DC movie franchise but not part of DCEU

DC movie franchise but not part of DCEU Aug 23, 2017 16:44:57 GMT

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Post by judgejosephdredd on Aug 23, 2017 16:44:57 GMT

Aug 23, 2017 16:07:20 GMT justanaveragejoe said:

Aug 23, 2017 15:48:37 GMT DC-Fan said:

No, the stupidest fucking idea is the idiots who think that everything has to be connected. Even comics has Elseworlds stories (like Superman: Red Son) so there's nothing wrong with movies having Elseworlds stories.

And no, not everything should be connected. I've always said that WB is smart to keep the DCEU and the CW TV shows separate. That allows them the creative freedom to tell different stories without trying to force-fit them into a shared universe, unlike MCU which is dumb to try to force their TV shows to connect to the movies and failed badly at.

But how is keeping the DCEU and the CW shows smart? Even Fox is keeping their X-Men shows connected with Legion and the upcoming The Gifted. Like thisguy4000 said below, it'll get mainstream audiences confused to have a separate universe. With everything connected, it's easier for non-comic book readers to sit and watch and prepare for the next installment. A separate Elseworld universe would mean they would have to have another superhero universe to follow (isn't 3 enough?) and would be like more homework for mainstream audiences. Is WB trying to kill the superhero genre like they almost did in 97? Also, how does the MCU TV shows fail at connecting their shows to the movies? Have you even watch any of the Netflix shows?

He has seen them, however his story tends to change every once in a while on how much he saw of them. He says Jessica Jones is "the worst superhero show ever made" based on its first season, which he said he saw in its entirety earlier but recently says he only saw the first episode.

I've tried to explain to him how keeping the DCEU and the CW shows separate was not that smart of a business plan in the long run and the only time he addressed me about potential brand confusion was where he used Star Wars Rebels as an example of having a TV series on the air running concurrently to the movies and not hurting profit - which is such a contradictory defense, seeing as Rebels is actually connected to the Star Wars movies and its other supplementary material( comics, video games, etc...) since Disney's acquisition of Lucasfilm in 2012. Rebels is also a bridge gap between the events of Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope, whereas The Force Awakens was set long after Return of the Jedi. Really, the function Rebels has is the same as the MCU shows have with the MCU films, not the same function as the CW shows have with the DCEU.