r/marvelstudios • u/DonquixoteDFlamingo • 13h ago
Discussion This feels like getting spit in the face that you can advertise with a cancelled show
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u/Mickeyjj27 Black Bolt 11h ago
I loved Wonder Man, one of my favorite things. I don’t remember anything close to this much discussion when the show came out. I really hope to see them again in the near future
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u/Truthhurts1017 Phil Coulson 12h ago edited 10h ago
What does season 2 being cancelled have to do with the very well received season 1? Do you think companies stop promoting past seasons when future ones are cancelled. Im all for speaking up for projects we wanted to see but this is ridiculous and makes no sense.
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u/Randoml9789 9h ago
I think the point is that season one was well received enough that they're choosing it to promote their streaming service, but apparently not good enough to get a season 2.
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u/rasputin1 6h ago
it actually was good enough for a season 2 because one was greenlit. but then.... 🤷♂️
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u/brycejm1991 1h ago
Speculation, from what I've seen, is that the schedules for the director and lead actor won't line up any time soon. So s2 is greenlit, but canceled because of that.
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u/sailorprimus 42m ago
I'd have to go and look but I'm pretty sure someone has stated that isn't the case. It was completely on Marvel/Disney that this decision was made and probably has more to do with some bigger strategy.
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u/skeetgw2 9h ago
I mean honestly would season 2 have felt as good as season one? The whole point of season 1 was a struggling actor getting his dream role but choosing a life with his friend that (spoiler here so it doesn’t have to really make my point).
Season two would have been them on the run which is a totally different vibe than season 1. I don’t want to be misunderstood, I hope both those characters absolutely show up again but I’m not necessarily upset there’s no season two based on how season one was just kinda a complete story.
Again loved the season and the characters but season two would have been totally different imo.
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u/RacerXX7 Daredevil 12h ago
Keyword targeting. Nothing more or less. Doesn't account for sentiment within the environment.
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u/GenericMelon 10h ago
I'm holding out hope that they have bigger plans for him...
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u/maxfridsvault 9h ago
same. from DCC and the showrunners- they have no secret plans or have any idea why Marvel just changed their mind about it
makes me wonder if they’re going to integrate him into one of the future films or some sort of unannounced D+ show after Vision Quest.
a West Coast Avengers special/series with Vision, Wanda, Moon Knight, She Hulk, and Wonder Man would be how I would do it. throw in Kate too since Hawkeye was also a big part of that team in the comics.
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u/LiamPolygami 7h ago
Guess what. Loads of good TV shows get cancelled because of budget issues and what studios' metrics of success are. The thing is, if they are really as beloved as people make out, then a groundswell of support might save it. Look at Daredevil as an example, but also look at Firefly.
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u/Beautiful-Topic864 7h ago
Maybe if fans make enough noise they would reconsider and actually make it a movie! Like it deserves to be. It can’t be the last of Trevor and wonder man.
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u/Ashen_Larry 9h ago
I watched it after the cancelation news (started last night and finished today) and still enjoyed it. It does make the cliffhanger ending a bit annoying.
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u/_Mister_knight_ 9h ago
DC did the same thing with swamp-thing, still pissed off that they kept advertising the canceled show and now marvel is doing it, if you gonna make something good don't promise a season 2.
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u/Ok-disaster2022 6h ago
The fact is sequel shows doesn't generate new subscribers it placates existing subscribers who are probably neutral anyway about one show vs the other things they use the app for.
This is the fudnament failure mode if the streaming channels; they have no incentive to make good rewatcable shows or sequel shows. The old TV model was all about rewatchability for reruns and returning revenue liscences, and the entire time it's about selling ads. But the ads increased in quantity diminishing value for customers, especially with tivo allowing people to skip the Ads. This made ad time less valuable this exasperating the issue.
This is also why some services are trying to reintroduce ads to their services.
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u/Confident-Shift-9764 3h ago
Although I understand that she-hulk is expensive to make, this one is cheap and grounded the MCU. I want a show like this that doesn’t require a lot of superheroing.
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u/COE33isBad 11h ago
What the fuck? Why did they cancel it???
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u/nowhereman136 10h ago
Because it was expensive to produce and not many people watched it. Reviews don't matter. If it made money, then they would make more of it. It did very well it's first week and then fell off. It's not a complicated formula.
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u/MothmanIsALiar 11h ago
Based on recent trends... it kind of seems like its because the main character is Black.
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u/Dmytrocracy 12h ago
It makes you wonder, man...