Post by DC-Fan on Sept 30, 2017 2:59:25 GMT
I've said many times that DC was smart to keep their movies and TV shows separate since movies and TV are 2 different mediums. MCU was dumb to try to force their movies and TV shows to connect together and now MCU is quickly becoming an even bigger disaster than the Trump Presidency.
Inhumans’ Failure Hurts MCU
the show arrives with a 0% on Rotten Tomatoes
But being bad (and in case that’s not been made abundantly clear, Inhumans is bad) and arriving on TV with minimal fanfare are the least of the problems. Sure, we’re unlikely to get a Season 2 unless there’s a major late-season turnaround and showrunner Scott Buck (who already delivered a Marvel dud with Iron Fist earlier this year) is running out of chances, but the real problem is what it means for the wider MCU.
Marvel TV is starting to try and square up to Marvel Studios – and failing terribly. But that’s all insular; to casual audiences on the outside, there’s just one big red logo. It is all connected, after all.
Because of the virgin MCU’s “it’s all connected” tagline, many more casual audience members not knowing the behind-the-scenes drama view movies and TV as the products of the same creatives. Naturally, they do all feed into a bigger picture of superhero proliferation and potential fatigue, but we’re talking more specifically about the Marvel logo; The Defenders‘ mixed reaction reflects on expectations for Thor: Ragnarok not because they’re both superpowered but because they’re from the same brand.
Inhumans‘ IMAX release made it even harder to distinguish. This was in cinemas. You were paying money to see it. It showed alongside Spider-Man: Homecoming in some multiplexes. A trailer for Ragnarok played before it. Obviously, it was a flatter proposal given the muted advertising befitting a TV show at the movies (indeed, its box office struggles do go to show that the Marvel logo alone isn’t enough for financial success) but it had that place as a movie experience.
the show’s sense of place in a complete world is nonexistent; the only outside connections are very vague repercussions from that S.H.I.E.L.D. set up. It reflects badly on the MCU by association.
this is the real danger of the shared universe model – so many get invited that you can no longer keep control.
Inhumans’ Failure Hurts MCU
the show arrives with a 0% on Rotten Tomatoes
But being bad (and in case that’s not been made abundantly clear, Inhumans is bad) and arriving on TV with minimal fanfare are the least of the problems. Sure, we’re unlikely to get a Season 2 unless there’s a major late-season turnaround and showrunner Scott Buck (who already delivered a Marvel dud with Iron Fist earlier this year) is running out of chances, but the real problem is what it means for the wider MCU.
Marvel TV is starting to try and square up to Marvel Studios – and failing terribly. But that’s all insular; to casual audiences on the outside, there’s just one big red logo. It is all connected, after all.
Because of the virgin MCU’s “it’s all connected” tagline, many more casual audience members not knowing the behind-the-scenes drama view movies and TV as the products of the same creatives. Naturally, they do all feed into a bigger picture of superhero proliferation and potential fatigue, but we’re talking more specifically about the Marvel logo; The Defenders‘ mixed reaction reflects on expectations for Thor: Ragnarok not because they’re both superpowered but because they’re from the same brand.
Inhumans‘ IMAX release made it even harder to distinguish. This was in cinemas. You were paying money to see it. It showed alongside Spider-Man: Homecoming in some multiplexes. A trailer for Ragnarok played before it. Obviously, it was a flatter proposal given the muted advertising befitting a TV show at the movies (indeed, its box office struggles do go to show that the Marvel logo alone isn’t enough for financial success) but it had that place as a movie experience.
the show’s sense of place in a complete world is nonexistent; the only outside connections are very vague repercussions from that S.H.I.E.L.D. set up. It reflects badly on the MCU by association.
this is the real danger of the shared universe model – so many get invited that you can no longer keep control.