I think the shows just would have been so different on another network that you could hardly compare them. Especially P&R; for better or worse, CBS has a very specific identity for its comedies, and Parks would have conformed to that.

To be fair, much of The Cosby Show's power was derived from three things: Cosby's personality/POV, the "wholesome" family dynamic, and his dynamite chemistry with Rashad.

Yes; they realized that they weren't hitting their pitches and adjusted accordingly.

I mean, half of it was made up the first time, so they'll make some more.

I liked Hickman's FF, but the more I think about Avengers/New Avengers, specifically the Illuminati meta-arc, the less I like it. It really seems like Reed, Tony, et al went straight to "WE HAVE TO DO HORRIBLE THINGS HOW WILL WE EVER LIVE WITH OURSELVES" before the Swan even finished her exposition. I think they were…

I didn't like his YA much, either. Young Loki was a gas, and I liked some of the quick character moments (like, two-line dialogue exchanges), but it never felt fully realized. Like, I don't know what Miss America is about, besides I guess she likes kicking.

Love it. The scaling/reproduction issues I can deal with for the sake of Simonson's Thor, Byrne's FF, Miller's DD…

The problem with the Spider titles for…Jesus, maybe a decade now?…is that Peter Parker never DOES anything, he just reacts to a lot of shit happening TO him. Yeah, Slott has a pretty decent idea of how Peter would react to any given stimulus, but still. You have a consensus Top Two protagonist in all of mainstream…

It's because it's told from an arm's-length POV and Hickman is only interested in the Illuminati stuff. That's a pretty deadly combination, as it means there's no visceral connection to the characters to drag you through the non-mythology arcs.

Yeah, and there's a few of the Big Two creators- Waid, Bendis, and Johns spring to mind- who wrap up a run in a way that clearly marks the end without taking anything off the table for the next writer.

Yeah, since the Owls story arc, we've gotten, what, two Joker stories and another Origin? Doesn't seem like much.

Yeah, and it's not immaterial that Wilson put the series under the "Marvel" franchise (or that Kamala puts herself there). Danvers and DeConnick have really put a lot of effort into broadening the idea of who can be a super-hero/mainstream comic.

The cast and crew themselves have said it, but Jake really is a sitcom Jimmy McNulty.

It doesn't help that the Jeff/Annie relationship grew out of the actors' sort of accidental chemistry, there's very little in the conception of the show and characters that leads that to be a sensible pairing.

It's partially a result of the MCU formula, which I think an FOC has covered. It's also partially about the source material; Malekith has the one arc, but Ronin isn't really all that interesting.

I don't know if I agree; they certainly give him regrets and a backstory, but they never seem to connect up to his actions. It felt kinda perfunctory to me.

IMO, it's the only one that tries to do anything with the antagonist. It might be the only Marvel adaption to do so, depending on what you think about Loki (Personally, I think Hiddleston just elevates a very ordinary role).

I dunno, it would almost be more unusual if he DIDN'T have any blind spots like that. Most of his stuff is *really* good, but no one gets everything right.

I don't think it's a step down so much as it's not a surprise. Season 1 came outta no where, so everyone was like, "Wow, how is this SO GOOD?" Now, we expect it to be good- and it is, but it's less exciting when expectations are met.

Yeah, I don't see how it's any less intimidating than "Amazing Spider-Man #743" or whatever.