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Tamstrong said:
I honestly don't know. At this point I still have the Mr. Nancy/Anansi from the books in my head, and Orlando Jones just doesn't fit that. To be fair though, I haven't seen much of him in the show yet, so I may change my mind when I do. Also, like you said before, he may just be playing the Americanized version of Anansi, so that would make him a better fit for the role. I guess I'll find out soon enough.
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Like I said in our chat I haven't read the books. I'm basically going by the overall narrative of the gods as they are presented on the show. All are "new world" aspects of old world gods from various cultures and since the Africans that brought Anansi to the new world were slaves who would eventually have to assimilate the new world culture, that's seems to be how they play him on the show. Season 2 he leans towards his African nature in his interaction with a certain character. (Not trying to give away spoilers since you're just starting) :)
 
Tamstrong said:
I honestly don't know. At this point I still have the Mr. Nancy/Anansi from the books in my head, and Orlando Jones just doesn't fit that. To be fair though, I haven't seen much of him in the show yet, so I may change my mind when I do. Also, like you said before, he may just be playing the Americanized version of Anansi, so that would make him a better fit for the role. I guess I'll find out soon enough.
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Ra said:
Who would have been your choice for Mr. Nancy if you have someone in mind?
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Yeah Orlando Jones is an Okay Mr Nancy. I would love for them to show his trickster and manipulative side a lot more than getting preachy as they do a lot with his character.
 
Emergence is getting better and better with each episode. Tonight's episode had Jo spooked! I liked that they had horror elements to this episode after the last episode's big reveal.
I like how they are playing Piper as some telekinetic android type organism. Really cool and scary.
 
Marvel’s X-Men relaunch Dawn of X is here. The flagship Dawn of X title, X-Men by Jonathan Hickman and Leinil Francis Yu, launches this week. The series picks up after the events of Hickman’s House of X and Powers of X miniseries.


 
Jessica Biel and Stanley Tucci's paranormal drama Limetown will premiere with two episodes at 12pmPT/3pmET today on Facebook Watch.


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darkcurry said:
Emergence is getting better and better with each episode. Tonight's episode had Jo spooked! I liked that they had horror elements to this episode after the last episode's big reveal.
I like how they are playing Piper as some telekinetic android type organism. Really cool and scary.
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I also am enjoying this show so far the only slight gripe I have is.......

The character reactions to what Piper is was not WTF!? enough. In a world where the most advanced A.I. is an app on a smartphone it would completely blow someone's mind to find out a tech company created a fully synthetic girl with telekinetic superpowers.
 
Thump said:
I also am enjoying this show so far the only slight gripe I have is.......

The character reactions to what Piper is was not WTF!? enough. In a world where the most advanced A.I. is an app on a smartphone it would completely blow someone's mind to find out a tech company created a fully synthetic girl with telekinetic superpowers.
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I’m going to start watching this.
 
Thump said:
I also am enjoying this show so far the only slight gripe I have is.......

The character reactions to what Piper is was not WTF!? enough. In a world where the most advanced A.I. is an app on a smartphone it would completely blow someone's mind to find out a tech company created a fully synthetic girl with telekinetic superpowers.
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Same. Especially after they seen that video in her old house. Either give her back or teach her to hone her powers against Richard and them. Other than that it's pretty scary having someone like that around your child.
 
Ra said:
Like I said in our chat I haven't read the books. I'm basically going by the overall narrative of the gods as they are presented on the show. All are "new world" aspects of old world gods from various cultures and since the Africans that brought Anansi to the new world were slaves who would eventually have to assimilate the new world culture, that's seems to be how they play him on the show. Season 2 he leans towards his African nature in his interaction with a certain character. (Not trying to give away spoilers since you're just starting) :)
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That all makes sense, and so far they're playing that angle pretty well (other than the coma inducing episode, lol). I'm glad to hear that, and I'm looking forward to it.

darkcurry said:
Yeah Orlando Jones is an Okay Mr Nancy. I would love for them to show his trickster and manipulative side a lot more than getting preachy as they do a lot with his character.
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His trickster ways are one of my favorites things about Anansi, so hopefully they'll do more of that with his character in the future.
 
Square Enix announced today that Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition will be released digitally and at retailers in select countries on November 5, 2019 for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4 , and PC/Steam, with the Stadia version launching with the platform later in November.

Featuring the base game and all seven post-launch DLC, the bundle gives players the chance to experience the final chapter of Lara Croft’s origin story with every challenge tomb, downloadable weapon, outfit and skill.


 
Here's the trailer and premiere date for HBO's The Outsider, based on the Stephen King novel of the same name.
The Outsider is a new drama series that explores the investigation into the gruesome murder of a local boy and the mysterious force surrounding the case.





 
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SilverSmith said:
Square Enix announced today that Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition will be released digitally and at retailers in select countries on November 5, 2019 for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4 , and PC/Steam, with the Stadia version launching with the platform later in November.

Featuring the base game and all seven post-launch DLC, the bundle gives players the chance to experience the final chapter of Lara Croft’s origin story with every challenge tomb, downloadable weapon, outfit and skill.


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Hmmm....So it's only getting a digital release on consoles, no physical release?
 
samson1701 said:
Soooo, I just heard that the CW may do an Arrow spin-off show centering around his daughter, Blackstar. I guess their whole superhero line up will be female centered except The Flash.

Doesn't sound very interesting. Her character isn't any good in the current season. I'm not watching a whole show built around her.
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meowkittenmeow said:
This sounds sad. Luckily between Netflix, DC, and Disney, we will have other options. They will probably attempt a female centered spinoff of flash involving the daughter.
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ColiBreh1 said:
I saw article headlines for this rumor/news on the Google Chrome app homepage on my phone throughout this week, but I didn't bother to read the article. I've always HATED the Olicity pairing on "Arrow", so yeah I gotta be against this potential "Blackstar" spinoff.

But the chick who plays Blackstar/Mia Smoak on "Arrow", Katherine McNamara, is the same chick who is lead actress on the Freeform show "Shadowhunters". So I can already see The CW jumping on this Blackstar spinoff because they already got an established TV leading actress to be the lead.
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ColiBreh1 said:
I'm about watch this week's episode of "Arrow" (Season 7, Episode 16). Based on the promo & producer's preview, it looks like this week's episode of "Arrow" might as well be a backdoor pilot for this potential "Blackstar" spinoff:



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samson1701 said:
Yeah, it was. And she's annoying as fuck. Not the actress' fault. It's the writing. Very tired and hackish. I won't even get into "Conner Hawke."

Arrowverse shows usually have a good to great first season. If that backdoor pilot is any indication of what to expect from that show, it's breaking that trend. That pilot was weak af.

BTW, for anyone that cares, the chick who's been play Black Canary the last few seasons is mixed. Her mom is black.
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Looks like it's just been made official that the upcoming "Arrow" spinoff is actually a "Birds of Prey"-style show called "Green Arrow & the Canaries":


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Stephen Amell/Oliver Queen's ride may be coming to an end when the just-premiered Arrow season 8 wraps - but his mantle will continue in a new CW spin-off show titled Green Arrow and the Canaries.

Arrow executive producer Marc Guggenheim made official what has been reported for some time by tweeting the first poster for the new show from artists Emanuela Lupacchino, Dave McCaig, and Brett Breeding, which now has a title and premise.

Green Arrow and the Canaries will focus on Kat McNamara's Mia Smoak taking up the Green Arrow name alongside Katie Cassidy's Laurel Lance and Juliana Harkavy's Dinah Drake. No further details of the plot have been announced.

Green Arrow and the Canaries does not have an announced premiere date.
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I finally caught 'Joker' and I thought it was fantastic! I know some will disagree, but I found it a gripping character study of the effects of deteriorating mental health, economic dislocation and the impact of the same on a society as well as on an individual.
 
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Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti Wears 'Star Trek' Uniform in Space (Photo)
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Star Trek fandom has gone orbital: European astronaut and Trekkie Samantha Cristoforetti, who is currently aboard the International Space Station, tweeted a photo of herself in a uniform from the one of "Star Trek" TV series.

"'There's coffee in that nebula' ... ehm, I mean... in that #Dragon," Cristoforetti wrote in a Twitter post last Friday, as she looked out the window of the orbiting outpost at the Dragon space capsule that arrived carrying 4,300 lbs. (1,950 kilograms) of food, scientific experiments and other supplies.

Cristoforetti's choice of words has a second meaning, because the Dragon spacecraft, built and operated by SpaceX, delivered a load of cargo to the space station that included the first-ever space espresso machine. Prior to the coffee machine's arrival, the only java option aboard the orbiting laboratory was powdered instant coffee.

In the photo, Cristoforetti appears to be wearing a uniform similiar to those worn by actors on "Star Trek: Voyager," the fourth live-action TV series in the venerable science ficition franchise.

The quote, "There's coffee in that nebula," comes from the early episode "The Cloud" and was uttered by Kathryn Janeway, captain of the USS Voyager, who was well known for her love of coffee: black.

Cristoforetti has expressed her Star Trek fandom before — she tweeted a photo of herself giving the Vulcan salute shortly after Leonard Nimoy passed away on Feb. 6. Nimoy was best known for portraying Spock on the original "Star Trek" TV series and many subsequent movies.

Accompanying that photo Cristoforetti wrote, "'Of all the souls I have encountered.. his was the most human,'" quoting a line from the movie "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan," that referenced Spock. "Thx @TheRealNimoy for bringing Spock to life for us."
 
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