Feb 7, 2022
The Legends Of S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Michelle, Consultant Chris, and
Producer of the show Director SP discuss the 1992 Marvel
Entertainment Group X-Men The Animated Series season one episodes
“Cold Vengeance,” “Slave Island,” “The Cure,” and “Come the
Apocalypse.” They also discuss the top Marvel Studios news stories
of the week including James Gunn on the end of the current
Guardians Of the Galaxy Team, An Update on Loki Season 2, and How
The Eternals Domestic Box Office Compares to all the other MCU
films. The Team debriefs you on National Carrot Cake Day (yum!),
X-Men Creator Margaret Loesch’s importance and background, a
Legends Of S.H.I.E.L.D. Previously on in honor of X-Men The
Animated Series, why the Disney+ episodes are out of order, the
important storylines introduced, how the series feels like a comic
(in a good way) and how it makes you want to reread the comics,
Rogue’s powerful and tragic story, how the X-Men help you find
yourself through finding themselves, SP’s episode nitpicks, Cable’s
series introduction, Apocalypse and Archangel’s introduction, Rogue
and Gambit’s flirting, Gambit’s recklessness, Cyclops’
righteousness, Mystique’s series introduction, and your comfort MCU
movies. Stay tuned after the credits for a few minutes of Legends
Of S.H.I.E.L.D. bonus audio.
THIS TIME ON LEGENDS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.:
- Marvel Entertainment’s X-Men The Animated Series As Shown On
Disney+
- Discuss episodes 6-9 of the 1992 X-Men Animated Series
- Some background into one of the main X-Men The Animated Series
creators: Margaret Loesch
- Weekly Marvel Studio News
- James Gunn on the end of the current Guardians Of The Galaxy
Team
- An Update on Loki Season 2
- How The Eternals Domestic Box Office Compares to all the other
MCU films
X-MEN THE ANIMATED SERIES S1E6 – S1E9 [4:40]
X-Men The Animated Series was Ordered and Created By Fox Kids
Executive Margaret Loesch
- You can see Margaret Loesch on a Batman: The Animated Series
30th Anniverary Documentary
- Stay 'Tooned! Presents - Batman: The Animated Series
- https://youtu.be/OyTiWwJtvw0
- 7:26 - Friday night college dates watching Batman first
- 9:21 - Liked Super Friends
- 12:47 - The deal with Warner Bros that would pay for the
programming and relationship with Jean Maccurdy
- 14:18 was a fan of WB properties like Batman
- 14:34 Wanted to do Batman, Tasmania and Tiny Toons
- 14:58 Deal with properties and Steven Spielsburg with
Animaniacs also in deal
- 16:03 X-Men and Batman - biggest successes. And with Sidney
(writer)
- 17:15 the first deal approach to creative talk (fas)
- 18:16 Relationships led to terrific deal that Fox didn’t have
to pay for
- 22:36 - final deal
- 23:01 Batman was a drama (different goal)
- 23:35 - how to stop criticism. Become a hit
- 23:59 had something special
- 34:07 how well written the show was
- 37:12 Sidney was a purist
- 41:01 Prime Time airing. Sunday nights against 60 minutes
- 1:33:58 Excited about the music
- 1:35:14 The amazing music
- 2:04:42 It was a winner that came through
- 2:05:44 Goal: Never disappoint the audience
- 2:06:11 - Created an environment that is good and healthy for
the creators and collaborators
- 2:07:35 Support to the show was tremendous
- 2:15:35 How Jean Maccurdy got her job through drinks with
Margaret
- IMDB Credits:
- 50 Producer and 37 Production Manager Credits starting in
1978
- https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0517310/#producer
- Including Production Credits For:
- Popeye
- The Flintstones
- The Scooby and Scrappy-Doo
- Super Friends
- The Smurfs
- I. Joe: The Revenge of Cobra
- Dungeons & Dragons
- The Transformers: The Movie
- I. Joe
- My Little Pony 'n Friends
- The Transformers
- Fraggle Rock
- RoboCop
- Pryde of the X-Men
- Muppet Babies
- IMDB Credits:
- 50 Producer and 37 Production Manager Credits starting in
1978
- https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0517310/#producer
- Including Production Credits For:
- Popeye
- The Flintstones
- The Scooby and Scrappy-Doo
- Super Friends
- The Smurfs
- I. Joe: The Revenge of Cobra
- Dungeons & Dragons
- The Transformers: The Movie
- I. Joe
- My Little Pony 'n Friends
- The Transformers
- Fraggle Rock
- RoboCop
- Pryde of the X-Men
- Muppet Babies
- Creatorx76 X-Men: the Animated Series
- LinkedIn
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/margaret-loesch-35568bb
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/margaret-loesch-b952972
- Executive Vice-President, Development & Programming
- Hanna-Barbera Productions
- Aug 1979 - Aug 1984 5 years 1 month
- & CEO
- Marvel Productions LTD
- Aug 1984 - Mar 1990 5 years 8 months
- President & CEO
- FOX Kids Worldwide
- Mar 1990 - Nov 1997 7 years 9 months
- President
- Jim Henson Television, Worldwide
- Jan 1998 - Dec 1998 1 year
- While with Henson, developed a distribution strategy and
purchased, along with partner Hallmark Entertainment, the Odyssey
Channel which was then re-structured, rebuilt and in 1991
relaunched as the Hallmark Channel.
- President & CEO
- Hallmark Channel/Crown Media US
- Jan 1999 - Nov 2001 2 years 11 months
- CEO
- The Hatchery LLC
- Jul 2003 - Aug 2009 6 years 2 months
- & CEO
- Hub Television Networks LLC
- Aug 2009 - 2014 12 years 6 months
- Turner Classic Movies
-
https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/530227%7C0/Margaret-Loesch/#overview
- BIOGRAPHY
- Few have dominated children's programming during the past 25
years as much as Margaret Loesch, who, as an executive with ABC,
NBC, Hanna-Barbera, Marvel Productions and, finally, as founding
president of the Fox Children's Network, has developed and/or
supervised more than 100 live-action and animated series and
specials. In July 1997, Loesch was appointed vice chair of Fox Kids
Worldwide, to be in charge of the Fox Kids Network, Saban
Entertainment and International Family Entertainment, acquired by
News Corporation earlier in the year. Loesch was given the
responsibility of developing long-term strategy and opportunities
for Fox Kids Worldwide.
- Prior to the new appointment, Loesch was responsible not just
for the Fox Network--which was the highest-rated children's
programming block in broadcasting--but also for the Fox Kids Club,
the Fox magazines for kids and the weekly radio program, Fox Kids
Countdown. She began her career in TV at ABC in 1971, working her
way up through a succession of program-related positions until
1974, when she bolted to NBC to supervise the Saturday morning
line-up of children's programming. Loesch left NBC to join
Hanna-Barbera as vice president of children's programming in 1979
where she took hold of a property called "The Smurfs," that would
become the hottest kids ticket of the early 80s and put NBC in the
Saturday morning driver's seat. In 1984, she accepted the position
of president and CEO of Marvel Productions, where she was
responsible for the execution of such programs as "Jim Henson's
Muppet Babies," "Dungeons and Dragons," "GI Joe" and "Jim Henson's
Fraggle Rock" and shared in four Emmy awards for her efforts.
- It was a surprise to few in the animation and kids programming
world when Loesch was named by Fox to create a network for the ages
2-12 demographic in 1990. She developed the Fox Network as a
service for the affiliates providing both weekday and Saturday
morning programming. Among the efforts was the "Batman" animated
franchise. Loesch has also expanded the Fox Network to Latin
America and Australia.
- Following the merger of Fox Kids Network with Saban in November
1997, Loesch resigned her post. In February 1998, it was announced
that she had accepted the position of president of the newly
created Jim Henson TV Group, with responsibilities to head
worldwide TV operations and with the mandate to create a new
general entertainment cable channel. Soon after the network
relaunch under the name Hallmark Channel, Loesch resigned because
she "achieved all of my goals, and now I'm exhausted" and she hoped
to spend more time with her family.
- From:
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/x-men-animated-series-story-90s-cartoon-hit-1052263/
- TV executive Margaret Loesch had long championed the idea that
there was TV gold to be made with Marvel, and she’d spent years
pitching shows to the networks. Loesch was particularly taken with
the X-Men, the ragtag team of mutants led by Prof. Charles Xavier,
who taught them to deal with their mutant powers, all the while
protecting a public who feared and even hated them. She oversaw a
failed pilot, 1989’s Pryde of the X-Men, (featuring, of all things,
a Wolverine with an Australian accent) and vowed not to make the
same mistakes again. When Loesch started her role as Fox Kids CEO
in 1990, she convinced Fox head Jamie Kellner to let her greenlight
an X-Men show, staking her career on its success. She brought in
Haim Saban of Saban Entertainment and production company Graz for
the show.
X-Men The Animated Series Episodes 6-9 Premiered on “Fox
Kids”
- (Episode Order As Shown On Disney+, Premiere Dates As Shown On
Fox)
- S1E6 “Cold Vengeance” February 6, 1993
- S1E7 “Slave Island” Saturday February 13, 1993
- S1E8 “The Cure” Saturday February 27, 1993
- S1E9 "Come the Apocalypse" Saturday March 6, 1993
- Produced By:
- Will Meugniot
- Larry Houston
X-Men The Animated Series Main Cast
- Cedric
Smith
... Professor X /
Charles Xavier
-
- 117 Credits, best known for X-Men
- Norm
Spencer
... Cyclops / Scott
Summers
-
- 31 Credits, best known for X-Men
- Catherine
Disher
... Jean Grey /
Phoenix
-
- 122 Credits, best known for X-Men
- Alison
Sealy-Smith
... Storm / Ororo
Munroe
-
- 72 Credits, best known for X-Men
- Iona
Morris
... Storm / Ororo
Munroe
-
- 101 Credits
-
- Star Tek TOD (Little Girl)
- Claudian Grant on Robotech
- 2xStar Trek: Voyager
- Lenore
Zann
... Rogue
-
- 110 Credits, best known for X-Men
- Cal
Dodd
... Wolverine /
Logan
-
- 34 Credits, best known for X-Men
- Alyson
Court
... Jubilee /
Jubilation Lee
-
- 100 Credits, best known for X-Men
- George
Buza
... Beast / Dr.
Henry 'Hank' McCoy
-
- 163 Credits, best known for X-Men
- Chris
Potter
... Gambit / Remy
LeBeau
-
- 58 Credits
- The Pacifier
- Heartland
- Don Francks
... Sabretooth /
Graydon Creed Sr.
-
- 191 Credits
- Johnny Mnemonic
- Heavy Metal
- Brett Halsey
... Bolivar
Trask
-
- Barry
Flatman
... Henry Peter
Gyrich (works with Trask)
- David
Hemblen
... Magneto / Erik
Magnus Lehnsherr
- Lawrence
Bayne
... Cable / Nathan
Dayspring-Summers
-
- Randall
Carpenter
(She)
... Mystique /
Raven Darkholme (voice)
-
- Lally Cadeau
... Dr. Moira
MacTaggert
- Stephen
Ouimette
... Angel / Warren
Worthington III
- John
Colicos
... Apocalypse / En
Sabah Nur
NEWS [45:29]
UPCOMING MARVEL STUDIOS SLATE OF PROJECTS
- Moon Knight will premiere March 30th, 2022 on Disney+
-
- Confirmed During Disney+ Day 12 Nov 20211
- Series Synopsis Released:
-
- First Trailer Released:
-
- Spider-Man: No Way Home premiered on December 17th, 2021.
-
- Will premiere streaming on Starz
-
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (May 6, 2022)
- Ms Marvel is supposed to premiere late in 2021 on Disney+ but
no date has been announced.
-
- The series was confirmed on Disney+ Day 12 Nov 2021 (Summer
2022)
- Series synopsis: https://www.cbr.com/ms-marvel-captain-marvel-shadow-synopsis/
-
- Ms. Marvel introduces Kamala Khan--a 16-year-old Pakistani
American from Jersey City. An aspiring artist, an avid gamer and a
voracious fan-fiction scribe, she is a huge fan of the Avengers—and
one in particular, Captain Marvel. But Kamala has always struggled
to find her place in the world—that is, until she gets super powers
like the heroes she’s always looked up to
- Two reports confirm a 2022 date
-
- She-Hulk is supposed to premiere late in 2022 on Disney+
-
- It was confirmed the series was coming in 2022 on Disney+
Day 12 Nov 2021
- Two reports confirm a 2022 date
-
- Thor: Love and Thunder (July 8, 2022)
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Nov. 11, 2022)
-
- I Am Groot is in development for release on Disney+
-
- No date has been announced.
- Previous mentioned as a holiday special
- Series confirmed during Disney+ Day 12 Nov 21 as a series of
shorts watching Groot grow up
- Two reports confirm a 2022 date
-
- Secret Invasion is in development for release on Disney+
-
- What If…? Season 2
-
- Confirmed during Disney+ Day 12 Nov 21
- No premiere date indicated
- Possibly moved to 2023”
-
- Ironheart is in development for release on Disney+
-
- No date has been announced.
- Series confirmed on Disney+ Day 12 Nov 21
- Armor Wars is in development for release on Disney+ but no date
has been announced.
- Echo is in development for release on Disney+
-
- Confirmed on Disney+ Day 12 Nov 21 but no release/premiere date
given.
- Agatha: House of Harkness
-
- Announced/Confirmed on Disney+ Day 12 Nov 2021
- An untitled Wakanda series is in development for release on
Disney+ but no date has been announced.
- X-Men ‘97 (2023)
-
- Written by Executive Producer Beau DeMayo.
- Announced Disney+ Day (12 Nov 2021)
- The Marvels (Feb. 17, 2023)
- Marvel Zombies
-
- Animated series announced on Disney+ Day 12 Nov 21
- No date given
- Also, we know there will be a Loki season two at some
point.
- Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (July 28, 2023)
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (May 5th, 2023)
- Guardians Of The Galaxy Holiday Special
-
- Confirmed during Disney+ Day 12 Nov 21
- Different from I Am Groot
- Spider-Man: Freshman Year
-
- Announced during Disney+ Day 12 Nov 2021
- No premiere date given
- Untitled (February 16th, 2024)
- Untitled (July 26th, 2024)
- Untitled (November 8th, 2024)
- List of MCU films in production without premiere dates
-
- Fantastic Four
- Deadpool 3
- Blade
- Avengers-Level Team up to end the phase (not confirmed in
development)
-
- Could be linked to Russo Brothers story from last week
- Captain America Sequel
- Possible X-Men
- Projects that have NOT been announced yet
-
MCU – MARVEL STUDIOS
Box Office History for Marvel Cinematic Universe
Movies
https://www.the-numbers.com/movies/franchise/Marvel-Cinematic-Universe#tab=summary&franchise_movies_overview=od4
Marvel's Eternals Tops Just One Other MCU Film as
Domestic Box Office Run Ends
https://www.cbr.com/marvel-eternals-bests-incredible-hulk-mcu-domestic-box-office
Released amid a global pandemic after multiple delays,
Eternals' domestic box office take comes in second-to-last of all
the Marvel Cinematic Universe films, sandwiched between two Phase
One films.
Finishing ahead of 2008's The Incredible Hulk but falling
behind 2011's Captain America: The First Avenger in a report from
The Numbers, Chloé Zhao's Eternals finished its domestic run with
$164.87 million at the domestic box office. The second film in the
MCU's Phase One, Incredible Hulk managed $134.81 million, while the
fifth entry, First Avenger, pulled in $176.65 million. For
reference, Avengers: Endgame currently holds the top domestic
revenue spot with $858.37 million.
James Gunn On End Of ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Franchise
& ‘Peacemaker’s Butterfly Secret: Hero Nation Podcast
https://deadline.com/2022/01/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-james-gunn-peacemaker-interview-podcast-1234921196/
“This is the end for us, the last time people will see this
team of Guardians,” James Gunn told us on today’s Hero Nation about
the franchise’s conclusion with Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 3 due
out on May 5, 2023.
https://www.cbr.com/guardians-of-galaxy-3-james-gunn-final-film/
"I just want to be true to the characters, the story and
give people the wrap-up that they deserve for the story... That’s
always a little bit scary; I'm doing my best."
"It's big; it's so, so big and dark and different from what
people might be expecting it to be," he said. He also referred to
the pressure of ending the film franchise as a trilogy. "I'm aware
that the third film in most trilogies sucks," he admitted with the
caveat, "not always."
Scarlett Johansson Received a Second Massive Payout for
Pandemic Release Restructuring
https://www.cbr.com/scarlett-johansson-sing-2-streaming-pandemic-payout/
Marvel Cinematic Universe star Scarlett Johansson received a
massive second payout as a result of the release restructuring
caused by the pandemic.
According to Puck, Johansson was one of several actors who
were handed "mid seven-figure checks" by NBC Universal as a buyout
of their box office bonuses. NBC Universal had opted to make films
available for streaming 17 days after release in theaters as a
compromise during the pandemic. The same was given to Johansson's
co-stars, Matthew McConaughey and Reese Witherspoon. The exact
figure is unknown. It's worth noting that Universal's deal with
theaters allowed for release on streaming services for films that
opened to less than $50 million. Meaning the buyout was arguably
unnecessary.
‘Sing 2’ and the Art of Franchise
Survivalism
https://puck.news/sing-2-and-the-art-of-franchise-survivalism/
From Puck.news: “NBC Universal C.E.O. Jeff Shell and film
chief Donna Langley decided to keep the theatrical exclusive, then
drop the film on premium video on demand 17 days after its release,
for a higher-than-normal $25 rental charge. That strategy would
potentially kneecap the box office of a film whose 2016 predecessor
grossed $634 million worldwide, though films available at home
recently have held up O.K. in theaters. I’m told it also meant
cutting mid seven-figure checks to the voices of those farm
animals—Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon and Scarlett
Johansson, with smaller payouts for the rest of the main
cast—to buy out a big chunk of their box office bonuses.”
DISNEY+
Gugu Mbatha-Raw Confirms Return for ‘Loki’ Season
2
‘Loki’ Season 2 Eyeing a Summer Production Start
https://www.murphysmultiverse.com/gugu-mbatha-raw-confirms-return-for-loki-season-2/
https://www.murphysmultiverse.com/loki-season-2-eyeing-a-summer-production-start/
Production on the second season of Marvel Studios’ Loki
series is reported to begin this summer at Pinewood Studios, and it
appears one of the first seasons’ biggest stars will be there when
it happens. Gugu Mbatha-Raw, the British actress who played TVA
judge and series antagonist Ravonna Renslayer, has confirmed that
she will indeed be returning for the show’s next batch of episodes.
During an interview with Michael Strahan on Good Morning America,
Mbatha-Raw was asked about her involvement with the future of the
Disney+ exclusive. Her response, accompanied by a huge smile, was
short and straightforward: “I know there is a season two… I
know that I’m in it…and that’s about all I can
say!”
FEEDBACK [56:29]
Legends S.H.I.E.L.D. @LegendsofSHIELD
What’s your “comfort” MCU movie?
https://twitter.com/LegendsofSHIELD/status/1487540352894570496
Andiminga @andiminga
Thor: Ragnarok
Dr. Gnome to you @MrParacletes
Probably Captain America: First Avenger
just cody @CodyfromZero
Winter Soldier. Cap 1 and Thor 3 are up there too
Alex Kielar… Loading…@AlexKielar
Guardians
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