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Soooooooooooo ever stumble upon something and yo immediately wanna check it out ,cause I just found a series of radio dramas called Marvel WAstelanders and the cast includes:Robert PAtrick as Wolverine,Susan Sarrandon as Black Widow ,Dylan Baker as Doctor Doom,Stephen Lang as Hawkeye ,PAtrick Page as Kraven ,Vanessa Williams as Emma Frost and Kieth David as Kingpin....I was gonna do a poll of radio dramas bit nah this is the one

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love when I like a mutuals post and then they like mine. communication.

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Fantasy Month :Sword of the Valient

So Ive been looking at diffrent stuff for Fantasy Month:Video games ,comics,Radio plays ,Cartoons ,a retrospective and even a concept album ,but I havent done the main thing I do for these motnhs :WAtch a film I havent seen before .Now some of you might be disappointed this isnt Ladhawke ,Die Nibelungen or Son of the White Mare ......But I wanted to start with a light one(Especially since the LOTR reviews are so in depth ) and Ive had this DVD for a few years now ,so lets talk about Sword of the Valaint

In this 1984 film The Green Knight (Sean Connery ) he purposes a game to the knights of King Arthur (Trevor Howard ) ,to which only a squire Gawain (Miles O Keefe) accepts ,cutting off the fey knights head only for the fella to put it back on and gives the young man a riddle to which the answer will save his life and one year to solve it.......Or his head belongs to the Green Knight

So this is a very loose adaptation of the poem Sir Gawan and the Green Knight,,,,,,,,But also its a remake,Stephen Weeks directed a film version of the poem in 1973.....And I guess ten years later he wanted to remake his own film.Now Ive actually looked at that film as well as the excellent 2021 film the Green Knight .....But while I could compare Im not going to ,I want to view the film on its own . If you want the short version ,this is better then the 73 film,but the 2021 film is better then this

As for the film itself....It is what it is ,kind of a standard sword and sorcery film.I guess I wanted a little more .I dunno I love this tale and a lot of the actors in this like John Rhyse Davies ,Peter Cushing,David Rappaport ,Douglas Wilmer and Ronald LAcey are good performers.....But other then Lacey who is the main villain ,a lot feel under used .Will say LAcey is a perfect villain,slimey and creeppy.....Though I think Lacey might be too old for the role ,cause his dad is played by John Rhyse Davies,,,,,Who Lacey is VISIBLY OLDER THEN.....By 9 years

Miles O'Keeffe is decent as Gawain and I like the idea of his journey ,but I dunno why but I dont really feel him change that much .Also the original choice was Mark Hamill,but the producers at Cannon really wanted Miles O'Keefe.....Which baffles me cause wouldnt getting HAMILL be such a coup for this film ,but who am I to argue with the guys who made superman 4

Now lets talk about our main antagonist,while most takes on the Green Knight are more neutral ,this is an antagonistic take ,An ancient and powerful fey who even Morgan Le Feys power is eclipsed by him,and he is played by Sean Connery ,one of the most beloved moviestars of the mid to late 20th century ,and the favorite actor of my grandfather ......And I am of two minds on Connery.On one hand ,I prefer the more mysterious takes by Ralph Ineson and Nigel Green ,and while those actors sort of embody and become the character,,,,,Connery is just Connery ,he is one of the most recognizable actors of his time and doesnt disappear in the role ....At the same time Connery has great screen prsence ,its fun to see Connery play not a villain but certainly an antagonist when we are so used to him in heroic roles ,I really love his costume design very elaborate but effective without being to inhuman ,and its just fun to see Sean Connery with magic powers ,

I keep flip flopping but while not a lost classic,it is fun to watch ,especially the glittery Connery .I do think it is especially an interesting watch now that the Green Knight exists

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reminder to trans, nonbinary, and any other non-cis people in the usa: there are people that love you and care about you. things are going to be okay, please don’t do anything drastic. i know things are scary right now but your lives are all worth so so much. don’t let him win. i love you

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Zonarians are 12 ft,Zonians are 25 ft ,the Zonaia which feed on Zonians should be what size?

Using Height Comparison .com am trying to decide Zonaias size

50 ft

or

100 ft

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Banshee's castle has *sigh* Leprechauns

Yeah, really.

The X-Men take a trip to Cassidy Manor for complicated reasons. Black Tom and his boyfriend The Juggernaut ambush them and a fight kicks off. Colossus yeets Logan for calling Storm 'broad' and Logan lands in this area with Padraic. He's more of an Irish caricature than resembling anything out of Irish folklore, but that's Claremont for you. This is actually the first time we learn Logan's first name (he used to be mysterious) and while that does flummox him, he doesn't believe in Leprechauns.

They don't believe in him either, or Padraic doesn't at least. Such a bizarre inclusion in a deeply mid story. Some have theorised that it's meant to be St Patrick, but honestly it's silly either way.

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Fellas, allow me to propose something

The height difference is basically the same.

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Zonarians are 12 ft,Zonians are 25 ft ,the Zonaia which feed on Zonians should be what size?

Using Height Comparison .com am trying to decide Zonaias size

50 ft

or

100 ft

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@ariel-seagull-wings @theancientvaleofsoulmaking

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I WANT THIS MOVIE NOW @the-blue-fairie

Great Mouse Detective version of Dracula happening simultaneously as the events of Dracula, so there’s just five mice in Victorian clothes unnoticed by the human cast desperately trying to kill a bat.

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I've seen Cabaret, Newsies, Hadestown, and Les Miserables are trending now bc how relevant these songs are

This is your gentle reminder that theater is political

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Zonarians are 12 ft,Zonians are 25 ft ,the Zonaia which feed on Zonians should be what size?

Using Height Comparison .com am trying to decide Zonaias size

50 ft

or

100 ft

@themousefromfantasyland

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did you all know that there was an officially licensed rock opera from 1975 about spider-man. and it's called spider-man: rock reflections of a superhero. and it has narration tracks by stan lee in between each song. and i've been listening to it nonstop for 2 days

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THE MARVEL UNIVERSE BRANCHES OUT INTO MUSICIANSHIP -- FOR BETTER OR WORSE.

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on Spidey and his Marvel Universe backing band, individual character art from "Spider-Man: Rock Reflections of a Superhero" LP, c. 1975. Artwork by John Romita, Sr.

So, I've definitely gotta pick this up on CD before I die, if only for shits and giggles, and I've known about it for years already. My top three favorites have to be: Conan and his Hyborian mates on strings, Hulk on drums, and the Surfer on keys. Lastly, and in the words of Jack Black:

"Let's get rockin'!"

Source: www.flickr.com/photos/75001512@N00/31810766182/in/photostream.

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I suppose but ....THIS ACTUALLY HAS AN ALBUM.Like Turn off the Darks soundtrack never got an official release.....And this might be weirder cause ....this is from the 70's

So I did a fantasy concept album with Epic ,I plan on covering the Protomen for sci fi month,I was kind of lamenting there wasnt really a superhero concept album I was aware of......Then I stumbled upon Spider-Man Rock Reflections of a Super-Hero where Peter has a nightmare of Doctor OCtopus leading brain washed rally and declaring his plan to make Thor and Black PAnther go go dancers .....Hell yeah Im gonna listen to that

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I think hed be doable thoughh would require either some changes or prosthetics

So SPider-man had a TV Show in the 70's where they didnt use any comic villlains ,which is fair enough most of Spidey's villains are really elaborate

However I got to thinking if one where to adapt Spideys villains for 70's TV which one were doable

So heres my rogues for a 70's/80's Spider-man TV show

1.Kingpin-Big scary mob boss ,easy

2.Kraven-Most Dangerous Game Hunter ,so easy

3.Chameleon-Have to change some stuff but a master of disguise villain is doable

4.Big Man and the Enforsers -Litterally just some guys

5.Silvermane -Gangster easy

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Illustration from Merlin Dreams by Alan Lee (1988)