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I never thought I would be talking about Marvel Television and dinosaurs, in the figurative sense, in the same sentence. But this is 2026, and all bets are off. And so recently, while discussing the announcement that the Disney+ show would be renewed for a second season, Brad Winderbaum characterized the studio as akin to some characters from Jurassic Park. Yes, really. 

In an interview with The Escape Pod, Marvel Studios producer Brad Winderbaum invoked Jurassic Park while discussing Wonder Man season 2's renewal. “It got a green light because we loved it, and because people loved it. If you look at the history of television, there’s a lot of shows that got greenlit for second and third seasons because the fanbase believed in it, and the people behind the scenes believed in it. It definitely did well, and we’re, you know, we’re getting smarter as we make these things hopefully. We’re learning, we’re like velociraptors. We can open doors now.”

In case you haven't rewatched Jurassic Park in a while, the "learning" line refers to a scene where the gamekeeper Robert Muldoon reveals to the cast how the park's velociraptors have systematically been testing the security systems of their enclosure at each meal time. The velociraptors never attack the same place twice, leading Muldoon to say, "They're learning" with a particular dramatic flair. Later on in the film, we see that the velociraptors in the park have learned how to open doors. 

Wonder Man season 1 was great, and the fact that it was renewed for another season is a massive relief for West Coast Avengers fans everywhere. I'll also take it as a positive sign that Winderbaum would invoke the power of Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park film while speaking about the future of the Wonder Man show. 

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