And so, I got to learn that APB was cancelled during May
2017 (May 11th, to be precise). Am I surprised? No. ‘Time after time’,
Hell, even ‘Powerless’ was more lustrous than APB was, yet they got cancelled
before APB did, and-
And nothing. APB had a lackluster idea but its’ delivery was
solid, more so than ‘Powerless’, for example, so it isn’t surprising that it
actually completed its initial season before getting cancelled while ‘Powerless’
didn’t get the chance, because it apparently redesigned itself before airing,
and-
And nothing. My conspiracy theory is that AoS did the same
thing several times during its four seasons, (and the fifth season is in its’
future so far), but, well, it was not cancelled. It also assimilated ‘Marvel’s
Most Wanted’ TV show, which is why it never aired, but that is also a
conspiracy theory and I am not ready to share it yet.
My third conspiracy theory? Not many actors enjoy working
with MCU these days and before. This is why Hayley Atwell left, (and since she
was the titular character, AC collapsed), as did the others. New blood comes
and goes, really, the only change that stuck with AoS is the replacement of
Dalton with Simmons (and NCB, to a lesser extent), and…that is it. It is even
possible that Dalton will return in S5, because why not?
This brings us to the InHumans the TV series, I suppose. So far,
the plot is that the InHuman royal family flees their kingdom of Attilan,
(maybe we will see some Kree or Skrull characters for a change), and find political
refuge in Hawaii. Sounds exciting? I hope so, but after ‘Powerless’ and APB,
(both had fairly exciting premises), I’ll wait for the new Marvel TV show to
actually deliver – as well as to address the question who’s the president? Not the
Donald, I hope?
Now is probably the time to bring forth Comey’s speech, but…I
will not. Frankly, this has become repetitive – scandal-scandal-scandal, and
meanwhile the 45th president continues to do something stupid
regardless of whatever the opposition thinks, because the opposition is still
divided among itself and cannot concentrate to bring him down. In addition,
they are apparently scared of Mike Pence being the potential new president, and
you know what? A coward does not drink the champagne of victory, no, never. You
don’t want to take risks? Then you are getting this particular president for
the next 4 to 8 years, period. It is a nail in the wall – it is either there or
it is not. Take your choice.
Other than Comey’s hearing, the main events were the Wonder
Woman movie, and the latest Mummy movie. The first is a redesign of the first
Captain America movie, set in WWI, rather than WWII. This raises an unexpected
question – will there be a WWII Wonder Woman film? Probably yes, because while
there is no analogue of MCU’s Hydra in DCEU, if DCEU skips over WWII, then
everyone will remember the 45th president’s alternate facts thesis,
and no one wants to be on team Donald these days.
The second is a more Marvel-like remake of the original 1999
Mummy movie – sleeker, more streamlined and edgier – that sort of thing. It does
not really work – the 1999 film itself was a remake, but it at least tried to
be a horror movie, while the 2017 one tried to be several movie types at once
and it did not work. The Dark Universe can be anything, but only one thing at
once, I would say. Otherwise? It will be nothing instead.
Well, that’s it for tonight – maybe more rants next time
around, eh?
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