Shmee.Me

July 21, 2014

Geoff Johns Broke My Heart!

So according to GreenArrowTV.com Geoff Johns confirmed what I had been hearing for awhile now, and that is that the DC Movie Universe and the DC TV Universe will not be crossing over with each other at all. It kind of makes sense because it frees both groups up to do what they want with the characters, but I can’t help but be disappointed. It would have been so much fun to have the superheroes on TV interacting with the ones on the big screen.

I guess the one upside of all this is that even if the movie is trash it will not affect the good work the TV people are doing. It is just a shame we will not see the Oliver Queen we have all come to know and love up on the big screen kicking but and taking names. Though maybe that means we will get some more mainline comic book characters getting their own shows in the future! (Shmee crosses his fingers for a Stargril show!)

July 18, 2014July 18, 2014

Shmee Got An ASUS Radeon R9 280 DirectCU II!

I got the last major piece of my computer upgrade, a new video card! I got an Asus Radeon R9 280 DirectCU II (say that three times fast). This thing is a beast. It runs all my games on Ultra at over 60 frames per second, though full disclosure my monitor’s resolution only goes up to 1680 x 1050, so it is not a full 1080p. It is also massive! It is like a foot long by half a foot tall. If you are going to get this card measure your case first because it barely fit in mine. It only had a couple millimeters to spare.

It is also very quiet. When this card is running flat out it barely makes a sound, which is a big step up from the card I was barrowing from my brother that sounded like a jet engine. It is amazing that it can be that quiet while keeping my card nice and cool at under 70 degrees Celsius.

Like I was saying before my games run great. I get over 80 frames per second on Ultra in Sniper Elite 3, Bioshock Infinite, and The Witcher 2. I get 45-60 in Crysis 2. It is just crazy how much better the games look with a good video card. I can’t wait to see how it handles other games!

The card is already overclocked from the stock 933MHz to 980MHz, but the Asus GPU Tweak utility makes it really easy to take the card well over 1000MHz to get those extra few frames. Since I don’t have a totally HD monitor (maybe something to save for, but I really can’t tell the difference anyway), I don’t need to do it, but it was fun to play with. Plus then you get to say you have an overclocked video card, so all the kids will think you are cool. All that power makes it very thirsty. It needs an eight pin power connector and a six pin power connector, so make sure you have a big enough power supply. I would say at least one over 550 watts.

If you haven’t guessed. I love this card, and I think if you are building a new rig or upgrading an old one, you will love it too. I use Asus in all my builds, and due to the quality of this card I will continue to do so. Time to go play more games!

July 17, 2014July 17, 2014

Need A Show For Summer? How About Orphan Black!

Orphan Black is now in its second season which means that the first season is streaming on Amazon, and that means I have finally gotten around to start watching it. If you haven’t heard of it before, it is about a con artist that finds out she is a clone, and she has to figure out what is going on.

A show like this would be pointless if you couldn’t find the right person to be the clone, and thankfully the people of the Space channel in Canada and BBC America found Tatiana Maslany. She is able to handle all her roles very well, and give each character their own voice even if they all look the same. The supporting cast is good as well, but they do not stand out like Maslany.

The show is gripping, and it manages to give a few genuine surprises. It can get a little spicy, so this not for the younger crowd. If all your favorite shows are off the air, the ten episodes of Orphan Black might be just what you are looking for. Now if they would just start streaming the second season I might be able to make it through the rest of the summer.

July 16, 2014July 16, 2014

So Thor Is A Woman Now…

As you can see from the image above, and announced by The View yesterday, Thor is now a woman, or at least he will be a she in October when the new Thor #1 comes out. The internet is reacting like this is biggest thing to ever happen, but I think it just makes sense.

Comic books have been a male dominated media for a long time, but lately that has started to change. Whether that is due to the Marvel movies doing so well, or just the rise of geek culture in general, but whatever the reason Marvel wants to broaden their scope to get a few more readers, and a great way to do that is to make some more main line women heroes. The got Captain Marvel, but they are need of a few more, so enter Thor.

Thor is the perfect character for this. He is well known enough that it will be a big deal when he looses the hammer and a woman picks it up, but he is not so well loved that all the fanboys will cry and whine about how Marvel is messing with their favorite hero (though there is still some of that happening). I personally don’t care as long as the comic books are good. I mean Thor was a frog for a while and that was awesome, so a woman isn’t that big of a stretch.

I am curious how long this new lady Thor will last since it doesn’t sound like they are killing off the guy. It is just that he is now unworthy to carry the hammer, but this new woman is worthy, so she is Thor. I hope it lasts a long time because I think it will be a fun change to the Marvel universe. Who knows maybe if it is successful we will see Pepper Potts put on the Iron Man suit. Heaven knows she would be more reliable than Tony.

July 15, 2014July 15, 2014

DC Wants Another Show? The Spectre!

So DC hasn’t even gotten The Flash, Constantine, or Gotham launched yet, but they are already talking (according to IGN) about giving Constantine a spin-off with The Spectre. I am not sure why they are having so much trouble making comic book movies, but they are having such an easy time making TV shows, but hey it seems to be working.

For those of you that don’t know who The Spectre is, and that should be most people, he is a police officer by the name of Jim Corrigan who dies and then comes back with the ability to haunt and terrorize bad guys. He would be a good fit to hang out with the supernatural focused Constantine. If they can work Dr. Fate in there like they hinted at earlier, they would have three pretty good heroes hanging out on NBC.

Still I have to wonder if there are enough channels and enough time in the day to watch all this comic book based television? I will have to try for all of us! I wonder who DC will pitch for their next TV show?