Victorian Female Batman???

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WISHIMAY

Sunday, July 12, 2015 7:09 AM

http://www.theverge.com/2015/7/11/8935269/joss-whedon-twist-comic-anno
unced-comic-con-2015?ref=yfp

You know I'll give whatever you do a try, but I dunno.

Is this League of Extraordinary-ish or... Jane Austin meets Clark Kent kinda thing?
Do you really think there is enough audience for that kind of subtlety?
My concern is the lack of flashy tech and/or abundance of depressing themes. It wasn't really a great time for women, what with the being forced into horrible marriages just to get by. That's a relative curiosity NOW, but living in and visiting that world a lot????
I dunno...

AURAPTOR

Sunday, July 12, 2015 9:23 AM

How many times wili he go to that grrl power well?

Fathom the hypocrisy of a government that requires every citizen to prove they are insured... but not everyone must prove they are a citizen

I'm just a red pill guy in a room full of blue pill addicts.

" AU, that was great, LOL!! " - Chrisisall

WISHIMAY

Sunday, July 12, 2015 10:26 AM

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Originally posted by AURaptor:
How many times wili he go to that grrl power well?

While I agree with that somewhat, one would also have to ask how many times are they going to just do male superheroes over and over and over.

Women heroes and villains still just aren't AS interesting to most guys AND most women as a male rescuer is. I see a female villain or hero they are either such a joke because of their over-sexualized "accessories", or they build them like a tank and BOTH men and women find them threatening (see todays news about Serena Williams) At the same time, women heroes that aren't over-sexualized don't sell as well, and trying to sell the waif as a hero is condescending to me.

Need to find a girl Bruce Willis... not too short, not too tall, not too busty, not too waif.

SECOND

Sunday, July 12, 2015 3:54 PM

Fanatics Cheer Joss's Comics at Comic-Con

"The first girl at the mike to ask a question was so emotional, she burst into tears; so thankful to Whedon for breathing life into Firefly character Zoe Washburne. It would be an understatement to say that fanaticism was dripping from the Hall H rafters. Look no farther than the guy who got up to the mike with the T-shirt “In Joss We Trust.” That was just the beginning, because today’s session ended with Whedon receiving the Comic-Con Icon Award by David Glanzer, the confab’s director of marketing and PR; an award which goes to an individual who has been instrumental in the awareness and appreciation of comics and related popular arts (previous honorees include George Lucas, Stan Lee, Ray Bradbury). Hall H lept to its feet in a 10-minute standing ovation as though Laurence Olivier just delivered his last performance of Hamlet onstage." http://deadline.com/2015/07/joss-whedon-comic-con-dr-horrible-2-firefl
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AURAPTOR

Sunday, July 12, 2015 4:21 PM

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Originally posted by Wishimay:

Need to find a girl Bruce Willis... not too short, not too tall, not too busty, not too waif.

Actually, there are a lot of "Bruce Willis " type heros, super and otherwise, out there for me. I'm thinking of Michael Keaton ( Batman ) Harrison Ford ( Han Solo, Indiana Jones ) , just everyday guys who aren't Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans or Tom Cruise.

An ' average ' gal ? Most would call her a side kick or 'hero support', at best. Hell, even then they tend to be freaking hot - Felicity Smoak comes to mind.

And as for the Williams sisters, they are rather unique, there's no denying it. Freaks of nature have racked up gaudy # of titles and in a fashion simply not seen in women's tennis. There's a legit reason why they are viewed as threatening, in the competitive sense. They physically stand out. There's no denying it.

WHOZIT

Sunday, July 12, 2015 8:14 PM

A few years ago the film and TV fads were sexy vampires and zombies, they're still around and are a horror staple, but now the fad is super hero's, women in Washington and lovable homosexuals. What Joss is doing is a twist to the current super hero fad. It's only a matter of time until we get a TV or movie lesbian super hero secretary of state.

ECGORDON

Sunday, July 12, 2015 11:44 PM

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Originally posted by AURaptor:
How many times wili he go to that grrl power well?

Probably as many times as it takes for people to stop asking, "Why do you create so many strong female characters?"

AURAPTOR

Monday, July 13, 2015 12:48 AM

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Originally posted by ecgordon:
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Originally posted by AURaptor:
How many times wili he go to that grrl power well?

Probably as many times as it takes for people to stop asking, "Why do you create so many strong female characters?"

You honestly think it'll work that way ? He keeps doing the same thing, over and over, and folks are just gonna go " Oh, yeah, no big deal. That's the same story line I've seen from Joss dozens of times over by now. I'll stop asking ".

THGRRI

Monday, July 13, 2015 5:46 AM

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Originally posted by ecgordon:
Quote:
Originally posted by AURaptor:
How many times wili he go to that grrl power well?

Probably as many times as it takes for people to stop asking, "Why do you create so many strong female characters?"

He has a disconnect between men and women. He is disconnected from men. It's why most of what he does is not appealing to me. It's why most of what he does in the future I will not watch. Firefly and the Avengers is about it for me when it comes to Joss. The guys obsessed with women characters. I really think it's at the level of being a fetish. I think for him it's like dressing up dolls.

At one of the con's when Scarlett Johansson was asked what it was like working for Joss on avengers, all the guys on the panel immediately looked down with smiles on there faces. Something was said about just how involved Joss got in her appearance, her on screen look. It was quite a telling moment.

WISHIMAY

Monday, July 13, 2015 6:30 AM

Wait, you don't wanna watch what Joss puts out because he doesn't specifically pander to the male ego?? Don't we have enough testosterone laden violent nonsense?

He may have a girl fetish, but he does guys well enough, too. Mal and Angel are great characters who actually try to think instead of mindlessly blowing shit up. Maybe he realizes, like a lot of us girls do- that female heroes and villains are usually a joke and that he could do it better.

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