Superhero Name Generator by Fantastic Floor

Who complained about all the Star Wars Episode VII leaked pics? What’s the best bad superhero movie ever? Who’s playing “Thanos the Mad Titan” in Avengers 2?

Last week we did the supervillain names, so this week we’ll do superheroes. My name is the Marvelous Levitating Man!

I’d love to hear what you think of the Internet’s greatest moments in this week’s “Geek Bits.”

Links

10. 100 Essential Superhero Movies – You Decide! Swamp Thing (via Flights, Tights and Movie Nights)

Does the Swamp Thing (1982) movie deserve to be in the list of 100 essential superhero movies? Go vote! If you haven’t seen it, buy the new Swamp Thing BluRay
today. It’s awesome. And bad. Awesomely bad.

9. VFX Delays Push Wachowskis’ ‘Jupiter Ascending’ To February (via Deadline)

Warner Bros and Village Roadshow were set to open the Wachowskis’ sci-fier Jupiter Ascending on July 18 after moving it up by a week in the summer 2014 tentpole calendar back in December. Now the actioner starring Channing Tatum and Mila Kunis won’t fly into theaters until February 6, 2015.

I hear the Wachowskis needed more time to complete visual effects work on their CG-heavy space epic, which spans intergalactic worlds and follows the story of a woman (Kunis) who links up with a space warrior (Tatum) and learns she’s the heir to Earth.

8. Han Solo and Malcolm Reynolds are Partners in Crime in T-Shirt Art (via GeekTyrant)

7. Vintage Wonder Woman Scissors Are the Stuff of Nightmares (via GeekTyrant)

6. New Big Trouble Comic Captures the Classic Film’s Essence  (via The Nerds of Color)

5. 3 Best and 3 Worst Things About Marvel Today (via The Non-Review)

4. Star Wars Episode VII Set Pics Leaked (via MsMariah’s Space Blog-yssey)

3. J.J. Abrams Sends A Strong Message From The Star Wars: Episode VII Set – Please Stop Leaking Photos (via The Mary Sue)

I see what you did there Abrams…

“I wish people would stop leaking photos from Episode VII. And making ridiculous claims that the Millennium Falcon is in the movie.” JJ (he wrote on the chess board of the Millennium Falcon)

2. The  “X-Men” Movies Ranked(via Vic’s Movie Den)

1. Josh Brolin Is Thanos In Guardians Of The Galaxy And The Avengers Sequels (via  Bleeding Cool)

According to slightly distinct but obviously overlapping reports at Latino Review and The Wrap, Josh Brolin will be providing the voice for Thanos in the Marvel movieverse and we can expect to see him in Guardians of the Galaxy, Age of Ultron and whatever the third Avengers movie is. (Something with the word Infinity in it, I’m sure.)

The Wrap say that his role in Guardians is smaller than his role in Ultron, which is interesting as his role in Guardians is certainly much, much bigger than the cameo he made at the end of The Avengers. I say that definitively and confidently based on observations made on the set of Guardians of the Galaxy.

It’s a very strong piece of casting, and I hope Brolin does his best with it. Of course, he’s been in an adaptation of a Marvel comic before and… oh… I even regret bringing it up. Anyway. Onwards and upwards.

Reviews

Television

The 100 (2014) – (01×01 – 01×11) – Recommended

Official Synopsis:  Ninety-seven years ago, nuclear Armageddon decimated planet Earth,
destroying civilization. The only survivors were the 400 inhabitants of
12 international space stations that were in orbit at the time. Three
generations have been born in space, the survivors now number 4,000, and
resources are running out on their dying “Ark” – the 12 stations now
linked together and repurposed to keep the survivors alive. Draconian
measures including capital punishment and population control are the
order of the day, as the leaders of the Ark take ruthless steps to
ensure their future, including secretly exiling a group of 100 juvenile
prisoners to the Earth’s surface to test whether it’s habitable. For
the first time in nearly a century, humans have returned to planet
Earth. 

Among the 100 exiles are Clarke, the bright teenage daughter of
the Ark’s chief medical officer; Wells, son of the Ark’s Chancellor; the
daredevil Finn; and the brother/sister duo Bellamy and Octavia, whose
illegal sibling status has always led them to flaunt the rules.
Technologically blind to what’s happening on the planet below them, the
Ark’s leaders – Clarke’s widowed mother, Abby; the Chancellor, Jaha; and
his shadowy second in command, Kane – are faced with difficult
decisions about life, death and the continued existence of the human
race. 

For the 100 young people on Earth, however, the alien planet
they’ve never known is a mysterious realm that can be magical one moment
and lethal the next. With the survival of the human race entirely in
their hands, THE 100 must find a way to transcend their differences,
unite and forge a new path on a wildly changed Earth that’s primitive,
intense and teeming with the unknown.

The trouble with reviewing this show is I started watching late and only caught up this week. It’s impossible to review all 12 episodes in a single post so I’m going to just say that this is the best show on TV right now.

The cast is exceptional and so much has changed since the beginning it feels like it’s moving at a breakneck speed. All the characters are brilliant, but the highlights are Eliza Taylor as Clarke Griffin (the star and brilliant hero of the show that gives Katniss a run for her money), Paige Turco as Councilwoman Dr. Abigail Griffin (Clarke’s Mom, doctor and moral compass) and Eli Goree as Wells Jaha. Jaha is a strong black character that I can really empathize with. He’s the leader of a doomed ship and has to make incredibly tough decisions to save the human race.

It’s hard for me to suggest it because you can’t even catch up on all episodes on Hulu (it stops at episode 8). All I’ll say is that if you’re watching it, then you love it. If you’re not, I’d either jump in now or wait till the season’s over and catch up on Netflix or DVD.

What do you think of this week’s links? Is there anything I missed?

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