While the Marvel Cinematic Universe is a cultural behemoth, the more interesting stuff tends to happen off to the sides, away from the big universe-shaking titanic tussles. With the launch of Disney+, which like every streaming service nurses a bottomless appetite for new content, the opportunity has arisen for Marvel to take some real wild swings in what is a relatively safe space.
Audiences might not stump up cinema money for a relatively obscure character like Moon Knight or a legal workplace comedy starring She-Hulk, but they may very well spring for a Disney+ trial for them. And while a surreal sitcom featuring The Vision (Paul Bettany) and the Scarlet Witch/Wanda Maximoff (Elisabeth Olsen) probably wouldn’t break the billion dollar barrier at the box office, it’s a formally ambitious and intriguing slice of small screen entertainment.
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