Twenty-four years ago MacDuffie wrote what was a big article on the still smallish internet about why we should just let go of continuity and enjoy stories. It ages well.
I was just thinking about how lucky it is we’ve gotten the MCU as long as we have, but also it being a curse. DC got to reboot themselves. Star Trek got to reboot themselves. Maybe interconnected universes weren’t meant to last this long.
Look at Star Wars. They’ve done a pretty good job overall, but someone should be able to take another look at the post-RotJ era.
Plus on the Marvel side look at Secret Invasion. Are we just doomed with the miniseries we got? Imagine a world where Spider-Man No Way Home kicked off a 5-film Secret Invasion saga. But you have different films telling a Multiverse saga. Maybe Eternals kicks off a space saga.
Also you get logical reset points. You can bring in a new audience every few years. It’s easier to go back and rewatch a smaller saga.
All good points.
This also reminds me of a low-key famous blog post by a legend, Dwayne MacDuffie: “Six degrees of St.Elsewhere”.
https://www.cbr.com/revisiting-mcduffies-six-degrees-of-st-elsewhere/
Twenty-four years ago MacDuffie wrote what was a big article on the still smallish internet about why we should just let go of continuity and enjoy stories. It ages well.
That’s a good read.
I was just thinking about how lucky it is we’ve gotten the MCU as long as we have, but also it being a curse. DC got to reboot themselves. Star Trek got to reboot themselves. Maybe interconnected universes weren’t meant to last this long.
Look at Star Wars. They’ve done a pretty good job overall, but someone should be able to take another look at the post-RotJ era.
Plus on the Marvel side look at Secret Invasion. Are we just doomed with the miniseries we got? Imagine a world where Spider-Man No Way Home kicked off a 5-film Secret Invasion saga. But you have different films telling a Multiverse saga. Maybe Eternals kicks off a space saga.
Also you get logical reset points. You can bring in a new audience every few years. It’s easier to go back and rewatch a smaller saga.
Absolutely.