Jimmy Toucan (+ The Flipout)
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Post by Jimmy Toucan (+ The Flipout) on Aug 26, 2016 15:58:53 GMT -5
Love the Blue Cheer reference.
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Jimmy Toucan (+ The Flipout)
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Post by Jimmy Toucan (+ The Flipout) on Aug 26, 2016 15:54:53 GMT -5
I agree 100%. I find it to be pandering, personally.. I mean if we're really talking my true to God, honest opinion here. Changing any race of a character to "diversify" Hollywood is total pandering, and teeters on insulting to whichever race they choose. But that's me.. You want a character to be black? Write and create a black character. You want a character to be Asian? Write and create an Asian character. That requires too much work tho.. We've gotta stick it to the man. This, absolutely. You'd think in an industry like comic books which thrives on imagination and creativity could, you know, actually ing do that. I won't plug my own work (as it's not strictly comic book-related, but I always ensure I have something: Original Resonant Inherent Creative Organic Serendipitous I even created my own acronym for when I write something; 'ORICOS'. I only bring this up because like you, Word, it's one of the first things I think of when I read things like this, especially as someone who's been reading comics for most of life...to wrap your head around the infinitesimal work to create a universe, populated with countless different characters...only for the medium of comic book adapted films to take those characters and put a spin on them - purely only so that 'every box can be ticked for every walk of life'. Instead of reaching into that well of imagination and putting something together that will tick those boxes, with the prospect of something new (new heroes, new villains, new settings, etc) it's just too easy to take an existing character and tweak it for today's audience that isn't as beholden to comics as we are... ...it seems you really have to look far and wide or knuckle down and do it yourself... This is awesome man. I know exactly what you mean. If the comic book creators create a new character that fits the purpose of pandering, most of the time the reception from the media outlets in the know isn't big enough to create the buzz they want. The buzz for the new Ms Marvel was initially positive, but got superseded quickly. News of an existing character being brought to life in the films that is starkly different to the source material? That gets lots of hits on the websites that report on it and ultimately becomes fuel for people to check out the film regardless, and outdoes any new character's introduction in the books. As someone who reads your stuff on the text fed/fantasy boards, I can see how much you put in creatively, because I've never read anything close to what you've created. lol
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Jimmy Toucan (+ The Flipout)
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Post by Jimmy Toucan (+ The Flipout) on Aug 26, 2016 15:35:57 GMT -5
Oh man, that's heartbreaking. I got into his videos this year for WWE and Marvel Legends, loved his style and effort he put in every video. I'm gutted.
R.I.P Glenn.
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Jimmy Toucan (+ The Flipout)
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Post by Jimmy Toucan (+ The Flipout) on Aug 26, 2016 5:45:36 GMT -5
"Land Of Confusion" by Genesis.
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Jimmy Toucan (+ The Flipout)
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Post by Jimmy Toucan (+ The Flipout) on Aug 25, 2016 22:27:49 GMT -5
Did you watch the new 'evolution' episode? He still looked kind of green in his sparring, but I'm sure he'll have improved for Gall. Least I hope so. Yes, I watched it last night. Pretty funny with his moving truck getting stuck! I admit his standup still didn't look as evolved as it could've been, but you can see he's hungry to learn and get better. I also thought it was cool Lars was there, that was good of him. His standup (judging by the doco) makes it look like he'll gladly eat five punches to land one. That's not a good sign whatsoever. They didn't show any of his ground game either, which I'm guessing is because it's virtually non-existent maybe?
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Jimmy Toucan (+ The Flipout)
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Post by Jimmy Toucan (+ The Flipout) on Aug 25, 2016 19:28:13 GMT -5
I'm still a fan. I don't expect him to wow me with anything that really he shouldn't be doing, sure, Suplex City got over with the marketing of one simple line uttered at WM last year, but it it's fine with me.
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Jimmy Toucan (+ The Flipout)
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Post by Jimmy Toucan (+ The Flipout) on Aug 25, 2016 15:11:42 GMT -5
That sucks man, sorry to hear you got stiffed like that.
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Jimmy Toucan (+ The Flipout)
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Post by Jimmy Toucan (+ The Flipout) on Aug 25, 2016 15:07:05 GMT -5
New 'Iron Woman' really isn't: Not sure what to make of it as this early stage...what do you guys think? Apparently Iron Heart' is a Japanese blue movie. Yeesh! Oh man. Even the cover artwork is similar.
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Jimmy Toucan (+ The Flipout)
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Post by Jimmy Toucan (+ The Flipout) on Aug 25, 2016 7:02:24 GMT -5
...I was actually rating his chances much better before I saw this video. I've gotta say, as much as I want him to win and do well, his stand-up looked pretty terrible and his ground-game... well, not much better. I really hope he's improved a lot since then though and surprises us... stranger things have happened. Well said. I think it's great he's invested in it heavily and criticised himself during that sparring/practice fight...it was over a year ago and I have to think he's done tons better. Did you watch the new 'evolution' episode? He still looked kind of green in his sparring, but I'm sure he'll have improved for Gall. Least I hope so.
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Jimmy Toucan (+ The Flipout)
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Post by Jimmy Toucan (+ The Flipout) on Aug 25, 2016 6:54:36 GMT -5
"Broken" by Nine Inch Nails.
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Jimmy Toucan (+ The Flipout)
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Post by Jimmy Toucan (+ The Flipout) on Aug 24, 2016 22:25:25 GMT -5
Mean Girls.
About time it came to Netflix. Always fun.
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Jimmy Toucan (+ The Flipout)
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Post by Jimmy Toucan (+ The Flipout) on Aug 24, 2016 22:23:31 GMT -5
"Tomorrow Never Knows" by The Beatles.
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Jimmy Toucan (+ The Flipout)
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Post by Jimmy Toucan (+ The Flipout) on Aug 24, 2016 22:21:53 GMT -5
$500. Wow. Do they seriously do the lame stuff like this just to get people talking?
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Jimmy Toucan (+ The Flipout)
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Post by Jimmy Toucan (+ The Flipout) on Aug 24, 2016 19:28:47 GMT -5
Saw it on my Facebook feed this morning. Wow. Astounding. I enjoyed the heat of that moment, it was great. Miz was on fire.
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Jimmy Toucan (+ The Flipout)
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Post by Jimmy Toucan (+ The Flipout) on Aug 23, 2016 22:25:50 GMT -5
Decent card, definitely. I'm behind Condit, he seems to really want it. Maia is awesome, don't get me wrong, but if it's kept standing, it most certainly will be Condit's game. I hope Pettis gets out of his slump, but Oliveira is scrappy as they come. Like Chris, I can't help but go for the Aussie chick, Bec Rawlings. And Lauzon needs to win, though Jim Miller was great in their first fight, very aggressive. Looking forward to it.
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Jimmy Toucan (+ The Flipout)
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Post by Jimmy Toucan (+ The Flipout) on Aug 23, 2016 19:29:19 GMT -5
Will most likely get Emma but that's it.
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Post by Jimmy Toucan (+ The Flipout) on Aug 23, 2016 19:24:14 GMT -5
"Parklife" by Blur.
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Post by Jimmy Toucan (+ The Flipout) on Aug 23, 2016 15:23:37 GMT -5
"Parachutes" by Coldplay.
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Jimmy Toucan (+ The Flipout)
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Post by Jimmy Toucan (+ The Flipout) on Aug 23, 2016 2:32:58 GMT -5
Not a fan. Of any of them really. To see the underlying theme behind 'the WWE Universal' championship be just a different colour is crud. smh
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Jimmy Toucan (+ The Flipout)
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Post by Jimmy Toucan (+ The Flipout) on Aug 22, 2016 22:27:49 GMT -5
Was hoping he would've done well in NXT. Wherever he ends up, he's done a lot. Doubt he'll want to move away from Tennessee though.
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