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My 6 Ideas for the Future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Civil War was awesome. Doctor Strange is going to be great. We’ve got two more Avengers movies on the horizon. And Ant-Man already has a sequel lined up! The immediate future is bright with Marvel movies, and I couldn’t be happier! Some people have complaints, some worry about superhero fatigue, but I am not those people. I have loved every single one of Marvel Studios’ films, and I can’t wait to see what comes next.
As well as what comes after that!
Hopefully more of these guys and gals!
It is theoretically possible that, some day, the Marvel Movie Machine will come to an end. Maybe superhero movies will fall out of favor. Maybe they’ll finally make a dud. Who knows? Who can tell? I don’t ever want it to happen. I’ll be seeing each and every film they put out. But the future is a far away and malleable thing, so how about some blind, fan-driven speculation?
Join me after the jump for my thoughts on the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe!
Doctor Who Has a New Companion!
Pearl Mackie will join Doctor Who in the 10th season as new companion Bill. I’ve never heard of Pearl Mackie, so I have zero opinion on her casting. Fortunately, the BBC has provided this little clip of what she and Peter Capaldi might be like together.
It’s nifty. I like her. She could be a lot of fun. What do you henchies think?
My favorite companion of all time is Donna Noble. Could Bill live up to those lofty heights? We shall see when Doctor Who returns…I think sometime next year. Weird.
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Artist Kate Beaton Preempts the Cloak and Dagger TV Show
When you’re an Internet writer like me, you’ve got to be able to find pictures to go along with your stories to make the article more interesting to look at. So when a Cloak and Dagger TV show as announced last week, everyone on the Internet suddenly had to find some pictures of Cloak and Dagger to make their article pop. This revealed a rather startling fact to artist and genius Kate Beaton.
Behold, Kate Beaton’s mighty takedown of Cloak and Dagger. Slightly NSFW.
Hopefully the fine folks at Freeform are paying attention. It shouldn’t be too hard to head this off at the pass.
By the way, I’m aware of the irony of writing about finding pictures for an article and then not actually doing it, so don’t bother pointing that out.
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Cloak and Dagger Are Coming to TV!
The Marvel TV shows just keep coming! It was announced yesterday that Cloak and Dagger are coming to the Freeform channel, formerly ABC Family. I understand why they changed the name, but what kind of coked-up focus group came up with ‘Freeform’? Regardless, we’re getting a Cloak and Dagger TV show.
All characters have hope
I am definitely a fan of all this comic book and superhero-based TV. Bring it on. I love the Marvel Netflix shows, I enjoy Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Peggy Carter, I like The Walking Dead, I’m looking forward to Preacher, I love Arrow and The Flash, I sometimes watch Supergirl; if you produce it, TV people, I will probably check it out.
What do you henchies think? Cloak and Dagger are solid characters, and their story could make for some good attractive young people-based romance.
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I Love April Fools Day!
I love the very concept of holidays, that we as a people come together for pageantry and silliness on certain days of the year. April Fools Day is a good one, a day for pranks and purposeful silliness. And the Internet is always a great place to find good April Fools Day pranks.
Such as IGN’s latest video for a live action Darth Maul TV show on Netflix! Oh, if only it were true…
I’m a little disappointed in myself that I didn’t name Darth Maul on my list of potential Star Wars Netflix shows. Though he would be a tough sell, quiet guy like that.
Anybody find any other really good Internet pranks this year? Share them in the comments!
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