Luke Cage Luke Cage General Discussion Thread - Part 1

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Watching that Netflix roll makes them look like team hoodie ^^ No, they don't have matching 'A's on their uniforms but they all shopped at the same place, so...
To absolutely no one's surprise I am a huge geek. One geeky thing I do is divide my music into character playlists. (I've found superheroes work really well because of their larger than life, mythic qualities sand there are so many of them you can cover almost every character type) In fact, recently I'be decided to redo the whole thing only using Marvel (okay and also Firefly) because it got unmanageable with too many fandom and too many characters with similar themes. Right now I've had only got four songs for Cage and they aren't really a sound you'd associate with Luke. they just have lyrics that speak to the character. Look, I grew up on The Beatles, Aretha Franklin, Disco, and 60s/70s/90s Rock. It's what my parents listened too so until high school, basically, it's what I listened to. I've expanded my musical taste since then. Turns out I'm really just a poetry lover, I like music for the lyrics. A lot of you seem way excited about these songs/artist I don't know, So Inwas hoping you all could point me towards some that particular speaks to Cage. Not just songs likely to appear on the show's soundtrack l, but ones whose lyrics really reflect Cage as a character. So if anyone has any suggestions I'd be super thankful! (I'm also struggling with a couple others like Misty Knight and Iron Fist - so few songs about being raised by mystical ninjas before defeating a dragon and returning to New York to take revenge upon your father's killer - so if you randomly have refs for them. Hey throw out any song that particularly reminds you of a character that's pretty much how I learn new not top 20s. But mostly Cage.)

I have a Power Man playlist

Sean Price - Onion Head
Guilty Simpson - The Real Me
Marvin Gaye - Inner City Blues
Mobb Deep - Streets Raised Me
Miles Davis - So What
Ghostface Killah - One
Little Brother - Hiding Place
Cormega - The True Meaning
Nas - Get Down
MOP - Ante Up
Ntorious B.I.G. - Sky Is The Limit

It's basically a mixture of soulful, gangsta, and introspective.
 
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Are there any superstrength villains Luke can fight?
 
I'm starting to get hyped about this show.
Just watched the trailer a few times in a row. :hehe:
Looking forward to hearing what songs they include in the soundtrack.
 
Starting to get ready for this show by Revisiting some of Netflix Marvel Past Daredevil Season 1 then Jessica Jones and then DareDevil Season 2 if planned right I will have rewatched everything one last time before the start of Luke Cage.
 
It really seems like Luke Cage and his whole environment/world/music etc is far from my understanding due to my somewhat sheltered white upbringing. Trailer did nothing for me.

But he helps people and is a good guy so I really like him and I'll give this a go.
 
Starting to get ready for this show by Revisiting some of Netflix Marvel Past Daredevil Season 1 then Jessica Jones and then DareDevil Season 2 if planned right I will have rewatched everything one last time before the start of Luke Cage.
I started Jessica Jones again for the same reason.
The original plan was to try and make it last until Luke Cage is released.
.....ended up watching the season in 2 days.:funny:

It really seems like Luke Cage and his whole environment/world/music etc is far from my understanding due to my somewhat sheltered white upbringing. Trailer did nothing for me.

But he helps people and is a good guy so I really like him and I'll give this a go.

WHAT :funny:
 
It really seems like Luke Cage and his whole environment/world/music etc is far from my understanding due to my somewhat sheltered white upbringing. Trailer did nothing for me.

But he helps people and is a good guy so I really like him and I'll give this a go.

So you can't get into any films or tv shows that aren't white centric? That's unfortunate.
 
What do I know about black struggle on a personal level? Sadly very little. So for example, the music that so many people are raving about - it means nothing to me, I don't understand the context so it's just music 'I don't like' as opposed to something actually meaningful.
Since the music was a big part of the trailer, can you understand why it added nothing for me?

But I'll find reasons to give something a go - in this case because he's a good guy and helps people. If I learn something along the way, that'll be great.

Edit - nvm
 
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What do I know about black struggle on a personal level? Sadly very little. So for example, the music that so many people are raving about - it means nothing to me, I don't understand the context so it's just music 'I don't like' as opposed to something actually meaningful.
Since the music was a big part of the trailer, can you understand why it added nothing for me?

But I'll find reasons to give something a go - in this case because he's a good guy and helps people. If I learn something along the way, that'll be great.

Edit - nvm

Just like me. But. I don't think of Luke as a black dude(I mean, he is, but its not where I focus) he's a guy with a past trying to do good now. He was my favorite part of Jessica Jones and so Cage is my biggest anticipated MCU product of the year.
 
Yeah I just think I'm not explaining myself properly, and someone's going to read something that's not there and then it's going to get ugly, so I'm out of this. Hope everyone (including me) enjoys the show.
 
I get what Bren is saying. As an european, even american culture in itself is something that I can't completely relate to. And life in Harlem seems even stranger to me. Stranger meaning here less known. Perhaps this show can teach me something, hopefully it is accurate. :)
 
Luke Cage is a pretty universal character. Apart from the racism he received from a sadistic guard in prison his struggles have generally been something that could happen to anyone.

Betrayal by you best friend, framed for a crime that lands you in prison, your loved one being killed, falling out with your family, wanting to make your neighborhood a better place, trying to turn your life around and protecting the the people you care about are things that could happen to almost anyone.

I think what matters most about the Harlem setting is that you get a sense of the place. Daredevil has that with Hell's Kitchen, Batman has it with Gotham and other heroes with the place they live.

Why the place matters to the characters is what will help people understand their version Harlem even if people are unfamiliar with the real Harlem.
 
Luke Cage is a pretty universal character. Apart from the racism he received from a sadistic guard in prison his struggles have generally been something that could happen to anyone.

Betrayal by you best friend, framed for a crime that lands you in prison, your loved one being killed, falling out with your family, wanting to make your neighborhood a better place, trying to turn your life around and protecting the the people you care about are things that could happen to almost anyone.

I think what matters most about the Harlem setting is that you get a sense of the place. Daredevil has that with Hell's Kitchen, Batman has it with Gotham and other heroes with the place they live.

Why the place matters to the characters is what will help people understand their version Harlem even if people are unfamiliar with the real Harlem.


I don't know if I fully agree with this. Luke's race is a core aspect of his character, just not in the way many people think. I think that when people think of race being an important part of a character they immediately think that means every story deals with racism in some way or another. A lot of times it just means how the character interacts with the world, cultural differences, and how the wider world interacts with him.

A good example of this is the current Power Man & Iron Man fist run. That book doesn't really deal with racism outside of a couple off handed comments but race is weaved within the fabric of the book, there are little cultural nods that black and brown Americans are going to pick up on before others. I imagine it'll be the same with the show in many regards.
 
Starting to get ready for this show by Revisiting some of Netflix Marvel Past Daredevil Season 1 then Jessica Jones and then DareDevil Season 2 if planned right I will have rewatched everything one last time before the start of Luke Cage.

Cool. I just finished my re-watch of DD S1, S2 and JJ S1. So I'm ready.
 
Seems like they are going to make Luke Cage's hoodie his cape and cowl this season
 
Random thought, would anyone like to see Phil Fox write for the New York Bulletin as a very nosy reporter who thinks that Luke Cage is really Carl Lucas, escaped convict? He was in very early Heroes for Hire before meeting an unfortunate end, but I think he could make for a good side plot.
 
Random thought, would anyone like to see Phil Fox write for the New York Bulletin as a very nosy reporter who thinks that Luke Cage is really Carl Lucas, escaped convict? He was in very early Heroes for Hire before meeting an unfortunate end, but I think he could make for a good side plot.

It'd be nice to see him, but that kinda seems to be the similar to Misty Knight and Rafael Scarfe's arc as police detectives investingating into Luke Cage and who he is. We'll have to see how Luke Cage ends up by the end of the season and if he gets proven innocent of the charges that landed him in jail. If he does, then there wouldn't need to be Phil Fox. If he doesn't, then I could see that happening.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Jyd8MeKOgg

^If you look at the SDCC sizzle reel video, there's a clip where Luke gets surrounded by reporters and he takes his hood off. I'm thinking that this takes place by the end of the season, where Luke embraces his role as a community hero. Whether or not his past exploits will be brought is to be seen.

Also on IMDB, it lists Dawn-Lyen Gardner as Megan McLaren, who is another reporter in the Marvel Universe.

And in other news, continuing the Gang Starr homage, episodes 4 and 5 have been revealed:

https://***********/cheo_coker/status/759658301822873600
https://***********/cheo_coker/status/761073300357296128

Episode 4: Step in the Arena
Episode 5: Just to Get a Rep

Note that Colter revealed that Ep 4 is the origin episode.
 
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First trailer tomorrow folks.
 
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Added as background to my phone.
 
Can't wait for the trailer!!!

That's a badass poster.
 
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