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I know what you mean. For some reason, I think Gymkata is criminally underrated. Don't ask me why though. It is truly awful. lol

I'm sorry that my opinion upsets you, hurts your feelings, offends your sensibilities and runs counter to your view of the world. I won't change my mind or my opinion on this issue, but I do promise to try and do better to take your gentle feelings into account next time I make a post. I certainly don't want to upset you or hurt your feelings.

Pot, meet kettle.

I never read it so I can't say for sure. I'll take your word for it though, and point remains... poor guy couldn't catch a break and took backseat in his own comic. 🤣 You're doing the exact same thing you're whining about others doing. No, there is no nuance for me. Winter Soldier isn't an A-List character. Feel free to disagree.

Sort of. 😉 The show was more about the "new and improved" Hawkeye Kate Bishop than it was about Clint Barton poor guy took something of a back seat in his own TV show. The guy just can't win. 🤣

Some people don't like having their world view challenged or disagreed with.

Hey you're perfectly welcome to disagree. I certainly don't begrudge you an opinion. If you like him, good for you. Welcome to the internet where people are going to have a different opinion on things.

Bucky isn't Cap's sidekick in the MCU. He never was. He is a supporting character. Always has been. He's never had top billing in a solo movie. With the exception of Hawkeye (poor fellow) all of the OG Avengers have had their own solo films. As for him taking on the mantle of Cap, he did that in the comics too. I wasn't a huge fan of that either to be honest. Cap will always be Steve Rogers to me.

Ok. He's an original sidekick for Marvel. He's not a top billing character, same as the rest of them. Eternals didn't draw the big crowds, so I really don't see hordes of people wanting to know what happened after that movie ended. If they did, they'd have turned out to go and see Eternals, we'd see "Eternals pt. 2" on the MCU slate, solo Black Knight film etc. and they're nowhere to be fond. I'm a fan of the MCU and I certainly couldn't give a hoot if they never do anything with the Eternals again and let that story fade away.

You're certainly welcome to your opinion on that. I will respectfully disagree.

Correct. His character was a subtitle, not main character. It wasn't The Winter Soldier with Captain America. He was also the subtitle for a series where he took second billing to a secondary supporting character. The Winter Soldier, regardless of how long he's been around, isn't an A-List character. No offense meant to Sebastian Stan as he's a fine actor and great as the character, but he isn't the leading man box office draw like a RDJ. Bucky works best in a supporting role in my opinion. Why do you think Marvel/Disney are bringing back RDJ? There are a whole host of very talented actors who would be fantastic choices for the role of Dr. Doom. RDJ is a box office draw and they know just having him in the film is going to fill some seats for the nostalgia factor. Captain America, Hawkeye, Hulk, Iron Man, Thor, Ant-Man etc. are all original characters. U.S. Agent, Yelena, Red Guardian, Red Hulk etc. are all copies of the more popular, better developed and more interesting originals. No one is going to go flock to the movie theaters to see a Yelena or U.S. Agent or Red Guardian solo movie. A decent Fantastic Four film would be a good start.

I'll go out on a limb and say it didn't sell anywhere near X-Men or Avengers level. Don't get me wrong, Bucky is a great supporting character and I like him in that capacity. He isn't a leading man level character though.

The D-List is a commonly used euphemism, especially in entertainment. I'm surprised you've never heard of it, although I suspect you actually have. You can't read an article or watch an interview about a big Hollywood star being referred to as an "A-List" celebrity. Per Google: "The D-list in Hollywood refers to celebrities who are so obscure that they are typically only known for their appearances on reality television and panel game shows. A D-list celebrity is considered to be at the bottom of the celebrity heap." The same can be said for these characters. So Red Guardian, Bucky, Ghost, U.S. Agent et al. aren't "A-List" characters. Other than US Agent, did any of them even have their own comic solo comic series? This is Marvel/Disney attempting their take on a "Suicide Squad" type film and hoping there are enough saps fans still out there to spend money on it. I just don't see these characters being the box office draw Disney/Marvel is hoping for. You're welcome to disagree.

You seem to be confused that I'm accusing you of something or suggesting your stance on the issue one way or the other. For clarification, I'm not. I was addressing the excuse that "the live devs didn't do it" shouldn't be used a catch all for not making improvements. The live devs didn't do a lot of things the HC people have done and that hasn't stopped them before. That isn't suggesting this is your position on this.

Not in my opinion. Sam may wear the costume and have the shield, but he isn't Steve Rogers and certainly isn't Captain America in my eyes. Nothing against Sam Wilson the character or Anthony Mackie the actor, but he's a way better supporting character of Falcon than leading man.