Board Thread:Arrow discussions/@comment-807326-20171117030359/@comment-2112031-20171203013816

SeanWheeler wrote: Yeah it does underestimate the intelligence of the audience. The characters are still in the comics. Cyborg had appeared in the Justice League movie and Teen Titans Go. Justice League Action used characters that have been used by the films and the Arrowverse and even used Cyborg from Teen Titans Go. When Justice League Unlimited was on, they couldn't use any Batman characters other than Batman himself because of the Dark Knight movies and the cartoon called The Batman, which couldn't use Robin until Season 4 because of Teen Titans. And anyone could watch old movies and TV shows and read old comic books. Just about everyone is familiar with the different versions of Batman by now. And who would get confused? Someone who cares about continuity but doesn't know about the DC Multiverse? To be fair, some of those cartoon examples you brought up (such as the DCAU's Bat-embargo), were made in order to prevent children (their target audience) from getting confused. It's a lot less justified with live-action portrayals, since those are typically more aimed towards teens and adults, who should be expected to be able to tell the difference.