Moon Knight Marvel Studios' Moon Knight General Discussion Thread

[TheVileOne]

They also just have a lot of content and don't want to add more things. They were arguably too enthusiastic at first because some of the original characters could use a second season, but there is now a cap on the number of productions at once.

Considering the Moon Knight's potential it should've been much better. It didn't feel like a Moon Knight show to me and was very wishy washy.

 

[Mike Murdock]

I think the show definitely could have been better. That being said, if it nailed the landing, every other concern would have mitigated significantly. It was sillier than we wanted, but Moon Knight is arguably sillier than people give it credit for and there were a lot of different components that they had to juggle.

Honestly, in the grand scheme of things, I'm not sure why it got greenlit when it did. A lot of the shows around that time have clear movie tie-ins. It wasn't until Echo that we get the first show that doesn't seem likely to lead to a movie tie-in. Moon Knight is the exception. The only thing I can think of is they wanted to set up other gods besides Asgard for Love and Thunder.

 

[TheVileOne]

I mean Werewolf by Night doesn't have a movie tie in either. It got greenlit because they were launching a new streaming service, and they needed shows to support the service. Moon Knight was a Marvel IP who had some notoriety but wasn't really big enough to support his own film, so he got the nod. Moon Knight, Ms. Marvel, and She-Hulk were the three shows that got announced together at D23 2019.

 

[blueharvest]

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

I actually enjoyed the first season so bring it on I say.

 

[psylockolussus]

I mean Werewolf by Night doesn't have a movie tie in either. It got greenlit because they were launching a new streaming service, and they needed shows to support the service. Moon Knight was a Marvel IP who had some notoriety but wasn't really big enough to support his own film, so he got the nod. Moon Knight, Ms. Marvel, and She-Hulk were the three shows that got announced together at D23 2019.

Hmm given the track record of Marvel Studios at the box office, they could definitely launch a movie for Moon Knight and Daredevil and make them both successful. I think those are more comic booky/more appealing than something like Eternals and Shang-Chi which both did pretty well in early post pandemic months.

She Hulk could too but I bet they cannot move forward with a She Hulk movie even if they want to, because of Universal. I kinda dislike how some of these ips were set aside for the Disney+ platform, yet we are getting movies for Thunderbolts* and a Sam Wilson feature film (and possibly War Machine).

 

[Breogan]

I mean with Isaac already attached, Moon Knight should be the vehicle to launch the Supernatural Midnight Sons and/or Marvel Knights
Opening the door, for the reboot Blade and Ghost Rider franchises, towards assembling them as a team.
If they want to skew more so called street-level, then yeah add the already established Daredevil, Electra(Élodie Yung) and Punisher(Bernthal)

 

[TheVileOne]

What about Werewolf by Night?

 

[Breogan]

What about Werewolf by Night?

For an episode; a Full Moon Crossover would be great!
Could be part of establishing The Midnight Sons?
Or I'd be all in On Legion of Monsters - Marvel Films - Werewolf by Night

 

[psylockolussus]

Moon Knight Season 2 Gets Disappointing Update From Creator

Moon Knight Season 2 has received another disappointing update from the Disney+ series' creator Jeremy Slater.

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[DyeLorean]

I think Marvel believed TV shows were gonna be as big cultural events as the movies, and they slowly started to realize they were far from it. With the possible exception of Loki.

 

[BoredGuy]

I think Marvel believed TV shows were gonna be as big cultural events as the movies, and they slowly started to realize they were far from it. With the possible exception of Loki.

When done well they are
As you mentioned, Loki, I'd say Wandavision too, or [the early seasons of] Game of Thrones, or most recently Andor make big cultural waves when they're good products

But unfortunately Marvel's Disney+ content was more mid than great for too long and it hurt not only Marvel but probably D+ as a whole

 

[psylockolussus]

Being a cultural event would have been possible if they weren't airing 4 to 5 new shows per year, and just focused on 1 show. Plenty of shows lose steam, when a spin-off show started airing. And here, we are talking about 10 shows in a span of less than 2 years. I don't know any franchise that released that amount of shows within that timeframe.

 

[TheVileOne]

Wasn't Jeremy Slater literally fired from the show? Disney/Marvel really failed and fumbled with Moon Knight. It truly disappoints me how bad they failed the show.

 

[psylockolussus]

I wasn't expecting a season 2, but Moon Knight should have been introduced in the movies by now.

 

[psylockolussus]

Moon Knight Originally Had a Different Main Villain in MCU TV Show - Comic Book Movies and Superhero Movie News - SuperHeroHype

The Moon Knight TV show featured Arthur Harrow (played by Ethan Hawke) as the primary villain for the series.

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Bushman

 

[Sithborg]

When done well they are
As you mentioned, Loki, I'd say Wandavision too, or [the early seasons of] Game of Thrones, or most recently Andor make big cultural waves when they're good products

But unfortunately Marvel's Disney+ content was more mid than great for too long and it hurt not only Marvel but probably D+ as a whole

They were not aiming for cultural moments. They are aiming for viral moments, after a bit in Wandavision and Loki went viral. It is clear they were trying to make each episode of a series have a "moment" that would go viral. I think they finally realized they couldn't do it anymore when the Hawkeye post credits backfired.

 

[psylockolussus]

If they want a viral streaming sensation, they should do Marvel's Arcade Games.