Category Archives: Cineversity

MCU Copycatting: The Arrowverse

Posted on October 12, 2017 by

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 →

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MCU Copycatting #11: Who Did Marvel Copycat?

Posted on June 22, 2017 by

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 →

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MCU Copycatting #10: A New Contender

Posted on June 15, 2017 by

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 →

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MCU Copycatting #9: Updates for Sony and Universal

Posted on June 8, 2017 by

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 →

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MCU Copycatting #8: The Race Evolves

Posted on January 20, 2017 by

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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Some Random “Dawn of Justice” Thoughts

Posted on August 4, 2016 by

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 →

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What’s DC’s Biggest Weakness on the Big Screen?

Posted on January 21, 2016 by

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 →

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Does Marvel Need Fixing?

Posted on December 11, 2015 by

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 →

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MCU Copycatting #7: DC’s Terrible Trailer-Fu

Posted on December 3, 2015 by

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 →

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MCU Copycatting #6: Too Much of a Good Thing?

Posted on May 28, 2015 by

I swear, this will be the last full post I devote to my “MCU Copycatting” series for awhile… unless, of course, I stumble onto something that must be added to said series. 😉 And technically, this one’s not even about … Continue reading →

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