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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

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#43426: Sep 25th 2015 at 11:22:02 PM

Cranky Pym is great.

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#43427: Sep 25th 2015 at 11:33:34 PM

[up][up]... why were there two Iron Spiders?

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#43428: Sep 25th 2015 at 11:36:27 PM

There was a squad of about three iron spiders running around after Civil War when Spidey was a fugitive.

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#43431: Sep 26th 2015 at 6:05:19 AM

That was Eric O'Grady, not Scott Lang. He's a sarcastic, amoral thief who uses his powerset to peep on women in the showers.

edited 26th Sep '15 6:06:04 AM by TobiasDrake

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Wackd Since: May, 2009
#43432: Sep 26th 2015 at 6:11:28 AM

[up][up]It's kind of amazing to see the alarm-clock smash thing done in live action.

Also this gets my hopes up that the new series will be...like, I hesitate to say Daredevil was dark and gritty, but if it was, Jessica Jones seems like it'll be less so.

Maybe you'd be less disappointed if you stopped expecting things to be Carmen Sandiego movies.
xbimpy Since: Jul, 2015
#43433: Sep 26th 2015 at 6:36:46 AM

JJ would be more breaking bad-esquie if that makes sense

edited 26th Sep '15 6:37:18 AM by xbimpy

higherbrainpattern Since: Apr, 2012
#43434: Sep 26th 2015 at 7:40:21 AM

Jessica Jones having a tone similar to Breaking Bad would be fine for me, but only if the same thing that happened to Jane Margolis doesn't happen to Jessica Jones.

Falrinn Since: Dec, 2014
#43435: Sep 26th 2015 at 9:32:12 AM

From what I understand about the source material, Jessica Jones will probably be about as "dark" as Daredevil, but it will be a very different kind of darkness. More personal and psychological and less outward and environmental if that makes any sense.

So while Jessica Jones isn't going to be going out at night dressed as a demon and beating criminals to a pulp, Matt Murdoch's past will have been pleasant compared to her's

Theokal3 Since: Jan, 2012
#43436: Sep 26th 2015 at 9:56:07 AM

What are Jessica Jones' powers anyway? I keep hearing about them but never could find a source telling what she can do

VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#43437: Sep 26th 2015 at 9:57:45 AM

Flying Brick. In the tv show she can't fly because that would require Coconut Superpowers.

alliterator Since: Jan, 2001
#43438: Sep 26th 2015 at 10:00:13 AM

She's super strong, she's pretty tough (although she doesn't know if she's quite bulletproof), and she can fly (although she hasn't in a while, so it's difficult, so she pretty much just, uh, jumps).

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#43439: Sep 26th 2015 at 10:00:17 AM

She's basically a flying brick

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Falrinn Since: Dec, 2014
#43440: Sep 26th 2015 at 10:05:21 AM

In the comics she's a flying brick, in the show she won't be able to fly, but she will be able to jump multiple stories. Otherwise she'll have about the same powers.

Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#43441: Sep 26th 2015 at 10:06:29 AM

She actually has powers? For some reason I thought she was just a Badass Normal.

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#43442: Sep 26th 2015 at 10:34:01 AM

Nah, she has powers...but apparently she has trouble to use them? Or chooses not to use them? We will see how they handle that.

Falrinn Since: Dec, 2014
#43443: Sep 26th 2015 at 10:34:55 AM

[up][up]You might of misinterpreted the fact she's described as not being a super-hero (at least not outside of her backstory). She is a private investigator who happens to have superpowers first and foremost.

edited 26th Sep '15 10:35:13 AM by Falrinn

Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#43444: Sep 26th 2015 at 10:47:09 AM

I guess that's it. I've heard her described primarily as a detective rather than a superhero. I figured her connection to those elements was mostly through Luke Cage.

alliterator Since: Jan, 2001
#43445: Sep 26th 2015 at 10:55:48 AM

No, she's a former superhero. But there was a traumatic incident, so she quit.

Theokal3 Since: Jan, 2012
#43446: Sep 26th 2015 at 12:30:56 PM

Okay, I see. Thanks. I admit, I like the fact they are doing a show about a superpowered character. I mean, yeah, Badass Normal characters are awesome, but the MCU series were starting to lack actually superpowered protagonists, Daredevil aside^^

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#43447: Sep 26th 2015 at 12:40:16 PM

Iron Man's superpower is money.

Captain America is 'peak human' but in reality is basically super powered.

Hulk.

Scarlet Witch.

Natasha and Hawkguy are just really good at what they do.

Thor is superpowered even for his bullshit immortal alien race.

Falcon and War Machine Iron Patriot use tech.

Ant-Man uses super powered shrinking tech.

Daredevil has super senses.

Jessica Jones can jump hella high.

Luke Cage has bullet proof skin.

Iron Fist is the man with the dragon tattoo.

Dr. Strange HAS MAGIC and can bring sexy back.

I don't think I have everyone but most of the people either have superpowers are using sufficiently advanced technology as to be indistinguishable from superpowers.

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alliterator Since: Jan, 2001
#43448: Sep 26th 2015 at 12:50:19 PM

Iron Fist is the man with the dragon tattoo.

Uh, no, that's not a tattoo, he got that when he fucking punched a dragon in the heart.

edited 26th Sep '15 12:50:31 PM by alliterator

Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#43449: Sep 26th 2015 at 12:51:34 PM

[up][up][up]How were they lacking them? Agents of Shield has Skye and Daredevil, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist all have powers. That's four out of the six series.

edited 26th Sep '15 12:51:47 PM by Kostya

alliterator Since: Jan, 2001
#43450: Sep 26th 2015 at 12:57:43 PM

Even Agent Carter has the power of awesomeness.

Also, Marvel has released the deleted Norn Cave scene from Age of Ultron. Which I still think is much better than the actual scene we got in the movie.

edited 26th Sep '15 1:00:28 PM by alliterator


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