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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

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#100551: Apr 15th 2019 at 9:05:23 AM

Okay, now I want to see that scene….

OmegaRadiance Since: Jun, 2011
#100552: Apr 15th 2019 at 9:06:29 AM

Makes perfect sense.

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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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#100553: Apr 15th 2019 at 9:08:25 AM

I think that was in Bendis’ Guardians

Quill’s dad set up an Earth quarantine just to fuck with Quill, as he do

In fairness to the space jerks, Earth has a habit of punching way above its technology level and influencing the course of space politics in space

The many upsets in Shi’ar administration the X-Men have prompted, the Avengers inserting themselves between enormous cosmic wars like the Kree Skrull War or the Kree Shi’ar War, the Fantastic Four fending off Galactus, stopping countless alien invasions and Thanos stuff

It’s like learning that Sealand stopped World War III, fended off a full invasion by the US, forced regime change in Russia, and punched out a hurricane all in like one decade

I’d like to see a smaller less empire having race try to improve their standing by attempting to forge an alliance with Earth and the many and hilarious repercussions of that

Edited by Bocaj on Apr 15th 2019 at 12:09:56 PM

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Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#100554: Apr 15th 2019 at 9:36:54 AM

Well, the Kree was messing around with Earth first.

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#100555: Apr 15th 2019 at 9:49:55 AM

Very true. Creating the Inhumans however many thousands of years ago and leaving Kree sentries and a devolution ray behind just in case they needed to wipe the board

The Kree are the worst assholes in space time

Edited by Bocaj on Apr 15th 2019 at 12:50:22 PM

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OmegaRadiance Since: Jun, 2011
#100556: Apr 15th 2019 at 9:55:39 AM

I recall there was at least one Kree in Ao S that wanted to prevent the other Kree from finding out about the Inhumans still being around, since they'd get all murdery.

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Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#100557: Apr 15th 2019 at 9:57:14 AM

[up] Well, he was kind of wrong about that, because it turns out, that the Kree would enslave them instead.

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#100558: Apr 15th 2019 at 9:57:37 AM

an inhumans movie without the royal family,maybe?

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Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#100559: Apr 15th 2019 at 9:59:59 AM

Honestly, if they decide to tackle the Inhuman family again, acting as if the TV show doesn't exist, I don't think ANYONE would mind.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#100560: Apr 15th 2019 at 10:01:35 AM

Agreed for once on that point.

I don't think the show tied in that much to what was happening in any of the other series, so that could easily work.

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#100561: Apr 15th 2019 at 10:01:56 AM

I just want Lockjaw to show up just to chase Goose around in a cameo

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#100562: Apr 15th 2019 at 10:21:42 AM

That's pretty dang funny.

In the comics, it's long been a plot point that the sheer overwhelming volume of superhumans created in countless different ways is really f*cking weird. The Kree don't have a billion lab-accident super-Kree running around Hala. The Skrulls don't have Super-Skrulls that weren't created as part of the Super-Skrull Program modeled after superhumans.

Superpowers do happen on other planets on very rare occasions, but Earth is basically Freak Mutation Central for the universe.

IIRC I think some comics have attributed the issue of human genetic volatility to Kree experimentation with our ancestors. The same experiments that ultimately created the Inhumans left human genes highly prone to mutation. But I'm sure other comics have explained it other ways.

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OmegaRadiance Since: Jun, 2011
#100563: Apr 15th 2019 at 10:24:54 AM

The Celestials have done some tampering as well haven't they?

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#100564: Apr 15th 2019 at 10:25:27 AM

yes ego we're looking at you

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HailMuffins Since: May, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#100565: Apr 15th 2019 at 10:34:08 AM

Ego isn't a Celestial in the comics, BTW, he is literally a, well, Living Planet.

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#100566: Apr 15th 2019 at 10:35:14 AM

According to Ao S, the Kree did their experiments on various planets and earth was the only one where they took. So, I guess, this is something very special to earth. Maybe humans are just super-adaptable.

They also seem to have a shorter life-span than most other alien populations...

Edited by Swanpride on Apr 15th 2019 at 10:35:57 AM

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#100567: Apr 15th 2019 at 10:39:18 AM

There are a lot of hands in the cookie jar of Earth

Intentional tampering by the Celestials, inadvertent tampering when a Celestial died and vomited mutagenic bile into the water table, the Kree to name but a few

Asgardians were hanging around with Vikings, the Olympians in Greece

Earth is so interfered with

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Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#100568: Apr 15th 2019 at 10:40:48 AM

Well, I guess no prime directive for earth.

Earth in the MCU is kind of lucky that it made it as far, isn't it?

HailMuffins Since: May, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#100569: Apr 15th 2019 at 10:45:21 AM

We're basically the Space Boonies, really.

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
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#100570: Apr 15th 2019 at 10:46:28 AM

There’s not even a Space Radio Shack

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Beatman1 Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
#100571: Apr 15th 2019 at 10:47:08 AM

I think humanity just gets used to it.

And with the X-Men back I see the Inhumans going back into their proverbial hole.

HailMuffins Since: May, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#100572: Apr 15th 2019 at 10:48:36 AM

[up][up]Yeah, much less a Space Best Buy.

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#100573: Apr 15th 2019 at 10:48:46 AM

Boonies?

[up][up] Hey, I happen to like what Ao S did with the Inhumans so far.

Edited by Swanpride on Apr 15th 2019 at 10:49:41 AM

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#100574: Apr 15th 2019 at 10:49:04 AM

I’m fine with the way Agents of Shield has been using the Inhumans. That can continue

Just transplant Lockjaw to AOS for a couple cameos

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Tabs Since: Jan, 2001
#100575: Apr 15th 2019 at 11:21:08 AM

Aside from Lockjaw's family (and maybe Goose to Fury), are there any other pet owners in the MCU? That kinda struck me while watching the denouement of CM.


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