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Disney, WandaVision & The Future of The Industry
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Disney, WandaVision & The Future of The Industry

David Poland
Jan 18, 2021
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Disney, WandaVision & The Future of The Industry
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I watched the first three episodes of WandaVision that were provided to the media... with modest interest. The buzz was super-hot. The internet, as it sometimes does, so oversaturated the web with anticipation that the actual show seemed anticlimactic. Still, when the content became available, I jumped on it, not because I wanted to see the earth's two most perfect specimens recreate the TV of my childhood, but to get the big answer.

Why?

This question has many answers, of course. Why is Marvel approaching this in this way? On screen, there was a meticulous recreation of the sets and the tone of The Dick Van Dyke Show (sans Ritchie), Bewitched (sans Endora or other family members), and in Episode 3, The Brady Bunch (sans Marcia, Marcia, Marcia or any of the other kids or Alice).

We also know by the end of Episode 1 that there are outside forces and that all the fun of going back through couples sitcom history is not the focus of this project.

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