I'm looking forward to seeing some webseries. The Amazing Digital Circus should release episode 2 soon, and the first episode of a new webseries by a TH-camr I watch called Toon Turf will release before April!
Looking forward to like? House of The Dragon. Looking forward to hate? Velma. Although I won't even try watching it. Sometimes I hate myself but not enough to punish myself by watching that steaming pile.
In terms of loving, I'm really excited for IF, Lisa Frankenstein, and ARGYYLE. Those look right up my alley. And in terms of music, I'm really excited for Djesse Vol. 4 by Jacob Collier, All Is Yellow by Lyrical Lemonade, Don't Take It Personal by Dizzee Rascal, and Lil Nas X's sophomore album. As for hate, the only thing I really have that I look forward to hating is Madame Web. That movie is going to be an absolute trainwreck.
Looking forward to you verbally smacking around things I have no intention of wasting my time to watch. I am interested to hear what Velma will do, they got a second season and got to see all the hate watch. Im still not going to watch it though.
I always like listening to your reviews. There's always a calm, clear, thought out reason to why you like or dislike something, with a fair amount of humor thrown in.
Really? I just tried watching Dune 1 , and I couldn’t get past the intro monologue. It’s that bad. No way that I’m watching the sequel. Dune 1984 is the best Dune!
Greg, you're content is always creative and fun. Even with your concerns of average content that you think you can only make boring videos on, I have faith in your abilities. Your videos will be as good as ever in 2024 imo.
Honestly, I got a little teary in your mushy moment. You’re welcome - and thank YOU. You’re one of my favorite TH-camrs. Humour and heart in these crazy times.
Your movie reviews where all the kids give their scores is one of my favorite things about your reviews. Kids are not concerned with hidden messaging or agendas, they just give honest reviews on whether the movie was fun. I hope you continue to add in their perspectives on movies y'all watch as a family.
Couple things: 1) been watching for about 8-10 months, love the content 2) for future content, maybe do book to movie adaptation comparisons, but if that's too time-consuming, I get it 3) maybe make a few videos on how film has changed from decade to decade
I've already seen like 50 movies about the bad Germans so I'm pretty much cool to never see one again. Unless it's strictly a combat war type movie like Saving Private Ryan or Dunkirk. And I will always make an exception for Tarantino movies, though I kind of doubt he'll go back to that setting now.
I hope this exchange took place on the set of The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare: Cavill: "Hey Alan, are you familiar with Warhammer 40k?" Ritchson: "I've heard of it, but I don't know much about it. Why?" Cavill: "You would make an excellent Roboute Guillliman." Ritchson: "Who?"
I wouldn't get my hopes up for watching Spider-verse 3 soon. The VA for Peter B. hasn't even recorded his lines and if I recall correctly when the animator controversies rose up surrounding the second film, it was mentioned that they hadn't even started anything major on part 3 yet. That was just last year. Don't be surprised if we don't see part three until another three to five years down the line.
I'm looking forward to some updates/releases for Battle Angel 2, Alien: Romulus, Snowpiercer S4, The Boys S4, Arcane S2 and yeah some morbid curiosity for what Disney does to Deadpool 3.
I wish I could share the optimism, but experimental movies like that just don’t get made anymore. The gross and weird spectacle of the first is going to be hard to replicate, and I fear it will be so tame that it will lack the heart of the original
Argylle and Guy Ritchie Inglorious Basterds has me so excited! Guy Ritchie kills it consistently (I haven't seen his full filmography, but I haven't seen a bad movie from him either. And his King Arthur movie was awesome. I'll die on that hill). And while Marv has a pretty spotty track record, if Argylle gets it right like the first Kingsman, it's gonna be a blast Ballerina looks cool too. Hopefully they're able to do something a little different and subvert the slowly growing John Wick fatigue. Also, if you have the time, I really like when you discuss tropes. I enjoy those videos and segments a lot.
As usual, I've just had a fun time listening to you. I'm supposing that like with most subscribers to your channel, I just like understanding the thoughts of someone I could disagree with, but never stay angry at.
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Wicked Nosferatu Those are my most anticipated. I'll watch a lot more but those are the one's I have high hopes in. I'm also interested in Furiosa, Beetlejuice 2, and I would want to see National Treasure 3 but Nick Cage isn't in it sooooo... BTW if you haven't seen his most recent movie Dream Scenario, you definitely should. It was hilarious and unhinged, but also touching.
Something from last year i missed but just discovered was Journey to Bethlehem. I need to sit and watch it but the musical sequences are so good! It's something fun you could watch with your family if you haven't seen it already. Looking forward to more videos this year and wish you & your family well.
Just bought the Bonhoeffer book...... Appreciate the recommendation! I gobble up any books I can that come at christianity in a unique way. TBH - I read too much for my own good. Ecc 12:12 I'm THAT guy. Currently reading 10 books! Never heard of this guy before but his story sounds amazing. I'm also a very big proponent of pushing back against easy grace. So this was a no brainer for me.......
With regard to Disney; it looks like the casting of Echo ticked all the boxes apart from that one labelled "Actor". Maybe, if they'd cast an actor and not a warehouse worker it might have been beneficial to the end product!?!?!?
Man, pre-Covid especially, it used to feel like there was ALWAYS a decent moving coming out, or a few movies coming to streaming that you maybe didn't want to see in the theatre, but were curious to watch when it came to Netflix. BUT OH MY, that has slowed down to a very small trickle! The past few years, it's felt like there's been maybe *one* movie a year that I want to see in theatres and there never seems to be anything on streaming that I'm like 'oh yeah, I missed this one, I want to watch it!'. The last movie I watched in the theatres was Guardians of the Galaxy 3, which came out in MAY! Has Hollywood truly lost their way this badly? And looking forward, the only movie off the top of my head that I want to see would be Deadpool 3. haven't enjoyed a Star Wars movie since Force Awakens (still had hope back then), a Indy movie since Last Crusade, a Marvel Movie since GOTG3, a Disney movie since Encanto (which I watched on D+). It's just SUPER slim pickins. You mentioned a few movies that were intriguing, so I hope to catch those when they come out. But man, I just don't trust Hollywood anymore.
I am morbidly awaiting Acolyte, resigned to seeing the last of my favorite Star Wars elements get destroyed like so many others before. And Rings on Prime... Well... 😮💨 But Spider-verse has me excited. And FFVII Rebirth (though I don't have a PS5), and Hades 2 (though I haven't played the first one yet). Hoping for some One Piece news, mainly a cast announcement for my favorite character. And I'm waiting for the Netflix Avatar with... Something. I honestly don't know what I'm expecting from that.
After seeing the promo pictures for Avatar and seeing how they handled One Piece, I’m more optimistic than before. I can’t recommend Hades highly enough. The combo or rogue-like elements with the permanent passive upgrades of an RPG is excellent. I want to be excited about Rebirth, but I just wasn’t in love with the first part of the remake. Maybe it’ll be better now that we are out of midgar and perhaps they’ve tweaked the combat a little. Who am I kidding, it’s final fantasy and I’m going to buy it because that franchise has been with me since I was 8. I still have my NES cartridge for the first one.
Love: •The Fall of the SSU •(juuuust maybe) DP&W •(also maybe?) The Wakandan Spinoff, Tom Hollands Origin Story, and the Zombie Spinoff (I originally was hyped for Agatha, but 50/50 Chance, she will be written as a girlboss) •more possible GOOD Horror movies like M3gan ('23) and Fall ('22) Hatte •Snow-Woke LAR •Kraven (hence the Fall) •More LARs? (Hell,no) •"corrected" historical figures making it onto the big sreen (keeping my fingers crossed for blackwashed Hitler)
I'd love a video on your 10-20 favorite book series. I am in kind of a lull on book series where I don't really know what to commit myself to reading next. I read individual new books but not sure on what new series to read so I just reread ones I know I'll loved. And I don't really trust random stranger on the Internet's advice. But I'd love to hear your thoughts on possible series to get invested in reading.
It is I that should be thanking you, I know that a day that starts with breakfast while watching your latest video will be a very good day :D As for future content, please please move into sci fi books and book to tv/movie adaptations. That would be brilliant!!
Hey Greg, if you wanna know more 40k as a beginner watch Bricky’s 40k videos. His timeline and Faction lore videos can be a good starter for you if you’re interested. That’s in total 3-4 videos. Each around 30 minutes.
Greg, you strike me as someone who would like the grimdarkness of the 41st millennium, specifically the stories about the Imperial Guard; the regular men and women in the Imperium who are just doing their best to survive. If you want a good starting place there, Gaunt's Ghosts or the Commissar Cain books. I can't recommend them enough if that's a direction you feel like going down. Of the two, starting with Gaunt's Ghosts is probably your best bet if you have no idea what's going on, but if you have a vague idea, grab the Cain books. They're just good fun. The said, after you said it, you enjoying FromSoft's games makes total sense. Personally, I'm intrigued as to what about the games you enjoy most, because so far everyone I've talked to has had different reasons. The person who got me into that space liked the challenge. I like the lore and the fact we have to piece it all together without being told expressly what it is, kinda like a series of mystery short stories that all tie into one bigger mystery. Others are taken in by the worldbuilding, and how bleak everything is but there is still hope. I'm curious where you fall in all of that.
Honestly would love to see some gaming/game commentary/nerd stuffs from you sometime if you ever decide to start doing that or make another channel. Have a great day!
Thank you so much! I think 2024 might be the year. Since Hollywood is letting us down, I think it's time to branch out, and games are telling better stories anyway
Honestly. I consider Secret Invasion to be Lower/Worse than She-Hulk. I actually enjoy She-Hulk to some degree. But Good Gravy…I just feel sad here! So Much potential for the New Star Wars property…and abit has been melting apart. It certainly feels like Diseny Plus was a mistake.
Yep, I expect a full sermon in Acolyte. And I agree somewhat with Daniel. She-Hulk was a preachy mess, and they used Bruce to propel Jen, but it could be argued that Secret Invasion was just as bad if not worse because they took every chance they had to destroy Nick Fury. It was a full assassination.
@@gregowen2022 I have never been one for sports games, but it really innovated, not only on the core gameplay, but also on how narrative choices impact gameplay and difficulty organically.
in 2024 I'm hoping to publish my first fantasy novella. Hoping that does well 😭 But I'm looking forward to seeing Deadpool 3, mainly because i think Ryan and Hugh are gonna be a hoot.
The only good thing that aired on Disney + in 2023 wasn't even made by them. It was the Koren superhero show Moving, which was absolutely fantastic. So much better than anything else we've seen from Marvel or DC in years.
Watching Disney implode fills my coal-black heart with joy. Also, if you want older books to review, check out the Chronicles of Amber by Roger Zelazny. Easily one of the best non-Tolkien fantasy series of all time.
My prediction for 2024 is that my wife wants to see Argyle so I guess I'm seeing Argyle, but on my OTHER channel I'm starting a series on RKO Pictures because I'm a big King Kong nerd, and King Kong was one of my gateways into movies from the 1930's and 40's, so I'm looking forward to watching a buttload more of old movies. I'm almost finished all of the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers movies.
I’m afraid I’ve never been much for “real” sports games, only the exaggerated silly ones like NBA Jams. I do feel for sports gamers, though, the greed of these companies knows no bounds
13:20 I usually try to ignore interviews as much as possible, but wow.... a way to tell the viewers that the story will not be interesting or have any substance. Like... why do those people not understand that interviews are supposed to focus on the best part of the show. highlight whats interesting in it. If you tell me "im queer" or "im a women" you automatically say that the show has nothing interesting to offer outside of that. If i want to see queer people or women i can call my friends to get a drink in a bar. at least then something interesting might happen due to it
Oh man Stormlight 4 was so bad that I have no hope for 5. 1-3 were brilliant (except for another arranged marriage working out, Sanderson find another trope), but the tedious mental illness moping for endless chapters and *everything* Shallan did were just too much. I can't do it again.
Hey Greg, love the content! Would you be interested in looking into Hamster & Gretel, a Disney+ show made by the Phineas & Ferb guys? It's a parody of the cape-genre that, I think, lands pretty well. Characters can be a bit shallow at times admittedly but I think it is general a good example of subversion and satire.
The problem with preachy adaptations/spin-offs like the new star wars show is that they are so busy condemning the themes and structure of the source material, they forget the first rule of improv: YES, and
Hey Greg reformed Christian here and not sure what your beliefs are on Christ/Christianity would you mind sharing or is that something you don't want to use your channel for??? I just heard the line of theological elbows and that sparked my interest in what you believe and the book actually. I just purchased "Hard Sayings - Understanding Difficult Passages of Scripture" by RC Sproul pretty excited to read it.
I can’t speak on it too much, TH-cam tends to create a definition of a channel and if you try to deviate, it gets confused and you just end up dying, digitally. But I do love the research, especially from Sproul. His lectures are wonderful, and I have a couple of his books, ‘Defending Your Faith’ and ‘Everyone is a Theologian’. Both are excellent. I call myself more of an Arminian, but I accept that the subject of predestination can cut both ways. On the one hand, some of Paul’s writing, especially in Romans, feels pretty straightforward for Calvinist thought. And the argument “is God God or not?” is very compelling, as is the argument that even when God isn’t “doing” a thing, he is in a sense doing it by allowing it, as in the case of God “standing against” David and allowing him to be tempted to take a census. However, on the other hand, scripture often presents the paths of our lives as a choice, usually in the form of “IF you do X, then you will receive X”. This would suggest an allowance for us to decide. The argument that I find most compelling is the idea of love being voluntary by definition. If we are in the image of God and He chooses to love us, then in order for us to love Him, we must also choose. If he is literally irresistible, then I don’t think it can be considered love. Finally, I find the Arminian view to lend itself more to a daily worker attitude. It’s not a guarantee, but if we feel that we must choose God daily, I think it tends to have a different psychological impact on how we view our everyday actions and the importance they have in the world. Other portions of reformed theology I think are 100% correct, such as sola scriptura.
@@gregowen2022 That is outstanding that you read into these things. I tend to lean more towards the complete sovereignty of God, but with the whole Calvin/Arminius theology I don't like to say either one as it tends to start a conversation off on a bad foot a lot of the times. People hear Calvinist or Arminian and you just seem to start off on the wrong foot. In some of the Christian YT channels I frequent I understand why people think negatively about Christianity reading through some of the comments in comments sections. For people who are supposed to be brothers there sure is a lot of anger and vitriol between the two. As long as you get Christ and the Gospel correct I feel you are on the right path and differences in theology are ok. For example I adore Voddie Baucham, but heavily disagree with his views on eschatology as he is on the a-millennial side of things where I'm in the pre-millennial camp. MacArthur and Sproul were the dearest of friends and disagreed with certain parts of theology as well. There certainly are verses that at face value seem to be Arminian, but in the context in which its written I feel can be explained (people tend to forget how important context is when reading scripture). It is very easy to take verses and twist them to fit an agenda when taken at face value, but it's like my Pastor taught me "When reading a verse always read the entire chapter to grasp the context in which the writer is writing. I look at verses like Ephesians 2 1-9 which states................. As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, 2 in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. 3 All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh[a] and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath. 4 But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5 made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions-it is by grace you have been saved. 6 And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, 7 in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. 8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith-and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God- 9 not by works, so that no one can boast. I don't think scripture can be anymore crystal clear that salvation has absolutely nothing to do with works because if you could earn your way to Heaven then as Paul wrote in Galatians 2:21 I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing. Also in that section of Ephesians it states how we are dead in our trespasses and sins (spiritually of course) and it takes God to "make us alive with Christ" so I take that as salvation being a work of God in the heart of man and to further expound on the matter I would go to John 6:44 which states "No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them" so we see here the most important word in that verse is CAN which we know is a word of ability. He didn't say no one may Jesus quite literally is saying you CANNOT or you don't have the ability to come to me unless the Father first quickens our dead spirits to life and grants that ability to do so in us. I also look to verses like 2 Timothy 2:25 In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth. Seeing again it is God who grants this ability to us. Or when Jesus says to his disciples "You did not choose me, but I chose you." and many others I could list, but if you would like to further discuss the matter let me know and we can find a way to exchange email's or something Greg. Either way I love the fact that you read theology and I would highly recommend Martin Luther's "The Bondage of the Will" or Jonathan Edwards "The Freedom of the Will" if you haven't already both great and informative reads. Once I'm done with this RC book I'm moving to a book RC recommends as he studied a lot of Philosophy a book called "The Critique of Pure Reason."
8:56 Maybe you should start looking into Eastern media. Recently got introduced to Kdramas after avoiding them like the PLAGUE cause I thought they were just Korean Soap Operas...boy was I WRONG😭. Last year Bloodhounds dropped and it was AMAZING. Blood, Action and QUALITY Character Writing💯🔥 I also recently saw My Name which came out in 2021 and the same can be said for that🔥🔥🔥 Also still waiting on that Kizazi Moto review😭
I think I am kind of done with Star Wars at this point. Rogue One was good though. Glad I don't do any streaming. I think I will stick to DVDs and Blue Rays of old TV shows and Movies of the 70s 80s and 90s.
Six kids?! Are you sure you're not Catholic? All kidding aside, I'm stoked for Mechwarrior 5: Clans. For those of you who know the lore, I'm fully ready to embrace the "Oh, boy! Here I go killing again!" Mentality of Clan Smoke Jaguar.
Here's something out of left field: I worked in the 1980's as a sales Rep for Ballantine Books (Random House) It's not pronounced Ballan-TEEN ...sorry I'm from family of teachers 😁
13:12 Star Wars Acolyte: While I don’t think “The Marvels (Captain Marvel 2)” was bad. Hearing this News for Star Wars, hearing about the Queer/Trans Director in charge and her Hate Boner for Lucas… God…what…what Even needs to be said about this?! It’s a Burning Clusterfuck of Epic proportions behind the scenes. Why Would you Hire Someone who’s Intent is Literally Blowing Up a Castle after it’s already been Lit on Fire!? Nothing good can ever come from rancid Ideas that were forged from Hate! Don’t get me wrong, hate can be a Pretty Strong Motivator, but this feels like the Vendetta is unwarranted! It’s just Narcissism and Ego Stroking at this point, and I’m really shocked that this is gonna Be Star Wars’ Finale as a Franchise. Asoka may have been boring, but at least it tried with some genuine and hopeful effort to capture some growth with past storylines. But This potential for some Much needed Clarity about the Events before KOTOR (or maybe after), just to see it be ruined by this person is disgusting!
Looking forward to Deadpool 3: Yes I know Disney might mess it up because Disney but Ryan is passionate about the character so hoping at least once more can pull through. Happy at least someone doing something nice with Henry Cavill, wanting to watch Argylle just for him. I do hope Hit Monkey comes out this year because season 1 was so good hoping they continue that hype. Not much good animated series have come out of Marvel as of late so fingers crossed. Not sure how I feel about Avatar The Last Air Bender coming out, on one hand Netflix always iffy especially since creators left the project due to creative differences. Looking forward to Justice League crisis on infinite earths part 2 and not sure if part 3 will come out this year. Part 1 felt really confusing at times but was a good movie that I hope the other two parts can keep going. Haven't checked out Invincible season 2 yet as waiting for whole season to drop to just binge it, liked season 1 so season 2 should be good. The Boys is coming out, just want to watch that, not really interesting in their spinoff gen v. Tekken 8: Looks amazing and do hope it if it adds in other fighters because they will don't run into a Yor Forger problem like Street Fighter 6 because compare how she otherwise looks to how she looks in game and look how they massacre a beautiful mother. No matter what happens will be happy if people wake up and let Disney burn for its awful live action remakes. Probably last thing, western wise, well at least western related, looking forward to is Suicide Squad Isekai. One of the character designers, Akira Amano created my favourite anime (Reborn also is my pfp) so at least know even if it might be a mess will be a good looking mess. I know i will be annoyed at the new HeMan show by Kevin "the Hack" Smith, not because I'm interested in Heman but know it has a strong fanbase that just wants something good and something good is not coming. Other than this cautiously awaiting to see what mess this year brings, hopefully some other good works happen this year, and hoping you have a good year as well.
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What are you looking forward to loving or hating this year? What are your predictions?
I'm looking forward to seeing some webseries. The Amazing Digital Circus should release episode 2 soon, and the first episode of a new webseries by a TH-camr I watch called Toon Turf will release before April!
Looking forward to like? House of The Dragon.
Looking forward to hate? Velma. Although I won't even try watching it. Sometimes I hate myself but not enough to punish myself by watching that steaming pile.
In terms of loving, I'm really excited for IF, Lisa Frankenstein, and ARGYYLE. Those look right up my alley. And in terms of music, I'm really excited for Djesse Vol. 4 by Jacob Collier, All Is Yellow by Lyrical Lemonade, Don't Take It Personal by Dizzee Rascal, and Lil Nas X's sophomore album.
As for hate, the only thing I really have that I look forward to hating is Madame Web. That movie is going to be an absolute trainwreck.
Looking forward to you verbally smacking around things I have no intention of wasting
my time to watch. I am interested to hear what Velma will do, they got a second season and got to see
all the hate watch. Im still not going to watch it though.
That movie Mickey looks really good! Kinda reminds me of the concept and play behind the game Outer Wilds
Your sister getting ahold of your toys and dressing them in barbie outfits is a fantastic analogy for everything coming out of hollywood lol
I always like listening to your reviews. There's always a calm, clear, thought out reason to why you like or dislike something, with a fair amount of humor thrown in.
I appreciate that! It’s exactly what I’m aiming for, so it’s good to know I’m getting it right
Dune part 2 is the only thing I'm looking forward to honestly.
Same
So much this!
Damn straight
Really? I just tried watching Dune 1 , and I couldn’t get past the intro monologue. It’s that bad.
No way that I’m watching the sequel.
Dune 1984 is the best Dune!
@@majorgear1021tictok attention span be like:
That youth lingo binder was great 🤣
Most definitely going to be a recurring gag!
Damn dude, its already been a year? Congrats on the 40k Subs!
Thank you so much!
Greg, you're content is always creative and fun. Even with your concerns of average content that you think you can only make boring videos on, I have faith in your abilities. Your videos will be as good as ever in 2024 imo.
You actually made me remember I have books I need to buy and read. So thanks for that.
Yes! I like to think of my TBR like a side-quest queue. It just means I’m important and they need me
Honestly, I got a little teary in your mushy moment. You’re welcome - and thank YOU. You’re one of my favorite TH-camrs. Humour and heart in these crazy times.
Your movie reviews where all the kids give their scores is one of my favorite things about your reviews. Kids are not concerned with hidden messaging or agendas, they just give honest reviews on whether the movie was fun. I hope you continue to add in their perspectives on movies y'all watch as a family.
Couple things:
1) been watching for about 8-10 months, love the content
2) for future content, maybe do book to movie adaptation comparisons, but if that's too time-consuming, I get it
3) maybe make a few videos on how film has changed from decade to decade
Congrats on getting so much subscriber growth this past year! You earned it.
Wow! That's amazing channel growth! Good job, man. I really like your stuff.
Thank you so much!
Great callout for Stormlight 5! One of the best ongoing fantasy series going today! Have it preordered already and very much looking forward to it!
I've already seen like 50 movies about the bad Germans so I'm pretty much cool to never see one again. Unless it's strictly a combat war type movie like Saving Private Ryan or Dunkirk. And I will always make an exception for Tarantino movies, though I kind of doubt he'll go back to that setting now.
I hope this exchange took place on the set of The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare:
Cavill: "Hey Alan, are you familiar with Warhammer 40k?"
Ritchson: "I've heard of it, but I don't know much about it. Why?"
Cavill: "You would make an excellent Roboute Guillliman."
Ritchson: "Who?"
I wouldn't get my hopes up for watching Spider-verse 3 soon. The VA for Peter B. hasn't even recorded his lines and if I recall correctly when the animator controversies rose up surrounding the second film, it was mentioned that they hadn't even started anything major on part 3 yet. That was just last year. Don't be surprised if we don't see part three until another three to five years down the line.
Also the Ditko estate settled their lawsuit with Marvel/Disney so there's no real demand by corporate to push Miles Morales anymore.
15:40 could have said "glory to the god emperor" but then shown a picture of palpatine
I'm looking forward to some updates/releases for Battle Angel 2, Alien: Romulus, Snowpiercer S4, The Boys S4, Arcane S2 and yeah some morbid curiosity for what Disney does to Deadpool 3.
One day we’ll get more Battle Angel content, my friend. One day.
I'm optimistically looking forward to Beetlejuice 2 in September.
Do you like pain or something?
@@majorgear1021 - Have to be optimistic about something, because there aren't all that many movies to look forward to in 2024.
@@AndrewSnarls Fair enough. I am at the point where I assume every movie will be bad and make it prove me wrong.
I wish I could share the optimism, but experimental movies like that just don’t get made anymore. The gross and weird spectacle of the first is going to be hard to replicate, and I fear it will be so tame that it will lack the heart of the original
@@gregowen2022 The script will probably be written by AI , so it will be experimental in that regard!
Argylle and Guy Ritchie Inglorious Basterds has me so excited! Guy Ritchie kills it consistently (I haven't seen his full filmography, but I haven't seen a bad movie from him either. And his King Arthur movie was awesome. I'll die on that hill). And while Marv has a pretty spotty track record, if Argylle gets it right like the first Kingsman, it's gonna be a blast
Ballerina looks cool too. Hopefully they're able to do something a little different and subvert the slowly growing John Wick fatigue.
Also, if you have the time, I really like when you discuss tropes. I enjoy those videos and segments a lot.
This was fun. Great work on this video.
Thanks so much!
And thank YOU very, very much.
Thanks Greg I do love the smell of old paperbacks !!!!
As usual, I've just had a fun time listening to you. I'm supposing that like with most subscribers to your channel, I just like understanding the thoughts of someone I could disagree with, but never stay angry at.
I feel zero expectations for good entertainment this year.
18:24 Greg invokes the uh… ”unspecified curse of unknown origin”, “May you live in interesting times”
thank you, Greg, for making this video about entertainment we can look forward to.
instead of telling us what we already know: echo sucks.
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Wicked
Nosferatu
Those are my most anticipated. I'll watch a lot more but those are the one's I have high hopes in. I'm also interested in Furiosa, Beetlejuice 2, and I would want to see National Treasure 3 but Nick Cage isn't in it sooooo...
BTW if you haven't seen his most recent movie Dream Scenario, you definitely should. It was hilarious and unhinged, but also touching.
Something from last year i missed but just discovered was Journey to Bethlehem. I need to sit and watch it but the musical sequences are so good! It's something fun you could watch with your family if you haven't seen it already. Looking forward to more videos this year and wish you & your family well.
Yes second!!! Yay I'll get to my thoughts after I finish but I'm early today.
Congratulations on second, I came in 3rd 👍
All legacy IPs are basically the kid sister breaking all the toys while Mom and dad fight in the other room
I refuse the description of Spider-Punk as deep.
Yeah, they honestly didn't think as far ahead as everyone seems to think they did
I’m very interested to see where they take him. I thought he was an intentional joke, but perhaps they will reveal some amazing depth in the finale.
Love watching your content, Greg. Keep going!!
I’m excited for the Guy Ritchie movie. He is my favorite Director. Great video too.
I am surprised that you haven't Watched Parasite by now, it is a good watch, So is the movie "Life of Pi" best family friendly film of the 2010s era
I'll watch almost anything with Henry Cavill. I really liked Man from U.N.C.L.E. and yes, even Man of Steel.
Just bought the Bonhoeffer book...... Appreciate the recommendation!
I gobble up any books I can that come at christianity in a unique way. TBH - I read too much for my own good. Ecc 12:12 I'm THAT guy. Currently reading 10 books!
Never heard of this guy before but his story sounds amazing.
I'm also a very big proponent of pushing back against easy grace. So this was a no brainer for me.......
Excited as HECK for the Henry Cavill projects!
I think they will be worth two of my 6/7 yearly cinema outing spots...
With regard to Disney; it looks like the casting of Echo ticked all the boxes apart from that one labelled "Actor". Maybe, if they'd cast an actor and not a warehouse worker it might have been beneficial to the end product!?!?!?
Man, pre-Covid especially, it used to feel like there was ALWAYS a decent moving coming out, or a few movies coming to streaming that you maybe didn't want to see in the theatre, but were curious to watch when it came to Netflix. BUT OH MY, that has slowed down to a very small trickle! The past few years, it's felt like there's been maybe *one* movie a year that I want to see in theatres and there never seems to be anything on streaming that I'm like 'oh yeah, I missed this one, I want to watch it!'. The last movie I watched in the theatres was Guardians of the Galaxy 3, which came out in MAY! Has Hollywood truly lost their way this badly? And looking forward, the only movie off the top of my head that I want to see would be Deadpool 3. haven't enjoyed a Star Wars movie since Force Awakens (still had hope back then), a Indy movie since Last Crusade, a Marvel Movie since GOTG3, a Disney movie since Encanto (which I watched on D+). It's just SUPER slim pickins. You mentioned a few movies that were intriguing, so I hope to catch those when they come out. But man, I just don't trust Hollywood anymore.
World of Goo 2 is hands down the thing I'm most excited for
Greg, you got me one again. Here I go hitting the like button ✅😹
That was a cute bit with the smell of the old book. I love the smell of books, old and new. I thought it was just me. 😅
Dune part 2 and Stormlight 5 are my top 2 things I'm looking forward to
I'll be looking forward to more of your reviews this year for sure...and Dune 2
Cool to see you giving Schnee his roses, would be cool to see your take on arcane and compare the two
I am morbidly awaiting Acolyte, resigned to seeing the last of my favorite Star Wars elements get destroyed like so many others before. And Rings on Prime... Well... 😮💨
But Spider-verse has me excited. And FFVII Rebirth (though I don't have a PS5), and Hades 2 (though I haven't played the first one yet). Hoping for some One Piece news, mainly a cast announcement for my favorite character. And I'm waiting for the Netflix Avatar with... Something. I honestly don't know what I'm expecting from that.
After seeing the promo pictures for Avatar and seeing how they handled One Piece, I’m more optimistic than before. I can’t recommend Hades highly enough. The combo or rogue-like elements with the permanent passive upgrades of an RPG is excellent. I want to be excited about Rebirth, but I just wasn’t in love with the first part of the remake. Maybe it’ll be better now that we are out of midgar and perhaps they’ve tweaked the combat a little. Who am I kidding, it’s final fantasy and I’m going to buy it because that franchise has been with me since I was 8. I still have my NES cartridge for the first one.
Thanks!
Thank you so much!
Love:
•The Fall of the SSU
•(juuuust maybe) DP&W
•(also maybe?) The Wakandan Spinoff, Tom Hollands Origin Story, and the Zombie Spinoff
(I originally was hyped for Agatha, but 50/50 Chance, she will be written as a girlboss)
•more possible GOOD Horror movies like M3gan ('23) and Fall ('22)
Hatte
•Snow-Woke LAR
•Kraven (hence the Fall)
•More LARs? (Hell,no)
•"corrected" historical figures making it onto the big sreen (keeping my fingers crossed for blackwashed Hitler)
15:45 this kinda sent me lol. “Something about an Emperor”
My kids are super stoked for Sonic 3 but the only thing that caught my eye is Argyle.
You watched Wilma, you deserve a hug. 😊
That's arguably his best video. Watch it!
Haha, I got a few hundred thousand digital hugs! It was great!
😒 Since when does Wilma Flintstone have her own show? Now, Velma on the other hand...
Did you ever watch Godzilla Minus One Greg?? If you haven’t you most certainly should
December was far to busy for me, I didn’t even see family stuff. But I can’t wait for it to stream so I can be part of the club, it sounds so amazing!
I'd love a video on your 10-20 favorite book series. I am in kind of a lull on book series where I don't really know what to commit myself to reading next. I read individual new books but not sure on what new series to read so I just reread ones I know I'll loved. And I don't really trust random stranger on the Internet's advice. But I'd love to hear your thoughts on possible series to get invested in reading.
It is I that should be thanking you, I know that a day that starts with breakfast while watching your latest video will be a very good day :D As for future content, please please move into sci fi books and book to tv/movie adaptations. That would be brilliant!!
Hey Greg, if you wanna know more 40k as a beginner watch Bricky’s 40k videos. His timeline and Faction lore videos can be a good starter for you if you’re interested.
That’s in total 3-4 videos. Each around 30 minutes.
Greg, you strike me as someone who would like the grimdarkness of the 41st millennium, specifically the stories about the Imperial Guard; the regular men and women in the Imperium who are just doing their best to survive. If you want a good starting place there, Gaunt's Ghosts or the Commissar Cain books. I can't recommend them enough if that's a direction you feel like going down. Of the two, starting with Gaunt's Ghosts is probably your best bet if you have no idea what's going on, but if you have a vague idea, grab the Cain books. They're just good fun.
The said, after you said it, you enjoying FromSoft's games makes total sense. Personally, I'm intrigued as to what about the games you enjoy most, because so far everyone I've talked to has had different reasons. The person who got me into that space liked the challenge. I like the lore and the fact we have to piece it all together without being told expressly what it is, kinda like a series of mystery short stories that all tie into one bigger mystery. Others are taken in by the worldbuilding, and how bleak everything is but there is still hope. I'm curious where you fall in all of that.
shakespeare joke made the whole video worth watching lol
Honestly would love to see some gaming/game commentary/nerd stuffs from you sometime if you ever decide to start doing that or make another channel. Have a great day!
Thank you so much!
I think 2024 might be the year. Since Hollywood is letting us down, I think it's time to branch out, and games are telling better stories anyway
You should try to do a Kingdom Hearts analysis video.
That is Gonna Be A Headache to do! 😂
@@danielramsey6141 I said try lol
Hahaha, my understanding is that even the makers of kingdom hearts don’t understand their own story! Still looks like a fun game, though
Leslye Headland just sounds like a incredibly spiteful person. This could be worse than She Hulk
Honestly. I consider Secret Invasion to be Lower/Worse than She-Hulk. I actually enjoy She-Hulk to some degree.
But Good Gravy…I just feel sad here! So Much potential for the New Star Wars property…and abit has been melting apart. It certainly feels like Diseny Plus was a mistake.
Yep, I expect a full sermon in Acolyte. And I agree somewhat with Daniel. She-Hulk was a preachy mess, and they used Bruce to propel Jen, but it could be argued that Secret Invasion was just as bad if not worse because they took every chance they had to destroy Nick Fury. It was a full assassination.
I say I’m looking forward to Sonic 3, Godzilla X Kong and Planet of the apes 4 also Invincible other half of season 2 and the Boys season 4
God damn, i am so glad to see someone, anyone mention Pyre, that game was breathtaking to me.
It’s marvelous. I don’t think people connected with the basketball game, but the character stories were excellent.
@@gregowen2022 I have never been one for sports games, but it really innovated, not only on the core gameplay, but also on how narrative choices impact gameplay and difficulty organically.
in 2024 I'm hoping to publish my first fantasy novella. Hoping that does well 😭 But I'm looking forward to seeing Deadpool 3, mainly because i think Ryan and Hugh are gonna be a hoot.
The only good thing that aired on Disney + in 2023 wasn't even made by them. It was the Koren superhero show Moving, which was absolutely fantastic. So much better than anything else we've seen from Marvel or DC in years.
Watching Disney implode fills my coal-black heart with joy.
Also, if you want older books to review, check out the Chronicles of Amber by Roger Zelazny. Easily one of the best non-Tolkien fantasy series of all time.
Ballerina got real good after the initial 20 minutes.
Greg, if you like scifi and existential ponderings, and you haven't seen it yet, I highly recommend _Moon._ (+ it's got Sam Rockwell!)
My prediction for 2024 is that my wife wants to see Argyle so I guess I'm seeing Argyle, but on my OTHER channel I'm starting a series on RKO Pictures because I'm a big King Kong nerd, and King Kong was one of my gateways into movies from the 1930's and 40's, so I'm looking forward to watching a buttload more of old movies. I'm almost finished all of the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers movies.
That is a Great Book! If we are talking video games... EA NCAA football... I have had a void in my heart for the last 10 years missing that game!
I’m afraid I’ve never been much for “real” sports games, only the exaggerated silly ones like NBA Jams. I do feel for sports gamers, though, the greed of these companies knows no bounds
13:20 I usually try to ignore interviews as much as possible, but wow.... a way to tell the viewers that the story will not be interesting or have any substance. Like... why do those people not understand that interviews are supposed to focus on the best part of the show. highlight whats interesting in it. If you tell me "im queer" or "im a women" you automatically say that the show has nothing interesting to offer outside of that. If i want to see queer people or women i can call my friends to get a drink in a bar. at least then something interesting might happen due to it
Oh man Stormlight 4 was so bad that I have no hope for 5. 1-3 were brilliant (except for another arranged marriage working out, Sanderson find another trope), but the tedious mental illness moping for endless chapters and *everything* Shallan did were just too much. I can't do it again.
Excited for the new guy richie movie!
Sonic 3 is the only thing I am looking forward to. Ghostbusters Frozen Empire...maybe.
I advise catching up with Phateon, very good animation
Hey Greg, love the content! Would you be interested in looking into Hamster & Gretel, a Disney+ show made by the Phineas & Ferb guys? It's a parody of the cape-genre that, I think, lands pretty well. Characters can be a bit shallow at times admittedly but I think it is general a good example of subversion and satire.
Granblue Fantasy ReLink is the only thing I'm really looking forward to if I'm being honest. That and Godzilla X Kong.
The series finale of The Curse happened in 2024, and I’ll be wondering just what the hell it was for the rest of the year.
Hello, I subscribed to your channel because of your Velma videos XD
How about a spoiler alert for Bonhoffer? Gosh! 😂
The problem with preachy adaptations/spin-offs like the new star wars show is that they are so busy condemning the themes and structure of the source material, they forget the first rule of improv: YES, and
What's worse is they're biting the hand that feeds them
They forget, Twitter points doesn't mean profit
Disney didn't drink the kool-aid. They dove headfirst into a vat of it.
No Masters of the Air, Avatar the Last Airbender, Shogun, Dune 2, or Fallout?
Hey Greg reformed Christian here and not sure what your beliefs are on Christ/Christianity would you mind sharing or is that something you don't want to use your channel for??? I just heard the line of theological elbows and that sparked my interest in what you believe and the book actually. I just purchased "Hard Sayings - Understanding Difficult Passages of Scripture" by RC Sproul pretty excited to read it.
I can’t speak on it too much, TH-cam tends to create a definition of a channel and if you try to deviate, it gets confused and you just end up dying, digitally. But I do love the research, especially from Sproul. His lectures are wonderful, and I have a couple of his books, ‘Defending Your Faith’ and ‘Everyone is a Theologian’. Both are excellent. I call myself more of an Arminian, but I accept that the subject of predestination can cut both ways. On the one hand, some of Paul’s writing, especially in Romans, feels pretty straightforward for Calvinist thought. And the argument “is God God or not?” is very compelling, as is the argument that even when God isn’t “doing” a thing, he is in a sense doing it by allowing it, as in the case of God “standing against” David and allowing him to be tempted to take a census. However, on the other hand, scripture often presents the paths of our lives as a choice, usually in the form of “IF you do X, then you will receive X”. This would suggest an allowance for us to decide. The argument that I find most compelling is the idea of love being voluntary by definition. If we are in the image of God and He chooses to love us, then in order for us to love Him, we must also choose. If he is literally irresistible, then I don’t think it can be considered love. Finally, I find the Arminian view to lend itself more to a daily worker attitude. It’s not a guarantee, but if we feel that we must choose God daily, I think it tends to have a different psychological impact on how we view our everyday actions and the importance they have in the world. Other portions of reformed theology I think are 100% correct, such as sola scriptura.
@@gregowen2022 That is outstanding that you read into these things. I tend to lean more towards the complete sovereignty of God, but with the whole Calvin/Arminius theology I don't like to say either one as it tends to start a conversation off on a bad foot a lot of the times. People hear Calvinist or Arminian and you just seem to start off on the wrong foot. In some of the Christian YT channels I frequent I understand why people think negatively about Christianity reading through some of the comments in comments sections. For people who are supposed to be brothers there sure is a lot of anger and vitriol between the two. As long as you get Christ and the Gospel correct I feel you are on the right path and differences in theology are ok. For example I adore Voddie Baucham, but heavily disagree with his views on eschatology as he is on the a-millennial side of things where I'm in the pre-millennial camp. MacArthur and Sproul were the dearest of friends and disagreed with certain parts of theology as well.
There certainly are verses that at face value seem to be Arminian, but in the context in which its written I feel can be explained (people tend to forget how important context is when reading scripture). It is very easy to take verses and twist them to fit an agenda when taken at face value, but it's like my Pastor taught me "When reading a verse always read the entire chapter to grasp the context in which the writer is writing. I look at verses like Ephesians 2 1-9 which states.................
As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, 2 in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. 3 All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh[a] and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath. 4 But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5 made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions-it is by grace you have been saved. 6 And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, 7 in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. 8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith-and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God- 9 not by works, so that no one can boast.
I don't think scripture can be anymore crystal clear that salvation has absolutely nothing to do with works because if you could earn your way to Heaven then as Paul wrote in Galatians 2:21 I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing. Also in that section of Ephesians it states how we are dead in our trespasses and sins (spiritually of course) and it takes God to "make us alive with Christ" so I take that as salvation being a work of God in the heart of man and to further expound on the matter I would go to John 6:44 which states "No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them" so we see here the most important word in that verse is CAN which we know is a word of ability. He didn't say no one may Jesus quite literally is saying you CANNOT or you don't have the ability to come to me unless the Father first quickens our dead spirits to life and grants that ability to do so in us.
I also look to verses like 2 Timothy 2:25 In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth. Seeing again it is God who grants this ability to us. Or when Jesus says to his disciples "You did not choose me, but I chose you." and many others I could list, but if you would like to further discuss the matter let me know and we can find a way to exchange email's or something Greg. Either way I love the fact that you read theology and I would highly recommend Martin Luther's "The Bondage of the Will" or Jonathan Edwards "The Freedom of the Will" if you haven't already both great and informative reads. Once I'm done with this RC book I'm moving to a book RC recommends as he studied a lot of Philosophy a book called "The Critique of Pure Reason."
I’m excited for Arcane
8:56 Maybe you should start looking into Eastern media. Recently got introduced to Kdramas after avoiding them like the PLAGUE cause I thought they were just Korean Soap Operas...boy was I WRONG😭.
Last year Bloodhounds dropped and it was AMAZING. Blood, Action and QUALITY Character Writing💯🔥
I also recently saw My Name which came out in 2021 and the same can be said for that🔥🔥🔥
Also still waiting on that Kizazi Moto review😭
The Walking Dead The Ones Who Live I am looking forward to enjoying
Most excited for the Elden Ring DLC
I'm hyped for Henry Cavil
Can you please do a video on why “Elf” is the greatest movie of all time?
I think I am kind of done with Star Wars at this point. Rogue One was good though. Glad I don't do any streaming. I think I will stick to DVDs and Blue Rays of old TV shows and Movies of the 70s 80s and 90s.
Six kids?! Are you sure you're not Catholic?
All kidding aside, I'm stoked for Mechwarrior 5: Clans. For those of you who know the lore, I'm fully ready to embrace the "Oh, boy! Here I go killing again!" Mentality of Clan Smoke Jaguar.
Here's something out of left field: I worked in the 1980's as a sales Rep for Ballantine Books (Random House) It's not pronounced Ballan-TEEN ...sorry I'm from family of teachers 😁
Wait, is it BallenTINE? Like a fork?
Edit, Valentine would have been a better comparison, but you get it
you're right Gregg Valentine would have been more accurate👍 thanks for another great video !!
Can we see an Andor review and why it's amazing
Argyle starring Henry Cavill sounds fun.
Dude! Watch Monarch: Legacy of Monsters. Really good. Much better than expected.
Oh Indeed! Hell I want To Watch that Show!
13:12 Star Wars Acolyte:
While I don’t think “The Marvels (Captain Marvel 2)” was bad.
Hearing this News for Star Wars, hearing about the Queer/Trans Director in charge and her Hate Boner for Lucas… God…what…what Even needs to be said about this?!
It’s a Burning Clusterfuck of Epic proportions behind the scenes. Why Would you Hire Someone who’s Intent is Literally Blowing Up a Castle after it’s already been Lit on Fire!?
Nothing good can ever come from rancid Ideas that were forged from Hate! Don’t get me wrong, hate can be a Pretty Strong Motivator, but this feels like the Vendetta is unwarranted! It’s just Narcissism and Ego Stroking at this point, and I’m really shocked that this is gonna Be Star Wars’ Finale as a Franchise.
Asoka may have been boring, but at least it tried with some genuine and hopeful effort to capture some growth with past storylines.
But This potential for some Much needed Clarity about the Events before KOTOR (or maybe after), just to see it be ruined by this person is disgusting!
Looking forward to
Deadpool 3: Yes I know Disney might mess it up because Disney but Ryan is passionate about the character so hoping at least once more can pull through.
Happy at least someone doing something nice with Henry Cavill, wanting to watch Argylle just for him.
I do hope Hit Monkey comes out this year because season 1 was so good hoping they continue that hype. Not much good animated series have come out of Marvel as of late so fingers crossed.
Not sure how I feel about Avatar The Last Air Bender coming out, on one hand Netflix always iffy especially since creators left the project due to creative differences.
Looking forward to Justice League crisis on infinite earths part 2 and not sure if part 3 will come out this year. Part 1 felt really confusing at times but was a good movie that I hope the other two parts can keep going.
Haven't checked out Invincible season 2 yet as waiting for whole season to drop to just binge it, liked season 1 so season 2 should be good.
The Boys is coming out, just want to watch that, not really interesting in their spinoff gen v.
Tekken 8: Looks amazing and do hope it if it adds in other fighters because they will don't run into a Yor Forger problem like Street Fighter 6 because compare how she otherwise looks to how she looks in game and look how they massacre a beautiful mother.
No matter what happens will be happy if people wake up and let Disney burn for its awful live action remakes.
Probably last thing, western wise, well at least western related, looking forward to is Suicide Squad Isekai. One of the character designers, Akira Amano created my favourite anime (Reborn also is my pfp) so at least know even if it might be a mess will be a good looking mess.
I know i will be annoyed at the new HeMan show by Kevin "the Hack" Smith, not because I'm interested in Heman but know it has a strong fanbase that just wants something good and something good is not coming.
Other than this cautiously awaiting to see what mess this year brings, hopefully some other good works happen this year, and hoping you have a good year as well.
I just don't think the fourth wall breaking is great for the mcu. It was bad with she hulk either
@theanimeunderworld8338 to be fair she hulk did have terrible incompetent writers.
Must admit, I'm curious about Doctor Who, to see them take few steps back just so they can hit that wall in front of them head first... again 🤣🤣
#RIPDoctorWho