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AP Bio: What A Good Show Looks Like

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I was surprised how much I like this show, however, I know it should end sooner than later. We’ve gotten to the part of the series where the writers are running out of ideas and it shows. Weirdly enough the writing seemed to have gone downhill a bit after the switch to Peacock. There is clearly a new style of the show now.

The story is pretty simple. Glen Howards takes his Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia style of acting into the role of Jake Griffin, a disgraced Harvard philosophy professor who has one thing on his mind, revenge. Jack takes the job as an Ohio high school AP Bio teacher simply to pass the time for a year. He makes it clear to the students that he will not be teaching them bio and promises them all an A+ if they don’t tell anyone that he isn’t teaching them.

The big problem with the show is that Howards is so incredible on screen and the rest of the cast isn’t as impressive. Not bad acting, just, I don’t care. The kids in the class are pretty entertaining, but that’s mostly because they are paired with Howards in the scenes.

This is one of those shows where Jack comes in cocky and hating everything and everyone, but slowly he learned to open up, find friends and not hate the town he’s living in anymore. Kinda cliché, but it is a very satisfying show. Overall, this show should have a set number of seasons vs fighting to be renewed. Where its going, I don’t know, but I hope it’ll be a fun ride.

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Soul A Message of Failure

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Terminator How Do We Win

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I never understand how humans survived so long in the Terminator Universe.

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I Called It

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Marvel Phase 4 is off to a terrible start. The movies and shows are just remaking the old favorites.

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Is Terminator Due for a Multiverse

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Every Terminator Movie, Ranked Worst To Best (Including Dark Fate)

I made a video giving a reason of why I think the Marvel and DC multiverses exist and why both companies are exploring their multiverses in upcoming movies. I believe they want to create one linear timeline going forward which can easily explain away all other movies before their cinematic universes were made.

So that being said, is it time for Terminator to do the same? Yea I know, the Terminator movies haven’t been very good since Judgement Day and the new ones are just trying to reboot the franchises hoping they’d resonate with the fans in some way.

A Terminator multiverse would actually make sense in the scope of the franchise. With all the different reboots and sequels that make little sense, would a multiverse tying everything together actually work? I know it won’t be as iconic as all the Spider-Men from previous movies coming together in one scene, but is it possible they can string together some semblance of a story to tie all these movies into one?

New Terminator movie to have James Cameron's involvement - SlashGear

Realistically the studio has 4 choices.

1 Stop making the moves all together and maybe reboot it 10 years when everyone gets the ad taste of Dark Fate out of their mouth.

2 Reboot the franchise for another time and hope it doesn’t fail. You would have to since Dark Fate did so poorly in the box office and reviews. It wouldn’t make sense financially for a studio to green light a sinking ship

3 Move the story forward past the events of Judgment Day and never speak again of time travel. Terminator Salvation I thought was a really cool movie. Sure, they gave away the biggest reveal in the trailer, but besides that it was a fresh take on the franchise

4 Create a multiverse. I mean what makes more sense. A supersmart robot organization created time travel and would send back robots to destroy the savior of the human race or that a wizard screwed up a forget me spell that split open the fabric of reality and sent forth specific versions of the main character? It kind of seems a little weird when you think of it like that.

All 6 'Terminator' Movies, Ranked Worst to Best (Photos)

I guess I would like to see the franchise continue from Salvation and we get the full man vs machine type of showdown we are always teased in the opening moments, but that’s not what Terminator is about. It’s about seeing the savior of humanity as someone who isn’t ready yet to do that. Watching them rise and fall and try theirs best to come into that future role of themselves. Realizing that at an early age that their lives would never be the same and they have to adapt to a future they can’t stop from coming.

I don’t think the studio can keep throwing money at a dying franchise. Everyone who was fortunate enough to view the original movies can see that new ones don’t hit the mark in the trailers and don’t bother to see them. So, who are they making these movies for? They either need a real solid plan to move this franchise forward or kill it entirely.

But what do you think of a Terminator Multiverse and where do you see this franchise going?

Simptastic Joe

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No More Ned

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Spider-Man: No Way Home Gives Ned a Power | CBR

It has been reported that Peter Parker’s best friend Ned isn’t returning for the new trilogy of Spider-Man movies. The move isn’t too ridiculous because at the end of No Way Home, everybody forgot who Peter Parker is. So, unless Ned was supposed to return as the villain, which many suspected he would, then there would be no reason to have him back.

I actually would’ve liked the idea of Ned becoming the Hob Goblin or something in that capacity. I also thought that Ned might have some adventures with Doctor Strange since he was able to open up portals and ended up wearing the cape for a moment.

So what do you guys think about Ned not returning?

Simptastic Joe

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Shang-Chi : It Was Okay

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Both 'Shang-Chi' Post-Credits Scenes, Explained (Spoilers)

I fell in love with the first trailer of Shang-Chi. I thought this was going to be one of the best Marvel movies ever made. When the second trailer came out, I said, “I’ll wait until it comes on Disney+”. The movie looked too packed with jokes, comic relief, and dumb situations.

Very quickly I felt that the story started to unravel quickly. After a great opening sequence, the serious part of the movie was over and the jokes began, and again, and again. Katy might be the worst Marvel character ever created. Every moment she was on screen was a chore to watch. Never a good line, always a joke or something stupid to add to the moment.

Shaun was a good character who, but I felt like there were 2 performances by actor Simu Liu. Every time he was in comical situations, the acting was terrible, but when the moments were serious it was perfect. The movie was actually incredible when it was being serious. And not to say that jokes wouldn’t be welcomed. It’s almost like they took every opportunity to undercut the big moment with a joke.

The story was eh. Shaun has to stop his immortal thousand-year-old father from unleashing some monster bent on world domination. Typical Marvel movie. CGI battle with disposable army, secret organization, cameos, shirtless scene, and teases future movies. Pretty standard. The action was the only redeeming part of the movie. Best fight scenes in the MCU so far.

So, eh story, good action, too many jokes, besides Katy and 50% of Shaun the acting was pretty believable, Shang-Chi was a decent MCU movie, but nowhere near the hype it created. I give it a 5/10, but that’s mostly because of the action scenes and acting.

Simptastic Joe 

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Steve Let Sharon Down

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Why didn’t Steve Rogers help Sharon Carter out?

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Steve Let Sharon down

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Civil War: Why Steve Rogers Really Kissed Sharon Carter

After watching Falcon and the Winter Soldier I was left wondering why didn’t Steve Rogers help Sharon Carter out? After she helped Rogers in Civil War, she was backlisted and forced to move to Europe and eventually become the Power Broker. Carter wasn’t always evil, but being on her own, cutting all ties with SHIELD, essentially being betrayed by the very government she swore to uphold all compounded to make her into a criminal.

Rogers was able to smuggle Bucky into Wakanda. Why couldn’t he do the same for Carter? And in Infinity War, Rogers, Falcon and Black Widow were able to keep tabs on Vision and Wanda. Why didn’t Rogers get Sharon into that group? How was he ok with her moving to a place controlled by gangs and kingpins? Just seemed like he really dropped the ball on Carter and could’ve saved her from a life on crime.

Simptastic Joe

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Invincible: Secret Identities

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Invincible' Arrives on Amazon Prime With a Young Hero for Mature Audiences - The New York Times

After watching the hit new series Invincible on Amazon Prime, I was left with one question. Do Omni Man’s neighbors know he lives there? Omni Man might be the most well-known person on the face of the Earth and doesn’t wear any mask so are all his neighbors blind to the fact that a literal God lives next door?

When Mark was practicing flying for the first time, his mother heard the sounds of him plummeting into the backyard over and over again. How come nobody went outside to see what’s going on? You think the sound of constant crashing would make even the most agoraphobic of neighbors curious.

\And when Cissel blew up the neighbor’s house after Omni Man turned evil, he made a point of saying they evacuated the block. So clearly people live there.

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I mean Superman puts on a pair of glasses and nobody notices a thing, but its not like he’s busting out of the room, taking half the door with him and returns saying, “Sorry bad Chinese food,”. A friend of mine said that apparently where they live is controlled by the government, but I don’t recall the show mentioning that.

What do you guys think of it?

Simptastic Joe