Television Round-up
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shadowkat1. Five Big Shows That Could See Major Changes After The Disney and Fox Merger.
[They basically bought the content not the network itself according to this blurb. Not that they were after Fox Channel, they were after Hulu.]
* The Disney/Fox deal should be pretty great for The Gifted, as the merger means that the rights to the X-Men characters will all be held under one banner, and there's the potential for bigger X-Men names to pop up on the small screen. Disney also owns Marvel, which means that the company is highly motivated to keep The Gifted on the air. After all, Disney did reportedly step in to save Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. from getting the axe after its last season. The Gifted could benefit immensely from the merger. In fact, the same can probably be said for FX's Legion now that Disney owns FX.
*Now that FX is owned by Disney, it's entirely possible that American Horror Story will be expected to tone down some of the legitimate horror. Other more adult series air on FX as well, but American Horror Story has the be the most extreme and un-Disney. Of course, Disney has already said that they don't intend to force any Deadpool movies to adapt to a PG-13 rating. Still, an ongoing TV series is very different from an occasional movie, and we'll have to see what happens.
[I don't see that happening. Disney wanted a more adult product. They've been struggling to create one for years.]
*Interestingly, The Simpsons made news almost as soon as the merger was announced when longtime fans realized that the show had managed to predict the Disney/Fox deal nearly twenty years ago.
[Along with Donald Trump taking the Presidency. Seriously, it's sort of scary how precognitive the Simpsons writers have been.]
*There's one big variable in play when it comes to Gotham, and that is the fact that Gotham is not actually owned by 20th Century Fox. Disney doesn't own Gotham and so can't make the decision to cancel it. Gotham is produced by Warner Bros. Television; if Fox wants to keep some shows that aren't owned by Disney on the airwaves, Gotham could survive to tell more stories about pre-Batman Bruce Wayne. Lucifer on Fox is in a similar boat, as it is a non-Marvel comic TV show owned by WBTV.
[Hmmm...neither Lucifer nor Gotham were produced by Fox or owned by Fox. They are merely distributed by Fox. Makes sense -- both are DC properties originally, and DC Universe movie rights is owned by Warner Brothers not Disney. And no, Disney can't get Warner Brothers too. It can't buy up all the movie studios. That is considered a violation.]
2. The Gifted
As an X-man fan, who has read most of the comics in the X-men line-up, I sort of saw the twist coming. And had some mixed feelings about it.
I always had mixed feelings regarding the Stepford Cukoos, who are basically Emma Frost's daughters/prodigies.
In the books, they are basically a hive mind of three telepaths who are identical twins. The strongest is Esme. Apart, they can't do too much, together they are insanely powerful -- sort of similar to Professor X with Celebro, their power is emphasized.
I found them sort of irritating and whiny in the books. Spoiled little brats. But here, they could be rather intriguing. And I like how they are being used -- as sort of a reflection or counter-point for Andy and Lauren's power.
Also I love how The Gifted is digging about in the X-men verse and pulling out some of the lesser known characters. Some of which were among my favorites.
* Polaris -- who in the books is married to Havok (Cyclops younger brother in the books, older brother in the film verse, Havok is also dead in the film verse). No relation really to Magneto. Later, it's implied she's his daughter, but that's a retcon. Magneto's story is retconned to death in the comic books. Here she's involved with Eclispe.
*Eclipse reminds me of Sunspot in the books. Sunspot had the power of the sun. And was Hispanic/Mexican American, with a criminal past. He was also much younger than Lorna Dane aka Polaris.
* Blink is the same in the books. Also looks the same. She's a favorite character of mine.
* James Proudstar -- a former New Mutant, Thunderbird. Also related to another of the former X-men.
* Von STruckers -- were villains in the books. Fenris were big time villains in the 1980s X-Men comics, and Baron Von Strucker - their father, was part of Hydra.
This is a cool series, if somewhat frustrating to watch at times. I keep wanting to see someone kill Jace and Campbell.
Sorry to see Sonja go, but they've been building a relationship between Blink and John Proudstar. Also she was the weak link in the series. Albeit an interesting character. But the Stepford Cuckoos taking her place -- adds weight to the proceedings. They were equally manipulative in the books. Also to give Esme credit -- she tried to do it their way, and it didn't work and they left her family behind. The other halves of herself. She needed to save them.
The series is apropos...since it does reflect what is currently happening in the US and world at the moment. Which is why it is often difficult to watch.
Wickedly behind on television shows. And there are a few I'm considering giving up on. Scandal, OUAT,
Big Bang Theory...Kevin Probably Saves the World.
Big news in showbiz broke earlier this week with the announcement of the merger between Disney and 20th Century Fox. In a bold (and very pricy) move, Disney purchased huge chunks of 20th Century Fox for a whopping $52.4 billion. The deal will see control of Fox's movie and television studios shift to Disney, along with 22 regional sports channels and cable networks FX and National Geographic. Since Disney already owns one major broadcast network, it couldn't purchase a second, and so the Fox network itself was not part of the deal. Still, there are bound to be some very big changes in store for certain shows, for better or worse. Read on for five in particular that could be affected!
[They basically bought the content not the network itself according to this blurb. Not that they were after Fox Channel, they were after Hulu.]
* The Disney/Fox deal should be pretty great for The Gifted, as the merger means that the rights to the X-Men characters will all be held under one banner, and there's the potential for bigger X-Men names to pop up on the small screen. Disney also owns Marvel, which means that the company is highly motivated to keep The Gifted on the air. After all, Disney did reportedly step in to save Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. from getting the axe after its last season. The Gifted could benefit immensely from the merger. In fact, the same can probably be said for FX's Legion now that Disney owns FX.
*Now that FX is owned by Disney, it's entirely possible that American Horror Story will be expected to tone down some of the legitimate horror. Other more adult series air on FX as well, but American Horror Story has the be the most extreme and un-Disney. Of course, Disney has already said that they don't intend to force any Deadpool movies to adapt to a PG-13 rating. Still, an ongoing TV series is very different from an occasional movie, and we'll have to see what happens.
[I don't see that happening. Disney wanted a more adult product. They've been struggling to create one for years.]
*Interestingly, The Simpsons made news almost as soon as the merger was announced when longtime fans realized that the show had managed to predict the Disney/Fox deal nearly twenty years ago.
[Along with Donald Trump taking the Presidency. Seriously, it's sort of scary how precognitive the Simpsons writers have been.]
*There's one big variable in play when it comes to Gotham, and that is the fact that Gotham is not actually owned by 20th Century Fox. Disney doesn't own Gotham and so can't make the decision to cancel it. Gotham is produced by Warner Bros. Television; if Fox wants to keep some shows that aren't owned by Disney on the airwaves, Gotham could survive to tell more stories about pre-Batman Bruce Wayne. Lucifer on Fox is in a similar boat, as it is a non-Marvel comic TV show owned by WBTV.
[Hmmm...neither Lucifer nor Gotham were produced by Fox or owned by Fox. They are merely distributed by Fox. Makes sense -- both are DC properties originally, and DC Universe movie rights is owned by Warner Brothers not Disney. And no, Disney can't get Warner Brothers too. It can't buy up all the movie studios. That is considered a violation.]
2. The Gifted
As an X-man fan, who has read most of the comics in the X-men line-up, I sort of saw the twist coming. And had some mixed feelings about it.
I always had mixed feelings regarding the Stepford Cukoos, who are basically Emma Frost's daughters/prodigies.
In the books, they are basically a hive mind of three telepaths who are identical twins. The strongest is Esme. Apart, they can't do too much, together they are insanely powerful -- sort of similar to Professor X with Celebro, their power is emphasized.
I found them sort of irritating and whiny in the books. Spoiled little brats. But here, they could be rather intriguing. And I like how they are being used -- as sort of a reflection or counter-point for Andy and Lauren's power.
Also I love how The Gifted is digging about in the X-men verse and pulling out some of the lesser known characters. Some of which were among my favorites.
* Polaris -- who in the books is married to Havok (Cyclops younger brother in the books, older brother in the film verse, Havok is also dead in the film verse). No relation really to Magneto. Later, it's implied she's his daughter, but that's a retcon. Magneto's story is retconned to death in the comic books. Here she's involved with Eclispe.
*Eclipse reminds me of Sunspot in the books. Sunspot had the power of the sun. And was Hispanic/Mexican American, with a criminal past. He was also much younger than Lorna Dane aka Polaris.
* Blink is the same in the books. Also looks the same. She's a favorite character of mine.
* James Proudstar -- a former New Mutant, Thunderbird. Also related to another of the former X-men.
* Von STruckers -- were villains in the books. Fenris were big time villains in the 1980s X-Men comics, and Baron Von Strucker - their father, was part of Hydra.
This is a cool series, if somewhat frustrating to watch at times. I keep wanting to see someone kill Jace and Campbell.
Sorry to see Sonja go, but they've been building a relationship between Blink and John Proudstar. Also she was the weak link in the series. Albeit an interesting character. But the Stepford Cuckoos taking her place -- adds weight to the proceedings. They were equally manipulative in the books. Also to give Esme credit -- she tried to do it their way, and it didn't work and they left her family behind. The other halves of herself. She needed to save them.
The series is apropos...since it does reflect what is currently happening in the US and world at the moment. Which is why it is often difficult to watch.
Wickedly behind on television shows. And there are a few I'm considering giving up on. Scandal, OUAT,
Big Bang Theory...Kevin Probably Saves the World.