Wandavision, Doom Patrol and the new trend of surreal superhero television | a data analysis

In which I point out an emerging trend in superhero television of surreal stylistic shows that center around mental health, trauma etc. Minor spoilers for Wandavision, Doom Patrol, Legion and Umbrella Academy!

Link to code/write-up: coming soon

0:00 Intro
1:46 The new trend in superhero shows
3:04 The parallel histories of X-Men, Doom Patrol and Umbrella Academy
5:38 But why do these shows LOOK the same?
6:15 There’s a lot of crossover between these shows’ crewmembers
8:50 a very long diatribe about an obscure web series that I really should have just cut from the video
9:22 But why are these shows all getting greenlit at the same time?
10:42 The current landscape of superhero tv shows
13:36 Superhero fatigue is taking its toll (The Arrowverse, a case study)
15:35 The same can be said for Netflix Marvel shows
17:40 The growing pains of a genre
18:15 Let’s look at how the Western genre evolved
19:43 A similar pattern emerges with police procedurals
21:56 Outro

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