Simply put, the original Daredevil movie was not a success for Marvel. Regardless of how you view the film, it just didn't do well - so, it was surprising when Marvel announced that it would be reviving the Man Without Fear. It was even more surprising when Marvel revealed that the Daredevil series would air exclusively on Netflix.
Fans were understandably excited to see Daredevil make his on-screen return - every piece of media that Marvel released looked great - but no one knew if the show would actually be worth watching. After all, Marvel already screwed up the formula once, who's to say a second attempt would be more successful?
Well, there's good news for Daredevil fans: advanced reviews for the show have just hit the web, and things are looking great.
From what the reviews are saying, it seems like Marvel isn't treating Daredevil like a B-Grade project: the show is receiving the same kind of attention that the studio's movies do, and it shows. This isn't a show that's going to waste three episodes with needless backstory and filler; this is a show that's going to get to the point quickly, as Superhero Hype's Spencer Perry explains:
"Marvel's Daredevil begins as one would expect, with the origins of Matt Murdock and his abilities, but from the beginning we're thrust immediately into the accident that blinded Murdock and heightened his other senses...Those opening minutes of the series feel like how any Marvel movie would function, establishing the character, his motives, and his style that makes him special, but once the roller coaster takes off from the station it's like no ride Marvel has created yet."
At this point, it's easy to see that Daredevil isn't just another Marvel comic book project. While the studio's others shows seek to replicate the feel of the movies on a smaller scale, Daredevil wants to do its own thing. It's not just another Marvel project, it brings something truly different to the Cinematic Universe, as The Workprint's Bilal Mian describes:
"Up to this point, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been saturated with superhuman powers, Iron Man suits, and villains who seek to conquer or destroy worlds.
This led me to be skeptical about whether or not Marvel's Daredevil would be able to take what made their super-powered Cinematic Universe so popular and adapt it to their human heroes....After watching the first five episodes, I can safely say that Marvel's Daredevil transcends the current offering of comic book shows on television, redefining the genre as we know it."
It's been a long while since anyone could say this, but: score one for Daredevil fans.
Marvel's Daredevil makes its Netflix premiere on April 10.
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