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I'm pretty sure Netflix committed to 60 episodes of this stuff. 13 for each of the 4 characters plus a 8 episode Defender mini-series.

I think Netflix now determines how many seasons of each show. But I'm not sure there is a set plan going forward.

Here is a quote from an article on Marvel.com
"Netflix has committed to a minimum of four, thirteen episodes series and a mini-series event in which the Marvel characters from the first four series team up"
http://marvel.com/news/tv/22021/marvels_netflix_series_to_film_in_new_york_city#ixzz3X7NrXEhs

I remember reading that when the Marvel TV guy was asked about Agents of Shield Season 3, he said ABC controls that.

So I assume Netflix also has that power and each show will be judged on its own merits.

Kind of hard to imagine all four characters having shows that last for a long time. I think Daredevil has the most staying power but we won't really know until all the shows are produced.
 
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Soar said:
I'm pretty sure Netflix committed to 60 episodes of this stuff. 13 for each of the 4 characters plus a 8 episode Defender mini-series.

I think Netflix now determines how many seasons of each show. But I'm not sure there is a set plan going forward.

Here is a quote from an article on Marvel.com
"Netflix has committed to a minimum of four, thirteen episodes series and a mini-series event in which the Marvel characters from the first four series team up"
http://marvel.com/news/tv/22021/marvels_netflix_series_to_film_in_new_york_city#ixzz3X7NrXEhs

I remember reading that when the Marvel TV guy was asked about Agents of Shield Season 3, he said ABC controls that.

So I assume Netflix also has that power and each show will be judged on its own merits.

Kind of hard to imagine all four characters having shows that last for a long time. I think Daredevil has the most staying power but we won't really know until all the shows are produced.
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Yeah, it's almost like they are putting out 4 pilot seasons (plus the mini-series), and whichever ones resonate with fans are the ones they will run with. I'm sure they knew Daredevil was very likely to be a hit with fans since he is by far the most well known.

I guess the only question is how big their production budget is to know if they can handle having more than one of these shows in production at a time. I also hope that they don't rush any of these series so each is given the time to get them right.
 
spydy13 said:
Netflix originally said that each show would air a year apart, but that's already changed with A.K.A. Jessica Jones scheduled for sometime in the back end of this year. My guess is with the success of this show (which as you said, no one has any idea how they measure success, but this show has to be deemed a success) they try to speed up the process and do the Luke Cage and Iron Fist show next year before airing The Defenders in early 2017.

Which means that unless they further deviate from that plan, the earliest we would get new Daredevil is mid-late 2017. Maybe they will keep Charlie Cox happy by having him appear in some of the other series? It's not exactly like he's some huge actor, so as long as they keep him away from doing a network show that would take up all his time he would be fine to do movies or another smaller BBC type show.
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Yeah, but the thing is, they can have more than one series airing at a time going forward. The reason they split up the original four seasons was probably financial in nature, as launching four new shows all at once, especially four new shows that are all action-oriented in nature, would cost a tremendous amount of money, whereas launching them over a period of two to three years is more manageable and fiscally responsible. If one or all of them bombed over three years, they'd feel less of an impact than if they all bombed at once, and it would also allow them to learn from any mistakes in future shows as each one releases.

However, once each show airs, I'd assume that Netflix will treat it like any other show they've launched and will determine whether or not to renew it for further seasons (a year apart like all their other shows) based on whatever they consider their definition of success. If they consider Daredevil a success (and that's looking likely...I've been telling all my friends to watch it), I have to assume we'll see season two next year regardless of whether or not its release overlaps with another Marvel/Netflix show. Although given how Netflix releases all their episodes at once, they can easily stagger the shows so that they release in separate months, or even six months apart.
 
Jack Brickman said:
Yeah, but the thing is, they can have more than one series airing at a time going forward. The reason they split up the original four seasons was probably financial in nature, as launching four new shows all at once, especially four new shows that are all action-oriented in nature, would cost a tremendous amount of money, whereas launching them over a period of two to three years is more manageable and fiscally responsible. If one or all of them bombed over three years, they'd feel less of an impact than if they all bombed at once, and it would also allow them to learn from any mistakes in future shows as each one releases.

However, once each show airs, I'd assume that Netflix will treat it like any other show they've launched and will determine whether or not to renew it for further seasons (a year apart like all their other shows) based on whatever they consider their definition of success. If they consider Daredevil a success (and that's looking likely...I've been telling all my friends to watch it), I have to assume we'll see season two next year regardless of whether or not its release overlaps with another Marvel/Netflix show. Although given how Netflix releases all their episodes at once, they can easily stagger the shows so that they release in separate months, or even six months apart.
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This is all very true. I'm sure they put Daredevil up front knowing that it would probably do well and allow them to make a second season before the team-up event (similar to Iron Man 2).

If they were to do Luke Cage, Iron Fist, and Daredevil season 2 next year I'm sure they would split it to make sure people don't get too much fatigue (maybe Luke Cage in march/april, daredevil S02 in july/august, and Iron Fist in november/december since they will probably need time for the special effects for his powers).

Either way, I'm glad Netflix got into the Marvel business.
 
Finished Daredevil earlier today. Great first season.

I like how they planted the seeds for the Gladiator to show up in future seasons (Melvin Potter, the guy who makes the Kingpin's armor). If this show gets a second season, you have to think Bullseye is going to play a part in it, as he's basically Daredevil's biggest non-Kingpin nemesis. I also have my doubts that
Owsley
is actually dead. He shows up a lot in the comics.

Comic spoilers:
The comic scene where Daredevil drops Bullseye instead of saving him after he kills Elektra is one of my favorites of all-time. I really, really hope that makes it into the series at some point. I also imagine that Karen Page will be biting it sometime in the next two seasons at Bullseye's hands. That was also a great scene.
 
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Daredevil - It was so average - I would put this on the same pot as the FX series, The Strain. The casting was great and the story and concept oozed of potential but it seems to be hitting the glass ceiling that just would not let it rise. I felt like it was very inadequate - The action sequences were too rehearsed and the direction is also subpar not too forget the spot plots like - William Husk's smart henchman place a loaded gun infront of the angry Karen Page knowing fully well that there is a chance that she may get the gun and shoot, if u did not se it coming then your probably haven't seen enough TV.
 
kookoo said:
4 episodes leaked already. Going to try so hard not to watch any episodes before they're supposed to air.
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not me, I don't have hbo so I download them weekly, so me watching them all now is a no brainer. I will just not see any new episodes for 3 weeks lol.
 
By the way, Daredevil basically dropped a hint in the last episode that it will be back in a year for season two (obviously pending success):

After the Kingpin is arrested, Foggy mentions that the trial won't be for about a year. That's a pretty telling line, as the second season will almost surely be, at least in part, about the Kingpin's trial.
 
brownindian said:
Daredevil - It was so average - I would put this on the same pot as the FX series, The Strain. The casting was great and the story and concept oozed of potential but it seems to be hitting the glass ceiling that just would not let it rise. I felt like it was very inadequate - The action sequences were too rehearsed and the direction is also subpar not too forget the spot plots like - William Husk's smart henchman place a loaded gun infront of the angry Karen Page knowing fully well that there is a chance that she may get the gun and shoot, if u did not se it coming then your probably haven't seen enough TV.
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Daredevil wasn't like GOT epic or anything but I really disagree it is on the same level as the Strain.
 
brownindian said:
Daredevil - It was so average - I would put this on the same pot as the FX series, The Strain. The casting was great and the story and concept oozed of potential but it seems to be hitting the glass ceiling that just would not let it rise. I felt like it was very inadequate - The action sequences were too rehearsed and the direction is also subpar not too forget the spot plots like - William Husk's smart henchman place a loaded gun infront of the angry Karen Page knowing fully well that there is a chance that she may get the gun and shoot, if u did not se it coming then your probably haven't seen enough TV.
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Personally, I thought the scene with Wesley and Karen Page worked well because you didn't think either of them were going to die. If it had just been some random henchman then, yes, it would have seemed silly. But I thought Wesley was going to make it through that one.
 
I was a little disappointed by the Justified finale until the last scene. That was pretty much a perfect scene to wrap up the series.
 
I haven't seen it yet, but I'm assuming Boyd Crowder dies [emoji22]
 
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