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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

AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
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#76726: Nov 21st 2017 at 12:02:43 PM

It's Steve's fault for not destroying Hydra...but it was Erskine's fault for making Steve a super soldier...but it was that ancient cult's fault for Hydra existing...

It's the Inhumans' fault, let's blame Black Bolt for this.

edited 21st Nov '17 12:02:51 PM by AdricDePsycho

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unknowing from somewhere.. Since: Mar, 2014
#76727: Nov 21st 2017 at 12:08:38 PM

oh yeah...so is ward fault.

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Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#76728: Nov 21st 2017 at 1:01:10 PM

[up][up][up][up]Here ya go.

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Gaon Smoking Snake from Grim Up North Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#76730: Nov 21st 2017 at 1:33:32 PM

Didn't we agree that everything we might dislike about the MCU is Perlmutter's fault?

On a more optimistic note, the people behind Ao S are currently sharing information...only episode titles and the most generic synopsises ever, as usual (honestly, it is kind of fun to predict which sentences which will say nothing they will use to describe the next episode), but at least there is some marketing going on this time. Still not a lot, but at least some.

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#76731: Nov 21st 2017 at 2:39:34 PM

Credit where it’s due, Odin’s irresponsible handling of his artifacts of untold power was the inspiration for Red Skull in the first place, drew Thanos to Earth and was thus responsible for the Mind Stone being there as well as the Chitauri who traumatized Tony into making super-robots, thus indirectly being responsible for HYDRA, Thanos, Ultron and Vision, being directly responsible for Loki, and altogether being the person who set in motion the breaking of Rhodey’s back.

Evidently, the true message of the MCU is “always blame the gods.” Tony would be so proud.

edited 21st Nov '17 2:40:03 PM by KnownUnknown

fredhot16 Don't want to leave but cannot pretend from Baton Rogue, Louisiana. Since: Jan, 2015 Relationship Status: Too sexy for my shirt
Don't want to leave but cannot pretend
#76732: Nov 21st 2017 at 2:41:16 PM

[up]In the end, to save the universe, we must confront the true villain: Stanley Lieber!

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Tuckerscreator (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#76733: Nov 21st 2017 at 3:16:04 PM

This was all his nefarious millennia long scheme to acquire Thor’s hair!

AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#76734: Nov 21st 2017 at 3:45:45 PM

Confound that cursed Doctor Stephen Strange for beating him to it!

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#76735: Nov 21st 2017 at 8:53:21 PM

Credit where it’s due, Odin’s irresponsible handling of his artifacts of untold power was the inspiration for Red Skull in the first place

He thought for sure that fake space stone would fool them. "Ha I'd like to see the Nazis find out this is a piece of glass!"

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#76736: Nov 21st 2017 at 9:20:46 PM

What if the Tesseract Red Skull stole was also a fake? Just a really, really, really convincing fake.

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
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Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#76738: Nov 21st 2017 at 11:51:04 PM

Don't remind me...I still want Marvel to solve that stupid cliffhanger!

Punisher286 Since: Jan, 2016
#76739: Nov 22nd 2017 at 2:00:40 AM

I want to know, and please forgive me if this is the obvious question to ask, if Sousa is indeed the mysterious husband that she mentioned in TWS?

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#76740: Nov 22nd 2017 at 7:59:35 AM

It was never confirmed. Presumably that would've been addressed if the show hadn't been cancelled.

AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Rock on, Gold Dust Woman
#76742: Nov 22nd 2017 at 12:32:15 PM

It's official, the MCU has two Sherlock's and two Watson's.

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Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
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#76744: Nov 22nd 2017 at 1:01:10 PM

And who even knows if Jude Law will be in Avengers 4 with the rest of them, if the rest of them will even be in Avengers 4.

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KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#76745: Nov 22nd 2017 at 1:20:28 PM

He’s playing The Obi-Wan, so my I’m guessing he’s... not going to be able to make it.

Then as a twist, Dr. Strange resurrects Mar-Vell while Ross ends up shadowing Tony, thus having a Sherlock and a Watson team up twice, but not the right ones.

edited 22nd Nov '17 1:20:51 PM by KnownUnknown

Hodor2 Since: Jan, 2015
#76746: Nov 22nd 2017 at 1:25:15 PM

@Swanpride- Two Irene Adlers, actually. Rachel Mc Adams, who was Irene Adler in the Downey!Holmes movie and Natalie Dormer who was a composite of Irene Adler and Moriarty in Elementary.

So, we need Lucy Liu, Laura Pulver, and Johnny Lee Miller to show up in the MCU, and then we will have all of the Holmes' Watsons, and Adlers.

edited 22nd Nov '17 1:28:46 PM by Hodor2

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#76747: Nov 22nd 2017 at 1:31:27 PM

[up][up]A character described as The Obi-Wan and whose most famous story was his death? Yeah he has Mentor Occupational Hazard written all over him.

[up]Well Lucy Liu did direct for Luke Cage season 2 so she's technically involved, I guess.

windleopard from Nigeria Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#76748: Nov 22nd 2017 at 1:35:43 PM

Edited. Never mind. Sorry

edited 22nd Nov '17 1:38:40 PM by windleopard

Nightwire Since: Feb, 2010
#76749: Nov 22nd 2017 at 6:21:44 PM

Now I want all the Moriartys in the MCU as well.

AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#76750: Nov 22nd 2017 at 9:23:45 PM

Any ideas on who Jared Harris and Andrew Scott could play? I wouldn't be too averse to Lucy Liu showing up in the MCU somewhere either.


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