+ The series are very short. Which means that the amount filmed is not that big of a difference from 2:00 to 2:30 hour movie at six episodes to begin with.
That's provably wrong. Adding up the runtimes listed on the D+ menu pages (and not adjusting for the long credit sequences and dub credits),
Ms. Marvel's total runtime is 4 hours, 49 minutes.
Moon Knight's is 5:03.
Hawkeye's is 4:57.
Falcon/Winter Soldier's is 5:30. They're all close to twice the runtime of a typical movie. I'd say that
one hundred percent more content is plenty significant.
+ The pacing for the series have generally been extremely breakneck and then suddenly slow down for unnecessary plots because they are paced like the MCU then filler is added.
Which reinforces my point that they should be longer, not shorter. Fleshing out characters and worldbuilding is not "unnecessary," it's what makes series TV superior to movies. Action is just one flavor of storytelling. It shouldn't be the exclusive focus.
+ Disney+ is actually a far more limited audience than movie theaters and far less people are going to be able to see Moon Knight or Ms. Marvel than movies that can be seen on DVDs (they still exist), in theaters, or other movie services. This also hurts the MCU as a whole for anyone who didn't see Wanda Vision and is wondering why Wanda suddenly has kids now she's obsessed with.
That doesn't mean the shows should be movies, it just means Disney should put the damn things on physical media. The problem isn't with the shows, it's with streaming culture in general.
+ I feel these particular projects would have benefited from the movie touch.
And I've explained why I reject the belief that movies are in any way, shape, or form superior to television, except in terms of budget and spectacle.
A lot of people felt Falcon and the WInter Soldier would have been more enjoyable if it hadn't had time to ruminate on its shallow politics.
And I'm sure a lot of other people think otherwise.
Argumentum ad populum is a logical fallacy. Opinions are just opinions no matter how many people hold them.
+ Financially, streaming just isn't nearly as lucrative as Disney has wanted it to be and the current model is forcing people to stay subscribed to keep up witrh content - which is bad for both the provider and the viewer.
Again, this is not an argument against making television series, it's an argument for reforming streaming culture to make the shows more widely available (and pay the writers their damn residuals).
