ZerenaBeef + Bowser's Fury

I trusted Gunn’s vision for DC all the way up until his ousting yesterday, when I realized this was it. Now here are my personal feelings: Dear DC: Lessons from Marvel Do not make tv shows if you’re trying to start a cinematic universe. The point of the MCU is that every movie is already a 2 hour episode of a continuous tv show. They didn’t start doing TV that tied into the movies until 10 years in, and even then there was struggle. Even if the TV shows are good, people don’t like homework. Imagine going from an Iron Man movie, to a Hulk movie, to an 8 hour Thor TV show before watching avengers. People will feel like they’re behind. You don’t want that when you’re trying to create the beginning of a new universe, whether or not the general public already know a character or their origin story. Lore-wise, assume you are making the DEFINITIVE DC universe, and that these will be the only DC movies your new audience will ever see. Do not START your cinematic universe forcing the audience to accept too many new things. Marvel gave us Iron Man, which felt 100% grounded in reality. Hulk STARTED to dip into sci fi, before Thor gave us an alien world (3 movies in) and even then, they spent a measly 10% of the film on Asgard, the rest of the movie was on earth so people could connect to the character. Batman is a rich guy with trauma, people can connect with that. Superman is a single alien, the audience can connect with that. Where did hawkgirl come from? Green lantern is an organization, not one guy? Superman has a cousin? Yes, fans get it, but general audiences don’t understand these things, you can’t make them feel confused on the FIRST movie BEFORE they trust your brand. After you’ve done the hard legwork making the audience care for the main characters, only then can you introduce lesser known characters and have the audience fall for them. The hard route is something like Ant-man or Guardians of the Galaxy, making the audience care for lesser knowns, but even then, guardians and ant-man came out at a point where the audience already trusted the MARVEL name. The easier route is to now introduce other characters by having them interact with your mainstays. Black panther was introduced in civil war and left the audience with just enough to have them feeling the NEED for more. Same with spider-man. You tried to do this with Krypto, assuming audiences would like the Dog enough to come back for him in Supergirl, but even then he was only in 10 minutes of the movie. Finally, for dc in particular: Don’t go fully dark and gritty or fully comedic and lighthearted. The reason people love DC is a mix of both. Superman is a Boy Scout in a golden city. Batman is a scarred man in a dark city filled to the brim with crime. That difference is what makes their relationship in the Justice league so perfect. And most importantly: 1.Avengers made it feel like every single movie that came before it was WORTH IT. That ultimate punch of satisfaction is what makes your fans die-hard. 2.Its 2026. The movies cannot just be good. They need to be undeniably fantastic for people to care in a world now oversaturated by superhero movies.