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My $.02. They lost the "average" movie goer/fan. I used to see all the movies, but don't care because I have no interest in the TV shows.

Posted by MDH Nov 14 '23, 09:50

They interconnected it too much. The average fan doesn't have time for that, or want it. You'll still have legions of Marvel fans that will see anything. But to be massive you need general moviegoing audiences. They lost that.

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I think it's 3 things. First, too much content. I enjoyed several of the series but I think they effectively sucked out the enthusiasm for the - pmb Nov 14, 10:16 2
- The old Avengers/new Avengers thing is valid and a case of history repeating itself from the comics. -- nm - David Nov 14, 10:24
- This reminded me too. I lost a lot of interest in standalone movies, because as a casual fan I'm thinking "Why does this exist? Just call the Avengers -- nm - MDH Nov 14, 10:20
The knives being out are weird to me. "Ok, you pulled 23 straight magic tricks, but I didn't like the 24th" -- nm - Reagen Nov 14, 10:12 5
- I think it’s a valid question to the extent that Disney put all their live-action eggs in two very expensive baskets over the last decade and now have - hollywood big shot Nov 14, 10:19 3
  - Avatar: The Way of Water wasn't even a year ago, and Planet of the Apes is next May. And they tried Haunting in Venice and The Creator in September. -- nm - David Nov 14, 10:21 2
    - they inherited all the Fox shit. found money (and still treat most of them as red-headed stepchildren when it comes to a release) -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 14, 10:23 1
      - They *bought* that stuff, which was the point. -- nm - David Nov 14, 10:24
- word. -- nm - mud Nov 14, 10:12
and more to the point, even Marvel fans eventually figured out none of the interconnections even matter at the end of the day. - hollywood big shot Nov 14, 10:12
My $0.02: There was a pandemic. -- nm - David Nov 14, 10:00 2
- that wrecked the Winter Solider series. I also think Feige needs a few more right hands to help with quality control... - Remlik Nov 14, 10:07 1
  - If you're interested... - David Nov 14, 10:17
I wiki'd the phases, and here's what I saw in theaters: 6/6, 5/6, 9/11, 4/7, 0/3. They lost me when the TV shows started. -- nm - MDH Nov 14, 09:56 4
- Hawkeye, Wandavision, and Loki are Top Tier Marvel. Ms Marvel and She Hulk are quite fun. -- nm - Remlik Nov 14, 10:03 3
  - I just rewatched WandaVision the other night. It's legitimately one of the best things this century. -- nm - David Nov 14, 10:22
  - I just have zero desire. -- nm - MDH Nov 14, 10:10 1
    - I jumped in for She-Hulk because it’s just a fun half hour law-com. didn’t care about any of the MCU connectedness and didn’t need to to laugh - hollywood big shot Nov 14, 10:15

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My $.02. They lost the "average" movie goer/fan. I used to see all the movies, but don't care because I have no interest in the TV shows.

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