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Post by Brady Brown on Dec 15, 2017 9:15:52 GMT -6
the last jedi... holy moly
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Post by Brady Brown on Dec 15, 2017 9:14:25 GMT -6
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (also known as Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi) is a 2017 American epic space opera film written and directed by Rian Johnson. It is the second film in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, following Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015). The film is produced by Lucasfilm and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It stars Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Lupita Nyong'o, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, and Gwendoline Christie in returning roles, with Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern, and Benicio del Toro joining the cast. It also marks the final performance of Fisher, who died in December 2016, with the film being dedicated in her memory.
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Post by Brady Brown on Dec 12, 2017 20:52:18 GMT -6
Airdate: December 12th, 2017 Guest Star(s): Ioan Gruffudd, Chloe Bennet, and Aaron Eckhart The VPN's Official Description: PROTECT AND SAVE - When a video of a superhuman with the ability to conjure forcefields (guest star Chloe Bennet) goes viral, Dr. Uucsio (Hamm) and the Knox triplets (Robertson, Lerman, and Grimes) agree to track her down to help. However, after an attempted kidnapping causes her to flee, the Knox’s must find her to try and keep her safe. Meanwhile, Fred (O’Brien) visits Lucy (Mulligan) in the hospital, while Mrs. Uucsio (Kidman) and Jane Doe (Judd) begin to follow Ryan (Daly) after he begins to test out his photography skills. Also, Debbie (Loughlin) returns to the Upsville Unit, where Detective Ashlock (Freeman) warns her of a recent discovery. Link: TST - 2.11Written by: Brady Brown
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Post by Brady Brown on Dec 5, 2017 21:54:41 GMT -6
Sorry this took so long to get posted. Life has been crazy! Onto the pilot -- I want to preface by saying I don't really remember the first drafts and what was changed/kept the same -- it felt a lot more like an episode halfway through the season. I think more focus on Rachel and less on Angela would be really beneficial for a pilot. Maybe follow Rachel as she goes to the party (which, I see from the description is in episode 2; maybe switch the Angela/Blood conflict from ep 1 with the frat party in 2 as a suggestion), have her interact more with Greta and Gar as opposed to introducing Blood and his conflict with Angela. I think the reveal for Blood could be saved for either the end of the pilot or somewhere in episode 2. I just think more focus on Rachel on what she's dealing with would make this a lot stronger, because right now it's lacking a solid conflict for Rachel to deal with in the pilot itself (as opposed to the opening scene which, I'm assuming, is a season long journey). That being said, I really loved the relationship established between Greta and Rachel, and pretty much the scenes with Rachel were where the pilot was particularly strong and effective. Hope this helps! Looking forward to seeing what you come up with and what other people think
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Post by Brady Brown on Dec 5, 2017 18:42:29 GMT -6
Janice: 10 mins Clark: 8 mins Sara: 10 mins Debbie: 7 mins Dr. Uucsio: 5 mins Mrs. Uucsio: 10 mins Jane Doe: 4 mins Fred: 6 mins Lucy: 1 min Shela: 5 mins Ryan: 0 mins Det. Ashlock: 21 mins
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Post by Brady Brown on Dec 5, 2017 16:16:25 GMT -6
Airdate: December 5th, 2017 Guest Star(s): Sienna Miller, Aaron Tviet, Haley Webb, Liam McIntyre, Frankie Faison, Randall Park Special Guest Star: William Hurt as James Rivers The VPN's Official Description: OMEGA - After witnessing the abduction of a woman (guest star Haley Webb), Detective Ashlock (Freeman) leads a manhunt through Upsville to track her down, and when all signs point to Chosen, Debbie (Loughlin), Shela (Union), and Mrs. Uucsio (Kidman) join in. Meanwhile, returning to school after their recent tragedy, the Knox triplets (Robertson, Grimes, & Lerman) and Fred (O'Brien) come back to Upsville High where they are met with a flood of schoolwork and emotions, leading one of the teens to begin spiraling. Jon Hamm and Ashley Judd also star Link: TST - 2.10Written by: Brady Brown
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Post by Brady Brown on Nov 30, 2017 15:47:01 GMT -6
I already left some thoughts on "Super Mom" when we were talking earlier, but I really loved this episode. You're genuinely so good at writing the horror/suspense stuff that went into that -- it was easy to visualise, and was actually pretty eerie, especially with the shadowed figure looming around. There definitely seemed to be a Saw-type influence in the episode that I loved, kind of like when 'Smallville' did an episode inspired by the franchise, and it worked so well here, especially paired with the main villain, and this hidden agenda of theirs that got all the more intriguing with these "tests." I also loved the fact that you devoted a whole episode to Debbie, because it established her beyond her role as a mother and showed that she was a really strong, feisty, take-no-shit character with a heart of gold for her family, and I hope as I continue to read the series and play catch up, there are more situations that call for a focus on her and we get to see her shine. And then, very quickly, I really liked the subplot with the actual Super Teens at the school. I love when they all work together and have their on-point sibling remarks to each other. And the twist at the end was like?? Also, I'm bad at reviews when I don't write them directly after reading, so that's why this is a quick little ramble of love and support and not as thorough, haha. But yeah, it was great. I can't wait to catch up! Thank you so much for reading, Jack! It really means a lot. I definitely wanted to have an episode focus on Debbie and to establish her as not only this matriarchal Knox family figure but as a character independent from that aspect of her life. She's got a lot more good stuff coming up this season, but especially next season. This episode also served the dual purpose of the twist at the end, which comes to a head in 1.08 "Super Past". I'm glad you enjoyed that aspect of it. I also love focusing on the triplets solely at school and how it affects them. There's an episode in season 2 where they're just in school the entire episode and don't use their powers, but just have to deal with the stress that school puts on them. I loved writing that, and I don't know why I said that since it's literally next season but I wanted to give you an idea of what I was talking about haha. Again, thanks so much for the thoughts! Hopefully you can catch up soon!
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Post by Brady Brown on Nov 28, 2017 17:36:38 GMT -6
ANNOUNCEMENT: The Super Teens will return NEXT TUESDAY (12/05/17) for a 3 episode run before going on its final hiatus on the season!
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Post by Brady Brown on Aug 8, 2017 21:47:04 GMT -6
Spoilers, including titles, for episodes 5.12-5.15!
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Post by Brady Brown on Aug 8, 2017 21:33:46 GMT -6
AUDITION | "Georgia Boy" Review This was a pretty game-changing episode of Audition. From something as simple as hearing advice, to admitting secret feelings, to really awful news, 'Georgia Boy' definitely had the tone and the vibe of a mid-season finale that has me pretty upset about the show being on hiatus (but obviously that's paired with the excitement to see it come back for more episodes). Aren't all of the mid-sequence and sequence finals game changing episodes of Audition?! I needed to bring Alex all the way up before bringing him back down. He's got to find a way to pull himself back up, and that's what he's going to be trying to do in the back half. I'm glad there was a level of uncertainty with how it was all going to play out. That's something I'm always trying to keep up with this show, since it's so grounded in realism. But going back, I've fallen in love with incorporating wacky scenes into the show, like David's daydream and now Alex's audition story. Paula's kinda been on the back burner for this season, at least compared to last season, so I wanted to make a large step for her in this episode. I think Judy is the person who knows Paula best, so she was the perfect one for Paula to admit these feelings to. Their entire scene was so much fun to write. I hope I can bring Judy back somehow soon, but who knows haha. Going into the back half, Paula will be focusing a lot on herself and achieving things before she feels like she'll be too old to do so. Like I've said, Paula's feelings for Michael represent a lot more than trying to put these two together - it's about what Paula thinks she's missed out on, and what she still has time to do. This was a huge moment for Alisha. From here on, we're really gonna see her start to move forward. Her actually admitting her whole situation to Angela was a hurdle she needed to get over to move on. Alisha truly thought she was going to date Kelsey, and get to experience all of these firsts with her, and all of that was completely ripped away from her, and it's really hard to cope with a fantasy crashing down so suddenly. Alisha's gonna be contrasting Alex in the next episodes, because now she's finally beginning to overcome her sadness and go towards a happier, lighter life. As soon as I wrote Angela/Mia's scene I KNEW you were gonna say something like this! haha. I know you too well. From Angela's perspective, she sees her past self in Mia as someone who tears people down. While yes, Mia has definitely grown a lot, I still think she has a large part of herself that is vindictive and harsh. Angela's advice to her was the starting point for a stroyline Mia will have in the next half. Sequence 5 has a huge theme of trying to better yourself, so Mia will be following suit in the regard Mia will have a much larger part in the next half. She's gonna grow a lot more, and she's gonna have a lot more scenes that aren't with David (thought, of course there will be great Dia scenes). Don't worry! Thanks again for this review! I'm glad you've enjoyed this sequence so far, and hopefully the next half is even better! Look out for spoilers soon!
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Post by Brady Brown on Aug 8, 2017 21:16:33 GMT -6
AUDITION | "Sixth Time's The Charm" Review Fell behind a bit, but I'm catching up. This episode of Audition was an oddly refreshing one. It carried the weight of Alex's darker story, but approached it in a more lighthearted way that was paired really well with a subplot of both his friends secretly planning a birthday party for him, and the more public return of Angela, who fits back into the fabric of the show really well. YAY FOR REFRESHING AUDITION EPS! I've had the idea to seclude a character for the majority of the episode by pairing him up with a completely new character, and I thought this episode would be the perfect time. I wanted to bring in Alex down into his own head and away from everything else. I'm glad you liked the inclusion of Manny. I went back and forth on the twist for a while, but I chose to stick with it because I thought it added a better reasoning for why Alex was opening up so quickly to a stranger - it was Alex all along. Sometimes I think we give ourselves our own best advice, so that was what I wanted to showcase in this episode, in a fresh way. Omg YAY for suspenseful, happy endings! I needed to bring back the comedy before I go into full on depressing darkness! haha. This part of the episode was really about repairing relationships, and this was the real start of Alisha and David dropping everything between them and starting as friends. The same for Angela (who we'll talk about next haha). I also definitely didn't want to make Rose's suggestion of going on another audition to be completely one sided. No fun in that! haha Angela is officially BACK on Audition, at least part time, and her first major arc was to repair these relationships. I've wanted to make a callback to Rose's camera for ages, so I'm finally glad I got to. And since she's never met Paula I thought tater tots would be perfect. I'm so glad you enjoyed this ep so much! Thanks again for the review!
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Post by Brady Brown on Aug 8, 2017 21:07:58 GMT -6
5.07 "Raven of LA" reviewLook at me, getting two reviews done within a week. This is what happens when I have time off work! Anyway, on to my opinions of Audition's seventh episode of sequence five, "Raven of LA". Thank you SO MUCH for this review! Sorry it's taken me this long to reply. Life is so busy! I've wanted to bring Angela back for a long time, and I think with Alisha's current storyline was the perfect time for her to show back up. Sorry their names both start with "A" haha but yes I definitely knew they would be sharing a bulk of their scenes together when Angela returned. I don't really like pettiness in drama (or, at least, when it takes over the majority of the show) so I'm definitely trying to steer clear of that route. Alisha (and Angela) have grown too much to harbor grudges like that. Glad you're enjoying their dynamic so far Yeah, I've definitely seen that before. I didn't want to not put the scene in the episode because of that though. I chose the song back in sequence 1, and thought it was the perfect way to bring this newfound friendship full circle by having them sing it again. The context from this episode is different than the "Victorious" one though. I try not to base creative decisions over if another show has done something similar, but I definitely get what you're saying with the same actor singing the same song. You're definitely supposed to be intrigued with why Stella acts the way she does. I'm hoping to fit in her backstory in the back half of s5, but if not then definitely within the first few episodes of s6. She's a really stubborn character, and I enjoy writing her a whole lot because she's so different from everyone else. Lots of Stella, Trey, and the band during the rest of the sequence tho! A majority of Alex's scenes are going to feel off for a while. He's going through a large shift in his mental health, and it's taking a toll on how he interacts with people around him. I don't want to reveal what David attempts to do in the comic book field. Hopefully it's something that's satisfying and surprising at the same time I want Alex's decisions (such as this one) to definitely be rooted in understanding from the audience. He's got a lot going on, and he doesn't know how to handle it, so he'll look for anything that will help him not be so sad all of the time. This sequence is probably the darkest one, but I still hope to find a balance between that and the comedy aspect. This story is a lot of fun to write for Alex, and a lot more happens in the upcoming eps! Thanks again for reading! Hope you enjoy the next few episodes!
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Post by Brady Brown on Jul 28, 2017 20:30:37 GMT -6
So I FINALLY finished this show, and...
Favorite Seasons: 3, 5 Favorite Characters: Tara, Faith Least Favorite Character: Spike Favorite Episodes: Band Candy, The Prom, Something Blue, Hush, The Body, Tabula Rasa, Chosen
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Post by Brady Brown on Jul 19, 2017 15:37:58 GMT -6
REVIEW: 4.02 "Feud"
I'm sorry if my reviews are going to be short, but I want to get through this season as quickly as possible, so I just wanted to apologize beforehand haha. Anyway, this was another great ep that was filled with a ton of memorable action. I really enjoyed the Maxwell Lord-controlled Superman storyline coming into play, and you managed to make it work into the setting of Watchtower and incorporate its characters in a fun way. It was great to see two different versions of "World's Finest" with Batman and Batwoman going up against the Man of Steel. On that same note, we got a lot of flashbacks to Smallville, and again they were cleverly incorporated into the storyline of the show, and reminded us of all of the things these characters went through before their time on this show. My only real qualm with the episode is that it seemed to wrap of Superman's antagonistic role really quickly.
Bruce's sudden demeanor change is going to be an interesting thing to explore. The severe conflict between him and Vicki is an aspect of their relationship that I'm also interested in seeing dived into it. It's something that can either expand or destroy what they have, and I'm excited.
This isn't necessarily a negative against Dinah or the writing, because I think it's very natural for her to be doing what she's doing with Naomi, but I think it's a storyline that can be generated quite negatively sooner rather than later, especially considering how short their relationship is compared to how long Oliver and Chloe's was. I'm trying to take out any bias from this equation, because you know I've never been a Smallville Oliver/Dinah shipper, but I'm still intrigued to see where it goes. Their scenes were nice, and Dinah had some fantastic action sequences with Superman, so I'm still thrilled she's in the cast right now.
We also got the return of Lana Lang and her ARGUS crew. Her flashbacks were especially rough. I think if she was incorporated into the episode more, they would have had a stronger effect on the audience, but that's just a nitpick. I absolutely love that she's taking over the Savior Foundation, and hopefully once (yes, ONCE) Katherine makes her not so deathly reappearance she and Lana can work together to help make Gotham a better place.
I felt like Chloe was off to the side a little for this ep. Not a negative at all, just an observation. She had some great interactions with pretty much everyone, and, like with Vicki, I'm eager to see her conflict with Bruce arise. I've been waiting for this storyline between her and Oliver for a while, and I'm glad it's not taking all of the spotlight (even thought we are in ep 2). It's something that deserves a lot of focus, because of the history involved, and I'm just stoked.
A FEW MORE NOTES: - Gold Kryptonite? Bruh... WHAT? Also hey, Lois, hey - Maxwell Lord needs to take about 3000 steps away from Katherine - Arkham is LIT yall
Those are all my main thoughts for this ep. I really loved it, and hopefully I can get to ep 3 soon because HELENA IS OFFICIALLY BACK, BITCHEZ!
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Post by Brady Brown on Jul 17, 2017 15:20:37 GMT -6
SPOILERS regarding the mid-sequence premiere: Episode #5.11 - World Premiere Written by: Brady Brown Produced by: TheVPN
07/17/17: Title released. - will feature the world premiere of "Warfare" - the entire episode is rumored to take place on the red carpet - Alex, Alisha, Mia, and Robbie will all share a scene for the first time since sequence four's "Interview"
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Post by Brady Brown on Jul 15, 2017 14:26:18 GMT -6
Official Soundtrack: Børns - American Money Featured in 2.11 "Super Protection"
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Post by Brady Brown on Jul 15, 2017 14:25:30 GMT -6
Official Soundtrack: Adele - Hello Featured in 2.10 "Super Capture"
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Post by Brady Brown on Jul 12, 2017 22:17:55 GMT -6
Airdate: July 13th, 2017 Guest Star(s): Elizabeth Gillies, Gage Golightly, and Ming-Na Wen Special Appearance by: Poppy Montgomery as Judy Smith The VPN's Official Description: HAPPY BIRTHDAY - Ecstatic to make it past the first round of auditions, Alex (Hutcherson) believes this birthday may be his best one yet. Also, Alisha (Hall), Rose (Mendler), and David (Elgort)'s surprise party planning reaches its peak. Meanwhile, Paula (Adams) musters up the courage to make a life-altering decision, while Angela (guest star Elizabeth Gillies) crosses paths with Mia (guest star Gage Golightly). Patrick Dempsey also stars. Link: Audition - 5.10Written by: Brady Brown
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