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https://www.darkhorizons.com/marvels-helstrom-series-cancelled-at-hulu/

Did you enjoy Helstrom? Did you even know that it was out? Well, it doesn't matter because the Marvel execution of Marvel TV era shows is finally complete as the axe is dropped

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I kept getting surprised by Marvel shows at one point. Wasn't there an X-men themed show called Legion, too?

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https://www.darkhorizons.com/marvels...elled-at-hulu/
Did you enjoy Helstrom?

Now you're just making up shows.

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I kept getting surprised by Marvel shows at one point. Wasn't there an X-men themed show called Legion, too?

Legion has links to Xavier but isn’t X-Men related. Good show though.

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https://collider.com/deadpool-3-mcu-confirmed-r-rating-filming-details-kevin-feige-interview/

Deadpool 3 will be R-rated and within the MCU

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https://deadline.com/2021/01/sony-marvel-movie-morbius-moves-to-the-fall-1234671526/

As expected Sony has delayed Morbius all the way back to 08 October 2020 as it continues to play longball with its theatrical output.

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He's been away so far for literally ine released film but...

https://t.co/1C1jp6xFNs?amp=1

Word is that Chris Evans is in talks to pick up the Captain America shield again for at least one more MCU movie in a similar manner to Stark post-solo films.

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Just as quickly....

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Watched the first two episodes of WandaVision and so far... okaaaay.

The 50's comedy theme is well done but is pretty worn out by the end of the first episode as it feels like it's 98% Americana comedy appreciation, 1% MCU nods, 1% relevant narrative. The moments the veil slips are good but what really drags it is the vast majority of episode two is the same so because as a viewer you're well, well ahead of the characters it left things feeling really drawn out and slow burned. It should be fine as long as next weeks episode really moves things forward beside at a theming level which hopefully is the case as only about 8 eps remain.

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So... is it mostly like that old sitcom thing? That’s not a show for me if it is but I really haven’t grasped what the show actually is.

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For the first two episodes very much so, I think I'd be more concerned if the trailer for the series hadn't shown a lot more going on than these episodes have going on in them. If the third episode is where things move on from the 50's setting and move the story properly forward they should have launched with that one too as I can imagine these two eps make for a bit of a soft impact especially considering the parody they are making will carry a lot less outside the US

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It goes up to at least the 70s I believe, if the Pops are out there.

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So... is it mostly like that old sitcom thing? That’s not a show for me if it is but I really haven’t grasped what the show actually is.

I might be overreaching here, but...

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I think the 50s thing is an elaborate bait-and-switch, which works better than normal because it's on Disney+/a streaming network, meaning the episodes are always there to review, you can't "miss the start" as such. I suspect it's going to move forward in the decades, and by the end of the show, we'll be in an imitation of modern TV.

And... (spoilers for "House of M", the comic, follow)

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I also believe they're doing the start of House of M in reverse.

It's been a few years, but IIRC - in that comic, Wanda, driven mad by grief, has allowed her powers to construct a happier fantasy world which is semi-real and semi-inside her mind, and Xavier is trying to break her out of it. But at one point she loses her grip, and in a moment of grief, says "no more mutants", and a white light wipes across the universe and reshapes the fabric of reality, removing mutants from the timeline.

The effects of this are surprising and part of the fun, so I won't spoil it, but this carried through to other comics that take place at the same time, that weren't even involved. Marvel used it as a way to "wipe the slate" and remove a lot of their characters, as their universe had become too dense. Obviously, some characters come back in the end, but not all.

It wouldn't surprise me if this is how they're going to explain The X-Men in the MCU, because mutants are meant to be a big deal, but somehow haven't even been mentioned yet in the franchise (for obvious real-world reasons). Wanda might instead use her powers to change reality in a way where mutants do exist.

This is a huge stretch btw because the MCU's Wanda is, up until now, nowhere near that powerful, but it would be an interesting turn of events.

Anyway, I want to revisit this post when the series is up.

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Hmmmm... maybe I don't need an imitation of TV... on TV. I think I'll hold off until the series has run its course and you guys know where it went and, at that point, I might see if it's something to go for.

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First set pics from Spider-Man 3