Well, it’s been almost 48 hours and so far the consensus on Daredevil is pretty darn good. Currently sitting at 97% on Rotten Tomatoes, Daredevil has ironically helped the Marvel Cinematic Universe enter the “dark and gritty” on a very bright note. Our own Scott Weinberg agrees, and you can read his review of episodes 1-3 here.
Social media was abuzz all day yesterday and well into today, with #Daredevil trending worldwide almost that entire time. Here are what some of both Hollywood and the comics industry had to say: SPOILER ALERT: They sing its praises. SPOILER ALERT TWO: If you haven’t watched the show yet and want ZERO info, watch BEFORE reading.
Guardians of the Galaxy Director James Gunn
I’ve loved Daredevil since I was a boy. Thanks @stevendeknight & co for bringing him beautifully to life on @netflixhttps://t.co/v7dh8q6sWR
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) April 11, 2015
Batman writer Scott Snyder
Watched the first couple @Daredevil‘s last night – so much goodness! Huge kudos to all involved
— Scott Snyder (@Ssnyder1835) April 11, 2015
Pacific Rim and Warcraft star Robert Kazinsky
Well, @Daredevil was exactly how it should be done. Very well done @DeborahAnnWoll what a winner.
— Robert Kazinsky (@RobertKazinsky) April 11, 2015
Amazing Spider-Man and Silver Surfer writer Dan Slott
“I’ll just watch ONE more @Daredevil in bed on my iPad before I go to sleep…” Dammit. I need sleep. But I need to see more @Daredevil!!!
— Dan Slott (@DanSlott) April 11, 2015
Arrow stars Katrina Law and Colin Donnell
DARE DEVIL! Watch it! You will love it! Great drama. Fantastic fight choreography. Spectacular work @stevendeknight!!! @Daredevil @netflix
— Katrina Law (@Misskatrinalaw) April 11, 2015
Watched the first 3 @Daredevil episodes, is hoping for a rainy day to watch the rest in one sitting a bad thing? Congrats @stevendeknight! — Colin Donnell (@colindonnell) April 11, 2015
Impractical Jokers star Brian “Q” Quinn
Sure, I’ll just watch one episode of Daredevil, I lied to myself. #4episodesin#saturdayisgone — Brian Q Quinn (@BQQuinn) April 11, 2015
Comic Book Artist Phil Jimenez
I know many are already raving about it, but the fight choreography in #Daredevil is beautiful. #Netflix — Phil Jimenez (@Philjimeneznyc) April 11, 2015
Now, while he hasn’t been able to watch it yet, here’s someone who is at least excited to see it. Â You may have heard of him before.
@stevendeknight actually, it’s the other way around. But it was still cruel to release #Daredevil while I have to do press #bingedelay
— Joss Whedon (@josswhedon) April 11, 2015
From the looks of it, it is certainly so far so good for the Guardian of Hell’s Kitchen.
All season 1 episodes of Daredevil are currently streaming on Netflix.
How about all of you? Did you love it as much as everyone here? Did you accidentally watch Hemlock Grove and wonder why Matt Murdock was a werewolf, not blind, and not called Matt Murdock (Seriously, after episode 1 you should have figured out something was wrong. The whole Hemlock Grove/Daredevil mix-up is kind of on you)? Sound off with your praise in the comments below.
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H/T: Rotten Tomatoes
