You’re definitely right that the Sokovia Accords and Civil War address this. I was thinking more as we’re on the cusp of Doomsday/Secret Wars and introducing mutants if we might get Superhero/Mutant Registration Act as a major storyline.

Also I won’t spoil anything but having now seen the show completely, they discuss this concept a bit more in the future.

It did. It’s a bit of a bummer because Venom was highly financially successful and the first film was not half bad. That films success is what likely gave all the other films a shot, and to your point the Venom films were all financially successful despite the drop in quality.

I agree with everything about this article except the title.

For me this film is at its best after the vampire reveal and ends when most of the vampires are killed. The intro is fine but goes on a little long and while I’m always a fan of killing Klansman it feels like an unnecessary action scene after the climax of the film.

My vote is for One Battle After Another. It could be argued it starts slow as well, but once it gets going it is paved perfectly.

move the franchise forward

You’re absolutely right and we’ve been asking for this since the end of Voyager and I think one of the biggest reasons why Enterprise had such rough time.

90s Trek was fantastic and did a great job handing off to each other. Even Voyager being stranded was still moving the world forward. Then we reset back to the first Enterprise, absolutely killing all the momentum.

The best thing Discovery ever did (apart from soft launching Strange New Worlds which got lucky) was launch us into the far future and give us a place to build.

I never would have asked for that. Picard seemed like that path forward, but struggled (season 1), told a what if story (season 2), and then just did a fun reunion (season 3). But ultimately set up a Seven show that just never happened.

But we’re in the far future now. Discovery put us there. Starfleet Academy is building and moving us forward again. It’s not perfect, but it’s building and I’m in.

So this is a weird one.

Per Wikipedia,

The 4th Children’s and Family Emmy Awards… eligibility period ran from June 1, 2024, to May 31, 2025, mirroring that of the Primetime Emmy Awards.

The issue is that the most recent Primetime Emmy Awards show happened back in September 2025.

For some reason the Children’s and Family awards happen about 6 months later.

Hacks is excellent. The Last of Us is excellent. Although both of those are preparing for their final season.

Euphoria is excellent, although I expect season 3 to be their last.

That leaves The White Lotus which is also excellent.

I’ve also heard IT Welcome to Derry is excellent, but I haven’t seen it.

That being said they’ve been trying to get Dune as a series, Prophecy is getting a second season but I’m not sure the first season really worked.

We also have the whole of DC Studios. I agree it’s possible Gunn departs if the deal goes through, which would cause some major quality issues.

But there is the golden goose that is Harry Potter. It’s probably going to have a shit ton of people watching it.

So for big existing franchises, they’ll probably be ok, and GOT fits in there. But for original stuff, I agree they have fewer options.

Curious to know what you didn’t like.

I had issues with Kingpins rushed storyline. I think if Barton is afraid of someone we should have seen Kingpin do something that we the audience were afraid of. His relationship with Echo was interesting, but ends abruptly.

I think Yelana’s story needed a little more room to breathe. We understand she is upset, but we don’t know that she has the context of how Nat died and she is just lashing out. It feels like a revenge story, but really it’s a “just looking for someone to blame” story.

That being said I think Kate’s story worked really well. I think she had excellent chemistry with Clint and with Yelena. I liked the flip of the Swordsman being a good guy. It features an excellent musical.

Overall pretty good.

It’s not House of the Dragon, I just mean “Aegon’s Dream” was referenced in HOTD.

The specifics of Aegon’s Conquest aren’t known, just the big highlights. There isn’t likely to be a lot of background scheming and politics, because generally Aegon just shows up with a dragon and the enemy either agrees to Aegon’s demands (because dragon) or they don’t, dragon happens, and then someone else agrees.

There are bits that are interesting, but not many (which probably works fine for a film).

An “Aegon’s Conquest” film is probably the best way to tell the story. It’s not a particularly interesting story since it’s just man (and sister-wives) steamroll Westeros with dragons.

I’m sure you could spice it up a bit, but also Aegon is a conqueror and kind of a “bad guy” in that sense. He’s just chilling at Dragonstone and Westeros is mostly just chilling doing their own thing, and he just decides naw… it’s mine now. I’m guessing they’ll add some prophecy to give him reason, we saw this touched on in season 1 of HOTD. Basically there must be a Targaryen on the throne in order to stop the white walkers. Although GOT season 8 sorta disproved that, which I guess makes the whole of Targaryen rule and Aegon’s Conquest moot. So…

Either way, could be fun, but I don’t expect a lot from it.

which show runner

Beau Willimon, who created and wrote the majority of the first two seasons of House of Cards. (As well as the opening and closers of season three and four.) (Also the sixth season is like Game of Thrones season 8 bad, the difference is that no one watched it.)

I didn’t find it disappointing, but it does feel like three films smashed together of varying quality. The opening of the film that sets up the background of our characters is good, as soon as the vampires show up and through the evening and their death is absolutely fantastic, and then there is the bit at the end that wraps things up, but is just good.

If the whole film could have been as good at the middle part, then it’s an easy winner.

When we’re looking at films that are as good at the beginning, middle and end, then One Battle After Another is the clear winner.

In terms of just acting, perhaps Michael B Jordan did a better job than Leo DiCaprio. That’s a tough call.

I mean the Venom solo film barely worked and decreased in quality as it went along. Kraven had its moments, but really wasn’t much. The rest never even had anything worth watching.

And that was with these films being largely disconnected.

A reboot doesn’t even really mean anything.

Work with Marvel Studios proper, you’ll make more money and a better product.

So I’m never going to 100% say no to a sequel, but this is probably the closest you can get.

First off, you need a story to tell. Face Off tells a ridiculous story that is absolutely wild. You can’t just “face off” again in the sequel. You’d have to find a way to body swap but in a whole new way, likely one that wouldn’t even make sense with the title.

Second, the primary antagonist is dead. So now you need to retcon the ending, which is usually a bad sign.

Third, no clear mention that the original cast is returning. I struggle to find a sequel without the original cast that worked.

Fourth, it’s too many years later. You can sometimes make years later sequels work, Blade Runner 2049 comes to mind, maybe a few others, but that list is short.

No writer is attached to the project although Sony’s animation arm, Sony Pictures Animation, is opening up a writers room to develop the a script or takes.

I feel like this is just Sony flaunting that they own the rights to characters like Venom and they want a return on investment. This is basically a signal to Marvel Studios, “We own Venom. We made three live action films. We’re going to make some animated films. Make us an offer.”

Sony Pictures Animation has a strong track record. The Spider-verse films have been fantastic so far. They own K-Pop Demon Hunters who exploded this past year. They have a steady track record with Hotel Transylvania. They intend to expand with Mitchell vs the Machines.

We’ve also seen rumors of future Spider-verse spinoffs, including Gwen Stacy.

This supposed film is years away, five years at least.

Stealing from Colbert, what is the best sandwich? Both for you and for your character?

I really have no idea how they’ll handle it in Doomsday. While we and the greater universe know where Loki ended up, you can’t assume the average viewer has seen the Loki series. I’m not even sure you can assume the average viewer is familiar with the TVA, although you can introduce them pretty easily.

But also Loki and his current position is tied to the entire idea of the multiverse. You can’t conclude the multiverse saga and not include Loki in a major role.

My best guess is have Thor follow some series of odd clues. Have those clues remind and flashback to Loki. Have Thor remind the viewer that Loki escaped in Endgame. Discover some magic thing, see Loki for a moment, then ignore that during secret wars(?) and then post secret wars be confident that Loki is out there in the universe.

The universe is huge and Thor has plenty of “friends” we haven’t even seen yet, so glad to hear it. Plus as a character it fits that he would be around forever.

Same for “Daddy Pedro”.

Based on this trailer we’re finally gonna see why the Hutts have so much power/control in live action.

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