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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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#67726: Mar 28th 2017 at 6:44:44 AM

That explains the costume change.

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
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#67727: Mar 28th 2017 at 6:46:17 AM

I'm hype

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eligram Since: Sep, 2009 Relationship Status: In denial
#67728: Mar 28th 2017 at 7:08:21 AM

[up]x4 Most likely. But if you say that Iron Fist is set in 2016, then that scene would be around febraury. Does it makes sense chronologicaly?

czhang from Canada Since: Sep, 2011 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
#67729: Mar 28th 2017 at 7:14:55 AM

Lunar New Year was February 8 in 2016 (FTR it's usually late January-early February), but from what I've heard I wouldn't have expected the Iron Fist writers to bother looking that up anyways.

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#67730: Mar 28th 2017 at 7:15:17 AM

[up] Everything in early 2016 should fit....but February? It doesn't really look like February, way too green already.....Perhaps it is the firecracker celebration and cultural festival....that would be towards the end of February I think....

edited 28th Mar '17 7:23:00 AM by Swanpride

czhang from Canada Since: Sep, 2011 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
#67732: Mar 28th 2017 at 7:33:32 AM

Lantern festival wouldn't get a full parade anywhere outside of Asia, even in New York. LNY is really the only parade we get to have in North America, and even then it depends where you are and when it happens.

Most likely It's Always Mardi Gras in New Orleans coupled with They Just Didn't Care.

edited 28th Mar '17 7:36:06 AM by czhang

Hodor2 Since: Jan, 2015
#67733: Mar 28th 2017 at 8:11:42 AM

[up]I knew there was a trope for that. In fact, the page itself even mentions this, "It's also usually Chinese New Year whenever a show's characters end up in Chinatown (with the characters hiding from danger under a lion train)".

''Iron Fist, subverting tropes by playing them 100% straight since 2017."

On a positive note, great trailer for Homecoming. Oddly despite my issues with Tony Stark in the MCU (which I admit is tied with perceptions of RDJ), he really works well as a mentor figure and the fact that the bad decisions he cautions Peter against are often ones he makes himself doesn't detract from the message, but actually enhances it. Also, it's a good way of doing the "Great Power/ Great Responsibility" thing without having to have a flashback of Uncle Ben being killed.

One of the things I most liked about the Spectacular cartoon was that rather than have Peter be phenomenally unlucky due to the "Parker Luck", it's more like he's well intention ed and somewhat naive and bad things will happen as a result of poor decisions- but there's not a sense that the universe itself is against him. And plenty of good things happen to him too. The trailer seems to emphasize this kind of take on Peter, which is promising.

edited 28th Mar '17 8:54:00 AM by Hodor2

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#67734: Mar 28th 2017 at 10:20:09 AM

Well, it is not a full parade, only a couple of people celebrating on the street....according to the websites, there is a celebration like this...I am just not sure if it is the only one/correct one.

Unsung it's a living from a tenement of clay Since: Jun, 2016
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#67735: Mar 28th 2017 at 10:55:22 AM

It's more than a couple of people, and because of the show's budget issues, it's hard to tell how big the crowds are actually meant to be. I don't think it's going to line up with any real festival. If they wanted to make it specific, they could have made it specific. They just wanted it as a setpiece.

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#67736: Mar 28th 2017 at 11:13:31 AM

Sounds like the new company Tony is running is Damage Control.

Wonder if this is why we never heard anything more about the TV show.

edited 28th Mar '17 11:14:07 AM by comicwriter

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#67737: Mar 28th 2017 at 11:20:47 AM

Huh...wonder if that means that they were just holding it off to introduce after the movie or if it is cancelled for good. But the company can't be that new, it has been around at least since before Civil War.

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#67738: Mar 28th 2017 at 11:21:05 AM

Tony is running Damage Control? That's perfect. I love it. It fits right in theme with him being the Accountability Avenger and wanting everyone to start paying more attention to the size of their footsteps.

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Beatman1 Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
#67739: Mar 28th 2017 at 11:29:48 AM

[up]With Bruce Wayne running the company in Powerless, it seems like another unintentional parallel.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#67740: Mar 28th 2017 at 12:00:23 PM

I like Tony telling Peter to be better than him. Even before the disaster of Civil War, Tony probably never saw himself as someone to emulate.

I wonder what will convince him to give the suit back to Pete though.

One Strip! One Strip!
comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#67741: Mar 28th 2017 at 1:47:39 PM

But the company can't be that new, it has been around at least since before Civil War.

It's referred to as new right here and in the Fandango interview previously linked. He mentioned Stark Industries having a relief corps in Age of Ultron but this sounds like something different and government-affiliated, which makes sense after the end of Civil War.

edited 28th Mar '17 1:48:41 PM by comicwriter

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#67742: Mar 28th 2017 at 2:25:40 PM

And thus Tony's quest to clean up his numerous fuck ups continues.

More to the point, I'm sure it will get ruined by more and more people seeking revenge against him too.

This is why the world is better off without Tony Stark, and he ruins everything he touches.tongue

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KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#67743: Mar 28th 2017 at 2:59:21 PM

The name Damage Control as his new company makes a blink-and-you'll-miss-it appearance in the trailer as well.

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#67744: Mar 28th 2017 at 3:07:16 PM

[up][up][up] It was already mentioned by Daisy in Ao S season 3 in an episode which aired a little bit before Civil War (Watchdogs). So it can't be that new.....

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#67745: Mar 28th 2017 at 3:11:24 PM

You're assuming that this is going to be connected to what was mentioned in Agents of SHIELD, which given the general track record of the movies, is unlikely. For all we know they threw in a reference to it in AOS under the mistaken impression that the TV show was still happening.

This would not be the first instance of a minor discrepancy between the movies and TV shows.

edited 28th Mar '17 3:13:15 PM by comicwriter

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Rock on, Gold Dust Woman
#67746: Mar 28th 2017 at 3:13:31 PM

What was the reference exactly?

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Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#67747: Mar 28th 2017 at 3:14:30 PM

[up][up] Not exactly...I just wanted to point out that unless the movie explicitly states otherwise, we can assume that this might one of Tony's projects started after Age of Ultron.

[up] Daisy told Mack's brother that the guy from Damage control will take care of the clean up.

edited 28th Mar '17 3:15:14 PM by Swanpride

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#67748: Mar 28th 2017 at 3:15:59 PM

We've seen at least two sources now claim it's new, and the fact that them running the Vulture's company out of business seems to be an important plot point, so I'm just gonna assume that's the case.

[up][up]Looking at the Wiki, it's mentioned as a SHIELD branch that's cleaning up the aftermath of a battle. So for all we know it could be two completely different organizations. [1]

edited 28th Mar '17 3:16:47 PM by comicwriter

AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Rock on, Gold Dust Woman
#67749: Mar 28th 2017 at 3:17:05 PM

If you wanna be fan wank-y, you could just say that Damage Control as mentioned in Agents of SHIELD was just slang for the SHIELD cleanup crew and that the Damage Control in Spider-Man: Homecoming is the actual group.

Have you any dreams you'd like to sell?
Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#67750: Mar 28th 2017 at 3:19:01 PM

I'll wait with being wanky until we have actually seen Homecoming. It might not be necessary.


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