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Edited by Mrph1 on Jul 29th 2024 at 3:09:00 PM
I feel like everyone says this any time someone other than the main protagonists gets more development than expected (I see the same accusations leveled at Black Lightning and even Black Panther). Yes, the show gave the parents a bit of Adaptation Expansion and Adaptational Heroism but the show was still about the kids, especially in the second and third seasons.
Which yeah they were in the comic run.
It's weird to since the original run is pretty easy to adapt into a self contained series. So why they changed and went in that direction is bizarre.
"That's right mortal. By channeling my divine rage into power, I have forged a new instrument in which to destroy you."In the comics, they're Firelord Ozai.
In the show, they're Zuko.
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.I remember one critique I heard people had was that it took until the season one finale for the the Runaways to actually... runaway.
I didn't watch past season two, nor have I read the original comic, so I can't weigh in much on how it was handled.
Edited by chasemaddigan on May 19th 2021 at 4:29:24 AM
The screenwriters of Iron Man 2
and 3 claim
their own reasons for avoiding it, whether feeling it wasn’t suited for a film format or Executive Meddling.
Shane Black told a fan
that the studio rejected it for Iron Man 3.
Shane [Black]: I think we were just told by the studio that we should probably paint Tony Stark as being kind of an industrialist and a crazy guy, or even a bad guy at some points, but the Demon in a Bottle stuff of him being an alcoholic wouldn't really fly. I don't blame that.
Edited by Synchronicity on May 19th 2021 at 4:36:43 AM
It’s the perfect story for if Marvel wants to start making non theatrical animated movies again. Just do compressed versions of popular story arcs, like DC do
Forever liveblogging the Avengers![]()
Probably the most annoying thing about the MCU.
Like compared to how DC at least has movies that are either standalone or each fit in their own continuities, Marvel is only focused on the MCU so weren't getting any standalone films anytime soon.
For instance Ultron is never gonna star in a movie again because he already did so in Age of Ultron and hes dead now so thats it for the character.
"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."@Wind I think his point is less "true protagonist" and more "deuteragonist that is a bad guy of sorts but we get to see their journey in more detail then if they were just a villain"?
Edited by fredhot16 on May 19th 2021 at 3:06:08 AM
Trans rights are human rights. TV Tropes is not a place for bigotry, cruelty, or dickishness, no matter who or their position.This is an understatement though, at least for season 1, which is like 1/2 kid drama and 1/2 parent plotting. In the comics they're all pretty one-note folks who show up to trigger the running away (which happens in the first or second issue), and while the threat of being caught by them hangs over the first arc, they only really play a big role in the first arc's big final Judas Contract.
I haven't watched S2 or S3 so I can't say how kid-centric they are in comparison but I can see how this would turn off fans — the draw of the Runaways comic is the mix of teen drama and superhero shenanigans.
Shame though because for a Dawson Cast the protagonists were pretty good.
Yeah I never really kept up with the original run or the show but my impression of Runaways was always that their parents didn't really mean shit in the long run and that the whole appeal was more them being this group of superpowered teenage misfits living on the road dealing with their own problems. So the show seemingly placing such a giant magnifying glass on the parents comes off as completely misunderstanding that appeal.
Runaways the comic also had an identity issue once the parents were dealt with. Several arcs in fact rehashed the parents
Forever liveblogging the Avengersthe runaways had no sense of direction so they didn't know where to run away to
have a listen and have a link to my discord serverThe story of Runaways more or less finished when the Pride was dealt with but this is Marvel Comics. Stories end but characters are forever. The Runaways story was popular so of course there would be more stories printed with these characters even though their initial premise was complete.
So they became a roaming group of superheroes, wandering the Marvel Universe doing superhero things. The result was hit or miss, like all major Marvel characters. Sometimes you got Molly punching the Punisher in the nuts and sometimes you got Nico horribly butchering the meaning of Spider-Man's "With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility" speech in a failed attempt at lecturing back at the adult superheroes about how much adults suck.
Edited by TobiasDrake on May 19th 2021 at 4:57:54 AM
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There's certainly precedent for using professional VAs in the MCU; Tom Kenny voiced the rabbit doll in Ant-Man and Grey DeLisle narrated one of the Wandavision commercials.
Edited by lbssb on May 19th 2021 at 12:01:37 PM
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