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Is the MCU truly the dominant force in pop culture?

AnonusAnonus
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I'm not even sure I know what pop culture is these days

The government I guess?

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  • Sredni VashtarSredni Vashtar
    “I'm surprised. Those clothes… but, aren't you…?”
    I think Twitter is more of a dominant force in pop culture.
  • AnonusAnonus
    I've learned to tolerate drama...except on the boat
    Sredni Vashtar said:

    I think Twitter is more of a dominant force in pop culture.

    My idea of pop culture is informed by Twitter anyway
  • Sredni VashtarSredni Vashtar
    “I'm surprised. Those clothes… but, aren't you…?”
    The MCU is certainly ubiquitous in the same way that most vast studio system film clusters are, but I dunno, I don't think people really care that much about them? Like, in terms of deep emotional investment. Doctor Who feels like it still has more dedicated fans, and the hype for that died in America years ago as everyone realised that Stephen Moffat was Doing That Thing He Does.
  • OdradekOdradek
    My dreams exceed my real life
    It sucks shit

    Cecil b demented was right
  • Sredni VashtarSredni Vashtar
    “I'm surprised. Those clothes… but, aren't you…?”
    Deadpool and Logan look fine. Hell, the nth Spiderman reboot looks fine, although they squandered their good will on that one years ago. But most of the films in that... whatever strike me as fairly bland and tiresome.
  • AnonusAnonus
    I've learned to tolerate drama...except on the boat
    Sredni Vashtar said:

    The MCU is certainly ubiquitous in the same way that most vast studio system film clusters are, but I dunno, I don't think people really care that much about them? Like, in terms of deep emotional investment. Doctor Who feels like it still has more dedicated fans, and the hype for that died in America years ago as everyone realised that Stephen Moffat was Doing That Thing He Does.

    yeah people kinda quit caring about Who after, like, series 6? maybe if chibnall turns out to be more people's speed...
    Sredni Vashtar said:

    Deadpool and Logan look fine. Hell, the nth Spiderman reboot looks fine, although they squandered their good will on that one years ago. But most of the films in that... whatever strike me as fairly bland and tiresome.

    Deadpool and Logan are Fox products

    All prior Spidey flicks were made by Sony

    Section says Homecoming was pretty bland though
  • AnonusAnonus
    I've learned to tolerate drama...except on the boat
    I don't know, I guess I was under the impression that the MCU was beloved

    Like, I've seen people wear hats and stuff that just have a big MARVEL logo on them
  • Sredni VashtarSredni Vashtar
    edited 2018-02-09 22:42:39
    “I'm surprised. Those clothes… but, aren't you…?”
    ^^ Huh. So these are all part of the portion of Marvel which Disney doesn't have the movie rights to? Odd.

    ^ Comic book nerds don't count. Also it's not like they have zero fans. But they have fans in the way most big action series have fans, I think.
  • AnonusAnonus
    I've learned to tolerate drama...except on the boat
    how so
  • AnonusAnonus
    I've learned to tolerate drama...except on the boat
    yeah when i named this thread i was thinking of stuff like this:


    and

  • Sredni VashtarSredni Vashtar
    “I'm surprised. Those clothes… but, aren't you…?”
    Anonus said:

    how so


    I just can't think of that many hardcore MCU people who weren't already hardcore Marvel Comics people. I can think of plenty of casual fans of these films, but the fanatics are all people who were already super into that oeuvre.

    In that mould, are there really that many diehard Die Hard fans? There were crazy Pacific Rim fans, but a lot of those were already deep into mecha and kaiju films. And so on.
  • OdradekOdradek
    My dreams exceed my real life
    Sredni Vashtar said:

    Anonus said:

    how so


    I just can't think of that many hardcore MCU people who weren't already hardcore Marvel Comics people. I can think of plenty of casual fans of these films, but the fanatics are all people who were already super into that oeuvre.

    In that mould, are there really that many diehard Die Hard fans? There were crazy Pacific Rim fans, but a lot of those were already deep into mecha and kaiju films. And so on.
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  • Section42LSection42L
    We can do anything if we do it together.
    Anonus said:

    Sredni Vashtar said:

    The MCU is certainly ubiquitous in the same way that most vast studio system film clusters are, but I dunno, I don't think people really care that much about them? Like, in terms of deep emotional investment. Doctor Who feels like it still has more dedicated fans, and the hype for that died in America years ago as everyone realised that Stephen Moffat was Doing That Thing He Does.

    yeah people kinda quit caring about Who after, like, series 6? maybe if chibnall turns out to be more people's speed...
    Sredni Vashtar said:

    Deadpool and Logan look fine. Hell, the nth Spiderman reboot looks fine, although they squandered their good will on that one years ago. But most of the films in that... whatever strike me as fairly bland and tiresome.

    Deadpool and Logan are Fox products

    All prior Spidey flicks were made by Sony

    Section says Homecoming was pretty bland though
    I liked Michael Keaton.
  • OdradekOdradek
    My dreams exceed my real life
    I liked Birdman, but have been told I am incorrect and am a shallow and bad person for that, so
  • AlirozAliroz
    ...And even when your hope is gone
    move along, move along, just to make it through
    (2015 self)
    Whoever tells you that is telling you nonsense.
  • CalicaCalica
    Sup bitches, witches, Haters, and trolls.
    Pop culture is more fragmented than it has ever been
  • AnonusAnonus
    I've learned to tolerate drama...except on the boat
    yup
  • Imipolex GImipolex G
    Touch the cow. Do it now.
    and that is a good thing, honestly
  • TatterhoodTatterhood
    star driver should be the dominant force in pop culture
  • eriophora ziaeriophora zia
    I have cut a caper with the dancing mad god
    Yeah I'm honestly not sure pop culture truly exists any more in the way it used to. There are many things that are overall fairly popular (MCU included) and that you can expect the average person to both 1) be aware of and 2) probably enjoy, but there's not some huge overarching societal love. There are some people who get super into it and do really love it, and some people just enjoy wearing shirts or hats with media they casually like. 

    I don't think anything "dominates" pop culture any more.
  • AnonusAnonus
    I've learned to tolerate drama...except on the boat
    i thought there was, like, societal love for game of thrones but i guess not?
  • TatterhoodTatterhood
    Anonus said:

    i thought there was, like, societal love for game of thrones but i guess not?

    what does that even mean
  • Imipolex GImipolex G
    Touch the cow. Do it now.
    Everybody everywhere loves it and regards it as an integral part of our culture.

    Which, no.
  • lee4hmzlee4hmz
    ⚠ THIS MACHINE KILLS FASCISTS
    at this point I think GoT's cultural moment has mostly passed, and the showrunners want to move onto other things
  • lee4hmzlee4hmz
    ⚠ THIS MACHINE KILLS FASCISTS
    it was more a thing several years ago when it was winning boatloads of Emmys
  • AlirozAliroz
    edited 2018-02-13 03:36:07
    ...And even when your hope is gone
    move along, move along, just to make it through
    (2015 self)
    You know, I'd really love to see horse racing come back as a big pastime and cultural force.  I mean, Seabiscuit's last race drew a crowd of 78,000, which is just a tiny bit bigger than the average crowd at the Super Bowl.

    American Pharoah ended a 37-year-Triple-Crown-drought and nobody cared because 2015.
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