All-purpose, running Geek thread (formerly Battlestar Galactica thread)

Nice George RR Martin article. Some of it is well trodden ground, other parts are new.

Of interest, his "Wild Cards" is coming to television.

George RR Martin: ‘When I began A Game of Thrones I thought it might be a short story’

 

I absolutely LOVED the Wild Cards novels when I was younger. They'd make an awesome series for HBO or one of the streaming services.

 

Deadpool & Fred Savage Team Up in Once Upon a Deadpool Poster

Once Upon a Deadpool will be in theaters Dec. 12. It will be a PG-13 version of Deadpool 2, with some new scenes. I imagine a G-rated version is next, but with all those cuts, the movie would be about 10 minutes long.

 

Sure, it's a blatant cash grab, but I don't hate this idea. For those that haven't heard of this, a re-cut, PG-13 version Deadpool 2 is being released as Once Upon a Deadpool this month. There is also some new footage, including the framing device, which is Deadpool reading a fairy tale version of the movie to Fred Savage in what looks like his old bedroom from The Princess Bride.

 

‘Daredevil’ Canceled at Netflix After Three Seasons

This sucks. It's not a surprise, but it sucks.

Neflix announced the cancellation of Daredevil, the third of its Marvel series to come to an end this year. They had already pulled the plug on Luke Cage and Iron Fist. The difference being that Daredevil has been far better than those other two. I'm just hopeful that some or all of the characters will pop up on Disney's streaming service.

This shouldn't be a surprise in part because the final episode of the third season of Daredevil works very well as a final episode of a series. It is a satisfying end, though I still had hope it would continue.

Marvel does have two series remaining on Netflix, Jessica Jones and Punisher. Filming already wrapped on Season 2 of Punisher. Jessica Jones's third season at least started shooting, so I'm guessing we will see that, too. It sure seems like both will be ending with their upcoming seasons, which are both expected in 2019.

I'm certainly disappointed to see these shows come to an end. Defenders was disappointing and Iron Fist was bad, but overall I enjoyed Marvel's presence on Netflix.

 

Second trailer for "Captain Marvel" dropped tonight ...

... AAAND, word is the "Avengers 4" trailer will be unveiled Wednesday morning on "GMA."

 

What is with Fury going nuts over the cat?

I do like that she has one, which I assume is a reference to the comics. I couldn't read the tag, which had me wondering if it they went into enough detail to take her cat's name from the books.

I'm very excited to see the Avengers 4 trailer. It's about time we learned something, dammit!

 

OK, Avengers 4 trailer has apparently been delayed until Friday, since today is the national day of mourning, and we're looking to get another trailer on Saturday:
The AVENGERS 4 Trailer Premiere Pushed to Friday and the SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME Trailer Is Dropping Saturday

 

Here it is. Looks amazing.

 

Just enough to establish how low the heroes are after the snap, but not really give away much of the plot. I wish they hadn't spoiled the Ronin reveal, but I guess that was already a lost cause.

 

The "Avengers: Endgame" trailer ... with Deadpool.