Well the results are in. TMNT was number was the number one cartoon to watch during it's Saturday premiere. Not only that, but Nickelodeon has already called for 26 more episodes after this season ends. This is according to the writers at Comingsoon.net / Superherohype.com Seems Nickelodeon is confident the Turtles still have the power. And so far, they have proven that.
I can't say I was all that impressed with episode 2 but was glad they highlighted Raph's attitude issues. Not to mention, I was psyched about the guest voice appearance. Kid's wouldn't know it, but if you have a keen sense for voice identification like myself you'd notice the human Raph was having arguments with the entire show was none other than Comedian Lewis Black. Who better to piss off Raph than the King of Attitude himself. Nice casting job Nickelodeon, gotta give you props for that one.
Speaking of premieres Wednesday premiered the long awaited Green Arrow Live Action Series on CW. To clear things up, the Answer is No! This is not a Smallville Spin-off. It's a complete reboot, different actor and it takes place in Star City. Where Green Arrow is actually from in the comics. This is along the same time period though, about a young Oliver Queen. Here's a peek at the show's trailer.
So after watching the premiere what are my thoughts? I can honestly say, the acting is great and the actor choice for Oliver was fantastic. I even liked how they showed him on the island and after 5 years appearing as the Oliver we know now. Full blonde hair, and goatee. A nod to the current look was fun to see in case he were to ever go for that look in the future.
As much as I was pleased with things that had continuity, things that differed bothered me very much. I'm not one to judge slight changes or implementing new stories with this being a different Universe and all but some things shouldn't be changed or blended together.
Biggest complaint, Oliver has a sister who he calls speedy. Without even seeing the next episode I'm already upset about this. Speedy (both male and female versions) are some of my favorite DC Characters. Taking aspects of both characters and putting them together as one ruins a lot of potential story. Not to mention Oliver was never related to either of them. So in terms of the sister character the show is already a complete turn off to me.
Second biggest gripe, they are rushing the introduction of Black Canary. As far as I know she never knew Oliver or had any issues with him. Unless I'm missing something from the Comics which I very well could be. But honestly I'd rather they not know each other and meet somewhere down the line as heroes. Why must everyone know everyone or be related to someone in this show? You can't just cross paths? Seems a little forced to me.
But enough about my gripes, here's more of what I like about the show. Merlin is in the show, you gotta have one of the biggest enemies or the show is no good. We could even see Ras Al Ghoul in the future (fingers crossed) that would be amazing!
Then theres the huge mystery of seeing Deathstroke's mask at the very beginning of the show. If you didn't catch it, it was on a pole by the fire that Oliver had set off. True Deathstroke was never a key character in the Green Arrow stories but I'm perfectly content on seeing him show up if he does. He's an awesome villain to battle. I just hope they don't screw him up too much like they are with the Speedy character.
Finally, I'm glad they are coming up with creative uses for the Arrows in true Green Arrow fashion. I need an arrow that can transfer money into my bank account too lol.
I believe there is potential for the show. Especially when I hear the Royal Flush Gang showing up is around the corner. Again, a favorite group of Villains so I hope they don't screw them up too. I'd say thats what I'm looking forward to most at the moment though.
There are always going to be some things about this show that will irk me, but I just need to keep reminding myself its a different Universe. I can still love things how I like in other ways such as animated show versions. Even the Smallville version wasn't too bad.
Speaking of Green Arrow, they announced yesterday Oliver will be on the main roster for the new DC Comics Videogame set to release April 1st 2013. If you haven't heard of it it's called Injustice: Gods Among Us with the likes of such characters as Superman, Flash, Wonder Woman, Harley Quinn, Solomon Grundy, Robin, and more. Since Green Arrow only has skills not powers I'm excited to see how creative they will get on making his moves that much more epic! Here's a preview to show you how he's going to look in the game.
That's all for this entry, don't forget to leave a comment with your thoughts. You too can be a Geek and Critique! You can also Follow me on Twitter @PSiege1 Until next time :-)
I wrote a big rolling response and then blogspot deleted it.
ReplyDeleteIn a nutshell, I'm LOVING TMNT.
I remain neutral on Arrow at this point, I know little about DC (more of a Marvel guy) so I'm judging it more on pacing and all the technical type stuff. I really wish Blogspot wasn't a doof and didn't delete what I wrote because I was proud of my analysis and too frustrated to rewrite it all (it was a lot).
I agree with the bulk of what you said in regards to both, I can sum up the premierein three sentences, for me.
A lot of it was good, some of it was ok, only the LOST reference was bad.
Oh, and I didn't care about the anti-climatic final reveal, left a bad taste in my mouth. Wasn't done properly.
Speedy being retconned into his sister turned you off, Canary being retconned into an old friend/ex-girlfriend was "forced", but retconning Merlyn into his BEST FRIEND was okay? Personally, I am fine with all of it, I thought the show was pretty good, far better than I expected. I just don't get how 2 changes are terrible while the other, very similar change gets a pass.
ReplyDeleteLike I said they were two changes that were hard to accept because I felt strongly about what I knew them to be. But it didn't ruin the show for me, I'll still watch it every week. As far as Merlyn, its actually interesting to see a best friend evolve into an enemy, they did the same thing with Lex and Clark on Smallville. Just my point of view, not saying im right or wrong, just saying what I liked and what I didn't.
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