tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734283773701136760.post9171279310497307757..comments2024-03-26T20:11:01.933-04:00Comments on NOT BLOG X: X-MEN Episode Thirty-Two - September 8, 1994G. Kendallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12279461069684403792noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734283773701136760.post-30383307266101356742013-10-16T16:24:19.939-04:002013-10-16T16:24:19.939-04:00It's certainly plausible that the show paved t...It's certainly plausible that the show paved the way for its role in AoA. We know Bob Harras often cherrypicked elements from TAS to incorporate into the books. After all, AoA did originate as a plot for the show (eventually surfacing as the "One Man's Worth" 2-parter)<br /><br />Total speculation on my part, but I feel like Harras must have genuinely enjoyed his role as story consultant on TAS. It provided him an outlet to fulfill his specific vision of what the X-Men were supposed to be about - filtered through '90s sensibilities and aesthetics, of course! The comics themselves -- weighed down by obligations to 30 years worth of continuity, shared universe concerns, and the marketing-driven publishing model itself -- only allowed for so much. The show was environment where he wasn't working primarily in the capacity of "the boss," but it seems like that would have been much more satisfying, creatively.<br /><br />And it doesn't get much more zeitgeist-y than Jon Stewart mentioning the M'Kraan Crystal on the Daily Show a couple years ago.cyke68https://www.blogger.com/profile/16863809928504935104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734283773701136760.post-59536718508483463642013-10-16T14:58:21.173-04:002013-10-16T14:58:21.173-04:00I also have to wonder if Bob Harras’ role on the s...<i>I also have to wonder if Bob Harras’ role on the show as consultant influenced its return in the comics during the build-up to “Age of Apocalypse.”</i><br /><br />Rightly or wrongly, I've always credited the show's use of the crystal (if not Harras' direct involvement) to its return for "Age of Apocalypse". It just always seemed like one of those things where the show helped it return to the zeitgeist of the audience, leading to it being featured in the comic for the first time in nearly a decade. Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734283773701136760.post-22435832173891644752013-10-11T21:36:54.218-04:002013-10-11T21:36:54.218-04:00"(Considering that the Crystal was ignored in..."(Considering that the Crystal was ignored in the comics from 1977 to 1994, "<br /><br />Um, actually ... :)<br /><br />The Mkraan Crystal is a central part of the plot in Uncanny X-Men 203, published in 1985. (Cover date: March, 1986)Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13298753675007196538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734283773701136760.post-74958214817445374472013-10-10T10:45:02.661-04:002013-10-10T10:45:02.661-04:00And for me, this ep was the high point of the Phoe...And for me, this ep was the high point of the Phoenix Saga. What can I say, I was a sucker for those scenes where the entire team beats up a bunch of people while the theme music plays that seemed to be contractually obligated at least twice per season. There was even a little wink and nod to this effect with Wolverine saying something like, "Start the ball, Cajun!" while the "band" tuned up. That always stuck with me as a clever bit of self-awareness the show could get away with indulging in by this point.<br /><br />The episode actually finds some redeeming value in Claremont's inane "Scott's dad is a random space pirate!" development. Cyclops hesitates when presented before D'Ken; we never know what choice he ultimately would have made since Jean and friends conveniently arrive to save the day. Had he known that D'Ken murdered his mother--and for that matter--had Corsair known that Scott was his son, we'd be looking at a much different story. Does Corsair try to exploit Scott's loss to his advantage, never revealing the whole truth? If so, is he conflicted over his duplicity? Is Scott so enraged that he turns D'Ken into a shadow on the wall at his first opportunity? Or, does Corsair abandon the plan entirely and try for a reconciliation instead? It's compelling unexplored territory and a wonderful use of dramatic irony. This twist is handled _better_ than the comics! And they don't hammer you over the head with it, like I did here! Subtlety? This show? <br /><br />See, sometimes it CAN be Shakespeare! (OK, I'll stop.)cyke68https://www.blogger.com/profile/16863809928504935104noreply@blogger.com