Franklin Richards
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Hey... I put up The Herald on 7/21. Did anyone post it before that? 





JMAfan said:Maybe in "fanboyish" Hirru meant that the regular moviegoing audience won't know who the Silver Surfer is, or that he is the Herald, and therefore it would only appeal to those that know the comic.
I'm sticking with Fantastic Four II myself, or Doomsday because they will know where that title is coming from. The Herald to many of the people will be the newspaper they read every morning.
Franklin Richards said:Then they are idiots. Remember... "Don't Dumb It Down!"
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gerbstat said:where is chili town?
JMAfan said:Because they haven't read this comic they are idiots? Wow, I was an idiot for a long time then....thanks for clearing that up. I just thought I was stupid...
BTW, take a second and do a google on the word "herald" see what ya get, and then call them idiots....![]()
hunter rider said:The thing is sometimes i think we worry to much about the GA as if everyone out there is some spoon fed idiot that can't get anything that isn't basic or is Sci Fi driven and need everything spelt out for them,if this were the case Star Wars and The Matrix would not have been hits
Franklin Richards said:I like Doomsday as a title. Just not when Doom is a bit player in this film. The emphasis seems to be on The Surfer. When Doom has a meatier part (of course I don't know if he does I'm just guessing) then call it Doomsday.
I think the people know what the heck Herald means.
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JMAfan said:I don't see that title as them really not understanding what it is persay, but not really caring to find out what it is from the simple fact that something that sounds like a newspaper is somewhat...........boring.
Doomsday on the other hand, brings vision of blood, gore, Doom, ya know those things that people really love to see.......
And being one of those in the "general audience" I tend to think of them often...
hunter rider said:That seems to suggest they are quite simple minded that they don't look past a title plus there will be plenty to see to sell the movie so that we can avoid DTV type titles,In truth though i was talking overall about the constant worry that making anything to Sci Fi will alienate the audience so best keep it simple and more believeable
JMAfan said:No, I don't see them simple minded at all...understanding what a herald is, and putting that knowledge to the F4 comics and realizing what the SS is....just seems alot for people to get within a few seconds of seeing the title.....which is kind of what you want a title to do, quickly give them a glimpse as to what the movie is about. My saying this, doesn't mean I think they are idiots, simple-minded or whatever.....it means they have other things to do rather than try and figure out what herald the movie is talking about....
Who knows?....I could be totally wrong.....not the first, second, or third time thats for sure......
I get the distinct feeling I'm wasting my time here, because in the end....they are going to call it what they want...
Franklin Richards said:I like Doomsday as a title. Just not when Doom is a bit player in this film. The emphasis seems to be on The Surfer. When Doom has a meatier part (of course I don't know if he does I'm just guessing) then call it Doomsday.
I think the people know what the heck Herald means.
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hunter rider said:By simple minded i was referring to the fact they would dismiss it as boring b/c they didn;t immediately understand it especially since the F4's name that they do know is there with it
Truthfully though i wasn't getting into the debate you and Frankie were having i was taking the concept of "don't dumb it down" as it applies to the Sci Fi elements of the story that some believe can't be translated,i was just saying the audience IMO can get into fresh ideas in this genre like they proved when SW and Matrix became Smashes
If you look back i didn;t quote you or mention the title,i just made a stand alone post about dumbing down sci fi referring more to Frankies use of that term but taking it in another direction to pertain to the whole movieJMAfan said:Well, then my post was not the one to quote to make that point....because I have never said they needed to "dumb anything down"...I'm the one that wants a more intricate development of characters......no dumbing down here....
hunter rider said:If you look back i didn;t quote you or mention the title,i just made a stand alone post about dumbing down sci fi referring more to Frankies use of that term but taking it in another direction to pertain to the whole movie
Sorry if you thought i was getting after your debate with Frankie
Hiruu said:ROFLOL...ooooh yes, with the cheesy soundtrack please!
zer00 said:If they want to know what the word Herald means. They can either pick up a dictionary or go to the 2nd grade. Even if they don't the idea of something being called The Herald! is still a mysterious thing, luckily no one is as ******ed as...certain people are making them out to be.
JMAfan said:Sorry, my mistake....I took it as thats what you were talking about......I guess the title of the thread threw me off....![]()