#danny bilson

[theblackestofsuns]

"To Be Continued!"

The Rocketeer Adventure Magazine #2 (July 1989)

Dave Stevens, Paul Demeo, Danny Bilson, Michael Wm. Kaluta and Henry Mayo

Comico

[nerds-yearbook]

After one season of 22 episodes, the first Flash live action series ended. The final episode of the 1990's the Flash aired on May 18, 1991. Corinne Bohrer who played Zoey Clark in this episode also played the same character 27 years later in the Flash reboot series (2014). ("Trial of the Trickster", The Flash, TV Event)

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[mariocki]

Zone Troopers (1985)

"We will not help you kill your own kind."

"The Nazis ain't our kind, pal."

[abs0luteb4stard]

W A T C H I N G

I've fallen into learning about TIM THOMERSON's career. He was a comedian who became an actor and played a lot of hard-boiled characters, heroes, and villains. One of earliest things I've remembered him in is 'The Incredible Hulk Returns'. He just had a memorable face and look. He's so underrated.

The movie isn't as shitty as some people seem to say. I'm pretty intrigued. The concept and story and budget are pretty well put together for what it's worth.

[adamwatchesmovies]

Company of Heroes (2013)

To anyone who ever thought the idea of a Call of Duty or Counter Strike movie might be cool, I present the 2013 adaptation of Company of Heroes. The plot is the definition of generic - basically a checklist of war movie clichés. You don’t care about the characters, you don’t care about the action. Even if the film had ambitions to do more, the budget wouldn't allow it. This is the kind of movie you forget minutes after having finished it.

Near the end of World War II, a squad of American soldiers stumble upon a dying messenger who informs them of a critical mission. The Germans are finalizing the design of an atomic bomb. With their sergeant and most of the company dead, Nate Burrows (Chad Michael Collins) and Dean Ransom (Tom Sizemore) make their way towards the Nazi base.

There is only one interesting scene in all of Company of Heroes. A woman named Kestrel (Melia Kreiling) is about to step into the bathtub and turns to face Nate. The door is open. He’s surprised to see her. She gives him a look. What’s going to happen next? Will she invite him in? If she does, will he accept her invitation? He says he has two sweethearts at home… does he want to make it three? Then the scene ends. That’s it. Is it the nudity that makes this scene exciting? Not really (unless you’re 13). It’s the unknown. You don’t know what’s going to happen next, which is a breath of fresh air. The rest of this film is so predictable, so generic it’s practically a wartime lullaby.

This movie is a bore. The story is realistic - it’s not like Overlord, for example - so you know the Germans will not develop that super weapon. What you’d normally be worried about instead are the characters. Will Ransom make it alive and live up to the memory of his dead father who died in the first Great War? Will Burrows forgive himself for all the lives lost under his command? Even if these tales could hold your interest, the casting makes it impossible. Every soldier looks the same and the camera shakes so much it’s often hard to tell who’s shooting at who. The establishing shots are dreadful and the characterization almost non-existent. You’ll see a soldier fall over dead and think someone important just keeled over but no, it was some random nobody you didn’t even know was there too.

I don’t even think people who consider World War II to be “their favourite” war would enjoy this film… unless they were Americans blinded by patriotism. Most of the people we meet are stereotypes, from the burly Russian (Dimitri Diatchenko) to the gritty Brit (Vinnie Jones) to the slimy-looking Nazi commander with the metal brace on his leg (Richard Sammel). Over and over, the film exaggerates America’s role in the war to the point where - shocker - we learn the Nazis are planning on dropping their atomic bomb… on New York! Why a city overseas instead of a much-closer target like say… London? Because this movie thinks you’re a moron that won’t care about anything outside of the U.S.A.

The special effects are unconvincing but this flaw might’ve been forgivable had the rest of the picture been strong. Thing is, no writer would ever commit their good war story to a video game when just about any generic plot would do the trick. That’s why this film was basically doomed from the start. Company of Heroes has no opinion about the war, it has nothing to add to the conversation, it doesn’t have any new perspectives or a new story to tell. It has no reason to exist except to cash-in on a name. It’s a sure-fire way to make you fall asleep and little else. (May 1, 2020)

[geekcavepodcast]

The Rocketeer Gets New One-Shot

IDW Publishing has announced a new one-shot celebrating The Rocketeer. The one-shot is an anthology of three tales edited by Scott Dunbier.

Danny Bilson and Paul De Meo, the screenwriters of 1991′s The Rocketeer film, had written an unpublished Rocketeer comic book story many years ago. The story guest starred Amelia Earhart. Filmmaker Kelvin Mao and The Rocketeer producer Robert Windom approached artist Adam Hughes to illustrate the story, which led to the one shot.

In addition to the 8-page story by Bilson, De Meo, and Hughes, The Rocketeer one-shot includes a 12-page story from writer Kelvin Mao, artist Craig Cermak and colorist Laura Martin that tells of Cliff Secord’s date night with Betty, and a 4-page story from writer Robert Windom, artist Jae Lee, and colorist June Chung in which the Rocketeer fights a Japanese Zero in the South Pacific. The comic will also include pinups by Phil Noto and Maria Laura Sanapo.

The Rocketeer one-shot hits comic shops in May 2023 and will include several variant covers, including Cover A by Adam Hughes, Cover B by Gabriel Rodríguez, and two special retailer incentive “Full Art” variants of Hughes and Rodríguez’ art, respectively.

(Image via IDW Publishing - Adam Hughes’ Cover A for The Rocketeer One-Shot) 

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The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive #6 (2007)

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Dave Stevens' Rocketeer takes flight again in a new one-shot

Dave Stevens' Rocketeer takes flight again in a new one-shot #comics #comicbooks #rocketeer

Dave Stevens’ two-fisted triumph soars again at IDW Publishing with the May release of The Rocketeer one-shot, an anthology of three tales by an astonishing assemblage of comic-industry heavyweights! The development of this new Rocketeer comic project began during the making of the documentary Dave Stevens: Drawn to Perfection, when filmmaker Kelvin Mao discovered that Danny Bilson and the…

[sentinelmania]

Last night at the TS chat we pondered how the show would have moved on.

There was an interview with the producers:

-" but we were fortunate enough to have a number of long conversations with Danny Bilson about his thoughts about the characters, their strengths and weaknesses, their destinies, fan perceptions etc. and his most insistent comment about Blair was that he was such a popular character with viewers because he was an "academic" sort of hero. He considered this to be the primary attribute of the character.

As such, Blair wasn't going to the Academy to become a Cop. There were four episodes planned with an Academy theme, and then Blair was basically gonna flunk out upon some kind of moral/ethical dilemma. At the same time, he was gonna continue working on his dissertation, but he was just going to be writing it for Jim, because that was how he chronicled Jim's Sentinel abilities."-

Link: https://fanlore.org/wiki/Blair_as_a_Cop

There was a lot of discussion after the interview dropped, fans split between Blair as cop fans and Blair as academic fans.

I always liked both ideas...

[famousinmyfandom]

My personal requirements for a remake of Alias Smith and Jones in no particular order (featuring a lot of head canons and implied lore that should have been fleshed out.):

It would have three distinct parts: outlaw days, going straight, post amnesty detective agency.

The other members of the gang have significant roles!

Clem and George have significant roles!

Danny Bilson is at least a two episode baddie!

Kid is haunted by Danny’s death.

The guys would pull lots of schemes and Heyes would pretend to be a lot of different people at different times. Really let the actor playing Heyes flex their acting muscles because it’s what Peter deserved.

More varied tones. Give me angst!

More character and relationship development. GIVE ME ANGST!

They’re not cousins because that was weird and unnecessary and I loved the queer vibes. Turn those up!

They have definitely made out at least once.

Man vs nature because it’s the Wild West!

They change horses pretty often because they have to but every one has a name because why the fuck don’t they?

(Optional) Lom is played by a different actor in every episode because it’s basically tradition at this point.

A flashback to the day the Raiders came.

At least one flashback to Valparaiso, as well. Why did the boys leave?

Kid still gets influenza but it’s a much bigger deal and has series long consequences.

Heyes is manic depressive. He gets off on risks because he’s fucked in the head.

Kid still doesn’t cry about things because he’s fucked in the head.

They are laughing in the face of death together! Absolute mad lads!

Kid relies on Heyes to give him motivation to keep going. This is an issue because Heyes also has anxiety and if he stops moving and thinks about how deep they are, he’ll be paralyzed by fear.

Heyes actually has a silver tongue and his lies are believable and well delivered. (Blaming the writers for this one)

Heyes only gets shot in the head once because twice honestly felt insensitive as fuck why did they do that

Kid actually comes up against a faster gun.

I already mentioned it but they actually DO get their amnesty.

Fast guns start showing up to challenge Kid now that he’s not in hiding anymore.

Heyes has a photographic memory.

No suspenders for Heyes!

There are dime novels about them.

They die in the books.

More convincing edits on the quick draw because we have the technology!

[theblackestofsuns]

"Ladies And Gentlemen..."

The Rocketeer Adventure Magazine #2 (July 1989)

Dave Stevens, Paul Demeo, Danny Bilson, Michael Wm. Kaluta and Henry Mayo

Comico

[nerds-yearbook]

The pilot of 1990's The Flash premiered on September 20, 1990. The character of Iris West (Paula Marshall) didn't crossover to the ongoing series. The TV movie showed the origins of Barry Allen (John Wesley Shipp) becoming the Flash. Shipp would also cameo as the Flash in Arrow (2018), Supergirl (2018), and the Flash (2014 - 2023). ("Pilot", The Flash, TV Event)

[bloodbuzz-ohio]

What set abuse allegations did Rachel Bilson brush off?

Here's a rough timeline... sorry I went maybe deeper into detail than you were expecting

Mischa to E! on May 14, 2021: "[...] sort of general bullying from some of the men on set that kind of felt really shitty. But, you know, I also loved the show and had to build up my own walls and ways of getting around dealing with that and the fame that was thrust specifically at me. Just dealing with like the amount of invasion I was having in my personal life, I just felt very unprotected, I guess is the best way to put it.”

Within I want to say a week or two, Rachel and Melinda are asked about Mischa's interview on their podcast (or Danny Pellegrino's, it really doesn't matter, it was uploaded as part of the show podcast for 106) and they both say they never saw bullying on set. And they both extend an invitation to MB to come on their pod to explain herself? It's maddening.

RB says, trying to be funny, "I mean come on, clearly she was having fun. I mean, this episode she’s just making out with Ben McKenzie. What could be so wrong? And listening to Rooney.”

And because we know now that Ben and Mischa dated during s1, that's extra salt in the wound. Rachel of all people was aware of their saga, even if it was 20 years ago. As if dating someone and listening to live music..... means there was no mistreatment?

So then the show's mysterious entities speak to Page Six on June 2, 2021, probably mad that Mischa's interview is now costing them money because the podcast purports the show experience to be sunshine and rainbows and that Mischa herself was the problem, not them.

Their set source (I repeat, this is a 20 year old show with a random set source talking to Page Six) says, “So now she wants to go say that she was bullied,” the source continued. “It wasn’t that she was bullied. People didn’t appreciate waiting for hours for her to show up.”

The source also added that Barton — who played Marissa Cooper until she exited the series in Season 3 — had a momager who was “annoying.”

“It was a mess,” the source sniffed.

And that's its own POS mess. They also try to throw MB's mother under the bus in the book by saying she...... advocated for her daughter? By working as her manager and being on set? Nuala is on my shit list for a 1000 reasons and none of them are because she was on set advocating for her child/client. They really thought they did something with this Page Six hit job.

But Mischa responded to it with this kickass statement, "There was a lot going on. Whether I was late or not doesn’t excuse certain behavior from individuals in powerful positions. Everyone experiences things differently and where I acknowledge some of my past behavior may not have been helpful in certain instances, I will tell my truth when I feel ready.”

Then on June 11, 2021, Mischa published this op-ed in Harper's Bazaar UK.

There's radio silence on the issue until Adam Brody appears on the podcast for 126 in November 2021 and the pod women tell him (poorly, I may add) about the E interview from May. He says he didn't see any bullying but that he rarely worked with MB. Says he feels good about his own behavior with her. He does say that set is not a protective environment and several other nice things about her that put him in my good books forever.

Then there's true radio silence until Mischa finally agrees to be on the podcast during a weekend fandom convention she attends with Melinda and Tate in August 2022. They film the pod ep in December 2022 and it's posted in January 2023. None of the bullying allegations are discussed.

The allegations are also never mentioned in the celebratory book that is published in November 2023.

MB is asked about on-set bullying on CHD in February this year and in her answer mentions backtalk with some people behind the scenes, and brings up friction with guest stars.

Since then, Mischa has posted photos on IG that Rachel has commented on and Mischa replied to one of them in kind so I'd say things between them are... decent.

[theactioneer]

Zone Troopers (Danny Bilson, 1985)

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The Rocketeer #1: Amelia

by Danny Bilson/Paul De Meo; Adam Hughes and Karen L. Bates

IDW