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  1. Mercurius

    D&D General Teased Lorwyn-Shadowmoor Supplement Crosses Magic: the Gathering and D&D

    Thanks, that makes sense. Kind of cool and very Jungian ;)
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    D&D General Teased Lorwyn-Shadowmoor Supplement Crosses Magic: the Gathering and D&D

    I feel emasculated just looking at that picture. Relax, I jest. Mostly. Seriously though, after skimming a description of Lorwyn/Shadowmoor, it jives with the general trend of D&D with the fae/dark fae emphasis. Not exactly my cuppa, but it does seem interesting in its own right and I'd be...
  3. Mercurius

    Amazon takes over Bond franchise

    Fallout is available on Paramount. (I check on justwatch.com, which is handy for finding streaming availability)
  4. Mercurius

    You're approached by a Hollywood exec...

    Which is ironic because, if anything, Witcher is derivative of Elric (though I think the similarities are mostly pretty skin-deep).
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    You're approached by a Hollywood exec...

    Yes, agreed. Visually, though, it could be amazing. I mean, a Jaghut Tyrant in full ice age mode...would love to see that. Ha. That's one way to put it.
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    Amazon takes over Bond franchise

    Everyone likes to bash Cruise - and I agree, he's annoying for a variety of reasons. Still...he pretty much epitomizes a movie star that has transcended movie stardom - and it isn't unearned. Whether we like him or not, he has incredible "screen-risma." Oh, and the fact that he does his own...
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    You're approached by a Hollywood exec...

    I'm honestly surprised no one's given Amber a shot. It was so hugely influential, and sort of the "LotR" of a certain gestalt of tropes that influenced a lot that came after. While we're talking about that era, would love to see Moorcock's Eternal Champion (finally) attempted.
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    You're approached by a Hollywood exec...

    Some thoughts. I didn't really start the thread with anything specific in mind, but off the top of my head... Malazan Book of the Fallen. I don't know if it would translate all that well, without a clear central cast of characters (or rather, several changing ones). But the ideas and world are...
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    You're approached by a Hollywood exec...

    OK, y'all are both edgy and hate Hollywood. Hey, I mostly agree. But...why not engage with the underlying premise? What story or comic or game (etc) would you like to see on the screen, whether big and/or small?
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    You're approached by a Hollywood exec...

    That isn't really the point of the thread, though - sorry if that wasn't clear. What I'm asking is what you would want to see developed (and how), not what you think would make a big splash.
  11. Mercurius

    Amazon takes over Bond franchise

    Well, it is an odd thing, isn't it? I completely disagree - especially about the showrunners getting Tolkien and his themes. But back to Bond...
  12. Mercurius

    Amazon takes over Bond franchise

    Ha. Seriously though, this might be an odd thought to some, but some folks follow people on social media they don't like or don't agree with, just to hear what they have to say. I follow people on twitter that I disagree with politically, because I like to consider a wide range of views - and...
  13. Mercurius

    Amazon takes over Bond franchise

    He did an excellent job playing a CIA dude in one of the Mission Impossible films. People loved him in the Witcher. Etc. Yep - agree on all accounts. Cavill looks younger at 41 than Connery did at 32 in his first Bond role.
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    You're approached by a Hollywood exec...

    ...and they say, "We follow you online and love your opinions on geek stuff. We will pour tons of money into a franchise of your choice, with the caveat that it has to be something that has either never been brought to screen, or only very briefly and unsuccessfully. What do you want us to do?"...
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    Amazon takes over Bond franchise

    Not the thread for it, but we'll have to agree to disagree. It absolutely baffles me that anyone who read and loved LotR (let alone the Silmarillion) would not see Rings of Power as a travesty, but as the saying goes, de gustibus non est disputandum.
  16. Mercurius

    Amazon takes over Bond franchise

    I believe someone mentioned his tweet up-thread. If Bezos was going on fan response, he's already on the phone with Henry Cavill. People say he's too old, but he's only 41 - just three years older than Craig was when Casino Royale came out. Of course Any new Bond film (or show) is at least two...
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    General star wars talk/discussion/complaining

    As I said in another thread (or maybe early in this one - I can't remember), I see pretty much everything after the original trilogy as a diminishing of Star Wars. There were ups and downs, but nothing made Star Wars better - and the sum total was a diminishing effect that has really marred the...
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    Amazon takes over Bond franchise

    Costanza. George Costanza.
  19. Mercurius

    Amazon takes over Bond franchise

    As for the Amazon news, my wishful thinking is maybe this means Bezos will give up on ransacking Middle-earth and try again with a new "sacred" franchise. Of course if I hear Bond utter, "I have a tempest in me," I'm out.
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    Amazon takes over Bond franchise

    When I watched Fallout, I remember thinking, "Wow, I think they just optimized the potential of an action movie." It was really quite good - as were the few before, but Fallout took it to another level.
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