tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post1374432651372940070..comments2024-03-14T08:38:28.518-04:00Comments on J.M. DeMatteis's CREATION POINT: WHERE THE BOOMING HEAVENS ROARUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-33036622436858439132016-07-12T00:28:35.953-04:002016-07-12T00:28:35.953-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00111128052877507061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-80713357837169576782010-09-24T16:59:49.805-04:002010-09-24T16:59:49.805-04:00What they needed for that end scene, David, was Ja...What they needed for that end scene, David, was James Spader. As one reviewer pointed out, BOSTON LEGAL ended with Shatner and Spader dancing on the balcony...and I can't help but think that last night was an echo of that scene. But you're right: the chemistry was off. Shatner and Spader, on the other hand, had chemistry virtually from their first scene together. But, then, they were also speaking words written by David Kelly and that's got to help.<br /><br />The actress you mention is Nicole Sullivan: I've seen her in quite a few things -- most memorably on SCRUBS -- and she's terrific. Problem is she wasn't given much to do here. And Will Sasso, who plays the other son, has a great reputation from MAD TV. So the potential is there for a great ensemble.<br /><br />Tim will tell!J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-84286940952489013262010-09-24T16:50:16.363-04:002010-09-24T16:50:16.363-04:00Good points about the supporting cast. I recognize...Good points about the supporting cast. I recognized Ed's daughter in law as the dogwalker from KING OF QUEENS, where she did good work. So maybe she'll get some better material. <br /><br />The DMV scene, when Ed realizes how he's alienated himself, was the emotional highlight of the pilot. It should have been eclipsed by the even bigger moment of Ed's dance, but that scene didn't quite gel. If the timing and chemistry had been right on that, it would have been a near perfect closing.David Waltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12087646905757912129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-62239550807764200082010-09-24T16:37:10.390-04:002010-09-24T16:37:10.390-04:00Having been sparked by the CBR piece, Tim, I'm...Having been sparked by the CBR piece, Tim, I'm sitting here right now working up a blog post about the "Wally Lombego Incident," telling the whole story in greater detail. With luck, I'll have it up in the next few days.J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-13858795265838898312010-09-24T16:34:30.297-04:002010-09-24T16:34:30.297-04:00We had similar, if not exact, reactions, David. F...We had similar, if not exact, reactions, David. First, after all the negative reviews, I expected $#*! to be pretty awful. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that it wasn't: in fact I, like you, laughed out loud a number of times.<br /><br />You can see Shatner trying to find his character -- in interviews he's said that he's just starting to understand how he wants to play Ed -- but I think he did a great job. Problem is, he pretty much WAS the show. The supporting characters were too thin and the writing was on the generic side. <br /><br />The one time I thought Shatner was really on equal footing with another actor was during the DMV sequence: the actor playing the DMV guy brought some substance to what could have been a throwaway role and the two of them really sparked each other.<br /><br />If they can get that kind of chemistry with the other characters and sharpen up the scripts a little -- they'll have a real show. (As I think I said before, most sitcoms take time to find their way: early episodes of Seinfeld, one of my all-time favorites, are pretty terrible.) But the truth is, being a Shatnerd, I'll be watching every week, no matter what.<br /><br />As for 30 ROCK: truth is I rarely watch it on "real" television, I almost always catch up with it in big blocks on Hulu. And, for me, it's more fun that way.J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-39914610651085817512010-09-24T16:33:25.525-04:002010-09-24T16:33:25.525-04:00Just saw a post on a 1981 Star Wars comic, 'Th...Just saw a post on a 1981 Star Wars comic, 'The Dreams of Cody Sunn-Childe' by 'Wally Lombego' over here. Interesting read: <a href="http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2010/09/24/comic-book-legends-revealed-279/" rel="nofollow">http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2010/09/24/comic-book-legends-revealed-279/</a><br />My compliments to the idealist.Tim Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16027669269758716984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-21416906671293630542010-09-24T16:22:27.450-04:002010-09-24T16:22:27.450-04:00My thoughts on $#*! My Dad Says:
http://asm149.bl...My thoughts on $#*! My Dad Says:<br /><br />http://asm149.blogspot.com/2010/09/cbs-taught-me-last-night.htmlDavid Waltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12087646905757912129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-61472766460475402832010-09-24T14:24:31.674-04:002010-09-24T14:24:31.674-04:00Thanks so much, Ken. I'm really looking forwa...Thanks so much, Ken. I'm really looking forward to the PBS Lennon documentary. The producers have created an iTunes podcast, releasing a new full-length interview with some of the participants every week. So far they've done DOUBLE FANTASY producer Jack Douglas, photographer (and Lennon buddy) Bob Gruen and legendary drummer Jim Keltner (who played on IMAGINE, WALLS AND BRIDGES and MIND GAMES). Great stuff.J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-44846342710715906782010-09-24T14:20:36.248-04:002010-09-24T14:20:36.248-04:00JM, just pulled this off Twitter, thought u might ...JM, just pulled this off Twitter, thought u might b interested...RT @ThirteenNY Just Announced! Screening of AM Masters: LennonNYC in Central Park on Oct. 9. Free & open to the public: http://ow.ly/2Jnx3. See u in NYC in a couple weeks!Ken Frieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03619851624308584756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-64791548370963868082010-09-21T17:37:53.874-04:002010-09-21T17:37:53.874-04:00Thanks, JMD. Pretty good stuff.
And there's ...Thanks, JMD. Pretty good stuff. <br /><br />And there's even a "beatles" reference for you!David Waltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12087646905757912129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-67345054293300658492010-09-21T14:01:26.212-04:002010-09-21T14:01:26.212-04:00Here are the links, David:
Intro = http://www.you...Here are the links, David:<br /><br />Intro = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJqspyjMovo&feature=player_embedded<br /><br />Shatner interview part 1 =<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKj8aDk4-sE&feature=player_embedded<br /><br />Shatner interview part 2 =<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCgU3zItZ1U&feature=player_embeddedJ.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-1279335986254863832010-09-21T13:59:01.637-04:002010-09-21T13:59:01.637-04:00I'll have to look that up.
Agreed that sitco...I'll have to look that up. <br /><br />Agreed that sitcoms tend to take a while to get their footing. Lucky for Shatner, the BIG BANG THEORY lead-in should give the show time to grow.David Waltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12087646905757912129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-70141928728341951942010-09-21T12:51:01.874-04:002010-09-21T12:51:01.874-04:00Thanks for sharing that, David: nothing shameless...Thanks for sharing that, David: nothing shameless about it. And I invite all Creation Pointers with their own blogs to share links here.<br /><br />Re: Shatner. From what I've read, the show doesn't get off to the best start, but they're refining it week to week. Many, if not most, sitcoms seem to start off that way...and then find themselves in the first few months. Ever watch early episodes of SEINFELD? They're painful.<br /><br />All that said, it's a weekly dose of Shatner, so I'll be there every Thursday.<br /><br />And if you haven't seen Shatner's appearance on Craig Ferguson's show last week, track it down on YouTube: it's comedy gold. Hilarious stuff.J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-8948433476486714712010-09-21T12:40:50.984-04:002010-09-21T12:40:50.984-04:00BTW, guys, my latest blog is up. And even though i...BTW, guys, my latest blog is up. And even though it doesn't have anything to do with Thor, it strikes me as the kind of thing followers of this blog might enjoy:<br /><br />http://asm149.blogspot.com/2010/09/back-to-back-to-future.html<br /><br />My next blog will either be about why Judas Traveller works as a Spider-Man antagonist, or last night's HAWAII FIVE-O. How's that for suspense?<br /><br />My shamelessness knows no bounds!<br /><br />As an aside, I'm curious as to what your thoughts on Shatner's new vehicle will be on Friday.David Waltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12087646905757912129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-76780489944514680372010-09-17T09:16:52.373-04:002010-09-17T09:16:52.373-04:00Well, then, eat away, David!Well, then, eat away, David!J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-66531271985006459892010-09-17T09:13:56.850-04:002010-09-17T09:13:56.850-04:00Thanks for the refresher, JMD. I'll have to re...Thanks for the refresher, JMD. I'll have to re-read those issues before the one shot.<br /><br />And you can never get too much behind-the-scenes info. I eat these things up.David Waltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12087646905757912129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-20549856762436818152010-09-17T09:05:15.740-04:002010-09-17T09:05:15.740-04:00I hope the story lives up to your expectations, A....I hope the story lives up to your expectations, A. Jaye!J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-79351462630260111592010-09-17T09:02:34.807-04:002010-09-17T09:02:34.807-04:00That's truly awesome, JM.I'm really happy ...That's truly awesome, JM.I'm really happy for you--and slightly jealous. Hey, I'm human. : ) When it was allowed, I pitched a Thor, a Silver Surfer and a Galactus story to Marvel. And you are absolutely right, the 'human' part of the story is vital. If anyone can do it, you can! Can't wait!A. Jaye Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16849496184595142507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-50943768126780209952010-09-17T09:00:53.032-04:002010-09-17T09:00:53.032-04:00Scrier actually appeared in a SURFER annual, David...Scrier actually appeared in a SURFER annual, David, and in a number of issues of the monthly, where he and the Surfer took on an alien threat called the Other.<br /><br />I created Cosmic Scrier as a way to deal with the changes that were made to the Clone Saga Scrier. (The name, by the way, came from writer Terry Kavanaugh, at a Spider-Man writer's meeting, when we were cooking a cast of characters for Judas Traveler to pal around with. And that's probably more information than you needed.) Hadn't thought about him in years, but Marvel editor Ralph Macchio suggested bringing him back...and here we are. It's been great fun exploring Scrier -- and another old creation of mine, Oblivion -- in this new context.J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-38477585557130700532010-09-17T08:54:53.509-04:002010-09-17T08:54:53.509-04:00It's a little confusing, but so is everything ...It's a little confusing, but so is everything associated with the last act of the Clone Saga. <br /><br />If memory serves, the Clone Saga Scriers were a cult who associated themselves with the cosmic Scrier. I wasn't super impressed with the way the cult turned out to be little more than another extension of Norman Osborn's will, so I'm happy to see the cosmic side explored in more detail. Maybe eventually we'll see the Cosmic Power/Human Cult duality fleshed out. <br /><br />I liked the Scrier issue from SS, if it's the Daredevil/Spider-Man team-up I'm thinking of.David Waltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12087646905757912129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-57231375532145683502010-09-17T08:34:31.401-04:002010-09-17T08:34:31.401-04:00This is Scrier as he appeared in my SILVER SURFER ...This is Scrier as he appeared in my SILVER SURFER run, David -- not the Scrier from THE CLONE SAGA. They're connected...but also different characters.<br />How's that for confusion?J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-38724221635969177922010-09-17T08:00:57.206-04:002010-09-17T08:00:57.206-04:00Scrier? Sold!Scrier? Sold!David Waltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12087646905757912129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-88279639855947736622010-09-16T19:48:57.345-04:002010-09-16T19:48:57.345-04:00It's quite a celestial sandbox, A. Jaye -- and...It's quite a celestial sandbox, A. Jaye -- and the fun of this particular story is balancing the Big Stuff with a small, intimate human story. I've also started work on another Thor story -- a 38 page one shot -- that involves Thor, the Silver Surfer, Galactus, the alien race called the Other, Scrier and Oblivion. Talk about cosmic!J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-66621044272099822582010-09-16T18:40:37.041-04:002010-09-16T18:40:37.041-04:00Ha, ha, ha! I love that letter. Don't know if ...Ha, ha, ha! I love that letter. Don't know if you recall, JM, but Thor has long been one of my favourite super heroes (of them all). To hear that you get to play in my sandbox--er, I mean, Marvel's sandbox with him ... that's great. I will definitely get it!!!!A. Jaye Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16849496184595142507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193334913733210326.post-41862584797980098842010-09-16T16:54:54.156-04:002010-09-16T16:54:54.156-04:00That's great!That's great!J.M. DeMatteishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293848326241642685noreply@blogger.com