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Whenever someone involved with the movies talks about having the TV shows crossover they spout some bullshit about they don't have enough time to give the characters the kind of role they deserve and it wouldn't be fair to the fans (I love how they make it our fault.).

Here's the thing, I'm not interested in having Quake and DD joining the main cast of Infinity War. All I really want is some acknowledgement that they exist. For example, when they are inevitably fighting some massive, faceless army, they mention that other heroes have joined the fight. Then a quick montage of the Defenders, Shield, Ghost Rider etc fighting the invaders. Then we know that they really exist in the same universe. Why is that so hard? It would take less than a minute of screen time. Think of what that would do. (It might at least save Shield from cancellation)

All I wanted from Civil War was an acknowledgement that Inhumans exist. Maybe a throwaway line about all the superpowered people popping up calling themselves Inhumans. It's not like I wanted Quake to show up and be a supporting character.

It's not like they don't know this, so why aren't they doing it? Why even say they exist in the same universe if you aren't going to use it. The MCU is this great big innovative thing that everyone is trying to replicate so why not take it one step further and include the tv shows. Right now they are saying it's one big universe but no one believes them.

One thing I do want however is a reunion/confrontation between Coulson and the Avengers. When Shield started that seemed to be inevitable. Now, it is never mentioned because no one expects it to happen.

To quote some arsehole, "Sad!".

I am re-watching the Marvel Netflix show after binging Iron Fist (nowhere near as bad as the critics say. It deserves something like a 64% on rt.) and while watching LC I am reminded of how bad the Misty Knight casting is. Simone Missick is just too old to be Misty Knight. I know she is only 35 and I am being an unbelievable dick about this but she could pass for 55. They even have to reference her age on the show. About how she is an older woman.

Someone like Jessica Williams (from the daily show) would have been much better.

I have been out of the game for a few months (which is unusual for me) so I don't know if this has already happened or not. Will Ross become the Red Hulk again? I originally hated the idea and character but when Parker took over he became one of my favourite characters. (I love that Parker was building an awesome rogues gallery for the character.)

It seems like an odd choice to get rid of a reasonably popular "new" character for no reason whatsoever. I just can't see the logic in it.

I really hope he comes back. A-bomb too. I love the idea of the perennial sidekick getting powers and becoming a hero and it sucks they took that away from him.

Cheers.

@jonny_anonymous:

eh... your comment? Scare tactics... ring a bell?

@jonny_anonymous said:

@sprior93 said:

@powerplay: Exactly how I feel. I definitely don't hate it, but it does seem a little out of character. Also, his ugly mug is infinitely more terrifying than a spray painted mask.

He doesn't wear the mask to hide his identity, he wears it for scare tactics. That's the same reason Special Forces wear masks.

Dude, he's the Punisher. He doesn't have to make criminals more afraid of him. They're likely to be less afraid because they would be like "who's this guy impersonating the punisher? I'm sure glad the real Punisher isn't here or I would likely s#it myself."

In the real world, that is pretty much the toughest you get but Stick isn't part of the real world. It is stated numerous times in comics that it takes much more than that to be a street level superhero and Stick is arguably above even that.

If this was a real fight to the death or violent KO, Alfred would last about 2 seconds.

No. I have created my own universe populated with at least 100 main earth based heroes, (all with back stories, personalities, powers, in most cases they have supporting casts and they have colour schemes and a general idea what they look like. (I'm not an artist)) hundreds (I'm not joking) of villains, (most of which have back stories, motivations and powers) Government agencies, dozens of secret groups and societies, secret races on earth, non secret non human races on earth, fictional countries, expanded history, (heroes, villains and gods in ancient history and super people throughout history. not counted in the above number of heroes/villains) my own version of the god pantheons, different genres (like science, magic, supernatural), My own version of Judeo Christian angels and demons (with heaven, hell, god, purgatory, death and other concept type entities that tie into the Christian idea. I'm an atheist but I really enjoy the stories and am quite proud of my version of things. It bothers me when in comic universes there is no continuity. like Odin created earth, no wait it was the celestials, no wait it was the builders or the fulcrum or the one above all etc etc etc. or a huge number of beings that were all the first beings in existence or from the universe before. I have a version that makes sense and allows for a huge array of god like beings without it being redundant.)

It also has alien races, alien empires, dozens of space based heroes and dozens of villains (Apart from the main 20 or so these are generally less defined than the earth based heroes because there are possibilities for so many. I have dozens upon dozens of ideas that are only about a paragraph or so long) space conquerors, space councils etc etc etc.

dozens of objects of power based in space, earth and other dimensions.

There are other dimensions filled with alien and magical entities. I'm sure I'm forgetting a load of stuff.

It was fun just writing that out.

I can't help you because I have to save all my ideas. I don't want to help in case you become successful and publish your ideas for the world because I will feel super shitty that my own ideas will never be published.

I create all this stuff as a hobby and I love doing it but I feel bad sometimes, knowing that no one will ever see any of it. Even it the off chance I do become a successful writer, When do they ever get the chance to create their own universe? and even then, it is just so vast I would never be able to do it in any depth. So in all likelihood it will stay as fantasies in my head and in notebooks until I die and it will be forgotten forever.

err... good luck though.

That is ...the exact opposite to the point I was trying to make.

My problem isn't that critics seem to look down on genre films. That is to be expected and although it annoys me, I have gotten used to it.

My problem is that critics think fanboys like awful genre films just because they are fanboys. Take Amazing SM 2 as an example, most will agree that it is a pretty terrible movie but a critic would say "Spider-Man fans will like this but for everyone else, expect to leave the theater disappointed"

Why as a Spider-Man fan would I like a shitty Spider-Man film? I would judge it more harshly and would therefore be far more disappointed than the average movie goer who would expect nothing more than a fun and entertaining film. Like I am some idiot child who should be so grateful that a spider-man film has been made that I will be willing to overlook the fact that it's awful. Like all I look for in a film is bright colours and punchy punchy super-people.

When a critic says this what they are really saying is "The simple wont mind that it's bad but anyone with a brain, look elsewhere". I'm sure in most cases they don't realize and it's just a phrase they use to fill out the word count but nevertheless, it's usage betrays the disdain they feel for us deep down. (not so deep in some cases I'm sure.)

It annoys me.

@dredeuced said:

That makes me nauseous.

To tell the truth I have always been more of a Marvel guy and when I read my first DC comic I felt like I was cheating. It was vol 1 of Morrison's JLA run at my local library. My favorites were immediately Wally and Kyle. so much so that I did a lot of research, (which wasn't easy back then. why is it that I'm still a few years from 30 and I feel like a damn pensioner?) broke it to Marvel it was now an open relationship and bought and read every back issue I could find with them in it. solo series mostly but but I got a lot of Teen Titans too which introduced me to Dick. (hehe lol) I kept at it over the years until now my collection of Dick and Wally (Not so much with Kyle as I lost a bit of interest in him over the years) trades & floppies is pretty immense (only my X-men collection is bigger). I absolutely love those characters and still re-read those stories regularly.

I was gutted when I found out he wasn't continuing into the n52. It died down for a while but I was re-reading them recently and I was reminded again.

So now out of thousands of possibilities my 2 favorite characters in all of comicdom are Wally and the Richard Rider version of Nova. Neither of which seem likely to return in the near future if at all. Not counting Speed Force which seems to only exist to Kick me in the teeth. I suppose I should be grateful for anything I can get.

I have no idea why I told you all that. You must have drawn the short straw to become my shoulder to cry on. Sorry.

Farewell Wally West you glorious bastard.

Anyone else get bothered when film critics say something like "the fanboys will love this terrible movie but everyone else will hate it"?

In my experience that means I have much higher standards for these films, not lower. In a lot of cases what are probably impossibly high standards. I am a Marvel fanboy and I have only ever been really happy (never completely happy) with 2 Marvel movies. X-men: First Class (only after it followed films I thought were terrible and were barely X-men adaptations at all. I did enjoy X2 but again, only after the original had left me so disappointed) and Captain America: The Winter Soldier which was excellent. Although I do wish they saved Buckys' return until a later film.

I also thought that the Daredevil show was [frick]ing spectacular. (No caveats.)

So this notion that I would somehow be more easily pleased than the average movie goer insults me. It’s not like it's even that seldom a used argument. It pops up in some variation in at least a few of the negative or even average reviews of every cbm or genre sequel that I have ever read. Or any type of adaptation movie review for that matter. How difficult is it to grasp the concept of higher expectations=lower results?

Are a large portion of critics stupid (I don't mean "this person doesn't like a movie I liked" stupid. I mean regular stupid.) Or am I the only one who feels this way?