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TV Surf Report: Super Hero Series Still Trending … And The Newest And Most Welcome Super Power Is Diversity (Thanks, Marvel!)
{Updated, Aug. 24, 2019} Santa Monica, CA — Marvel blew everyone away with its film and television slate announcement at the just-concluded San Diego Comic-Con and D23 Expo. The best news is the newest super power in both television and … Continue reading
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Tagged Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., American Gods, Anime, Arrow, Captain Britain, Cloak & Dagger, D23 Expo, Dan Stevens, Daniel Bruhl, Daredevil, DC Universe, Deathstroke, Deborah Chow, Diego Luna, Disney, Ellen Page, Emmett J. Scanlan, Epix, Esai Morales, Ewan MacGregor, Excelsior, Falcon, Future Man, Gabriel Luna, Geoff Johns, Ghost Rider, Greg Berlanti, Hawkeye, He-Man, Helstrom, Howard the Duck, Iron Fist, James Wan, Jeremy Renner, Jericho, Jessica Jones, Jon Cryer, Jonathan Igla, Josh Hutcherson, Karl Urban, Kate Herron, Kevin Smith, Krypton, Legion, Len Wiseman, Lobo, Loki, Luke Cage, Magic: The Gathering, Marvel Studios, Michael Waldron, Moon Knight, Ms Marvel, Netflix, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Pedro Pascal, Peggy Carter, Pennyworth, Scarlet Witch, She Hulk, Stan Lee, Star Wars, Stargirl, Stephen Ammel, Supergirl, Swamp Thing, SyFy, Television, The Boys, The Defenders, The Mandalorian, The Tick, The Winter Soldier, Titans, Tom Hiddleston, Trends, Ultraman, Umbrella Academy
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Film Surf Report: In 2020, Movie Heroes Will Be Super And Not All Will Be Wearing Capes (Unless Fur-Lined And/or Pink). It’s Kingsman Vs Elle Woods!
Santa Monica, CA — In 2020, Super Heroes arrive in the guise of Elle Woods, James Bond and Hercule Poirot. For actors Reese Witherspoon, Daniel Craig, and Kenneth Branagh, these iconic characters are their super hero roles, only without the … Continue reading
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Tagged A Quiet Place, Agatha Christie, Angelina Jolie, Armie Hammer, Avatar, batman, Ben Affleck, Black Panther 2, Black Widow, Bond25, Cate Shortland, Chris Pine, Daniel Craig, David Harbour, dc comics, Elle Woods, Gal Gadot, Harrison Ford, Idris Elba, Indiana Jones 5, Jac Schaeffer, James Gunn, Justice League, Kenneth Branagh, Kingsman Prequel, Marvel Studios, Michael Green, Patty Jenkins, Rachael Weisz, Reese Witherspoon, Ryan Coogler, Scarlett Johannsen, Shang-Chi, Steven Spielberg, Suicide Squad, The Suicide Squad, Warner Bros., Wonder Woman, Zack Snyder
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Film Surf Report: Super Hero Franchises Save Us From The Winter Of Our Discontent …
Santa Monica, CA — With the Dog Days of Summer comes a bit of a lull in big super hero franchise films, so let’s enjoy the respite and look forward to the months (and years) ahead, shall we? Interestingly, DC Comics … Continue reading
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Tagged Aquaman, Bond25, Brie Larson, Bruce Willis, Captain Marvel, Carrie Fisher, Charlies's Angels, Chris Hemsworth, Danny Boyle, Dark Phoenix, dc comics, Emma Thompson, F. Gary Gray, Fantastic Beasts, Glass, Henry Cavill, James McAvoy, Jason Momoa, Jennifer Lawrence, JJ Abrams, Jude Law, Keri Russell, Kingsmen 3, Kristin Stewart, M. Night Shyamalan, Marvel Studios, Matthew Vaughn, Men in Black, Rebecca Ferguson, Samuel L. Jackson, Sony Pictures, Sophie Turner, Star Wars, Tessa Thompson, Tom Hardy, venom, Warner Bros., X-Men
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TV Surf Report: Super Heroes, Are We Done Yet? (Answer: No, So Stop Asking!)
Santa Monica, CA — Are we there, yet? Are we done with the Super Hero shows? No? Well, I have a suggestion and a few thoughts, and maybe, a List. Meanwhile, I just can’t keep up anymore. There are so … Continue reading
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Tagged 20th Century Fox, Anne Rice, Arrow, Batgirl, batman, BBC One, Black Lightning, Bryan Fuller, Christopher Rice, Damon Lindelof, Daredevil, dc comics, DC's Legends of Tomorrow, Disney, Doctor Who, Good Omens, HBO, Jessica Jones, Jodi Whitaker, Marvel Studios, Neil Gaiman, Netflix, Programming, Riverdale, Roxanne Gay, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Showtime, Sir Terry Prachett, Star Wars, Streaming Services, Supergirl, Teen Titans, Television, The CW, The Flash, The Matrix, The Punisher, The Vampire Chronicles, Trinity, Warner Bros., Watchmen, X-Men, Xena: Warrior Princess
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Surf Report: California Dreamin’ On A Winter’s Day – Series To Binge, Books To Revisit, and Photos for That Inevitable Surf Memoir
Santa Monica, CA — I never realized just how much writing I did at my local coffee shop on Main Street, which has been closed for two months, and that’s exactly how long it’s been since my last Post. Yikes. … Continue reading
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Tagged A Wizard of Earthsea, Battlestar Galactica, Black Panther, Blade Runner, HBO, Isle of Roke, Mage, Marvel Comics, Marvel Studios, Netflix, Philip K. Dick, Super Heroes, Surf Memoir, Surfing, SyFy Channel, Tales of Earthsea, The Archipelago, The Crown, The Silmarillion, Tolkien, Ursula K. Le Guin, Westworld, Wizardry, Wizards
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TV Surf Report: Praise Be! Hollywood Continues to Adapt Books, Graphic Novels and Podcasts
Santa Monica, CA — Oh, we never take the book, a high-profile literary agent told me recently in a meeting about shopping best-selling books and their prospective TV adaptations. This year, Hulu hit a creative home run (and marketing tool for … Continue reading
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Tagged American Gods, Anne Rice, Big Little Lies, Catch-22, Christopher Rice, Conde Nast, Crimetown, Game of Thrones, George Clooney, George R. R. Martin, GQ magazine, Graphic Novels, HBO, John Logan, John Turturro, Julia Roberts, Justin Cronin, Liane Moriarty, Lord of the Rings, Margaret Atwood, Mark Ruffalo, Marvel Studios, Meryl Streep, nancy drew, Neil Gaiman, Penny Dreadful, Reese Witherspoon, Richard Armitage, Rotten Tomatoes, Showtime, Sony TV, Television, The Handmaid's Tale, The Jinx, The Nix, The Passage, The Vampire Chronicles, Trends, Umberto Eco, Viacom, Wally Lamb, Warner Bros. TV, Welcome to Night Vale, Wolverine
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TV Surf Report: Pilot Season – The Good. The Bad. The You Know What.
Santa Monica, CA — Seems the networks and streaming services are not quite done with Super Heroes, are sticking with struggling new series longer, and are ordering more and more pilots with some sort of built-in marketability (i.e., re-makes or spin-offs). FX … Continue reading
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Tagged Adaptations, Amazon, Anne Rice, Armisted Maupin, Christopher Rice, Damon Lindelof, Forward/Story, Game of Thrones, I. Marlene King, Inhumans, Kevin Bacon, Laura Linney, Marvel Studios, Pretty Little Liars, Roseanne, Scott Derrickson, Sean Daniel, Snowpiercer, Spike Lee, Super Heroes, Supernatural, Tales of the City, Television, The Vampire Chronicles, The Witcher, Tremors, Trends, Watchmen
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Film Surf Report: Wonder Woman 2 Rescues Audiences with Super Hero Fatigue — 59 Super Movies Thru 2021
Santa Monica, CA — Help Us, Diana, You Are Our Only Hope! Save us from The Joker Origin Story that Warner Bros. and DC Comics want Martin Scorcese to direct. Save us from The Conjuring Universe of films. Save us! Also, … Continue reading
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Tagged Allan Heinberg, Avengers 4, Bill Condon, Bride of Frankenstein, Channing Tatum, chris evans, Chris Hemsworth, Constantine, dc comics, Eric Dane, Film, Gal Gadot, Gambit, Gore Verbinski, Harry Potter, Hugh Jackman, Incredibles2, James Franco, Jon Watts, Jude Law, Justice League Dark, Keanu Reeves, Lara Croft, Logan, Lucas Film, Marvel Studios, Multiple Man, Patty Jenkins, Quentin Tarantino, Ragnorak, Rian Johnson, Shazam! Dwayne Johnson, Simon Kinsberg, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Thor, Tom Hardy, Tom Holland, Universal Monsters, venom, Wonder Woman, X23, Zachary Levi
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Film Surf Report: Suddenly, Everyone Is Fighting! Super Heroes Work Out Their Issues
Santa Monica, CA — The theme of the year for Super Hero Franchise Films is Conflict. Batman is going up against Superman. Captain America and Iron Man seem to be at war. The X-Men are at it again, but this … Continue reading
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Tagged batman, dc comics, Marvel Studios, spider-man, superman, team cap, team iron man, Wonder Woman, X-Men
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