Category Archives: Cineversity
State of the Cineverse, 2019
It’s been about two years since I last commented on cinematic universes. For all of those two years, there was always something happening, something still in progress. Now, we stand at a moment where there have been multiple endings, several … Continue reading
MCU Copycatting: The Arrowverse
What? What’s this? Another post about cinematic universes and the phenomenon of MCU Copycatting? But it hasn’t been that long, not much as happened! Shouldn’t this come out, like, another eight months from now or something? Well, I recently celebrated … Continue reading
Posted in Cineversity, Discussion
Tagged Arrow, Arrowverse, Constantine, Legends of Tomorrow, Supergirl, The Flash
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MCU Copycatting #11: Who Did Marvel Copycat?
This is one of those things that I only just realized, but is so obvious. Count the cineverses, which I define as distinct properties existing within the same cinematic continuity. 1: The Marvel Cinematic Universe. 2: The DC Extended Universe. … Continue reading
MCU Copycatting #10: A New Contender
By my last count, we have at least half a dozen distinct cinematic universes out there. Marvel’s MCU, DC’s DCEU, Arrowverse, and the animated movie universe, Fox’s X-Men, Sony’s Spider-Man (which will no longer have Spider-Man in it) as well … Continue reading
MCU Copycatting #9: Updates for Sony and Universal
I didn’t think I’d be updating my MCU Copycatting theme for quite awhile yet. I mean, we’re barely halfway through the year, it’s not even been five months since my last commentary, and the one before that was more a … Continue reading
Posted in Cineversity, Discussion, Movies
Tagged Amazing Spider-Man, Dark Universe, Monster Cinematic Universe, Sony, The Mummy, Universal Studios
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MCU Copycatting #8: The Race Evolves
It’s been over a year, now, since I last commented on the MCU Copycatting phenomenon. Originally, I thought I would just be chronicling an update on the “superhero cineverse” race, but then it suddenly hit me: the race hasn’t just … Continue reading
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Tagged Arrowverse, Avegers, Justice League, MCU Copycatting, X-Men
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Some Random “Dawn of Justice” Thoughts
It is time. Here comes Suicide Squad, hitting us within twenty-four hours. Since we’re (very likely) about to get something really good from the DC Extended Universe for the first time, I figure, why not give its predecessor one last … Continue reading
Posted in Cineversity, Discussion, Movies
Tagged Batman v Superman, Dawn of Justice, DC Extended Universe, Man of Steel, Suicide Squad
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What’s DC’s Biggest Weakness on the Big Screen?
What is the single biggest weakness in DC’s cinematic efforts? Honest question, open for discussion, feel free to chime in below! 😉 I do, of course, have my own theory. It’s a very young theory of mine… in fact, it … Continue reading
Does Marvel Need Fixing?
Technically, this video I stumbled onto is nearly two years old now, so it’s not exactly hot off the presses. Still, I think it brings up some points, which are still valid, and worthy of respectful discourse. If the title … Continue reading
MCU Copycatting #7: DC’s Terrible Trailer-Fu
So, DC released another trailer for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice yesterday. The first trailer did not excite me to go and see it. And the second trailer does not excite me either. As I’ve considered what I think … Continue reading
Posted in Cineversity, Discussion
Tagged Batman v Superman, Dawn of Justice, DC Extended Universe, MCU Copycatting
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Merlin's Musings 