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What’s a company that objectively improved after it got “bought out?” (lemmy.world)

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Everyone knows the tale of Brand X getting bought out by some faceless global conglomerate and going to shit, but does the opposite ever happen?

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[-] elephantium@lemmy.world 40 points 11 months ago

I enjoyed the story arc leading up to Endgame, but since then, they've filmed so much that I just feel like I can't keep up. The last movie I watched was Multiverse of Madness where I spent about half the movie going "Huh, I feel like I'm missing stuff from the Wanda TV show". I had never seen Spider-Man: No Way Home, either. And I guess there was a Loki show and a Marvel "What If" series, too?

Being a Marvel fan shouldn't have to be a job!

[-] emptyother@programming.dev 21 points 11 months ago

going “Huh, I feel like I’m missing stuff

Thats how it is to read a Marvel comic too. I love it. But it is not for everyone. And in comics there is too much to keep up so you just accept that you cant.

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 14 points 11 months ago

You absolutely needed to watch the show to not get complete whiplash from Scarlet Witch Wanda

[-] elephantium@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago

Yep. That would require a subscription to disney plus, but I'm not really interested in doing that. It's too much effort for the payoff.

What's the payoff? Well, I watched Multiverse of Madness on a flight to see relatives last year. Out of the movies in the plane's catalog, it was one of the more-interesting ones. So -- the payoff is understanding a random in-flight movie a little better.

I might just steer clear of any Marvel movies next time.

[-] TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

Exactly. After they claimed that you wouldn't need to watch the shows to know what's going on.

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