Aquaman

[Velorath]

I still can't believe someone thinks an Aquaman show is a good idea.

According to both Variety and The Hollywood Reporter, actor William Toale has been cast in the title role of the WB’s upcoming Aquaman series. A relative unknown in regards to television and movies, Toale most recently has appeared in a supporting role in a Broadway revival of A Streetcar Named Desire.

And yes, Gogh knows the uphill battle the character might have to face to get some love, again telling Variety: "We call him 'the much-maligned Aquaman,' but when we first pitched Smallville, Superman was considered cheesy. In the comic, Aquaman's the lost king of Atlantis, but in our version, he is Arthur Curry, this twentysomething who owns a dive shop."

I'd say this show is doomed to fail, but WB has kept fucking Charmed around for 7 or 8 seasons so far so what do I know.

[Margalis]

This is one of those series that is just a bad idea on a very high level - always having to have water around is going to get very old. I'm predicting -

A series of shark attacks
A giant octopus
A sexy mermaid
etc etc etc...

It's so constrained by the concept. Without actual aqua-people (who can breathe in water and such) having undersea fights or shooting scenes underwater is going to be very hard, but what else can they do? Have most of the adventures on land? How many speedboat accidents and shit like that are they going to have? (Answer: a lot)

Aquaman is inherently an underwater guy and TV shows are not underwater.

[Nevermore]

[schild]

It's the guy that cameod as Aquaman on Smallville. He'll do just fine considering the character sucks, the story will suck and the show only needs to reach "total suckage" level to be better than anything involving aquaman in the past.

[Kail]

In the comic, Aquaman's the lost king of Atlantis, but in our version, he is Arthur Curry, this twentysomething who owns a dive shop."

I gotta say, I like the idea of Aquaman better than most people here, probably (it could, potentially, be interesting if it were handled right).  But then this quote leapt out and punched me in the face.  Holy hell.

Hey, can we do Batman next?  Only instead of owning Wayne Enterprises, he'll be a Stand-Up comic!  It'll be like Seinfeld meets Bewitched!  (P.S. he will also be a witch)

[Llava]

Yeah... see, I like the idea of undersea heroes and all.  I mean, it opens up all kinds of Cthulhu-like possibilities for them to deal with.  But as a TV show?  And he owns a dive shop?  What's next, Iron Man working as a middle school shop teacher by day?

I just don't see it working.

[Velorath]

Aquaman is inherently an underwater guy and TV shows are not underwater.

Somehow I just picture them putting glasses of water in front of the cameras.

[MuffinMan]

It's the guy that cameod as Aquaman on Smallville. He'll do just fine considering the character sucks, the story will suck and the show only needs to reach "total suckage" level to be better than anything involving aquaman in the past.

Smallville's Aquaman was someone different. I hated the idea of Smallvile at first too but ended up watching it every week at the start of last season. This however, no chance in hell.

[HaemishM]

It's the guy that cameod as Aquaman on Smallville. He'll do just fine considering the character sucks, the story will suck and the show only needs to reach "total suckage" level to be better than anything involving aquaman in the past.

That's not true. Peter David had a great run of 30 or 40 issues of Aquaman, and was the best interpretation of the character ever. Unfortunately, subsequent writers have fucked him all to hell again. He's a better joke than a lead on a TV show, which will inherently have budget issues. It will especially suck if they don't do some kind of costume, like Smallville. Did anyone see that drek Birds of Prey? Yeah, that bad.

A dive shop? Baywatch anyone?

They might as well just call him White Fish.

[Ironwood]

I don't think these executives realised that the episode of Smallville with Aquaman was simply an excuse to put hottie Lois in a bathing suit to show off those very fine and very fake tits.

They don't realise that the ratings for that particular show jumped due to that very fact either.

le Sigh.

[schild]

I don't think these executives realised that the episode of Smallville with Aquaman was simply an excuse to put hottie Lois in a bathing suit to show off those very fine and very fake tits.

Erica Durance should win an award for most needed fake tits in Hollywood. She wins the proper body modification award from me for 2005.

[Ironwood]

Not sure about needed.  If you watch the SG-1 episode with her without the tits, she's still really pretty and bangable.  So, needed ?  meh.


Appreciated ?  Damn Right.

[Velorath]

Edit:  Looks like the trailer has been taken down.

[stray]

Aquaman sucks. Robot Chicken agrees.

[Margalis]

She was topless in House of the Dead pre-surgery, looked fine.

[Velorath]

Aquaman sucks. Robot Chicken agrees.

Aquaman is nowhere near as bad as Green Arrow.

[HaemishM]

Aquaman sucks. Robot Chicken agrees.

Aquaman is nowhere near as bad as Green Arrow.

You need to read the latest issue. Green Arrow just got a significant upgrade.

[stray]

Namor, on the other hand is cool. I never liked him as a kid, but some of the stuff I've run across lately has made me a fan.

[Velorath]

You need to read the latest issue. Green Arrow just got a significant upgrade.

There's not a part of that post I don't find shocking.

[dusematic]

Green Arrow comics.  Lawl.

[Velorath]

Why would a guy with boxing glove arrows and hand cuff arrows need an upgrade in the first place?  Why tamper with that level of crime-fighting perfection?  He can knock you out and then cuff you... using fucking arrows!  Don't you fiuckers understand what I'm telling you!?!

[HaemishM]

I've always dug Green Arrow. Hell, I've always dug Aquaman, when he's written well... which hasn't been often.

But don't diss the Boxing Glove arrows. In the latest issue he gets all Batman and shit on Deathstroke the Terminator.

[Llava]

When CoH was adding the Trick Arrow set, I was praying there would be a boxing glove arrow.

There wasn't.

[Zetleft]

Edit:  Looks like the trailer has been taken down.

This one still works

[Margalis]

Wow that looks fucking awful.

[HaemishM]

Wow that looks fucking awful.

Meh. I'd have watched it. I've seen much, much worse.

[Velorath]

I've always dug Green Arrow. Hell, I've always dug Aquaman, when he's written well... which hasn't been often.

But don't diss the Boxing Glove arrows. In the latest issue he gets all Batman and shit on Deathstroke the Terminator.

Ok, so having read the issue in question, Green Arrow's upgrade is a year of training in a sword and martial arts?  How good can you really get in a year of training?

[HaemishM]

I suppose that depends on who is training you. He'd have access to some really good trainers through Connor's connections with say, Lady Shiva. Not to mention the fact that instead of just bludering into a situation in the typical Ollie, hot-head way, he's actually preparing for an attack from Deathstroke instead of playing it by ear.

Now, that may not hold up, since Ollie has always been a bit of an erratic character. But it was a great way to bring him back in OYL.

[Velorath]

What a coincidence.  Here we have a topic about the Aquaman pilot which ended up as a discussion about Green Arrow, and what news was just revealed?  Apparently the guy that played Aquaman in the pilot has been cast as Green Arrow in Smallville.

[Llava]

Joe Kernan on CNBC apparently on hallucinogens.

He's apparently referring to an episode of Entourage, but doesn't understand that the show is... fictional.

EDIT

I don't know what happened there, but it's fixed now so there should be an actual link explaining what I'm talking about.

[Hoax]

I swear to god, you all should be fucking fired from life for not mentioning Entourage for 28 posts, FUCKING SHAME ON j00z!@!!