[TV] Daredevil Season 1, et al.

Odin · Post by **Odin** » Thu Feb 25, 2016 11:06 am

Yeah, I'm pretty stoked about this. I loved DD season 1, and this looks like it's going to be terrific.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Thu Feb 25, 2016 11:08 am

I got my wife to watch Jessica Jones, mainly on the presence of Tennant. She's seen bits and pieces of Daredevil, and has no desire to join me in watching it.

Oh, well. More fodder for the bike rides once I finish Arrow Season 1.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Thu Feb 25, 2016 2:30 pm

Even my overpowering hatred of ninjas in movies and tv will not prevent me from watching season 2 of Daredevil.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Thu Feb 25, 2016 2:35 pm

hepcat wrote:Even my overpowering hatred of ninjas in movies and tv will not prevent me from watching season 2 of Daredevil.

What you talking about, hepcat?

AWS260 · Post by **AWS260** » Thu Feb 25, 2016 2:49 pm

hepcat wrote:my overpowering hatred of ninjas

hepcat wrote:my dad used to make us go out trick or treatin' every halloween as ninjas and would dress us head to toe in non-reflective black cloth...then tell us that "eyeholes are for girls!".

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Thu Feb 25, 2016 2:50 pm

Ninjas are the most overused character class in any action show with even a hint of Asians in it. I hate their backflipping, burka wearing, gang/mystical hand sign making, wall to wall split hanging, aerodynamically awkward star throwing, slipper footed, kneeling in front of a guy in white selves.

There. I've said.

edit: Thanks for the trip down memory lane, AWS!

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Thu Feb 25, 2016 3:45 pm

hepcat wrote:Ninjas are the most overused character class in any action show with even a hint of Asians in it. I hate their backflipping, burka wearing, gang/mystical hand sign making, wall to wall split hanging, aerodynamically awkward star throwing, slipper footed, kneeling in front of a guy in white selves.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Thu Feb 25, 2016 3:48 pm

On that note: two weeks ago I bought a new TV from Best Buy and had them deliver it. The day of the delivery, these two huge gentlemen show up with it at my door. I let them in and the first one through the door of my living room looks over and sees this big action figure of the Tick that I've had for years (someone gave it to me at a former workplace) over the faux fireplace. At which point he suddenly yells out "SPOON!".

tru1cy · Post by **tru1cy** » Tue Mar 15, 2016 12:12 pm

Final Trailer Looks like they nailed Elektra in this adaption. Also , more Stick and The Hand

Binge watching starts on Friday!!!!

Zaxxon · Post by **Zaxxon** » Tue Mar 15, 2016 12:23 pm

tru1cy wrote:Binge watching starts on Friday!!!!

Thursday night, soldier!

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Tue Mar 15, 2016 12:27 pm

Isn't the 18th a Friday?

Zaxxon · Post by **Zaxxon** » Tue Mar 15, 2016 12:27 pm

hepcat wrote:Isn't the 18th a Friday?

Yes, but midnight Friday is Thursday night.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Tue Mar 15, 2016 12:34 pm

Oh, they put 'em up at midnight the day of? I did not know that. Cool!

Zaxxon · Post by **Zaxxon** » Tue Mar 15, 2016 1:02 pm

hepcat wrote:Oh, they put 'em up at midnight the day of? I did not know that. Cool!

Yes, although I think it's midnight Amazon time, aka 3 am Eastern.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Tue Mar 15, 2016 1:06 pm

Amazon time?

And yeah, I ain't stayin' up that late. I needs me beauty sleep! I'll just binge watch a few over the weekend.

I'm almost done with House of Cards latest season. Seems I'll be finished just in time.

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Wed Mar 16, 2016 2:36 pm

As a GenXer that was a teen during the resurgence of the Punisher, this new trailer has me giddy. He's one of my favorite characters, hands down.

Ralph-Wiggum · Post by **Ralph-Wiggum** » Wed Mar 16, 2016 2:41 pm

Gah - why does it have to debut during the NCAA tournament???!!!

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Wed Mar 16, 2016 3:00 pm

I just found out that Netflix is apparently broadcasting it in HDR. Since I have this brand spankin' new 65 inch 4k tv that is HDR capable sitting in my living room now, I'm doubly excited for the premiere.

EvilHomer3k · Post by **EvilHomer3k** » Thu Mar 17, 2016 9:43 am

hepcat wrote:I just found out that Netflix is apparently broadcasting it in HDR. Since I have this brand spankin' new 65 inch 4k tv that is HDR capable sitting in my living room now, I'm doubly excited for the premiere.

But not if you watch it on a PC. For TV you need a 4k capable receiver like the Roku 4.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Thu Mar 17, 2016 10:45 am

If his TV is anything like mine, it has a Netflix app that will handle it just fine.

Zaxxon · Post by **Zaxxon** » Thu Mar 17, 2016 10:46 am

Always fun to Isg Isg.

blackjack · Post by **blackjack** » Thu Mar 17, 2016 12:52 pm

I'm eager to watch it tomorrow. I'll be curious about how the costume goes over for DD as a lot of fans didn't like the "full blown" one in the season 1 finale. I was OK with it but I remain puzzled why costume designers seem convinced a scarlet red DD costume won't work on film or TV and think what we really want to see is brown leather?

I mean, if you're patterning yourself after the devil, why would you go for a glossy brown leather design that looks like a Samsonite suitcase?

I get we won't get red spandex per se. I just think they oughta give him a little bit more actual red in his outfit. Or change his name to Brownie Man.

Doesn't look like Elektra's outfit will get to be red either, aside from sort of splash of scarlet (maybe it's a scarf).

I call an end to red-discrimination.

I've glossed over a few initial Season 2 reviews, and everything seemed pretty enthused aside from an EW one where the reviewer seemed to have an axe to grind about The Punisher as a concept and Charlie Cox in general. Super Hero Hype's only kvetch was it wanted more graphic violence for the Punisher kills, which I dunno -- perhaps with all the mass shootings happening, they weren't comfortable focusing on bodies getting eviscerated by bullets per se.

Elektra apparently shows up in about...

Spoiler:

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Thu Mar 17, 2016 9:33 pm

Isgrimnur wrote:If his TV is anything like mine, it has a Netflix app that will handle it just fine.

Yup. Smart tv's have been around a long time. Actually, the roku 4 can't even do HDR.

Zaxxon · Post by **Zaxxon** » Thu Mar 17, 2016 9:35 pm

What do you mean by HDR? UHD?

Zaxxon · Post by **Zaxxon** » Thu Mar 17, 2016 9:38 pm

Never mind. I let me Google that for me.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Thu Mar 17, 2016 9:41 pm

High dynamic range. It makes the contrast between light and dark look amazing. Shafts of light are bright and realistic. Scenes of a sun in the sky almost hurt your eyes. It:'s being called a bigger jump in picture quality than 4k. My Sony 850c got a firmware update while back that enabled it. It:s pretty damn impressive.

Grifman · Post by **Grifman** » Fri Mar 18, 2016 9:09 am

blackjack wrote:I'm eager to watch it tomorrow. I'll be curious about how the costume goes over for DD as a lot of fans didn't like the "full blown" one in the season 1 finale. I was OK with it but I remain puzzled why costume designers seem convinced a scarlet red DD costume won't work on film or TV and think what we really want to see is brown leather?

I mean, if you're patterning yourself after the devil, why would you go for a glossy brown leather design that looks like a Samsonite suitcase? I get we won't get red spandex per se. I just think they oughta give him a little bit more actual red in his outfit. Or change his name to Brownie Man.

Doesn't look like Elektra's outfit will get to be red either, aside from sort of splash of scarlet (maybe it's a scarf).

I call an end to red-discrimination.

You're colorblind. This is not brown:

It's a very dark crimson.

Combustible Lemur · Post by **Combustible Lemur** » Fri Mar 18, 2016 12:05 pm

Grifman wrote:
blackjack wrote:I'm eager to watch it tomorrow. I'll be curious about how the costume goes over for DD as a lot of fans didn't like the "full blown" one in the season 1 finale. I was OK with it but I remain puzzled why costume designers seem convinced a scarlet red DD costume won't work on film or TV and think what we really want to see is brown leather?

I mean, if you're patterning yourself after the devil, why would you go for a glossy brown leather design that looks like a Samsonite suitcase? I get we won't get red spandex per se. I just think they oughta give him a little bit more actual red in his outfit. Or change his name to Brownie Man.

Doesn't look like Elektra's outfit will get to be red either, aside from sort of splash of scarlet (maybe it's a scarf).

I call an end to red-discrimination.
You're colorblind. This is not brown:

It's a very dark crimson.

Agree, watched it again last night, it's red on red. The lighting is what makes it not bright.

Zaxxon · Post by **Zaxxon** » Fri Mar 18, 2016 12:08 pm

I'm only 2 episodes in, but S2 delivers thus far.

Hamlet3145 · Post by **Hamlet3145** » Fri Mar 18, 2016 12:24 pm

Yep.

Spoiler:

blackjack · Post by **blackjack** » Fri Mar 18, 2016 5:16 pm

In my color defense, this is what I'd been seeing:

While I can point out plenty of other muddy brown images from both seasons, it does seem to just be a trick of the light

, and they understandably keep him in shadows, so I'll just shaddap about it. If folks want to call me a color blind bat, then I think Matt Murdock would approve.

I caught episode 1 in the morning.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Sat Mar 19, 2016 9:18 pm

The actor playing Foggy steals every scene he's in. They really picked the right actor for that role.

Odin · Post by **Odin** » Sat Mar 19, 2016 9:21 pm

I just started episode 6 and I'm so hooked. I LOVE this show. Jessica Jones was good, but at its best it still fell short, for me, of the top Daredevil episodes.

cheeba · Post by **cheeba** » Sun Mar 20, 2016 2:51 pm

There's more action in one particular 5 minute clip of Daredevil than there was in all of Jessica Jones. Daredevil is so much better. I'm loving every episode so far. I think I've finished 6 of them. Very mild casting spoilers through episode 6.

Spoiler:

Odin · Post by **Odin** » Sun Mar 20, 2016 3:16 pm

Agreed. I thought that I didn't like Berenthal, but it may just be that I disliked Shane because he played the character so well. He's terrific as Punisher.

I don't know Electra much beyond the Daredevil movies and spin-off, which I've largely forgotten, but the character is entertaining enough in the show so it works for me.

Moliere · Post by **Moliere** » Sun Mar 20, 2016 7:44 pm

Thank god for Netflix so I can fast forward through every scene that includes Karen Page.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Mon Mar 21, 2016 7:37 am

Yeah, her acting leaves a lot to be desired.

And I agree with everyone else on Berenthal. He's just fantastic as the Punisher. The final moments of episode 4 were painful to watch solely because he made it work so damn well.

tru1cy · Post by **tru1cy** » Mon Mar 21, 2016 7:46 am

I'm almost done as I made it to episode 11 last night. They season is coming along nicely with plenty of Easter eggs tossed in at the right places

My only real complaint Stick and Elektra related

Spoiler:

Odin · Post by **Odin** » Mon Mar 21, 2016 8:05 am

Moliere wrote:Thank god for Netflix so I can fast forward through every scene that includes Karen Page.

???

I'm baffled by this. She's not lighting up the screen or anything, but I haven't noticed any issues. She certainly hasn't made me want to reach for the remote.

Grifman · Post by **Grifman** » Mon Mar 21, 2016 8:55 am

Wow, what a great ride this season was! There were tons of plot lines going on and lots of surprises along the way, they really did a great job of bringing them all together. Highlights:

Spoiler:

FYI there are already rumors that both Bernthal and Yung will each get their own series. Both of them really gave strong performances and I'm up for either both.