wow. They actually done the Fatal Attractions storyline! Are we getting a bone claws Wolverine? If Xavier does wipe Magneto's mind in the final episode, that means Onslaught is on the table!

 

[Hero-of-Time]

What an ending!

Spoiler

The end credits zinger...yup, Gambit is gonna become the Horseman of Death. Just like what happened in the comics. 

Jean and Scott ending up in the future and I knew straight away the Askani were going to show up. Probably gonna be some references to the Adventures of Cyclops & Phoenix and Askani'son mini series.

As for the other X-Men ending up in Egypt, this group's storyline will probably reference the En Sabah Nur/Rise of Apocalypse mini series, which showed the origin of him.

Xavier not wiping Magneto's mind meant that Joseph isn't likely to show up. Shame. Onslaught is still on the cards though. Xavier spent a lot of time in the mind of Magneto, which is why Onslaught was birthed in the first place. So hope they do that storyline and the seeds have been planted here.

I'm amazed how many comic storylines the writers managed to fit into 10 episodes. They all merged so well. As someone who read the X-Men comics in the 90's, this series delivered and then some.

Edited May 16, 2024 by Hero-of-Time

[Happenstance]

As I said on the other page, the only problem I had (and I assume you did too) with them referencing all these comics was that I knew a lot of the twists before they happened.

[Hero-of-Time]

6 minutes ago, Happenstance said:

As I said on the other page, the only problem I had (and I assume you did too) with them referencing all these comics was that I knew a lot of the twists before they happened.

I didn't really see it as a problem as such. I love the storylines so much and it's nice to have them in animated form.

Watching this and looking back at the originals, you can see just how shackled the writers were back then. There are far more darker themes and storylines in this season that would never have been given the greenlight back then. 

[Happenstance]

What did you think of Morph's use this season? Other than some fun Easter eggs from his morphing I thought they were pretty pointless and didn't need to be added to the roster. I saw more discussion on what their powers actually did rather than the character themselves.

Edit: fixing pronouns

Edited May 16, 2024 by Happenstance

[Hero-of-Time]

10 hours ago, Happenstance said:

What did you think of Morph's use this season? Other than some fun Easter eggs from his morphing I thought they were pretty pointless and didn't need to be added to the roster. I saw more discussion on what their powers actually did rather than the character themselves.

Edit: fixing pronouns

I think there was no need for them to be in it and their inclusion was probably because

1. They were in for representation purposes.

2. They were put in so they could do cameos for other characters.

They didn't really bring anything to the story other than a couple of minutes about their history with Sinister.

 

[Happenstance]

 

[Hero-of-Time]

I'm not sure what to make of that trailer/series. I'm a little confused what it's trying to be.

[Happenstance]

3 minutes ago, Hero-of-Time said:

I'm not sure what to make of that trailer/series. I'm a little confused what it's trying to be.

I'm kind of happy about that. I know I like the character and that's enough for me without yet another trailer giving away too much. Just seems like a show about Agatha trying to get her powers back and getting a coven.

[Hero-of-Time]

2 minutes ago, Happenstance said:

I'm kind of happy about that. I know I like the character and that's enough for me without yet another trailer giving away too much. Just seems like a show about Agatha trying to get her powers back and getting a coven.

What I meant was I'm confused what genre it's supposed to be. Looks to be very dark/horror but then also has a comedic side. 

I also like her character. She was one of the few things that was constantly good in the Wanda and Vision series. I wonder if we will ever find out what happened to White Vision?  

[bob]

8 minutes ago, Hero-of-Time said:

I'm not sure what to make of that trailer/series. I'm a little confused what it's trying to be.

I think they realised that the character was very popular during Wanda and tried to jump on that wave. 

Kathryn Hahn is certainly a good actress, but I'm not sure if she can carry a while show. I guess we'll see!

[Happenstance]

1 minute ago, Hero-of-Time said:

What I meant was I'm confused what genre it's supposed to be. Looks to be very dark/horror but then also has a comedic side. 

I also like her character. She was one of the few things that was constantly good in the Wanda and Vision series. I wonder if we will ever find out what happened to White Vision?  

I think something has been announced with him in, can't remember what though.

[Hero-of-Time]

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Gird your loins. Miranda Priestly is set to deliver more withering glances in a sequel to “The Devil Wears Prada.”

Disney is developing a sequel to the hit 2006 movie starring Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestly, the high-powered fashion magazine editor from hell (or, more accurately, the editor-in-chief of Runway magazine) with Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt as her harried assistants Andrea Sachs and Emily Charlton.

The original film’s screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna (“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” “Your Place or Mine”) is in talks to return to pen the next chapter. Who from the original cast will return is not clear, but the storyline reportedly follows Priestly as she navigates her career amid the decline of traditional magazine publishing and faces off against Blunt’s character, now a high-powered executive for a luxury group with advertising dollars that Priestly desperately needs.

Fantastic. I adore the original movie. 

[Julius]

Whole bunch of trailers for things from D23: 

Moana 2

Toy Story 5 announcement

Win or Lose (D+ series) 

Snow White

Also seems like there was a trailer for the live-action Lilo & Stitch? 

Edited August 10, 2024 by Julius

[Happenstance]

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Disney World is arguing a man cannot sue it over the death of his wife because of terms he signed up to in a free trial of Disney+.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8jl0ekjr0go

This is just insane.

[Julius]

8 minutes ago, Happenstance said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8jl0ekjr0go

This is just insane.

I was just reading about this. 

It's genuinely insane and very unfortunate that she passed in the first place because, not for the first time, allergies aren't being given the proper attention they deserve. Disgusting negligence shown from any of the staff working that night. But to then try to cover it up in such a way? 

I think it's always worth remembering that Disney have had far more deaths in their parks than the public will ever be made privy to. Praying that they get their just desserts but the man is up against a monolithic entity. 

[Will]

With Disney it does not surprise me at all that they would go to this level of insanity to get what they want. Will be very interesting to see the outcome and whether something like a service agreement can be so far reaching.

[Hero-of-Time]

I see Disney+ has now activated the account sharing block. Just signed in and had to confirm the device was in the house. My niece is going to be gutted she can't access it anymore.

[Julius]

Lilo & Stitch Super Bowl Spot: 

I mean, yeah, that's Stitch alright 

[BowserBasher]

1 hour ago, Julius said:

Lilo & Stitch Super Bowl Spot: 

I mean, yeah, that's Stitch alright 

If this echoes how the film is going to be, then it may just be one of the better live action remakes.