1. TV Shows Have The Best Characters
If there’s one failing with the Marvel Cinematic Universe so far, it is its villains. Sure Loki is brilliant but Malekith, Ronan and even Ultron failed to have the desired impact and many fans are still sore about Iron Man 3‘s interpretation of The Mandarin (personally I loved it). But then in 2015, that changed, not on film but TV. From great small-scale villains like Dottie Underwood to Kilgrave and Kingpin; D’Onofrio’s Wilson Fisk is now up there with Loki as one of the best.
And it doesn’t stop there. Many people are already asking why DC are using a different Flash for their big screen adaptations when Grant Gustin is a revelation in that role already on TV – with a great, fun show to back him up – while Hayley Atwell’s Peggy Carter has become one the superhero genre’s best leading ladies and she doesn’t have any superpowers of her own.
Quite simply, across the wide range of superhero TV shows we have seen some amazing performances and some great characters that probably wouldn’t have got more than a limited amount of screen time in the movies.
The days of a ten-year frustrating wait for Clark Kent to become Superman or low-tier superheroes is now firmly a thing of the past and 2015 has emerged as the best year for superhero TV yet. That only looks set to continue with so many great adaptations on their way. It’s been said we’re in the golden age of superhero movies – can that be said for superhero television too?
