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Welcome to the main discussion thread for the Marvel Cinematic Universe! I'm editing this OP and pinning it to establish some basic guidelines. All of the Media Forum rules still apply.

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[Edited by Fighteer]

    Original post 
Since Thor and now Captain America came out this year, I wanted to get what Tropers thought of the concept and execution of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in general. Personally I love the idea and wonder why this idea hasn't been seriously tried before. It sorta seems to me like the DCAU in movie form (And well, ummm, with Marvel), and really 'gets' the comic book feel of a shared universe while not being completely alienating.

Edited by Fighteer on Dec 15th 2022 at 9:55:58 AM

Forenperser Foreign Troper from Germany Since: Mar, 2012
Foreign Troper
#96576: Feb 8th 2019 at 3:38:57 PM

Cancer for the eyes, that website. Luv itevil grin

Certified: 48.0% West Asian, 6.5% South Asian, 15.8% North/West European, 15.7% English, 7.4% Balkan, 6.6% Scandinavian
JamieMoon The Bad Witch from The Background World Since: Aug, 2017 Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
The Bad Witch
#96577: Feb 8th 2019 at 3:39:11 PM

[up][up][up][up] That's... amazing.

Edited by JamieMoon on Feb 8th 2019 at 4:34:38 AM

"Cold and black and infinite, with nothing left to lose."
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: Aug, 2015
The Head of the Hydra
#96578: Feb 8th 2019 at 3:41:26 PM

Thank God I was born in the late 90’s.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Pseudopartition Screaming Into The Void from The Cretaeceous Since: Dec, 2013 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
HailMuffins Since: May, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#96580: Feb 8th 2019 at 3:46:46 PM

[up][up]I did too, one year after you, in fact.

Problem is, I started using the internet very early, there were still plenty of sites with that whole layout.

Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Ultimatum Disasturbator from Second Star to the left (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
Disasturbator
#96582: Feb 8th 2019 at 3:49:22 PM

Wont load for me,keeps saying it needs Flash to run..

New theme music also a box
Brandon I'm watching you! from Wayouttatown, OR (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Don't hug me; I'm scared
I'm watching you!
#96583: Feb 8th 2019 at 3:55:40 PM

I still remember the old Pokemon website. The one with the character guide that identified Jesse and James as "12 years old". Something that I remember actor Eric Stuart finding ridiculous.

One thing that's interesting about the old Space Jam website is we can see alternate names for the Nerdlucks during the film's production. Of course even their official settled names weren't used in the film either, so makes you wonder why they bothered changing them in the first place.

With all the memes about women choosing a bear over a man, Hollywood might wanna get on an 'East of the Sun and West of the Moon' adaptation
MileRun Since: Jan, 2001
#96584: Feb 8th 2019 at 3:55:41 PM

[up][up]That's weird. I thought this was Marvel, not DC.

Edited by MileRun on Feb 8th 2019 at 3:55:53 AM

Brandon I'm watching you! from Wayouttatown, OR (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Don't hug me; I'm scared
I'm watching you!
#96585: Feb 8th 2019 at 3:56:53 PM

[up] WAKKA WAKKA WAKKA!!

With all the memes about women choosing a bear over a man, Hollywood might wanna get on an 'East of the Sun and West of the Moon' adaptation
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: Aug, 2015
The Head of the Hydra
#96586: Feb 8th 2019 at 3:57:50 PM

Flash has been in Marvel.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Ultimatum Disasturbator from Second Star to the left (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
Disasturbator
MileRun Since: Jan, 2001
#96588: Feb 8th 2019 at 4:00:45 PM

Now you've got me wanting a JLA/Avengers movie adaptation.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: Aug, 2015
The Head of the Hydra
#96589: Feb 8th 2019 at 4:02:52 PM

I'm talking about Buried Alien.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Falrinn Since: Dec, 2014
#96590: Feb 8th 2019 at 4:04:16 PM

Wow, that Captain Marvel website is amazingly terrible. Been a long time since I've seen one like that.

Try clicking on the old lady Skrull that pops up every 30 seconds or so.

Forenperser Foreign Troper from Germany Since: Mar, 2012
Foreign Troper
#96591: Feb 8th 2019 at 4:12:10 PM

Oh yeah punching her is fun.

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Brandon I'm watching you! from Wayouttatown, OR (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Don't hug me; I'm scared
I'm watching you!
#96592: Feb 8th 2019 at 4:33:30 PM

Doesnt Marvel have another superhero whose supposed to be fast? Whizzer?

With all the memes about women choosing a bear over a man, Hollywood might wanna get on an 'East of the Sun and West of the Moon' adaptation
HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
HailMuffins Since: May, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#96594: Feb 8th 2019 at 4:36:22 PM

"Whizzer"? You shitting me, right?

LordVatek Not really a lord of anything Since: Sep, 2014
Not really a lord of anything
#96595: Feb 8th 2019 at 4:37:13 PM

*Looks up picture of Whizzer*

Pfft, yeah I need to see a 1:1 live-action version of that.

This song needs more love.
HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#96596: Feb 8th 2019 at 4:40:32 PM

Whizzer was actually referenced in Jessica Jones season 2.

He showed up, ran away at super speed due to paranoia, and then died.

One Strip! One Strip!
J79 Since: Jan, 2015
#96597: Feb 8th 2019 at 4:50:36 PM

That wasnt completely accurate, the trailer should have been extremely pixelated and buffer every 10 seconds.

HailMuffins Since: May, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#96598: Feb 8th 2019 at 5:06:20 PM

[up][up]They call him "Cyclone" in Brazil, much more dignified.

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#96599: Feb 8th 2019 at 5:17:20 PM

The Whizzer was the highlight of Jessica Jones S2.

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#96600: Feb 8th 2019 at 5:59:56 PM

But, as is the case with Speedsters, he was gone far too quickly.cool

One Strip! One Strip!

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