Daredevil Marvel's Darkest Effort Yet...

Starring Charlie Cox as the lead Daredevil (replacing Ben Affleck from the 2003 film version) this is the latest Netflix series to appear after the brilliant and critically acclaimed Bloodline.

Their are several Marvel TV series to come on Netflix following the wonderful Agent Carter 8 episode mid season filler on ABC (USA Network) and Marvel's Agent's of S.H.I.E.L.D. ABC has boundaries whereas Netflix it's open season for violence, language and general content.

The acting is great (admittedly) I am only on episode one but loving Jessica (True Blood Ginger Baby Vamp) or Deborah Ann Woll playing young Karen Page.

Set in the whole Marvel Universe and serving as a cross promo piece of marketing as we lead into the second Avengers film, Marvel seems to be taking over both the big screen (Avengers 2 this month and Ant Man later in 2015) and the small screen.

Netflix is going hard and strong and showing their versatility, from family drama Bloodline to political and psychological drama/thriller with House of Cards and out there comedy with Orange is the New Black (season 3 available June) and now action/comic book shows.

This is just another nail in the already nailed up Free to Air coffin. I saw an ad for some other shit reno show on Channel 9 and just thought FML, from cooking shows to reno shows to singing competitions, it's really a dark day for Aussie TV. And with the mid year Easter non ratings period it's very clear to me Australian TV is on it's last legs.

That said full props to Netflix for investing in drama and building a brand (like HBO and Showtime who created the Golden Age of TV) that is now known to even those who are in the TV loving zone.

I can only say how grateful I am to people at these networks (Netflix, HBO & Showtime & locally the ABC & SBS) for being daring, being creative and challenging the viewer with gritty and real stories. Not scripted, heavily edited and Reclaim Australia ready white wash reality bull shit.