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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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Tuckerscreator (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#22803: Nov 19th 2014 at 10:42:14 AM

With the reveal from the most recent AOS episode, anyone else think Baron Von Strucker made himself young with the same technique Daniel Whitehall did? It would certainly explain why he acts like he walked out of the 40s in spite of being in the modern day. And it would make Captain America: Super Soldier canon again.

edited 19th Nov '14 10:42:36 AM by Tuckerscreator

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#22804: Nov 19th 2014 at 10:49:38 AM

[up] Two immortal Nazis might be a bit much.

Mukora Uniocular from a place Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: I made a point to burn all of the photographs
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#22805: Nov 19th 2014 at 10:54:44 AM

I mean, the comics have far more immortal Nazis than that.

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Tuckerscreator (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#22806: Nov 19th 2014 at 11:01:43 AM

Before AOS, I figured he had been been putting himself in croysleep like Bucky, popping out every once in a while to see how HYDRA was doing, and was only out for a length this recently because the acquisition of Loki's staff was a game-changer.

wanderlustwarrior Role Model from Where Gods Belong Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
Mukora Uniocular from a place Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: I made a point to burn all of the photographs
Uniocular
#22809: Nov 19th 2014 at 10:10:34 PM

I don't know why I expected that to be funny.

"It's so hard to be humble, knowing how great I am."
BadWolf21 Since: May, 2010
#22810: Nov 19th 2014 at 10:45:32 PM

Can I just say that I'm really enjoying Kyle MacLachlan on Agents of SHIELD?

Actually, Reed Diamond too, for that matter, but he doesn't get lines like:

"He has no idea of its true power. Of what's inside. Oh! There's something inside."
"What are talking about? Tesseract-level power?"
"Sure. ...I don't know what that is."

edited 19th Nov '14 10:59:05 PM by BadWolf21

VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#22812: Nov 19th 2014 at 11:00:24 PM

I usually detest the Buffy Speak on the show but he makes it work so well.

BadWolf21 Since: May, 2010
#22813: Nov 19th 2014 at 11:07:22 PM

It works for some of the characters (Fitz, Simmons, Coulson oddly enough, and MacLachlan's still nameless character) but most of the others can't get away with it.

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#22814: Nov 19th 2014 at 11:35:02 PM

<waits patiently for the most recent episode to become available, no strings attached, on the website>

I swear, the one week I miss it on tv...

At least they have a full plot synopsis on there.

edited 19th Nov '14 11:40:56 PM by KnownUnknown

C0mraid from Here and there Since: Aug, 2010
#22815: Nov 20th 2014 at 9:06:11 AM

Reed Diamond and Kyle Machlachan? Time I gave that show another try.

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Mattonymy Mr. Dr. from The Evils of Free Will Since: Jul, 2010
Mr. Dr.
#22816: Nov 21st 2014 at 9:24:20 AM

Kyle is fantastic, but for me it's incredibly jarring to see him in a such a dead serious role coming off from Portlandia. I guess they're trying to do some kind of Walter White Breaking Bad-esque thing with his comedic over the top hamminess going for sociopathy, but I half expect Carrie and Fred to pop up behind him

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Also, I will stand my ground and say that Agents is hands down the best series to marathon over a weekend. It has literally gone from being one of my most eye rolling shows to one that I eagerly anticipate the next week. Then again it is from Whedon.

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Tuckerscreator (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#22817: Nov 21st 2014 at 9:55:32 AM

I thought Joss only wrote the pilot and his brother does the rest.

BadWolf21 Since: May, 2010
#22818: Nov 21st 2014 at 11:58:56 AM

[up][up] That's not really a great comparison. Bryan Cranston was known primarily for his work in comedy, and most recognizable from Malcolm in the Middle. Breaking Bad was a huge departure for him.

Kyle Mac Lachlan has a huge resume of notable roles, in a pretty diverse range (notable projects include Desperate Housewives, Sex and the City, and How I Met Your Mother), but he's probably most known for his work with David Lynch, having appeared in Dune, Blue Velvet and above all, Twin Peaks. SHIELD isn't ohmygodsodifferent for him.

Remember, just because you associate an actor with a specific role doesn't mean that that's what most people are going to be familiar with.

ArthurEld Since: May, 2014
#22819: Nov 21st 2014 at 12:27:43 PM

Plus, one of his most recent roles before Ao S was in the short-lived Believe, where he played a well-meaning bad guy doing stuff FOR SCIENCE!

Mattonymy Mr. Dr. from The Evils of Free Will Since: Jul, 2010
Mr. Dr.
#22820: Nov 21st 2014 at 4:03:55 PM

hey, I'm not trying to put the actor down or anything here. If anything, I'm revelling in how awesome he is by playing all of these different parts so convincingly.

I just find it slightly strange that he's playing such a polar opposite character.

(Besides, if we're including BC in depth here, then he did get his first real acting jobs in serious works like Dead Space and The Rockford Files (albeit small parts) as well as his terrifying portrayal in X Files. So no, I'm not putting him down or anything)

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Wackd Since: May, 2009
#22821: Nov 21st 2014 at 4:59:28 PM

My main point of reference for Kyle MacLachlan is Twin Peaks, so much so that I didn't realize he was Skye's dad at first. It's tough for me to read credits when there's action on the screen. Same reason I can't do subtitles.

He comes off to me as a weird cross between Ed Norton's Hulk and Samuel Sterns from that same movie.

Maybe you'd be less disappointed if you stopped expecting things to be Carmen Sandiego movies.
BadWolf21 Since: May, 2010
#22822: Nov 21st 2014 at 5:29:19 PM

[up][up] Fun fact: His first actual acting jobs were the voices of a couple Power Rangers monsters in the first season.

Billy, the original blue ranger, was retroactively given the last name Cranston in honour of him.

MousaThe14 Writer, Artist, Ignored from Northern Virginia Since: Jan, 2011 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
Writer, Artist, Ignored
#22823: Nov 21st 2014 at 7:17:24 PM

*Busts through wall* Someone MENTIONED Power Rangers!

edited 21st Nov '14 7:31:39 PM by MousaThe14

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swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#22824: Nov 21st 2014 at 10:58:32 PM

The show really could use a proper title sequence.

GeekCodeRed Since: Sep, 2010
#22825: Nov 22nd 2014 at 1:18:50 AM

...how did I know they were gonna use Lightspeed Rescue instead of MMPR?


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