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Re:Netflix expected to spend over $6B on original and acquir... by maxerickson on Monday March 27, 2017 @10:45AM (#13968127)
Marvel thinks the world building has contributed to the success of their movies so of course they are going to do it on television.

(many of the Netflix actors have contract clauses for appearances in movies)

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Re:Netflix expected to spend over $6B on original and acquir... by untog on Monday March 27, 2017 @11:03AM (#13968274)
Oh, I know. And I'm sure they're right. But as someone who has largely given up on the Marvel movies because they're too much effort for too little payoff, I'm dreading the day I can no longer understand Jessica Jones fully without also watching three ancillary shows and one unified ensamble show beforehand.
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Re:Netflix expected to spend over $6B on original and acquir... by teh_klev on Monday March 27, 2017 @01:25PM (#13969778)
> I'm dreading the day I can no longer understand Jessica Jones fully without also watching three ancillary shows and one unified ensamble show beforehand.

Heh this! When I started watching Agents of Shield, whether intended or not, I found the first season somewhat hard to penetrate. I ended up having to hit up Wikipedia, get my head around the Marvel Universe timeline and then watch relevant movies so I could slot in where AoS picks up its part of the Marvel Universe story.

I'm pretty sure all this is a dream come true for Marvel fans, but you can get too much of a good thing, and I now have Marvel-fatigue.

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