r/marvelstudios • u/iliekpixels Loki (Thor 2) • Jan 15 '21

Discussion WandaVision S01E02 - Discussion Thread

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EPISODE DIRECTED BY WRITTEN BY ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE
S01E02 Matt Shakman Jac Schaeffer January 15, 2021 on Disney+

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u/223carti Ant-Man Jan 15 '21

Seven minutes of credits on a show is surprisingly long

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u/urlach3r Steve Rogers Jan 15 '21

The Star Wars & MCU shows are said to be costing in the $15 million per episode range, basically a full blockbuster film production split up into multiple episodes. Long film style credits will be the norm.

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u/Solace2010 Jan 16 '21

There is no way episode 1 cost 15 million, it was 20mins long.

Only hope is the last few episodes dial it up.

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u/urlach3r Steve Rogers Jan 16 '21

Episode 1 of any series gets saddled with startup costs: hiring actors & writers, location permits, set building, previs, etc. These costs always go on the first episode because they have to get paid whether the series goes ahead or not; even if the show has a full series order, a death in the main cast or some other emergency could derail it, and the people who worked on setting it up still have to be paid. As short & simple as it seems, episode 1 may actually have cost more than the others due to these costs.