Thinking out loud; the ARROW league

ARROW is back with it's second season, and it started off running. Go check it out if you haven't already. Spoiler ALERT from this point forward; At the end of the episode we got out first look at the shows first Black Canary, yes I know who she is under the mask, no I won't be saying it here. And it was badass. She'll be resurfacing again next week in episode 3 and from what I understand will become a regular presence on the show ongoing, at least for this season. Also in the premiere we got our first nod to The Flash, who will be coming a couple episodes down the line, will assume his costumed persona by seasons end, and may/may not get his own spinoff TV series next year. So now I think out loud;

The actor playing Roy Harper on the show let slip that certain DC characters appearing on the show may be working as a team, when that might happen and in what context I'll leave in the air. Technically Green Arrow and Huntress worked as a team briefly in season 1. And Arrow has his team he works with on a regular basis. So I can only assume he meant the new characters coming in this season. Which would include Black Canary, The Flash, and possibly others yet to be revealed.

The question of whether Arrow, the possible Flash series and the other DC Comic TV series' currently being developed will become part of a shared universe is an active discussion online. As is whether or not any of these shows will be part of, at some point, the, hopefully, cinematic DC Universe currently being built, in theory. The sequel to MAN OF STEEL will feature Batman, and possibly other cameos. And Warner Brothers is still wanting a Justice League movie one way or another. Meanwhile movies featuring other characters are in active development. Including the Justice League Dark coming from Guillermo Del Toro which will deal with certain mystical, monstrous, and occult-styled DC characters. Del Toro has already said he'd be open to his movie being part of the same universe as MAN OF STEEL. So where does that bring everything?

A whole lot of possibilities, and not a lot of decisions being made. At least not publicly being made.

So ARROW season 2 will see superheroics cranking up a couple notches. Will we see an ARROW version of the Justice League? Will they go by some other name? The Outsiders maybe? The Titans? Seven Soldiers? a new name entirely? will everybody just join the Suicide Squad, which will be forming during season 2 as well? And who will make the cut on the team? Will this first Black Canary stick around or even survive this season? The Flash is said to likely be getting his own series next year. Would he come back to help out? Is Roy Harper going to be part of it now that he's officially helping Green Arrow as of episode 2? Hmm, a lot of questions.

I guess we'll find out.

The Kraken.....lives?

The remake of Clash Of The Titans is not very good at all, in fact it's quite terrible. It's sequel, Wrath Of The TItans is ever-so-slightly better but still on the negative side of the scale. While in production of Wrath Warner Brothers began developing a third movie. But it's quite likely that film will never be made. So what?

Well I was watching Wrath on TV the other day and my mind started going as it often does, and never seems to stop. And I thought, 'yunno, screw a third Titans movie, just make a movie about the Kraken'. The Kraken, from the original film and the remake, is an immense monster meant to destroy, well.....everything. But in the mythology of the films it was a weapon the gods used to defeat the titans in the first place. And since the release of the Clash remake has gone on to become an internet meme and quote go-to. "Release the Kraken" and countless variations are, everywhere.

Right now Warner Brothers is making a new Godzilla movie, and if successful, which it hopefully will be, I'm sure they plan on making as many as TOHO, the folks who own Godzilla and make the films in Japan, will allow them to. But at some point TOHO will want their star back. And where does that leave Warner Brothers? The truth is to get their kaiju, giant monster, fix they can go ahead with a new Pacific Rim movie at any time, as the film is a blast and easily lends itself to franchising. And speaking realistically, unless WB gets their DC Comic movies going in a serious way they'll be looking for their next Harry Potter-type cash cow. So I started thinking, if not Godzilla or Pacific Rim, why not the Kraken?

The monster has been established, more or less, the meme's continues to fly, and it's scale and power lend itself easily to massive spectacle set-pieces. So why not go nuts and create a new movie, and even a series of movies, around the Kraken. Centering it at the heart of a mythic themed kaiju series. Find a way to resurrect the Kraken, whom you remember was destroyed at the end of Clash, in the modern world. Build up a new mythology in the context of the modern age. It's been done before several times, but my current favorite is DC Comics current run of Wonder Woman comics, go check them out to see what I mean, The short of it is they're fantastic. To set this series apart from most other kaiju films, or monster movies in general, have the Kraken face other monsters of myth, and invent some new ones. Just embrace the insanity of what you're doing and run wild.

I know none of this will likely happen. But it's nice to think out loud. I'd certainly give it a chance, how about you?

Godzilla....

Yes, I have seen the GODZILLA test footage....repeatedly in fact. And yes, I loved it each and every time. Even though its simply test footage it really nails the tone started in Gojira, seen a little bit again in Godzilla Raids Again, and revisited a bit in Godzilla 1985 (Godzilla Returns). I can't wait for the movie, and I don't know how else to say it without reducing to a giddy mess. GODZILLA!!!!!!

Mickey Rourke monologue from Expendables

One of the best moments from the first Expendables, boom-

Godzillasaurids

With the beginning of the age of monsters comes the rise of new lifeforms. Godzilla being the greatest among them. There are several creatures closely associated with Godzilla himself. And in my mind these creatures are all part of the same group of beings I'll call Godzillasaurids. Species of kaiju are rare, in most cases creatures are singular in nature. So connections are often appreciated if not always emphasized. Check them out below, warning I may update in the future depending on continued research....






                                                      GODZILLA                                      

                                                    GODZILLA JR.
                                   (Heisei era adopted offspring, appearance                                                                        is slightly different from Godzilla himself)
                                     
                                                         MINYA                                              
                                       (Adoptive offspring, significantly
                                             different in appearance)
                               
                                                     GODZOOKY
                                              ("Nephew" of Godzilla,
                                            possess membrane "wings")

                                                         ZILLA
                                   (1998 SONY film and animated series)