From what I understand, officially both are canon to each other - they're all part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe - but due to differing production times making it hard (some would say impossible) to keep them consistent and aligned, plus some sorta feud between the two camps, in practice they're kept separate with the movies getting priority when it comes to ensuring they don't interfere with each other. So the movies pretty much completely ignore the tv shows while the tv shows only make the occasional vague or veiled reference to events/characters in the movies.
Me, I've been binge-watching a lot lately. Over the course of a week or so I watched the entirety of Orphan Black; I'd already seen seasons 1-4, but decided to do the whole thing again before starting season 5 since that's it over now. It's awfully good and I'm pretty satisfied with its conclusion (plus Tatiana Maslany is some sort of wizard).
Then I binged the Defenders last weekend. I'd rank it roughly in the middle in terms of the Netflix Marvel shows; Daredevil and Jessica Jones series 1 are tied top for me, Iron Fist is at the bottom, with Daredevil series 2, Luke Cage, and Defenders jostling in between. It was good to see all the characters acknowledge Danny Rand as a "thundering dumbass" - it wasn't always clear whether his own series was aware of what an incompetent buffoon they were portraying him as - and the interactions between them all was fun (Luke/Danny and Matt/Jessica especially).
And this weekend I'm halfway through season 3 of Fargo, which as expected is also very good.
In between I'm watching seasons 3 of Killjoys and Dark Matter, but I'm not binge-watching those two, just once a week as they air. Neither are exactly the next big thing in sci-fi, but they're both pretty enjoyable in their own right.
I'm very productive with my time.
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Topic: what tv shows are you currently watching? (Read 136137 times)