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 16:29:17 GMT

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Post by Lord Death Man on Feb 1, 2019 16:29:17 GMT

Feb 1, 2019 15:54:56 GMT Vassaggo said:

Feb 1, 2019 15:38:20 GMT Lord Death Man said:

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.

If it could be done I wouldn't mind 1 season one offs that main integral characters could be missing for whole seasons and come back later. Not haphazardly but planned. So the shows aren't about specific characters. Not a Wolverine Show or a Gambit Show or Loki show. The show is the main star and the characters are what change.

I just think that Netflix's business mistake was to put 5 very similar toned shows on back to back to back. Especially for binge watching it can be a grind for some consumers.

The decision may not have been right for Netflix but, in the long run, I think it was good for Marvel. Marvel, as we all know, isn't regarded for its variety in tone across mediums. They are, by now, well regarded for creating a shared universe populated by many characters. Luke, Danny, Jessica, Frank, and Matt all contribute to that legend.

I guess what I'm asking for is an anthology series which makes the Marvel Universe the central character and rotates the heroes, villains and locations per season. Heroes and villains can be revisited in future archs based on popular demand.

Marvel's future as the dominant force in cinemas will come to an end - probably sooner than a lot of us want to believe possible. 2018 was a peak year for them; there is no place to go but down. They will produce one or more flops. It's inevitable.

The future of Marvel live-action content is streaming.

I just saw the Hobbs and Shaw trailer. The villain is a superhumanly-augmented Idris Elba. We are reaching a tipping point.

And let's be clear about Netflix's business goals. They are chiefly concerned with subscribers. Ratings are things that you, myself and other third parties obsess over, the gold standard for a show on Netflix is can it attract new subscribers. Even if the Marvel shows maintained their "ratings," without contributing to adding new subscribers, they'd still be seen as a failure (or loss leader at best) in Netflix's worldview.