Daredevil the Netflix series

[Deeznutz6]

Just watched the first episode, really impressed, trying to watch one a day to drag it out a bit

 

[Ipodimusprime]

Me too. Very impressed after the first episode. Fighting the urge to just sit down and watch the whole series tonight!

 

[jrice73]

Seven episodes in. Six more to go.

 

[TheGDBatman]

Just finished episode 10...

 

[chewblacca]

The worst thing about this show is having to wait almost a whole year till season 2. This show is great and it shows how better a comic book character is developed when you have more than 2 hours. The fight scenes were a bit drawn out. I thought it took Matt way to long to knock someone out. I was not expecting a one hit knock out, but he seemed to be wailing away a few times unnecessarily.

 

[Stealth V3teran]

Have they said they are doing a season 2? I thought it was 13 episodes for each character leading into a defenders miniseries?, i mean given the fan response DD got its a no brainer but who knows

 

[chewblacca]

I thought a second season was a definite.

 

[chewblacca]

They mentioned Elektra briefly, I think, in a flashback of Matt and Foggy in college. That should still be explored.

 

[Collectorcol]

Watched first episode. Some parts were great, some - meh.
Overall it felt messy and incomplete.

So far fifty-fifty for me.

Man, it was hard to sit through the second episode...

Just you then...

 

[jnmx2000]

Have they said they are doing a season 2? I thought it was 13 episodes for each character leading into a defenders miniseries?, i mean given the fan response DD got its a no brainer but who knows

This is what I thought, a mini series a character and then the defenders. Have they mentioned the role out plan? Are they doing two series a year with the defenders being the third year?

 

[batfan08]

Steven S. DeKnight (the showrunner) said that, while there haven't been any talks about Season 2 (yet), presumably because of The Defenders, he hopes they get to do one, which, if the show is a success, I see no reason why they wouldn't be able to.

 

[The Mike]

I was disappointed with the suit. I was hoping it would be a single, thin material that hugs is body tighter, like in the comics, and less body armor-y. Maybe it will change as the show progresses.

But boy, that ending was great. It was so satisfying to see him confront Fisk in the official Daredevil suit, even if I didn't like the design.

I loved the design, mainly because it was functional. They way he got it and the way it was put together organically came together instead of just painting something black or somehow miraculously putting it together at home, even though it doesn't look homemade. Out of all the costuming so far in Marvel films/TV it made the most sense. Given he was just named Daredevil and that there was no "DD" on the suit, I would imagine the suit will continue to evolve, especially when the show runners made it seem like that was the case.

The worst thing about this show is having to wait almost a whole year till season 2. This show is great and it shows how better a comic book character is developed when you have more than 2 hours. The fight scenes were a bit drawn out. I thought it took Matt way to long to knock someone out. I was not expecting a one hit knock out, but he seemed to be wailing away a few times unnecessarily.

I actually liked it, it is always a bit weird when a hero suddenly can kick the **** out of anyone after a brief training montage. The thugs were beaten faster and faster but as the enemies got more complicated like Nobu it got harder.

Have they said they are doing a season 2? I thought it was 13 episodes for each character leading into a defenders miniseries?, i mean given the fan response DD got its a no brainer but who knows

I thought a second season was a definite.

Nothing was in stone, but the buzz was so good that everyone said they were letting themselves get excited. It wasn't a one shot thing but given how much positive reaction I would imagine that a second season will be formally announced sooner than later. It won't hit until next April at the earliest though.

They mentioned Elektra briefly, I think, in a flashback of Matt and Foggy in college. That should still be explored.

Yeah, she was "the Greek chick" that was in Matt's Spanish class. Never seen, just referenced.

This is what I thought, a mini series a character and then the defenders. Have they mentioned the role out plan? Are they doing two series a year with the defenders being the third year?

Steven S. DeKnight (the showrunner) said that, while there haven't been any talks about Season 2 (yet), presumably because of The Defenders, he hopes they get to do one, which, if the show is a success, I see no reason why they wouldn't be able to.

The original idea was to do a season of each and then a season of The Defenders. I'm not sure if that'll change but they haven't started Iron Fist or Luke Cage so I'm sure that Daredevil would get a second season before The Defenders. There are even rumors that because of the positive buzz that some of these Netflix heroes will appear as cameos in Civil War.

 

[guy66657]

I think my favorite references were towards Elektra, Bullseye, Gladiator, and Stilt Man. And of course Stan Lee.

 

[Collectorcol]

All one Thoroughly enjoyed every minute and look forward to more.

Will miss the opening credits and anticipation...

 

[pturtle]

Just finished it, I really enjoyed the show overall but I was disappointed with quite a few things as well.

Charlie Cox kills it as Matt Murdock and Daredevil. His performance really elevated the show in my opinion from just being like another one of those DC/WB television superhero shows. His acting was superb, I think he's easily given the best performance from a superhero/villain in the MCU so far.

The tone was excellent, and it was a nice change of atmosphere for Marvel, I'm not particularly fond of the cartoony, action based summer blockbusters movies that Marvel puts out every year. This was a great character study for both, Fisk and Murdock.

The supporting cast was good, But Vondie Curtis Hall really stood out to me. He was perfect as Ben Urich. What ends up happening to his character really bothered me because Ben is a pretty important Daredevil/Spider-Man character. I feel robbed of what they could have explored in later seasons, or even movies with his character. Major screw up from Marvel here.

I like how the writers focused on Wilson Fisk's past, and didn't make him a generic villain, by showing the viewers his history was smart, but D'onofrio's performance was way too over the top for my liking. In fact this was one of the reasons why I wish Daredevil would have been a movie instead of a show because this kind of acting can get by in a television show but could never make it in a movie, well a good movie at least. The voice, mannerisms, pretty much everything from him sounded way too forced and hammy. It kind of took me out of the whole dark and serious nature of the show. I know most people who watch these MCU films and shows don't pay much attention to the acting, but for me its a big deal, and Kingpin was major miss for me in that department.

The action and fight choreography were mixed for me. The hallway fight against everyone was solid but some of the fights did look a bit weird, and the camera work took away from some of the fight scenes in my opinion.

The suit he gets at the end looked really good minus the cowl. Hopefully that improves but I've never cared much about costumes in live action. If it's practical and makes sense then I'll go with it, whether it's accurate to the comics or not.

The show did a pretty good job sticking close to the source material, at least the Frank Miller miniseries (which was one of my favorite stories ever).

The Easter eggs were great, I'm sure I didn't catch all of them, but the Elektra and Iron Fist ones were well placed and didn't feel forced. I also love that they hinted at Matt and Elektra having a relationship in their college years, in fact the college years flashbacks was one of my favorite parts in the show. They were done much better than the flashbacks of when Matt was a child. Those flashbacks just felt way too melodramatic in my opinion. The kid wasn't a great actor at all and really hurt those scenes for me.

Overall I would give the show about a 7.5. I hope for the next season it looks a little less like a show and they cut out some of the cheesy direction (camera angles, dialogue, and some performances) and go full serious. Also I'd like to see Bullseye and Elektra brought in, as well as Daredevil fighting the Hand.

I still wish we could have gotten the R-rated 70s Daredevil reboot from Fox by Joe Carnahan. He seemed really passionate about the project and was going in an original direction for the genre that would have have kept the spirit of the comics. If done right, it could have been just as great and just as unique as The Dark Knight.

Here the pitch real he made, I would have loved to have seen a Daredevil movie in this fashion.

DAREDEVIL NC-17 - YouTube

Sucks it never got made.

 

[CallMeTheDoctor]

I actually didn't like the kid flash backs due to his instant flipping ability. Seemed idiotic. I noticed no one mentioned his staff and Sticks. If only we could get a Nightwing!

Rumor is Cox will probably be in CW. Hope it's true. I like the Avengers connection; but seeing Cox on the big screen will murder it.

 

[Deeznutz6]

I cracked and watched episode 2 and 3, so much for dragging this out, I wont make it until next weekend lol

 

[Sweet Rabbit]

I cracked and watched episode 2 and 3, so much for dragging this out, I wont make it until next weekend lol

I made it 3 days

 

[CallMeTheDoctor]

It took me less than 24 hours

 

[batfan08]

Does anyone else think that Leland's son will be The Owl from the comics?