MCU Fan Show - Marvel Studios commentary

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Sean discusses the following prompt from Bryan:

In light of everything happening in the world, I would love to hear your thoughts and discussion of how you feel about pop culture icons and their being viewed as “role models” for the younger generation.

It seems to be reaching a point now where someone who will not take a stand on something is automatically viewed as against that form of thinking. I don’t want this to be politically motivated but the best example I can come up with is this: it seems that gone are the days of Michael Jordan staying out of it by stating “Republicans buy shoes, too.”

I use that example to say this: my kids are beginning to value the opinions of someone like Chris Evans or Chadwick Boseman or Brie Larson as much as they do mine. Their visibility can instantly make them someone kids look up to, whether they “choose to be a role model” or not. They look up to these actors. Is it in the nature of this time we live in that actors (and athletes for that matter) should inherently try and act as a role model for kids? Do you believe this is a wrong approach?

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0:18 Michael Weaselboy

Do you think we will ever see Nick Fury Jr. in the MCU??

1:42 Mookie Johnson

Do you feel that Brie Larson has done a good job of portraying Carol Danvers in multiple time periods of her life (CM flashbacks, CM main time period, Endgame Start, Endgame end)? I feel that is a tremendous challenge to be given, especially since she shot the last 2 time periods first and with the least amout of time with the character.

5:44 Steven

Would you be in favor of a Marvel Studios produced animated series that is treated as canon, and fills in a time gap in the Infinity Saga, much the way Clone Wars does for the prequel trilogy? My pick would be Captain America and the Secret Avengers, picking up right after Black Widow in the timeline, and leading to Infinity War.

12:02 Linc

If you could choose 3 MCU sagas (e.g. iron man trilogy, Avengers quadrilogy, Thor trilogy, Guardians duology) to receive a (belated) Disney Gallery series, which would they be?

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0:24 BrentacPrime

I know you don't watch the show but I'm curious if you have any thoughts on "Batwoman" not recasting Kate Kane after Ruby Rose left, and creating a brand new character. Personally I’m opposed as I think they are throwing out basically the entire first season.

3:08 Bryan

What is more common practice in something like a Marvel Studios or Star Wars project on how the cast/directors are paid? Do they have a flat fee or are they paid on how well a film performs?

4:40 Steven

Is it possible for a streaming service to recover from a bad launch? For instance, HBO Max definitely has room to improve, but will it be too hard to recover from a bad start? I wasn’t streaming when Netflix and Hulu first started, so I don’t remember if they had a bumpy start. By contrast, how did Disney + ensure they would have a successful launch (outside of standard connection and buffering on the first day)?

15:19 Steven

On the flip side of that: do you wonder if streaming is just moving towards recreating the cable TV experience as it becomes more likely that most streaming services will have ads or ad supported versions available?

23:32 Mookie Johnson

Do you consider Poison Ivy to be a villain?

25:54 Michael Weaselboy

Do you think Ewan Mcgrgor will be "aged up" to play Obiwan in the Obiwan series??

27:26 Steven

Pretend you have seen your last movie in a movie theater. You are preparing your home theater setup. What are the essentials, and what are some big “wishlist” items you would save up for to enhance that experience?

33:58 Bryan

Have you watched The Umbrella Academy? What did you think of it?

34:43 Anthony Lawrey

Can you divulge on the details of your Birds of Prey set visit? I remember you spoke of it being a scene that made it very clear of its R rating...just curious if you could give more details about it now.

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The Black Lives Matter movement is vital if our society is ever going to offer true equality for all. Overcoming systemic racism means examining our own complicity, regardless of our intent. In this episode, Sean Gerber looks at how fandom has contributed to systemic oppression by trying to artificially separate social commentary from entertainment in order to silence the conversations we should be having. The MCU and its fans have not been immune to this. We can and must do better if we are to say the stories and heroes of the MCU offer more than a disposable distraction from the real world. It's time for us to be true to the thematic core of the MCU. It's time to reflect, learn, hold ourselves accountable, and grow.

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