Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2019 8:55:29 GMT -5
What follows is a semi-serious point rather than a pedantic serious one. However, there may be a serious point in here, too. I have my fanboy head on!
I am one of two people on Earth who likes Iron Fist and The Defenders. While some episodes of Iron Fist were slow, the same can be said for other MCU Netflix shows. As for The Defenders, I like the pace of that series, I like the interactions, and this fanboy here had a "hair on the back of my neck" moment when Luke Cage burst into the boardroom to save Danny Rand from a bunch of evil capitalists - and by the time Matt Murdock (wearing Jessica Jones' scarf as a "mask") and JJ herself showed up, I remembered just why I fell in love with comics!
The fanboy in me really wanted the Defenders to show up in Avengers: Endgame. Not only did I want it, I needed it. I wanted DD and Jessica Jones to throw a few of Thanos' goons around; I wanted Rand to use that "Iron Fist" on Thanos' evil jaw; and I wanted Luke Cage to get at least one punch in. Of course, the realist in me knows the Defenders were never going to appear in that film. Was it for contractual reasons? Time reasons? A deliberate attempt to keep the Netflix show and film separate? Who knows? The fanboy in me wanted it, the realist accepted it wouldn't happen.
Here's my serious point: I understand movie franchises and TV/web shows have to follow their own paths. You can't have the tail wagging the dog from either side. But they are supposed to exist in the same universe. At times, it doesn't feel like that, whether it's vague references to "The Incident" in the Netflix shows or Wesley mentioning a "guy with a hammer" in the first season of Daredevil. I understand why that has to happen, but it's a tad frustrating for a pedantic soul like myself.
Personally, the fanboy in me wants and needs to know which Netflix heroes survived Thanos' "Snap". And the supporting characters, too. Did Wilson Fisk tuck into a meal before disappearing? Were Luke Cage and Danny Rand dealing with some thugs just before one or both of them disappeared?
The serious point I am making is that I do think it might be a better idea for TV and movie universes to be distinct. This is where I think live-action DC has the better idea. Keeping their TV and movie universes separate seems much wiser, and avoids awkward questions about the Defenders relation to Thanos' snap.
It's all posted here in the spirit of good fun. I don't need or want to know about contractual obligations, licensing agreements that may or may not exist with Netflix, etc, etc. I have my comic book head on here. It's the same comic book head that asks why the Defenders didn't just call the Avengers for assistance in dealing with the Hand. It's the same comic book head that wanted Frank Castle to come out of a portal in Endgame and fire a rocket at Thanos.
But among the fun, one does have to ask whether TV and movie universes for one set of characters should be kept separate.
Thoughts?
I am one of two people on Earth who likes Iron Fist and The Defenders. While some episodes of Iron Fist were slow, the same can be said for other MCU Netflix shows. As for The Defenders, I like the pace of that series, I like the interactions, and this fanboy here had a "hair on the back of my neck" moment when Luke Cage burst into the boardroom to save Danny Rand from a bunch of evil capitalists - and by the time Matt Murdock (wearing Jessica Jones' scarf as a "mask") and JJ herself showed up, I remembered just why I fell in love with comics!
The fanboy in me really wanted the Defenders to show up in Avengers: Endgame. Not only did I want it, I needed it. I wanted DD and Jessica Jones to throw a few of Thanos' goons around; I wanted Rand to use that "Iron Fist" on Thanos' evil jaw; and I wanted Luke Cage to get at least one punch in. Of course, the realist in me knows the Defenders were never going to appear in that film. Was it for contractual reasons? Time reasons? A deliberate attempt to keep the Netflix show and film separate? Who knows? The fanboy in me wanted it, the realist accepted it wouldn't happen.
Here's my serious point: I understand movie franchises and TV/web shows have to follow their own paths. You can't have the tail wagging the dog from either side. But they are supposed to exist in the same universe. At times, it doesn't feel like that, whether it's vague references to "The Incident" in the Netflix shows or Wesley mentioning a "guy with a hammer" in the first season of Daredevil. I understand why that has to happen, but it's a tad frustrating for a pedantic soul like myself.
Personally, the fanboy in me wants and needs to know which Netflix heroes survived Thanos' "Snap". And the supporting characters, too. Did Wilson Fisk tuck into a meal before disappearing? Were Luke Cage and Danny Rand dealing with some thugs just before one or both of them disappeared?
The serious point I am making is that I do think it might be a better idea for TV and movie universes to be distinct. This is where I think live-action DC has the better idea. Keeping their TV and movie universes separate seems much wiser, and avoids awkward questions about the Defenders relation to Thanos' snap.
It's all posted here in the spirit of good fun. I don't need or want to know about contractual obligations, licensing agreements that may or may not exist with Netflix, etc, etc. I have my comic book head on here. It's the same comic book head that asks why the Defenders didn't just call the Avengers for assistance in dealing with the Hand. It's the same comic book head that wanted Frank Castle to come out of a portal in Endgame and fire a rocket at Thanos.
But among the fun, one does have to ask whether TV and movie universes for one set of characters should be kept separate.
Thoughts?
