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I didn’t watch X-men 97 for nostalgia. I’m not a very nostalgic person. I watched it because it was the best iteration of the X-men and I wanted to see more of that.

There's your next t-shirt idea, "In this house, we do not skip the intro" (maybe with a SKIP INTRO button graphic and a crossthrough symbol)

The last X-Men show we had was wolverine in the X-Men and you could tell the Fox film series really had an influence on that series because Wolverine was a star of the show. This series proved why all the X-Men members are amazing.

"Do not make me let you down" God I love that line

X-Men-97 Opens up so many doors like Colton said It opens Avengers vs X-Men and a different Civil War

X-Men '97 and Into/Across the Spider-Verse prove that superhero stories just work better in animation than in live action.

Never really felt like logan was an xmen movie, it just seems like a stand alone thing.

Straight out of 97 Bev has a corded land line phone on her wall in the kitchen. Lmao

A-??? Hell no Def A+ and definitely love Phoenix (agree wish we got more of her)episode 10…wish we got more store love using her powers

Look out! It's Cobra's intelligence officer, The Baroness!!!

As a long-time X-Men fan and fan of the original series, even though I wasn't born when the show was around, HOLY S*** , THIS SERIES IS EXCEPTIONAL (pun intended). No joke, this series is so masterfully well written, with absolutely phenomenal animation and truly compelling characters and complex, deep, dark themes that genuinely make you question the inherent societal bigotry and how to process internal thoughts of fighting for equality and how to do so in a way to help society grow from the status quo of discrimination and to do more than allow yourself to become numb to a neverending struggle that you feel like isn't your responsibility. Truthfully, this series is some of the *BEST MARVEL MEDIA WE'VE EVER SEEN SINCE ENDGAME* (except No Way Home, GOTG3 and Loki)! Compared to how phenomenal this series was, Fox X-Men movies (except Logan) seem like amateur student films with such a bare-bones understanding of how truly incredible and insane the X-Men stories can be when you truly hire people who care about these amazing characters.

Ryan I can’t wait until you have a show, we’re gonna tear it to pieces! You are so damn critical lmaooo

18:33 Colton, let it go dude. It's obviously the crew is getting annoyed by your "I'm always right" attitude when you've obviously been wrong about a lot of your crossover theories.

Wolverine was only badass once? I can name three times

This show was amazing. I cried not just because of the past coming to the future, but you could see in these podcasts that we all were collectively riding that roller coaster of a ride that in the end, maybe are more in love with this show we did not think was possible. It's good to be a nerd right now!🎉

Instead of Wolverine, they made “The X-Men” the main character.

You guys are absolutely right about the opening. Just hearing the theme song gets me pumped up and excited. I grew up in the 90s and watched the original on Saturday morning cartoons. That was my favorite of course, and I remember Eek the Cat and The Tick being on. The good old days lol.

Personal opinion: The show runners actually give a damned about the source material and aren't treating the audiance like they're stupid.

Ryan, you are crushing it. Thank you.

remember that Jean Grey was the jinchuriki of Phoenix, it's not so far fetched that she can reach or receive some of its power

Rogue really lived up to her heartbreaker status making everybody ugly cry through this almost rogue-centric at times season.

I loved the original Xmen , and totally agree that Xmen 97 was even better even tighter writing , and gorgeous animation plus justice for cyclops.

When I was little, we had a 14 speaker surround sound system, with huge speakers, built into the walls and ceiling all throughout the house for 14 total. So when X-Men came on, I never skipped the intro because it sounded amazing with our walls and house just rumbling. Of course I don’t live there anymore but I still do put on my headphones and totally rock out to the X-Men intro.

One does not simply skip the intro of a show.

"what did you expect, black leather?" it was great

I didn’t read a single comic and I love this show…and you don’t need to read the comics to appreciate it

This show has The Most Important Intro of any show in existence

This is exactly what I needed right now. Thanks SC

Ok, Ryan I'm going to put it this way for you it wasn't deus ex phoenix. It was a teaser for phoenix to come back later on AND this is the more important part it was an answer without a spoken answer of who was the phoenix.

The Mojo episode wasn’t filler…Jubilee meeting and learning skills from her older self helped her with fight technique against Bastion

Teen Titans, Earth's Mightiest Heroes, DC Super Hero Girls; I wish THEY were reanimated like '97!

Where does X-Men 97 rank in the Multiverse saga?

Can't hold my tears whenever I hear the words "and I am ironman" or "the name's gambit, Mon Ami, remember it" this is what movies/series should be about. Making us feel something.

These are the long videos that I enjoy watching. Solid content.

After rewatching a few times I'm noticing that DeMayo and his team took a lot of beats from Game of Thrones. From the slight tweaks to the intro, the shock and awe of "Remember It" being reminiscent of the Red Wedding and the Sept of Balor explosion and the ending of 97 gave me serious peak GOT season finale vibes with the epic music and multiple cliff hangers.

0:54 I’m old enough to remember Ryan

"The Phoenix is gone now". But we aren't done!!!!

I loved the X-Men trilogy (yes, all three). Then I loved the prequel movies even more. Then I loved Deadpool. Then I loved X-Men '97. I just rewatched a couple of prequel movies and I loved them again. I just love it all, I guess. The more, the better.

This was a return to form great video

Guys guys guys… how many times does it have to be confirmed that this universe is parallel to the MCU multiverse. It ain’t narratively connected.

Not sure why there's so much hate for Filler episodes....those are the character development episodes. They allow the story to take a breath, slow down, and explore a character.

THANKS for this, ScreenCrush Gang!!!!! Ryan, I enjoyed your interpretive history of the X-Men films! Yes, it's true that the pre-MCU era was the pre-MCU era (you're right but I'm rolling my eyes anyway) :)

X-Men 97 used the best 90s pop leading into the Genosha tragedy. Ace of Base made peak nostalgia and their song "Happy Nation" was the best choice. Beau de Mayo made some pure gold and/or vibranium with the choices they made.

X-MEN 97 is definitely going to be a game-changer for the MCU! Can't wait to see all the crossovers and storylines unfold.

You have to create new nostalgia… is a bar !!!

i love x-men 97 its amazing

Magneto air dropping RFK stadium was so much yes....I grew up looking at that stadium every day.

I was a tad bit surprised they weren’t going to try and split the phoenix force like they did in the comics for a bit between Cyclops, Namor, White Queen, Colossus ….forgetting the fifth!

Good thing Colton’s earphones cut out when you called him the guy stuck in your television who doesn’t know so please don’t tell him.

Peak of entire mcu

Let’s be honest though, the “multiverse saga” so far has been mid in comparison.

First Class and Days of Future Past are both awesome.

It's just been such a great series since the beginning.

I rewatched X-men TAS with my 10yo daughter (ok we started when she was 9yo), that way we could watch X-men 97 as a family. My daughter's main concern was when will we get Season 2 (also she quickly identified En Sabah Nur as Apocalypse). This show was well done, not just as an animated show but as a show in general.

I agree with Ryan. What is going to be the decisive issue between heroes and mutants is the heroes are high-achieving and special individuals. A mutant could be that grocery bagger that you gave a hard time to bolster your own ego, and the bagger could immediately hold you to task in a painful way.

Whoa! Vintage electronics alert! Is that a landline phone in her background?!

Jubilee "becoming a woman" on her 18th birthday was what the Mojo episode was really about. Check the fade-out ending. She's an adult now, which changes how the character can be written and how other characters treat her.

Only 97 and Thrones has changing intros specifically for that one episode and last episode. Love it.

I cried so much ... just from joy.. it was amazing

In X-Men '97, When Magneto says to Leach, "Haben keine angst" that doesn't translate to, "Don't be afraid" as the subtitles say. It means, "Don't be angry." I can't believe no one during production knew little enough German to catch that.

@screencrush don’t forget we also got the DOJ locking up mutants or villainy characters like “abomination” they could use that as a part of the controversy or wedge between ppl like a cap/daredevil/doctor strange vs the likens of punisher/phoenix/venom

We were in the old Playboy Enterprise offices-Beverly Hills during the development of the first Iron Man movie. Not a car lot

I love interconnected MCU when its done well. As a kid I remember hating watching all these movies but knowing the heros wont cross over. So i love MCU for this and no other studio has been able to do it right.

Man i love X Men i still think they are the best marvel hero and villians hope they keep making more we needed some more x men

Xmen is definitely episode type. So many stories going on all at once that need to breathe

I think adding the X-Men will be the icing on the cake because now I'm wondering how long they been around and how do they connect to the other super heroes of the MCU I can't wait to see how they connect everything together I think they will be a greatly needed boost to the MCU can't wait til secret wars

Hey, the Loki and Moon Knight shows were really good.. come on Ryan

Don't forget - multiverse of madness showed that live-action/ animated universes live in the same multiverse

2nd best theme ever. A-team #1

I get why Ryan might be upset about the writers using Phoenix in the last episode. But the were hint that the phoenix was coming. They show in the opening credits just like Apocalypse was seen in the opening credits.

Are you guys gonna do an "everything you need to know about MAD MAX" Video before furiosa??

“My wife and I were watching ‘97 and THEY went to skip the intro”…. Really?

Xmen 97 had good writing that cared about the characters and source material. That’s been missing from most of phase 4 and 5. I’m pretty checked out of mcu but we’ll told xmen stories could bring me back

@20:30-21:20 Good point cause i was worried about that as well. This also just made me think, they sort of started paving the way for that to happen with what they did with Scarlett Witch in WondaVision without knowing. They could say that mutants don't know how to use their power and are dangerous and Wonda has been made many BIG mistakes she has been introduced

I used to like when these videos where breakdowns of episodes with Ryan and Doug that’s it, not just discussions

Incogni is great. I use it too. I still get calls, but they're not nearly as often.

Im the same way, have it all connect and just be able to have it stand on its on to

Not an A-, a solid A! I agree with almost all things said in this video and well said, by everyone :) This series was phenomenal and I was hooked, simply the best media we've received from Marvel in a long while! The point that Colton made about The Avengers vs the X-Men was eye-opening, great perspective! The Disney nostalgia loop, the studios manipulating events, all very interesting topics, thanks for bringing all those into perspective! 👏🏻💯

@ 23:00 - ish: The difference between non-mutant superheroes and mutants in the MCU, for me, is like the difference between replicants and replicants that can bear offspring in the Blade Runner universe. Humans are more willing to accept non-mutant superheroes that weren't "born that way," like the Avengers, but also, in a world where the superheroes aren't "born that way," that's what the powers that be want - control over like the gamma radiation, the super-soldier serum, Tony's tech, T'Challa's Vibranium, - all the things that make the superheroes superheroes. Just like in Blade Runner, as long as the superheroes don't make superheroes, the humans can control them. But in the case of mutants, well....

One of the problems with Phase 4 is they were trying to make 3 sagas at the same time, so nothing felt like a connected saga at all

Theme songs still exist! Game of Thrones and Peacemaker, to name a couple, are totally unskippable.

Thanks for speaking truth to power ✊

“He [Wolverine] is not Rick, he is Darryl”

Let’s be honest though, the “multiverse saga” so far has been mid in comparison

Phase 4 was all grief, Phase 5 is definitely Families rising up to a challenge.

"X-Men is best served as a TV series" - Colton 1000%!!!!!!

Don’t forget Smallville had a great intro too but it didn’t show you Easter eggs

This video just has three views and came out a singular minute ago. I feel somewhat amazed that this video was published just a few years ago I relapse that things like this at especially interesting because how right now I dived to go on KZfaq to go in my recommend and found this. At this time now sometimes things fall into place but you never truly know what happens Winston it happens. I’m currently watching this video now crazy isn’t that?

Marvel give us Jonathan Majors as Kang. The man acted his soul out and gave us the best performances in the MCU ever.

nailed it

My only complaint is that Representative Cooper didn’t come out as Mystique But SHE WILL

Unfortunately for the original films as well there was no way in 2000 that a studio would allow Jubilee or Storm have more prominent roles. Plus good team up/ensemble movies were rare...

People won't hate mutants for their powers they will hate them because they are from another universe

kang killing ant man would've done a lot for raising the stakes for an otherwise pretty filler side quest

X-men 97 kicked MCUs phase 4’s butt!

The number 1 thing to not like was mags emp and just turning the power back on. And magneto civilization 03 upon his asteroid while everyone else on Earth dies

Are you guys doing a breakdown for the new House of the Dragon trailer??

Under certain situations the IRS will call you. But never ask you for credit card info or ask you to buy a gift card to pay them.

1:09 punisher, Captain America, and blade best we gotnin the 2 decades before all worth the re watch.... Ryan, dooooo it!