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<blockquote data-quote="Crimson" data-source="post: 314996" data-attributes="member: 5079">I&#039;m going to make a bold pronouncement: HAWKEYE is the best superhero TV series I&#039;ve ever watched.&nbsp; Not just of the MCU, but entirely.&nbsp; When I was done watching it, I immediately watched it again.Truth is, TV series are better suited to superhero fiction than movies.&nbsp; As great as the MCU films have been, they miss out on one major aspect of comic books: the serialized nature.&nbsp; We only saw two Avengers adventures before they broke up; that&#039;s not nearly as impactful as if we had seen them together for years, on numerous adventures.&nbsp;&nbsp; Live action superhero fiction has always been hampered by one major obstacle on TV: low budgets.&nbsp;&nbsp; From George Reeves in the 50s to Lynda Carter in the 70s to SMALLVILLE in the 2000s, TV budgets just couldn&#039;t support the entire scope of superhero fiction (without looking flimsy).&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Even in the modern era, TV series are lacking.&nbsp; The CW shows are dragged down by broadcast network mediocrity, and the Netflix Marvel shows, as interesting as they were, tended towards being mundane.And here&#039;s HAWKEYE, hitting all the beats.&nbsp; Its grounded by likeable characters and plausible relationships, but with enough over-the-top action to justify being a superhero show rather than a cop series.&nbsp; It&#039;s not easy being serious yet amusing, thrilling yet touching; but damned if this show didn&#039;t do it.&nbsp; This is all the more impressive since it&#039;s built around a character who has practically been a non-entity in the MCU.Halfway through the first episode, I realized Kate was the first new character of Phase Four that I actually liked; and grew to like her even more as the series progressed.&nbsp; I said I could talk about LOKI more after HAWKEYE, and it&#039;s the difference in how a new character can be introduced.&nbsp; In LOKI, I felt like Sylvie was being shoved down my throat, despite nothing about the writing or performance made that character remotely interesting.&nbsp;&nbsp; Loki was sidelined in his own series for a dud.&nbsp; This has been even more egregious in the STAR WARS franchise, where legacy characters have been trashed to shift focus to the next generation.&nbsp; And this is why HAWKEYE felt like a revelation: an older character doesn&#039;t have to be pissed on to build up a replacement.&nbsp; Both characters can be built up; that&#039;s good writing.This was, for me, the one sour note.&nbsp; I rolled my eyes that the MCU was still mocking its roots this far into the franchise, but since I loved everything else about the series, I moved past it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Crimson, post: 314996, member: 5079"] I'm going to make a bold pronouncement: HAWKEYE is the best superhero TV series I've ever watched. Not just of the MCU, but entirely. When I was done watching it, I immediately watched it again. Truth is, TV series are better suited to superhero fiction than movies. As great as the MCU films have been, they miss out on one major aspect of comic books: the serialized nature. We only saw two Avengers adventures before they broke up; that's not nearly as impactful as if we had seen them together for years, on numerous adventures. Live action superhero fiction has always been hampered by one major obstacle on TV: low budgets. From George Reeves in the 50s to Lynda Carter in the 70s to SMALLVILLE in the 2000s, TV budgets just couldn't support the entire scope of superhero fiction (without looking flimsy). Even in the modern era, TV series are lacking. The CW shows are dragged down by broadcast network mediocrity, and the Netflix Marvel shows, as interesting as they were, tended towards being mundane. And here's HAWKEYE, hitting all the beats. Its grounded by likeable characters and plausible relationships, but with enough over-the-top action to justify being a superhero show rather than a cop series. It's not easy being serious yet amusing, thrilling yet touching; but damned if this show didn't do it. This is all the more impressive since it's built around a character who has practically been a non-entity in the MCU. Halfway through the first episode, I realized Kate was the first new character of Phase Four that I actually liked; and grew to like her even more as the series progressed. I said I could talk about LOKI more after HAWKEYE, and it's the difference in how a new character can be introduced. In LOKI, I felt like Sylvie was being shoved down my throat, despite nothing about the writing or performance made that character remotely interesting. Loki was sidelined in his own series for a dud. This has been even more egregious in the STAR WARS franchise, where legacy characters have been trashed to shift focus to the next generation. And this is why HAWKEYE felt like a revelation: an older character doesn't have to be pissed on to build up a replacement. Both characters can be built up;[I] that's[/I] good writing. This was, for me, the one sour note. I rolled my eyes that the MCU was [I]still [/I]mocking its roots this far into the franchise, but since I loved everything else about the series, I moved past it. [/QUOTE]

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