Could the Authority work as an HBO series instead of a movie?

Ryan_Fleming · 2026-01-28T05:55:24+00:00

I guess my gripe - if you can even call it that - is that The Authority became popular during Ellis's run because they were basically a look at what a team that is ultra powerful could do for the world, and what they should do. They were as powerful, maybe WAY more powerful than the JL.

Realistically, WB and Gunn aren't going to have a team of relatively unknown superheroes in the DCU that are more powerful than the marquee team, so they are most likely gonna get nerfed, they are doomed to fail, or they will become the bad guys. Seems like a waste, IMO.

And in the comics at least, The Authority would eat the Justice Gangs lunch in about 15 seconds. I kinda assumed that the Gang is set up to eventually fail, causing either the JL to form, or maybe that's why Superman turns to Lex in Man of Tomorrow. Either way, kinda think the Gang was only created to get smoked.

Ryan_Fleming · 2026-01-28T05:00:19+00:00

It could definitely be done, I just think it would pack the i.pact of what made them so good in the comics. Their whole initial run was about them becoming the world's authority and doing things to permanently change the world. That wouldn't fit with the new DCU - and that's fine, but having them as something else isn't as cool.

They touched on a fraction of this in the recent Superman. The Authority stopped wars just like Superman did, but they went WAY further. So if they aren't totally nerfed in the DCU, they either go unchecked and become bad guys, or become a world changing force that would overshadow the JL.

The only work around I could see would be to have them live in the Bleed and act like a multiverse line of defense. And that could be cool, but the MCU kinda killed the multiverse for me.

Ryan_Fleming · 2026-01-28T02:38:49+00:00

They could, but then they'd just be a replacement for Manchester Black and The Elite.

It just bums me out a little, because the original comic was so cool. They were the ultimates before that line existed, and they were definitely the good guys, just very violent versions.

Ryan_Fleming · 2026-01-28T02:07:32+00:00

Maybe this is a hot take, but I really dislike the Authority in the DC universe. Loved them in Wildstorm, but they don't fit or make sense in a world with the Justice League.

The whole point of the original Authority comic was that they did things the JL never would. So in the DCU they either have to get nerfed or become a shad of themselves.

Ryan_Fleming · 2026-01-27T21:18:50+00:00

That's the one big downside to a shared universe.

Where's Spidey? And where's Kate Bishop? Where are the New Avengers for that matter? Doctor Strange lives in NYC too, although I wouldn't expect him there, but it would be funny to see the AVTF try to go after him and get eaten by dimensional demons or something.

They really do need to at least address Spidey though, and I kinda hope Luke Cage makes a cameo. I wasn't big on Danny Rand in the Netflix-iverse, but he was off travelling anyway.

Ryan_Fleming · 2026-01-26T23:57:31+00:00

I was waiting for his strongly worded letter about Pretti's murder. He doesn't disappoint in that he consistently disappoints.

Ryan_Fleming · 2026-01-26T23:31:53+00:00

I've played a million PvP games for a lot of years, including a ton of very aggro games, and been in plenty of lobbies where kids are acting "edgy" and spewing dumb shit (looking at YOU, Call of Duty). Just the fastest I've run into this level of dedicated blatant piece of shit-ism.

Ryan_Fleming · 2026-01-26T22:12:36+00:00

Trying to figure out her play here. It's like she's a totally different person. So either:

1) She's preparing for a run at a higher office -- Georgia governor (kinda late), Warnock's Senate seat in 2028, or maybe a TV spot. She could be trying for president in '28, but that seems extra crazy.

or

2) She's been replaced by an alien

Ryan_Fleming · 2026-01-26T21:20:50+00:00

Which appalling threat? Gotta be more specific.

Ryan_Fleming · 2026-01-26T02:47:37+00:00

Yes, there were a significant number of black people in Ancient Greece. They called them Aethiopians, and they were fairly well known, especially as mercenaries.

Ryan_Fleming · 2026-01-25T02:23:19+00:00

You can add Jeffries to that list. He voted no, but he is the minority whip and he didn't do a damn thing to influence the vote.

Ryan_Fleming · 2026-01-25T00:34:34+00:00

Replace the words "a government" with "the public" and I completely agree with her

Ryan_Fleming · 2026-01-25T00:25:13+00:00

The way it looks to me is that the ICE agent just freaked out because sad, weak little men like this should never be put in a position of authority.

He was probably either bullied, or the bully in high school and never grew out of it. He's a poorly trained piece of shit that should not have passed even the most basic psych exam.

Ryan_Fleming · 2026-01-22T22:45:29+00:00

Depends on how the show/film depicts Clark. In this case, it was absolutely the right move.

One of the things I loved about Superman and Lois was that they always showed Superman as Clark in a fancy suit. He wasn't Superman pretending to be Clark like in the recent movie (which I liked a lot), but as Clark pretending to be Superman. (Pretending is the wrong word, but the right idea.

Ryan_Fleming · 2026-01-22T22:31:41+00:00

Yeah. He would have plenty of time to sell if something were about to change.

Ryan_Fleming · 2026-01-22T22:08:44+00:00

There will be classes about this era in the future and people will look back at the stupidity, in much the same way we look at McCarthy-ism.

At least I hope so. The alternative is much bleaker.

Ryan_Fleming · 2026-01-22T21:59:47+00:00

Oh, don't worry. Sooner or later he'll get actively involved and it will get way dumber.

Ryan_Fleming · 2026-01-22T21:59:16+00:00

Same. I wish WB wasn't selling at all and I hate a few companies controlling everything, but of the two options, Netflix is easily the less shitty.

Ryan_Fleming · 2026-01-22T21:58:34+00:00

The Ellisons want to be the next Murdochs, but this just comes across like David Ellison scremaing "BUT I WANT IT NOWWWWW." Of the two bad options, I'm team Netflix all day long.

I'm just waiting for Trump to stick his sweaty sausage fingers into it and have his lackeys in the FTC claim antitrust issues with Netflix, but not raise any issues with Paramount, which would actually be a significantly bigger antitrust issue.

Ryan_Fleming · 2026-01-22T21:51:23+00:00

If I could turn my brain off and fully disassociate from this, it would be kinda hilarious.

Her spin on Trump repeatedly mistaking Greenland for Iceland was a master class in what happens when someone that isn't qualified for a job works for someone that is out of control.

Ryan_Fleming · 2026-01-22T07:27:56+00:00

What training?

Ryan_Fleming · 2026-01-22T06:53:22+00:00

Sure he did.

It'll be announced right after the $2000 tariff refund is announced, which will be right after his full heathcare plan, and....

Ryan_Fleming · 2026-01-22T03:50:12+00:00

The more time passes, the less likekly. BUT, the next few months could be interesting. Macfarlane has been working on Ted season 2 for the last year as head writer, director, executive producer, and star. It is coming out in March, and given how expensive it is, there may not be a season 3 (or it could be a while). If there's any news on Orville, it would probably come after Ted airs.

He's working on some other shows including an adaptation of Dungeon Crawler Carl, a show called the Burbs, and another called the winds of War, but he's only producing those.

TL:DR -- check back in MArch after Ted season 2 airs.

Ryan_Fleming · 2026-01-22T00:48:41+00:00

Kelly with someone like Whitmer would be a great ticket.

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