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Time To Toughen Up: What The Atom In 'DC's Legends of Tomorrow' Needs To Become A Hero
I like Ray Palmer as a character in DC's Legends of Tomorrow. I think he's a super nice guy, but he might be just a bit too nice. It's difficult to see him as a hero when the heroic qualities only come with his suit. There are times when heroes need to get tough. We've seen that happen with Arrow and all of its masked heroes as well as The Flash and the other "legends" on Legends of Tomorrow. Ray, however, has remained nice guy and that's about it.
By Rachel Carrington8 years ago in Geeks
The Flash Season 2: Why Iris West is The Flash's Hero
Not every hero is out on the street saving people. Some support the superheroes, giving them strength when theirs falters. When the superheroes need saving, they turn to ones they trust the most. That's why Iris West is The Flash's hero.
By Rachel Carrington8 years ago in Geeks
When Being A Hero (or Villain) Runs In The Family: 5 Super Powered Families
Being a parent is tough, plain and simple. I have a 3 year old son and another son on the way...hopefully any day now actually. Being a father to a smart and incredibly over stimulated young boy is difficult. He runs in 15 directions at any given moment and it's difficult to try and keep track of him sometimes. But, I wouldn't change a thing because it's moments like this that really make the trials of being a parent totally worth it.
By Matthew Bailey8 years ago in Geeks
Ridley Scott Drops Updates on the Blade Runner Sequel and Prometheus 2
Ridley Scott, the British filmmaker responsible for the original Blade Runner film was out on a promotional tour for his latest film, The Martian, when he spoke with Jordan Zarakin of Yahoo! Movies recently. They spoke about bits of everything from promoting The Martian to sequels for Prometheus and Blade Runner as well as his work on Exodus.
By Matthew Bailey8 years ago in Geeks
The fast funding of Code8—filmmakers, take note
On March 22, 2016, Robbie Amell (The Tomorrow People and Flash) and Stephen Amell (Arrow) launched an Indiegogo campaign to raise funds for their upcoming movie, Code8. They set the goal for $200,000, and, when the funding closed on April 22nd, the cousins had raised over 1.7 million dollars. Not bad for a project fans knew little about until the day of launch. Variety reported that
By Rachel Carrington8 years ago in Geeks
My Top 5: Female Characters in Comic-Culture
I read an article (read it here) posted by a moviepilot friend, she knows who she is, and it really got me thinking about the topics brought up in it. I wrote a few weeks ago about the #GhostbustersGATE and was met with hostility even though my purpose for writing was to question the initial backlash against the film as it seemed that so many thought the movie was obviously a feminist plot for political correctness and gender equality. *start rant* Seriously, a feminist plot... grow up and realize that it's not a male world anymore *end rant* Regardless of your opinion on feminine influence in movie, comic and general geek-dom: it's happening, and I think it's great.
By Matthew Bailey8 years ago in Geeks
10 Two-Timing Actors Who Have Played Multiple Comic Book Characters
The conversion of comics to film has exploded over the last decade, and we've had so many heroes and villains introduced that sometimes it's hard to keep it all straight. We've seen actors portray a comic book character, then a few years later have the franchise rebooted and a new actor as that same character. Yet there are some actors that have decided that one comic book character isn't enough and they've taken on multiple characters over the years, here are a few of them.
By Matthew Bailey8 years ago in Geeks
When Will 'Arrow' Finally Do Captain Lance's Character Justice?
We've all seen how much potential Paul Blackthorne (Captain Lance) has in Arrow. He nails every scene he has. Even during the time of the series when I didn't like his character, I liked that he made me not like him. Only a really good actor can make you feel that way.
By Rachel Carrington8 years ago in Geeks
Recommendation Day 4: Critically Panned But I Still Love It!
Every critic must have a good time reviewing this one. Battlefield Earth Some of you probably snickered after reading those two words, and yes I understand why you think it's a terrible movie - yet, it's one that I loved at the time and still enjoy returning to on late night binge fests of sci-fi wonderment.
By Matthew Bailey8 years ago in Geeks
