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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

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
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#84076: Apr 4th 2018 at 7:38:20 PM

Of the things I expected Eternals weren't

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KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#84077: Apr 4th 2018 at 7:50:45 PM

It does make sense, somewhat. Marvel is getting increasingly more interested in doing cosmic stuff in the MCU, and one of their previous main cosmic heroes - Thor - just had his final movie. So they may be interested in introducing a new one so that Guardians' Space Opera focus isn't the only one.

edited 4th Apr '18 7:51:24 PM by KnownUnknown

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
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#84078: Apr 4th 2018 at 8:04:56 PM

How space opera are the Eternals?

I'm barely familiar with them

The Titans are apparently Eternals. As is bomber jacket Sersi

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Hodor2 Since: Jan, 2015
#84079: Apr 4th 2018 at 8:27:51 PM

Never heard of the Eternals. Wonder if Boyega will be one of them (is there a reasonably well known hero from the group?)

Which reminds me, I was pondering if Boyega might be Hyperion (the non-evil version),possibly combined with The Sentry, as it struck me that besides not looking like Superman, so making that a bit less obvious, he could use an American accent for his Clark Kent-like civilian identity (I'm assuming Hyperion has one?) and then a British accent as Hyperion.

Edit- Also on the Supermanish front, I was also pondering John Jameson (which of course would mean an African-American Jonah- I suggest Keith David). He's a decently important Spider-Man character and also has broader Marvel connections, including to Captain American and She Hulk (who I hope they introduce) and he can also work for cosmic plotlines.

edited 4th Apr '18 8:32:17 PM by Hodor2

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#84080: Apr 4th 2018 at 8:56:01 PM

Marvel doing a better Superman movie than the actual Superman movies right now would be kinda hilarious.

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#84081: Apr 4th 2018 at 8:58:12 PM

[up][up][up] They're not space opera. From what I know of them, they're more akin to the New Gods, but more Earth centric. Ancient godlike defenders of Earth so ancient and influential that the actual gods are their peers, with ties to the Celestials and rife with encounters with the rest of Marvel's

edited 4th Apr '18 8:59:34 PM by KnownUnknown

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#84082: Apr 4th 2018 at 8:59:01 PM

Depeding on how old Boyega is, Randy Robertson might make more sense.

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KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#84083: Apr 4th 2018 at 9:00:40 PM

Boyega was apparently in talks to play a superhero, though. Rand, cool character though he is, has never been one of those.

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#84084: Apr 4th 2018 at 9:18:20 PM

Thanos is also tied to them.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#84085: Apr 4th 2018 at 9:18:54 PM

True, but Liz Allen has never been Firestar or Screwball so....

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comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#84086: Apr 4th 2018 at 10:15:37 PM

I give you Taika Waititi singing the Marvel Studios fanfare.

edited 4th Apr '18 10:15:50 PM by comicwriter

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#84088: Apr 5th 2018 at 11:56:36 AM

I'm curious about Ant-Man And The Wasp, because I don't know how it's going to relate to Infinity War or Avengers 4 and I don't know whether it's set between the two Avengers films or between Civil War and Infinity War. Obviously, Captain Marvel is set in the 90s and relates to Avengers 3 and 4 in that it sets up Captain Marvel, but how important Ant-Man And The Wasp is going to be is a mystery to me.

AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#84089: Apr 5th 2018 at 1:32:29 PM

It might just be an in-between breather episode that happens to flesh out the world more. Kind of like the first Ant-Man.

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#84090: Apr 5th 2018 at 1:34:31 PM

The first Ant-Man led directly into Civil War, what with Falcon suggesting Scott as back-up.

Vampfox Since: Nov, 2012
#84091: Apr 5th 2018 at 3:50:08 PM

Agents of Shield is the best part of the MCU for me. I prefer TV over movies. Theirs way more character development in a 22 episode show than a 2 hour movie.

I also lost interest in the movie side when Joss left.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#84092: Apr 5th 2018 at 4:21:49 PM

Eh I don't really give a fuck about non comic-based secret agents.

I'm only now considering the show cause of Ghost Rider.

Also fuck the Inhumans.

edited 5th Apr '18 4:22:09 PM by slimcoder

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CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#84093: Apr 5th 2018 at 4:24:47 PM

I think AGENTS OF SHIELD is a shitty Marvel show.

It is, however, the best GI Joe show since the 80s.

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#84094: Apr 5th 2018 at 4:57:24 PM

Agents of Shield is fine. Ever since the Winter Solider reveal (yes, back in the first season) I've enjoyed it.

Hell, I think I'm one of the few people who enjoyed it even before that.

Though I imagine most people don't believe it's still as bad as that first half of the first season anymore.

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Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
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#84095: Apr 5th 2018 at 4:59:41 PM

The first parts pre-Winter Soldier weren't as good but they gave us some idea of what Normal looks like for SHIELD so it could be torn down, burned down, and sank into a swamp

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comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#84096: Apr 5th 2018 at 5:59:35 PM

It ebbs and flows. It got pretty good after the Winter Soldier reveal but they lost me again once they started shilling the Inhumans. Then I came back for Ghost Rider and dropped off again once he left.

I also lost interest in the movie side when Joss left.

Exact opposite for me. Phase 3 is probably my favorite thus far.

edited 5th Apr '18 6:01:32 PM by comicwriter

Tuckerscreator (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#84098: Apr 5th 2018 at 7:22:28 PM

Everyone's "stare worriedly in an offscreen direction" game has accelerated, to seemingly nobody staring at the same thing!

edited 5th Apr '18 9:51:47 PM by Tuckerscreator

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#84099: Apr 5th 2018 at 7:24:42 PM

Ya know I just realized this but with such a large cast the posters become nothing more than head-shots which gets rather boring after several examples.

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Pseudopartition Screaming Into The Void from The Cretaeceous Since: Dec, 2013 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
Screaming Into The Void
#84100: Apr 5th 2018 at 7:34:15 PM

Bucky looks like King Richard on that poster, and it's somehow endlessly hilarious to me.


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