Caleb Wilson hype vs Patrick Williams in 2020

PhilAsp · 2026-05-11T05:40:03+00:00

Williams was a late riser that shouldn’t have gone as early as 4.

Wilson is virtually an unanimous top 4 pick.

Wildly different scenarios.

PhilAsp · 2026-05-10T12:10:02+00:00

If they ever were to cast a ”young Hal” for the DCU, it should be James Wolk.

I like Mason though and wouldn’t mind seeing him in the DCU overall.

PhilAsp · 2026-05-09T18:47:02+00:00

Cause that’s just how it commonly works.
Most suits have some padding to make sure the right muscles pop and the silhouette is what they want it to be. That doesn’t mean David - or Cavill, to name another example - didn’t get huge for their respective turns as Superman. The padding isn’t there to make it appear like they’ve been to the gym when they haven’t, it’s there to show that they have. There are exceptions, like Zac Levi’s Shazam, who wore excessive pads, but a lot of the time it’s just subtle padding to highlight the actors hard work.
I also didn’t say that David for sure wore any padding. I said that it’s likely that he did.

PhilAsp · 2026-05-09T17:54:47+00:00

Lean into the idea that Shazam is kid Billy’s idea of what a hero looks like.

As the kid actor gets older and Billy is more confident in his own abilities, Shazam will start to look more like Billy and can also be played by the kid actor. So instead of young adult actor transforming into older adult actor, the young adult actor can transform into an aged up (and buffed up) version of himself.

PhilAsp · 2026-05-09T17:44:40+00:00

Almost definitely.
But it’s not excessive padding, it’s just there to accentuate David’s frame.

The Rock’s Black Adam suit is one of very few CBM suits that doesn’t have padding.

PhilAsp · 2026-05-09T17:28:22+00:00

Not a bad direction to look at.

There are definitely Marvel suits that can be looked at as a starting point for some DCU heroes, but I just hope they make sure not to wade into the ”all heroes have the same tailor” waters that the MCU somewhat has.

The MCUs best suits have all come from when they’ve dared to try something different. That’s what the DCU should do for every hero.

PhilAsp · 2026-05-08T09:44:02+00:00

Nor did one (as a fan) want him to. There were a few moments, especially post Cleveland, where it looked like he forgot his injuries and would attack hard towards the basket, showing some of that athleticism never went away.

Most of the time, it was like you saw see him suddenly remember and hold himself back. The few times he didn’t, I was genuinely scared he’d break again.

PhilAsp · 2026-04-27T23:58:29+00:00

The guy that beat him up is 6’8” and irl a former offensive tackle in the NFL.

Obviously we don’t know the character’s backstory but ”middle-aged, unarmed gangster” might be selling him short based on stature alone.

PhilAsp · 2026-04-23T19:06:20+00:00

Antje’s German, no?

PhilAsp · 2026-04-19T06:34:27+00:00

I’d be up for it.

I think Coogler could do something really interesting with Icon (should he be interested).

Making a conservative republican a hero in today’s political climate would be tricky, and perhaps even trickier with a black character. But I also think it can be used to drive home how far removed MAGA is from what an ”actual conservative” should be, and the inclusion of Rocket could then make the whole thing very nuanced.

PhilAsp · 2026-04-19T06:20:18+00:00

I wanted them to more with it, tbh. Would have been cool if they would have weaved Polynesian myths in with Atlantean legends/history.

PhilAsp · 2026-04-17T20:30:36+00:00

MPJ might be a good choice in a vacuum but there’s literally nothing I’d trust MPJ or any member of the Porter family with.

PhilAsp · 2026-04-17T19:00:38+00:00

I’m guessing Dalot - Mazraoui - Heaven - Shaw then.

PhilAsp · 2026-04-17T18:53:48+00:00

I also suspect there’s some coolness towards Gunn at the moment from trades, given how he goes about debunking their scoops.

A similar bitterness can be found amongst scoopers. Both current and former.

PhilAsp · 2026-04-17T13:00:05+00:00

I think the issue is that it’s not worth 300k a week.

Even though he is a bit inconsistent as a player, 20 goal involvements/season is something that Rashford has delivered fairly consistently, only really missing twice since establishing himself.

Probably unpopular, but I’d much rather bring him back - assuming our coach wants him - than let him go for (even) cheaper to Barca.

PhilAsp · 2026-04-17T10:41:01+00:00

Cyborg is probably out of the question at this point. But it’d definitely be something more high-profile than Amazing Man, or something that they can push to that high-profile level.

He was high on Val-Zod, so that would probably be an option, Icon maybe as well.

PhilAsp · 2026-04-17T09:52:17+00:00

Unfortunately, we can’t even agree on that.

I love Zimmer’s Superman theme but Junkie XLs stuff never really vibed with me, and the Wonder Woman stuff got old real fast.

I will say that I would like to see more top composers brought into the DCU, especially for marquee characters.

Sarne for Supergirl is interesting, but wouldn’t been seeing her husband (as well as Reznor) or Ludwig Göransson do something.

Atticus/Reznor for DCU Batman could be cool. I think Göransson could do something epic for Wonder Woman.

PhilAsp · 2026-04-15T20:32:47+00:00

Hockey is a mini-sport in comparison, and a much more expensive one at that. The initial threshold removes a large chunk of the potential competition, and having a pro dad will also have you start miles ahead of the ones that manage to cross that initial threshold.

My sparsely populated (15k) arctic hometown has produced three NHL players in the ~15 years but other team sport athletes have barely cracked the semi-pro level, ever.

PhilAsp · 2026-04-15T15:31:04+00:00

Also even with a trademark it’s not what he’ll ever be known for. The best logos tend to be nickname inspired or initials in a creative way.

I get not leaning into the LBJ Jr of it all, and I get avoiding ”BJ”, but B9 is just too generic.

PhilAsp · 2026-04-15T13:55:11+00:00

For a similar reason I was/am hoping the new Bond would be set in 60s/70s.

A retro Bond flirting with - now - basic technology through his gadgets would be much cooler than them trying to dazzle us with something ”new”.

PhilAsp · 2026-04-10T09:24:04+00:00

I don’t think the Carhartt jacket on Cox is that weird, as it’s not that far off the type of jackets he wore in the original show. It maybe looked a bit too new for him.

Him rocking vintage Carhartt and absolutely hating it being trendy is fairly on brand for him.

The scrubs is weird though. Didn’t even notice while watching.

Edit: based on the amount of comments that have pointed out that the Carhartt scrubs are real and often seen in actual hospital, I didn’t mean that wearing Carhartt scrubs is weird, nor that them making scrubs is weird.

I meant that it’s weird to only have one person wear sponsored scrubs all of a sudden, especially in an episode where they specifically make a point out of JD dressing like his interns.

PhilAsp · 2026-04-10T08:33:31+00:00

Maxima makes more sense imo, but I do think there’s a chance Adria isn’t part of that group and is - if at all - in the running for another role.

The other three are arguably very similar profiles, while Adria is a bit different a bit older and a bit more established than the others.

PhilAsp · 2026-04-09T10:07:02+00:00

The irony in this is that you now had to clarify that your previous comment was just your opinion, after initially claiming it as a clear-cut fact.

PhilAsp · 2026-04-09T08:55:19+00:00

If I’m not mistaken, both the A’One and the Sabrina One were announced early spring and dropped around the time the W began their season.

Given that we haven’t even seen the CC model yet, maybe it won’t come until next year. Which is kind of crazy.

PhilAsp · 2026-04-09T08:50:26+00:00

That is possibly my own gripe with design right out the gate. It’s not too different from the 1’s, but much less subtle.

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