The show is a lot of fun, but.
.well, DC’s been having this problem for a while now with Batman going from “one of their three most iconic and popular characters” to “the only character that DC seems to actually like anymore”, with Batman’s abilities getting ratcheted up to insane levels more and more frequently.
And yeah, Brave and the Bold really played into that. Now, granted, most of the time that was the joke. Batman was the hypercompetent badass that was good at everything, but the focus of the actual episodes tended to be on the supporting characters. But as the Bat Obsession with DC and WB has gotten worse and worse, stuff like Brave and the Bold suffers because you start going “.er, we’re still joking about Batman being hypercompetent at everything, right?” when looking at it all.
Release date
The first three episodes of ‘Invincible’ will premiere exclusively on Amazon Prime Video on March 26, 2021, with new episodes airing week-to-week on Fridays thereafter.
JK Simmons voices Nolan in Invincible (YouTube)
Plot
The series tells the story of Mark Grayson, a 17-year-old boy who is learning about his superhero powers. His father, Nolan, is the most powerful superhero on the planet and fights evil. As Mark starts to develop his own power, he learns that his father’s legacy might not be as heroic as it seems.
The official synopsis reads: “Invincible is an hour-long, adult animated superhero show that revolves around seventeen-year-old Mark Grayson (Steven Yeun), who’s just like every other guy his age except that his father is the most powerful superhero on the planet, Omni-Man (J.K. Simmons). But as Mark develops powers of his own, he discovers that his father’s legacy may not be as heroic as it seems.”
50 Best Sci-Fi Shows of All Time
By Joseph Bien-Kahn, Stacker News
AND Madison Troyer, Stacker News
On 2/6/21 at 8:00 AM EST
The genre of science fiction can use the cover of space, unrealized tech, or the future to tell the stories about ourselves we re afraid to hear. By shielding topics in an otherworldly unreality, sci-fi has the capacity to dig deep into the most difficult, uncomfortable, and even appalling parts of our nature, nations, and selves. To better understand the impacts of sci-fi on our culture, Stacker pulled data on all sci-fi series of all time and ranked them according to IMDb user ratings as of Jan. 13, 2020), with No. 1 being the best. To qualify, the series had to have at least 10,000 votes and be in the English language. Limited series were also considered.
Who was Goran GajiÄ?
The Croatian-origin actress was the wife of Serbian director Goran GajiÄ with whom she had to flee Croatia during the Croatian War of Independence. He is an ethnic Serb by origin.
It is believed that the two had met in the 1980s, when Furlan actively participated in the Yugoslavian feminist movement. She would commute regularly for three hours from her hometown Zagreb to Belgrade, where Goran GajiÄ was based. At that time, Furlan was acting in theater productions in both cities.
However, as the Croatian War of Independence broke out in 1991, it became difficult for Furlan to stay in the city as she was fired by Croatian National Theater for refusing to quit acting in Belgrade. After receiving life-threatening messages from the public, Furlan united with GajiÄ to leave the city together.
The 50 Best TV Shows That Were Canceled Too Soon
By Kate Mulligan, Stacker News
On 1/19/21 at 8:00 PM EST
All good things must come to an end, an expression particularly apt when it comes to television shows. Not every series can be
The Simpsons, and run from what seems like the beginning of time until well after we re all in the ground. The never-aging family from Springfield aside, most TV shows find themselves canceled at one point or another. Whether it be declining ratings, a story getting too hard to maintain, or off-screen unscripted drama, even good televisions shows meet the axe.