Superhero TV Shows in Trouble?

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9 years ago

Don't mess with Marvel... because Marvel is owned by Disney. You don't f*** with Disney. They own everything. Seriously, Google "assets owned by Disney".

Also, despite their MCU, there policy is to connect the TV shows to the movies, but not the other way around. For DC, they just crossover Flash into whatever show is flailing to get a ratings boost. Although I'm going to watch DC's Powerless when it debuts on NBC because it stars Vanessa Hudgens and that's the only reason I need to watch it LoL

Davidov64

9 years ago

A few years ago I said "Marvel owns it at movies, DC owns it at tv" but that was because we only had SHEILD and Arrow on Tv. Back when Arrow was good at least. The DC shows are all over the place now, but DareDevil and Jessica Jones are just spectacular! So Marvel just kind of rocks at everything now.

Darkcloud111

9 years ago

However Marvel's best shows are on Netflix, completely isolating them from people without a Netflix account (yes, we do exist). As a result, having a show on tv makes it a bit more accessible.

Welsh_Pirate

9 years ago

@Darkcloud111

It's the fact that they are on Netflix is what allows them to be so much better than the standard network schlock. Less censorship issues inhibiting creativity, and a bit more budget to pay for better writers, actors, and directors.

Davidov64

9 years ago

@Darkcloud111 were as I'm the opposite since my family is pretty dirt poor we could never afford television but netflix is at just the right price. Plus @Welsh_Pirate has it right on with Netflix allowing more freedom on the kind of content people are allowed to make leading to better quality shows.

Golladan

9 years ago

@Davidov64 o.0 How can you not afford television? Television is free. Unless you want cable or something. But the superhero shows on TV are on regular broadcast networks.

colespock

9 years ago

I thought the Flash was doing really good?

Golladan

9 years ago

It is, for the CW. It's the most successful show there and pretty far ahead of the second place show.

In fact, all of the CW's superhero shows are the top rated shows on the CW.

colespock

9 years ago

OK, I thought so. I love the tone of the flash, a hint of RVB in there lol.

TheSnowFox

9 years ago

No spin off for you.

shmanel

9 years ago

Really Meg? Making fun of Ryan for not knowing how to pronounce Des Moines...IDAHO?!

16666316617213c7d6-1f99-4d65-8ee

9 years ago

Weird I was under the impression that The Flash was actually doing well and keeping a nice steady pace. From looking at ratings info its doing better than Arrow and Agents of Shield. Also it looks like Supergirl didn't do too bad in it's first season as well. Kind of curious if they just meant as an average. Hmm....

LiamMcHugh

9 years ago

Yeah the Flash and Arrow are doing fine, they both have much more viewers than CW's other show Supernatural and they've kept that going for 11 seasons so i think Flash and Arrow will be fine for the foreseeable future.

Daywalker2405

9 years ago

Flash is brilliant; Arrow has turned to excrement.

JustinHaskel

9 years ago

The easiest way to answer is that DC will always rock at TV because they know how to play within the boundaries of regulation and Marvel/Disney will always do better on Netflix because of LACK of regulation on that format. DC also doesn't give a rats ass about larger universe continuity.

Mr_Grimm

9 years ago

moving supergirl to the cw with the rest of the dc shows is probably a good move. most likely still wont watch it as the whole girl power thing really turned me off. would have been fine if it was just this girl who had powers, but they had to make it the basis of the show. like first episode she's getting her ass beat, the general guy says she cant win, her sister says "why? cause she's a girl?". like no bitch, its cause she's getting her ass kicked up and down the street.

ScoobyTheB

9 years ago

I've never watched it but I will now that its on the CW because they're usually pretty good about putting their stuff on Netflix and Hulu. I went to start watching it about halfway through the season but CBS doesn't put their stuff on Hulu and I'm not holding my breath for netflix. They'd rather me pay for their own streaming service, which doesn't even have all the episodes on it.

blinkybe

9 years ago

I thought the DC shows were doing pretty good

SamuelF

9 years ago

i kind of paused on flash for a bit cause they stretch it and he always loses

MichaelWaite

9 years ago

Hey, if it means Iron Man 4, the possibility of She Hulk getting a movie (yes PLEASE), and other goodness... fuck that Marvel CEO, man.

Tasrayryn

9 years ago

Agents of SHIELD did have Jaime Alexander twice for Thor related story lines. And I'm with Chloe on this. I'd love to see more connection between TV and movies. It's not that hard to keep up with 13 movies when they come out 2 or 3 a year at most. Seriously, who doesn't have time to see 3 movies in a year? You could easily introduce characters from the TV series in cameo roles for a movie. They wouldn't have to have a huge part, maybe just some kind of supporting role like providing backup while the heroes do the heavy lifting. To anyone who's seen the show it'd be an awesome crossover moment. For anyone else, they'd make as much sense as whatever brand new character you'd be inserting anyway, so why not do it? Obviously the reason is because the people in charge don't like each other and don't want to cooperate that closely, but other than that there's not much stopping something like this from working.

VLK_Static

9 years ago

A small cameo, or easter egg acknologement of something from the TV or netflix in one of the movies would go a long way. Even if its just a newspaper talking about the devil of hells kitchen, or turmoil with something SHIELD related. we dont need huge characters, just some ackologement and effort.

Tasrayryn

9 years ago

@rem234 Exactly. The shows do that with the movies, making reference to "the New York incident" and referring to the Avengers with terms like "the green guy" or "magic hammer". It could be as little as 1 scene with Maria Hill telling Agent May to "make sure he gets this" and giving her something for Coleson from Fury, or maybe a signed Captain America trading card from Steve. Or they could do anything, really. Just something.

adoorable_door

9 years ago

I figure a supporting role in the movie and then the series shows it from the series POV instead of the heroes POV

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