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The Biggie Smalls shout out.

MOP Just rolled in, shouted "Smooth" and left.

Oh, also?

Get the last few seconds?

Yeah, it's lit.

Okay, I was expecting Black Panther. Y'know, Ta-Nehisi Coates is writing the new series. It's a lot, but okay. I'm glad that they warned us.

I was not expecting this.
 
Nice! He's even got the tiara and the wristbands.
 
Jayjay said:
Nice! He's even got the tiara and the wristbands.
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And complete with Afro, if you look closely.

I'm assuming it's only in a backstory, but still nice to see.

I generally try to avoid spoilers, but figured I'd watch the promo since I recall people raving about it. ANd...yeah, they're making it *very* clear that they're trying to do this the right way.
 
I just hope they have something to say about Black Lives Matter, even if only metaphorically. If there is any Marvel property that should be commenting on BLM, this is it.
 
Underseer said:
I just hope they have something to say about Black Lives Matter, even if only metaphorically. If there is any Marvel property that should be commenting on BLM, this is it.
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And what better commentary, than the adventures of a bullet-proof black guy. :rolleyes:
 
Underseer said:
I just hope they have something to say about Black Lives Matter, even if only metaphorically. If there is any Marvel property that should be commenting on BLM, this is it.
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I'd love it, even though it'd be a simple nod to police brutality. Not the main plot.

There's something I love about these series that just isn't in the Marvel movies, never mind the mess that's currently DC's properties. The Netflix shows in particular, but even Agents of SHIELD. And...okay, Flash. I'll give DC that one. And that's them pulling back from the extinction-level events, for the most part (I know, HIVE). Maybe it's the amount of time they get to craft the villains, instead of just the heroes. Grant Ward was probably the best bad guy in either universe, in my opinion, just because he had so much of a story arc.

But I'm looking forward to this, in particular. The overall story seems great, as always. And I'm still trying to avoid spoilers, but...they're naming every episode after a Gang Starr track. As someone who knows the Elam family, and who still recalls Keith (aka. Guru) passing, that means a lot.

They might have well just said "Hey, Mumbles. This is for you, and everyone like you."
 
Luke Cage is not on Netflix at this time, but I will keep checking.
 
Mumbles said:
Underseer said:
I just hope they have something to say about Black Lives Matter, even if only metaphorically. If there is any Marvel property that should be commenting on BLM, this is it.
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I'd love it, even though it'd be a simple nod to police brutality. Not the main plot.

There's something I love about these series that just isn't in the Marvel movies, never mind the mess that's currently DC's properties. The Netflix shows in particular, but even Agents of SHIELD. And...okay, Flash. I'll give DC that one. And that's them pulling back from the extinction-level events, for the most part (I know, HIVE). Maybe it's the amount of time they get to craft the villains, instead of just the heroes. Grant Ward was probably the best bad guy in either universe, in my opinion, just because he had so much of a story arc.

But I'm looking forward to this, in particular. The overall story seems great, as always. And I'm still trying to avoid spoilers, but...they're naming every episode after a Gang Starr track. As someone who knows the Elam family, and who still recalls Keith (aka. Guru) passing, that means a lot.

They might have well just said "Hey, Mumbles. This is for you, and everyone like you."
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He got his superpowers in part because he was in prison for a crime he didn't commit. If that's not an opportunity to talk about the way the police have been behaving lately, what is?
 
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Seems limke everyone who has seen the first few eps has given it an outstanding review.

Again, I might cry.
 
Mumbles said:
Seems limke everyone who has seen the first few eps has given it an outstanding review.

Again, I might cry.
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I'm noticing especially positive reviews from both African-American reviewers and nerds, which are both good signs. The villains are complex and compelling (that's becoming a bit of a pattern with Netflix-Marvel stuff, too bad they can't translate that into film where the villains are generally weak one-dimensional mustache-twirlers), the main character is complex, conflicted, and compelling, and once again the fight choreography gives the hero a unique fighting style that really communicates things about that person, his/her abilities, etc.
 
Misty Knight's gonna be in the show. I'm pretty sure this is the first on-screen appearance of that character.

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Saw two episodes so far. The pacing is a bit slow, which some people complained about, but I really liked it. I really like this version of Misty Knight. Some nice Easter eggs, especially a bit of foreshadowing for Heroes for Hire in the first episode.
 
I made it about five episodes in before taking a break - I decided I'd rather not watch the entire thing in one sitting, since I just get burned out that way. So far, though, this is my favorite of the Netflix Marvel series - granted, it was bound to be in a way, but it really has a much more...relatable atmosphere than the mystic/legal clean feel of Daredevil, or the noire feel of Jessica Jones. Unlike them...

*cough* spoilers for eps 1-5 below...


the Neighborhood - Harlem - feels like it's a character in the show in and of itself. This is somewhat needed for a nearly invincible man like Cage, since he's essentially fighting for the neighborhood via the people who live in it. As one example, there's a minor character who is surprisingly well fleshed out, for someone that may or may not appear in the future. And while Pops is killed at the end of episode 2, you're still getting his backstory, how he was seen by various characters, how and why his barbershop was such a center to the neighborhood - at least up until his funeral three episodes later.

Also, the difference between the long, brutal fight scenes in Daredevil and the quick-cut scenes that Cage gets work for the two characters. Murdock's a ninja, he's almost flowing through the entire brawl - but at the same time, he's a normal guy with enhanced senses, so the sheer length make you understand exactly how much those brawls wear on him, with him almost gasping for air and fighting off pain in the end. With Cage, the poor mooks don't stand a chance - the break-in at the Crispus Attucks is a bunch of cuts of him casually knocking people into walls, tossing them into ceilings, completely ignoring their attacks except possibly to crush their guns in his hands, all set to "Bring Da Ruckus" by Wu-Tang Clan in the best possible music choice. both the long DD brawls and Luke Cage's break-in are in long, heavily constricted spaces, but the two very different characters get very different cimematography, and thus very different feels.

 
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