Truth, gatekeeping and lanepushing is fuckin' annoying. I honestly don't mind the MCU stuff it just annoys me when, due to how marketing has become dominant over expressive art, it is the most reliable way to make money for animation (that or do Family Guy or South Park clone 3 million) that adults are expected to watch and anything outside of that is a no go. It's why shows like Close Enough, Infinity Train, and others end up getting cut because they begin pushing outside of established and profitable market lanes (Hell that's why we have gender designated gatekeeping with toy and animation marketing).
Truth, gatekeeping and lanepushing is fuckin' annoying. I honestly don't mind the MCU stuff it just annoys me when, due to how marketing has become dominant over expressive art, it is the most reliable way to make money for animation (that or do Family Guy or South Park clone 3 million) that adults are expected to watch and anything outside of that is a no go. It's why shows like Close Enough, Infinity Train, and others end up getting cut because they begin pushing outside of established and profitable market lanes (Hell that's why we have gender designated gatekeeping with toy and animation marketing).