Maybe the MILF aspect might tip it that way, especially if she was something of a challenge
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Maybe the MILF aspect might tip it that way, especially if she was something of a challenge
Marvel is apparently rebranding so that viewers will feel less pressure to have to watch all shows https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/ma...9I5xENWIgKUDgFSv7WMkV4NpLlfYrfDni0cF5ji_psQnw
If that's the intent, those seem like lousy names to convey that message to the intended audience. Is a casual viewer supposed to infer that there's less "homework" involved with Marvel Television?
I think the point is to convey that Marvel Television has a certain level of separation from the movies, therefore it isn't required to have seen the shows to appreciate the movies.
I'm no marketer, but to me Marvel Television implies it's part of something bigger which isn't going to entice shy viewers. I'd go with something more like Marvel Stories or something which implies you could enjoy it on its own.
I'd be surprised if most viewers pay that much attention to whether it says "Marvel Studios," "Marvel Television," or "Marvel Tiddlywinks." They're gonna be there to watch the shows, not the logos. And if they already assume that "Marvel" means "you have to watch everything," changing the word after "Marvel" isn't going to have any effect on that misconception.
^ yeah, at the end of the day I wouldn't deny that but still if you're going to make the effort....
This. Marvel is attempting to break the habit/cycle, but the actual content needs to be explicit in its independence from anything from Marvel studios' past.
You're both right. I understand what Marvel is going for with this, but other than the most hard core nerds like us, all most people are going to see is that it's Marvel, and so they're going to assuming it's all connected.
Deadline reports that Michael Lesslie (Fassbender/Cottillard Macbeth, Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, upcoming Now You See Me sequel) has entered negotiations to write Marvel's first X-Men film.
It is all connected, but that doesn't mean the individual parts don't work on their own. The idea of a shared universe is to make something you can enjoy either individually or in combination, depending on personal preference. Following the connections is supposed to be a bonus for the curious, not a requirement.
Certainly by the time it got to Infinity War/Endgame, it was all unified into one big thing, but that was a special case, not the new default status quo. Most productions since then have been pretty standalone, or have connected only to their own direct predecessors and sequels rather than the parallel stories. Yet people still expect it to be as connected as it briefly was 5-6 years ago.
Indeed. And I say that as someone who wants more connectedness but also understand the those who feel that pressure to watch everything, even if that pressure isn't intended.
The problem isn't the continuity or having to watch everything to understand the bigger picture. Secret Invasion wasn't necessary to watch to understand other series or movies, nor was Moon Knight. The Marvel Netflix shows originally WEREN'T connected but they are now which implies that an audience might want to refresh themselves on those or check them out if they've never watched them.
The general audience don't need to watch Endgame to enjoy No Way Home. This is all Marvel fluff talk to rebrand and sweep the real problem under the carpet which is the writing and lack of direction with the shows.
The general audience don't need to watch Endgame to enjoy No Way Home. This is all Marvel fluff talk to rebrand and sweep the real problem under the carpet which is the writing and lack of direction with the shows.
The easiest way for Marvel to tell audiences they don't need to watch everything is to tell them. Marvel should just start an ad campaign with "watch it all or just watch this" as the message.
One thing that has become tiresome for me are the credits scenes. They used to directly set up the next film or the next in a series--but the payoff to the credits scenes since Endgame have been too long coming. I feel this leads to frustration in viewers who may have gotten the idea in the first phases that each film leads to the next.
One thing that has become tiresome for me are the credits scenes. They used to directly set up the next film or the next in a series--but the payoff to the credits scenes since Endgame have been too long coming. I feel this leads to frustration in viewers who may have gotten the idea in the first phases that each film leads to the next.
One of those is not like the others.
Obviously.
Marvel handcuffed themselves to the "must watch"/Easter egg in everything business model, so the studio's current attempt to break the habit it created/distributed is too little, too late for many die hard MCU fans. Too many were not of the selective taste in only caring about one or two characters and only watching their content, no matter how many Easter eggs were added to the films.