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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 Mrph1 on Jul 29th 2024 at 3:09:00 PM

stingerbrg Since: Jun, 2009
#30476: Apr 9th 2015 at 10:42:32 PM

I'm not going to trust that and go by what video games (DLC releases and World Of Warcraft maintenance) have taught me. Go to sleep, check when you wake up. If it's not there then it'll be there after you finish work, school, or errands.

edited 9th Apr '15 10:43:06 PM by stingerbrg

TenebrousGaze Dark Eye from A Shaded Face Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: Giving love a bad name
Dark Eye
#30477: Apr 10th 2015 at 12:25:23 AM

Daredevil is here. Only 10 minutes into the first episode so I'm not giving opinions yet, but it's up now.

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#30478: Apr 10th 2015 at 12:28:51 AM

The Marvel threads are probably going to be places to avoid for the time being...

edvedd Darling. from At the boutique, dear. Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: We finish each other's sandwiches
Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#30480: Apr 10th 2015 at 7:41:22 AM

So....twitter reactions from the first screening are out. Any thoughts? Aside from "I wish I had been there, too" naturally.

Rvdz Don't mock the shocker from in a bar, under the sea Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Don't mock the shocker
#30481: Apr 10th 2015 at 7:51:39 AM

I'm catching a marathon (of the first one and Ao U) on april 21. Stoked! Those reactions definetly sound promising, though I'm avoiding them as much as I can.

Sing the song of sixpence that goes burn the witch, we know where you live
LordofLore Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Consider his love an honor
#30482: Apr 10th 2015 at 8:12:36 AM

War Machine Mark 2 figure.

Also I just saw FF 7 so Ao U has really hard competition for best movie of the summer for me right now. I'll probably be the first threadgoer who sees the new movie like all the other times so I'll post my review like usual after seeing Ao U.

edited 10th Apr '15 8:20:36 AM by LordofLore

VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#30483: Apr 10th 2015 at 8:17:57 AM

And with that, I leave this thread until May.

wanderlustwarrior Role Model from Where Gods Belong Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
Role Model
#30484: Apr 10th 2015 at 8:27:31 AM

That face... How did they get so good at making faces?

I'm not sure if I preferred the bulkier Mk. 1 or not.

AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#30485: Apr 10th 2015 at 8:59:13 AM

Well it seems like they were able to juggle all the different characters and plot threads successfully, which gives me a little more hope for Civil War (even though it's by different people).

LordofLore Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Consider his love an honor
Ithilgore Since: Jan, 2001
#30487: Apr 10th 2015 at 9:12:05 AM

Daredevil is awesome so far. Gritty and dark without ever feeling like it's "trying too hard", and barely feels like a superhero show. But it is tied into the rest of the MCU in a direct but still disconnected way. The taste of the old Affleck movie is long gone.

The fight scenes crush basically any other superhero show (or movie even), including Arrow.

spashthebandragon thebandragoness from USA Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
thebandragoness
#30488: Apr 10th 2015 at 9:15:15 AM

Okay, just saw the first Daredevil episode. That was worth the wait. I'm... I'm in awe right now. I'm really glad I quit watching Arrow well before this came out, because this show just makes it look sad by comparison.

I think my favorite part was how they put in nods to the Avengers without making me want to roll my eyes. Like, Agents of Shield's pilot has Avengers toys in store windows and every episode had a plot like "LOOK THE VILLAIN'S USING A MIX OF EXTREMUS, GAMMA RAYS, AND THE SUPER SOLDIER SERUM! JUST LIKE THE AVENGERS MOVIES! GET IT? GET IT?" In Daredevil, they just make a couple vague allusions here and there. I also like how they lampshaded all the destruction the Avengers caused during the Chitauri invasion.

I've got fanfics for Frozen, Spectacular Spider-Man, Crash Bandicoot, and Spyro the Dragon.
Ithilgore Since: Jan, 2001
#30489: Apr 10th 2015 at 9:32:43 AM

Well Hell's Kitchen in modern times is an upmarket, low crime area. So there had to be some explanation for why it's back to gritty 70s crime ridden style. Pretty clever to tie it in to The Avengers.

KarkatTheDalek Not as angry as the name would suggest. from Somwhere in Time/Space Since: Mar, 2012 Relationship Status: You're a beautiful woman, probably
Not as angry as the name would suggest.
#30490: Apr 10th 2015 at 9:35:47 AM

[up][up][up][up] ...Damn. Nice intro, although the cartoony logo does kind of clash with the overall aesthetic.

I'm going to watch the first episode later today, see what I think.

Oh God! Natural light!
spashthebandragon thebandragoness from USA Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
thebandragoness
#30491: Apr 10th 2015 at 9:50:44 AM

It still amuses me to think that every time we see Daredevil beating up thugs to a pulp and it's all rainy and grimy, somewhere out in space, there's also a talking raccoon and an anthropomorphic duck.

I've got fanfics for Frozen, Spectacular Spider-Man, Crash Bandicoot, and Spyro the Dragon.
KarkatTheDalek Not as angry as the name would suggest. from Somwhere in Time/Space Since: Mar, 2012 Relationship Status: You're a beautiful woman, probably
Not as angry as the name would suggest.
#30492: Apr 10th 2015 at 9:54:14 AM

[up] Otherwise known as "comics".

Oh God! Natural light!
TenebrousGaze Dark Eye from A Shaded Face Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: Giving love a bad name
Dark Eye
#30493: Apr 10th 2015 at 10:20:02 AM

The MCU does finally have the utterly absurd juxtaposition of comics. Alas, the nature of live-action means they will probably never meet.

LordofLore Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Consider his love an honor
#30494: Apr 10th 2015 at 10:25:10 AM

In the comics it takes the first arc(post-Conquest) to have any of the Guardians on Earth(they exit a portal from the Negative Dimension and has to go to the FF to tell them to never open their portal to the same place again which takes 3 pages)and then stays off Earth and the human super teams until Bendis takes over and has them team up with the Avengers as soon as he could.

The Cosmic character that actually spends some time on Earth post-Annihilation is the guy who lost his old team when Civil War started: Nova.

Edit: Article on Comic!Daredevil.

edited 10th Apr '15 10:46:41 AM by LordofLore

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#30495: Apr 10th 2015 at 10:47:47 AM

Watching Daredevil, not far in but so far it's pretty sweet. Is this just a one-season thing? Or will there be more seasons up on Netflix at later dates?

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#30496: Apr 10th 2015 at 10:51:34 AM

good question....I don't think that they have clarified that part. The only thing they said is that there will be four shows and then a Defender show which connects all of them. So I guess at the very least there will be more Daredevil in The Defenders (it is kind of the Avenger principle in TV).

wanderlustwarrior Role Model from Where Gods Belong Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
Role Model
#30497: Apr 10th 2015 at 11:11:01 AM

So a friend of mine is actually family to one of the actors in it... it looks like they might be filming a season 2 in the future.

Take my word with a grain of salt, though, and I can't really say more.

edited 10th Apr '15 11:15:21 AM by wanderlustwarrior

TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#30498: Apr 10th 2015 at 11:26:33 AM

So a friend of mine is actually family to one of the actors in it...

[up]Your friend is a family member to one of the actors?! surprised

Dude, that is all kinds of awesome! grin[awesome]grin[awesome]

edited 10th Apr '15 11:27:04 AM by TargetmasterJoe

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#30499: Apr 10th 2015 at 11:48:56 AM

Does this friend also have an uncle who works at Nintendo? tongue

I believe you, it's just I couldn't resist.

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
Canid117 Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: Hello, I love you
#30500: Apr 10th 2015 at 12:44:28 PM

Oh... oh dear was that an X-Men reference from Daredevil.

"War without fire is like sausages without mustard." - Jean Juvénal des Ursins

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