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From: "Ian J. Ball" <ijball@mac.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Selected programming for June 23-29, 2025
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2025 10:12:16 -0700
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On 7/16/25 7:12 AM, Dimensional Traveler wrote:

> On 7/16/2025 12:31 AM, shawn wrote:
>> On Wed, 16 Jul 2025 00:17:02 -0700, anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net>
>> wrote:
>>> shawn <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:
>>>> On Tue, 15 Jul 2025 18:55:47 -0700, anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> shawn <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:
>>>>>> On Sun, 29 Jun 2025 15:49:40 -0400, Robin Miller
>>>>>> <robin.miller@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Tuesday, June 24
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Streaming:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Ironheart        [new]           (9 pm ET, Disney+)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Riri Williams (Dominique Thorne) returns home to Chicago to build 
>>>>>>> her
>>>>>>> own armored suit and becomes entangled with Parker Robbins/The Hood
>>>>>>> (Anthony Ramos) after the events in "Black Panther: Wakanda 
>>>>>>> Forever".
>>>>>>> The six-episode series also stars Alden Ehrenreich and Lyric 
>>>>>>> Ross, while
>>>>>>> guest stars include Sacha Baron Cohen and Jim Rash. Three episodes
>>>>>>> stream today and the remaining three stream next Tuesday, July 1.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I suppose I'll get around to watching this at some point, but none of
>>>>>> the comments in this newsgroup are making me rush to do so.
>>>>>
>>>>> Allow me to be the first to say NO DON’T DO IT RUN RUN LIKE THE 
>>>>> WIND!!!!!
>>>>
>>>> So what went wrong with it? Did the character suck in the comics or
>>>> did the writers of the show head off in a different direction that
>>>> didn't work for the viewers. I know the character was never that
>>>> popular in the comics so that wasn't a good basis for a show.
>>>> That said I'll have to at least sample it as it's in my wheelhouse
>>>> (superhero Genre, Marvel).
>>>
>>> It has nothing to do with the comic (which I liked) beyond a few 
>>> character names. 
>>> They had actually pretty much appropriated the comic storyline for
>>> the Spider-Man movie where he has the iron spider suit with the AI 
>>> in it.
>>> So instead, they came up with nothing but despicable people doing
>>> despicable things, and finding despicable ends.
>>
>> Hmm, I get the writer probably thought they had something unique to
>> say but how did anyone else think this was a good idea?
> 
> "Will it make money?"

"No, no - this definitely won't make money."

"Green light it!!!1!11!!"

Rinse. Repeat.