Marvel Planning Wolverine TV Show For Disney Plus, Won’t Star Hugh Jackman

Marvel Planning Wolverine TV Show For Disney Plus, Won’t Star Hugh Jackman Feb 1, 2019 15:38:20 GMT Vassaggo likes this

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Post by Lord Death Man on Feb 1, 2019 15:38:20 GMT

Feb 1, 2019 15:20:47 GMT Vassaggo said:

Feb 1, 2019 15:16:30 GMT Lord Death Man said:

Punisher, Daredevil and Jessica Jones have always been darker characters with darker storylines. Luke Cage, on his own, has always dealt with the social problems associated with "inner city" life and, he became a more grim character once he moved into Jessica Jone's orbit. Even Iron Fist saw darker storylines and action in the "The Immortal..."

It's hard to put a positive or light-hearted spin on, brainwashing, sex trafficking, rape, murder-for-hire, government conspiracies, ninja death-cults and the light.

Netflix didn't fall in love with anything other than the source material (i.e., Marvel Knights renditions of the characters).

Tonal variety for its own sake should not be a thing. If it supports the character that's another story.

I guess my point was more business minded than artistic. We don't know the actual numbers because Netflix, but seems their was a marked slide when it came ratings/popularity.

I think my point was maybe choose characters that leads to more variety of tone, not change tone of characters.

If the ratings fell off by Netflix staying relatively faithful to the characters, I can live with that (even if they can't).

The solution likely isn't a tonal shift so much as it is addressing shorter attention spans. Disney should focus on single-season, eight to nine episode, prestige format TV shows about different Marvel characters. There should not be second or third seasons no matter how much fans cry for them - their tears are of the crocodile variety.

The problem is there is too much content, and people (especially millennials) become bored extremely fast.

Television is changing, successful multi-season arcs are becoming rarer and rarer. They have to be earned and, once you do have an audience's attention and trust, you've got go above and beyond to keep it.

The NEW WAY should be "limited series." Better to keep them guessing and wanting more than to degrade the brand over time with content no one seems to have the time or inclination to watch.

Successful shows like Stranger Things are runaway hits not because they're exceptionally original or even all that good. What that show, in particular, has done is to build a cult around its stars, romanticized nostalgia, and wild conspiracy theories. The show is just as famous for how and who makes it as it is for its content.