Board Thread:Television/@comment-11220539-20171103051010/@comment-1894786-20180803202635

KalKent wrote: Edward Zachary Sunrose wrote: KalKent wrote: While most likely just a joke, in the commentary track for 'Avengers: Infinity War', it was hinted that Cull Obsidian's severed hand would appear in 'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'.

They probably joked about it, in the sense how the show usually brings up stuff to tie themselves back to the movies, unlike the others shows which try to tell their own stand-alone stories. Some will see it as a joke, I will see it as yet another acknowledgement from Marvel Studios that Marvel Television is in the same canon as the movies. (Because unfortunately there's still waves of people who believe otherwise.) Even when easter eggs and such are pointed out (that are intended to be connections by the people behind the shows), they move the goal post to the point where they're like "Well, no characters from the movies have appeared," (other than Coulson, Fury, Peggy and Sif) or "The movies still haven't mentioned what has happened in the shows." (other than the Helicarrier provided in 'Age of Ultron').

The latter of which I find baffling, since they at no point bring up examples of when in the movies it would've been relevant to bring said events up.

I wonder if they would apply that same logic to the comics. "I don't believe this new Punisher series takes place in the main Marvel universe, because Frank doesn't mention the Avengers of X-Men in any of the issues!" (The MAX comics being the exception)

But yeah, I do see it as acknowledgement, especially with Markus & McFeely saying that, since they've had experience writing for Marvel's TV side before (the pilot for 'Agent Carter' specifically). Aside from writing the Pilot for Agent Carter, I believe they were also the showrunners, and Joe Russo directed the second episode. And Feige was a Producer, the only show to have his direct involvement.