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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

CorrTerek The Permanently Confused from The Bland Line Since: Jul, 2009
The Permanently Confused
#23476: Dec 10th 2014 at 2:15:42 PM

I think I'll keep on not watching it just to spite you. tongue

Xopher001 Since: Jul, 2012
#23477: Dec 10th 2014 at 2:18:32 PM

It's actually hilarious how much fallout The Interview is causing

Xopher001 Since: Jul, 2012
#23479: Dec 10th 2014 at 2:21:49 PM

No? We were discussing the potential spidey xover just a page ago

Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#23480: Dec 10th 2014 at 2:23:18 PM

AOS is getting better but I'm still mad that they killed off Trip. Yeah, yeah, the actor had to leave but he was still barely a character and his death could have been handled better.

BadWolf21 Since: May, 2010
#23481: Dec 10th 2014 at 2:23:19 PM

Oh.

...You should really put more context in your posts, then.

GethKnight Since: Apr, 2010
#23482: Dec 10th 2014 at 2:24:17 PM

Glad I don't watch Ao S anymore. I have no fucking clue what's going on. I'm gonna assume it's involving X-Men living on the Moon.

I also hope Spidey stays out of the MCU. I like the guy, I just feel he's a tad out-classed with everything else.

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#23483: Dec 10th 2014 at 2:44:33 PM

Yes. Yes it is.

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Mattonymy Mr. Dr. from The Evils of Free Will Since: Jul, 2010
Mr. Dr.
#23484: Dec 10th 2014 at 3:15:59 PM

AOS is a show that needs more recognition. I used to hate the series, especially those boring-as-sin annoying earlier eps of season 1, but then I marathoned it over a weekend. The end of Season 1 and the entirety Season 2 is rock solid writing, practically on par with Winter Soldier IMHO, and I dare any Marvel fan that has seen season 2 not to enjoy at least some part of it.

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comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#23485: Dec 10th 2014 at 3:21:34 PM

No? We were discussing the potential spidey xover just a page ago

Latino Review is saying the deal is still on the table and that Sony Japan is still really heavily pushing for it to go through, but I'm not sure how they'd be able to include Spider-Man in time if the movie starts shooting this Spring.

And though I'm usually skeptical of the site a lot of their recent MCU stuff has turned out to be true.

edited 10th Dec '14 3:22:05 PM by comicwriter

GoukaRyuu Since: Aug, 2012
#23486: Dec 10th 2014 at 3:37:09 PM

I never bothered seeing the second one. The first Amazing Spider-Man movie I felt could be connected to the MU because why else would all those cranes be on broadway unless they were helping to rebuild from the alien attack? While it would be on Sony and Spider-Man to explain how the rest of events have effected him it wouldn't be that hard.

swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#23487: Dec 10th 2014 at 3:48:46 PM

If they stick with the Garfield version...

I think the main problem is the question who decides what happens with the character. Sony don't want to give up creative control, but Feige will never allow anything to jeopardize his plans. The story will go how he has in mind.

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#23488: Dec 10th 2014 at 5:30:47 PM

The last shot of Mack was actually him and Coulson reacting to the earthquake caused by the Diviner's activation. It appears that the temple turned him into some kind of guard/guide, and then released him once he was no longer needed.

Nitpick!

The earthquake was caused by Skye, not by the Diviner. That's her power.

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BadWolf21 Since: May, 2010
BadWolf21 Since: May, 2010
#23490: Dec 10th 2014 at 7:54:38 PM

So, uh...this is new.

In the latest issue of AXIS, Scarlet Witch discovered that her father and brother were working with Doctor Doom, and put a curse on her bloodline. And it only affected Quicksilver.

So it's possible that not only are Wanda and Pietro not Magneto's children, they're not even mutants. And it's probably not a coincidence that this happened less than 24 hours after Marvel introduced the Inhumans to the MCU in a big way.

Thoughts?

SonOfSharknado Love is Love is Love Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Love is Love is Love
#23491: Dec 10th 2014 at 7:59:23 PM

"MAKE IT THE MOVIE! JUST MAKE IT THE MOVIE!"

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VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
stingerbrg Since: Jun, 2009
#23493: Dec 10th 2014 at 8:33:14 PM

[up]x5: Nothing on screen actually indicated that was Skye. If you didn't have the outside knowledge of who Daisy is in the comics, the sequence of events follows the standard "set off alien device in ancient temple, after it goes off things start shaking and falling down." That Skye has earthquake powers is probably supposed to be a big reveal in the next episode, and is effectively spoilers for those who haven't read all the comics.

LordofLore Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Consider his love an honor
#23494: Dec 11th 2014 at 5:16:33 AM

So, how are Inhumans transformed in this verse? In the comics its a cocoon that you might burst out of changed. Heard they removed the Mists to make the Inhuman/Mutant replacement easier.

edited 11th Dec '14 5:16:44 AM by LordofLore

MiscellaneousSoup (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#23495: Dec 11th 2014 at 5:33:25 AM

I'm reading through this entire thread. Pray for me. SO LONGGGGGGGG

MousaThe14 Writer, Artist, Ignored from Northern Virginia Since: Jan, 2011 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
Writer, Artist, Ignored
#23496: Dec 11th 2014 at 5:41:07 AM

Eh, there are more insurmountable challenges. Before it got deleted in some hacking incident some poor fool tried to read through the entire MLP:Fi M thread and it producing pages faster than they were reading them.

This thread is actually a bit of a cakewalk. Reminds me of the time I read through the whole Doctor Who thread some time ago.

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Nohbody "In distress", my ass. from Somewhere in Dixie Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
"In distress", my ass.
#23497: Dec 11th 2014 at 5:42:18 AM

Lordof Lore, similar concept, except it looks somewhat different, more like lava that congealed around the target's form.

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wanderlustwarrior Role Model from Where Gods Belong Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
Role Model
#23498: Dec 11th 2014 at 6:03:17 AM

Mattonymy, your "I told you so-boner" for AOS won't convince me, and probably won't convince others. The show really doesn't deserve any effort from me to watch, so if I do, I'll probably just binge it at a time that makes sense to me.

MousaThe14 Writer, Artist, Ignored from Northern Virginia Since: Jan, 2011 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
Writer, Artist, Ignored
#23499: Dec 11th 2014 at 6:08:32 AM

@Wanderlustwarrior, Yeah, that makes sense. That's what I did. I mean I started and quit because it wasn't very good, waited until a month ago to give it it's obligatory "Post-Winter Soldier second chance" and found to have enjoyed it now. Your skepticism and desire to not see it is understandable.

Odds are they'll explains things in the movies on their own terms anyway. At most the show is probably just giving the audience a head start.

edited 11th Dec '14 6:09:16 AM by MousaThe14

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swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#23500: Dec 11th 2014 at 6:33:06 AM

[up][up]That's what I did too, binge-watching the first season. But I really don't rue it. I just dropped Arrow from my watch-list, and since I have the feeling that Flash will go the same way Arrow did, it followed immediately after. Since Gotham didn't convince me, Ao S is now the only Superhero Show I still watch. It is certainly not my favourite show on TV, but it is certainly a good watch. And I am really looking forward to Agent Carter. Did you see the last poster? Love it!!!! With the red hat, they now have given her a signature look.


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