Daredevil w/ Ed Brubaker (Classic)

How Did This Get Made?

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🗓️ 2 June 2026

⏱️ 55 minutes

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We're talkin' 2003's Daredevil starring Ben Affleck, and here to help Paul, June, and Jason break it all down is writer and Daredevil expert Ed Brubaker. They discuss the playground fight/dance scene, the many times Matt Murdock mentions he's blind, the streets that look like a sitcom set, Coolio's subplot in the director's cut, and so much more. (Ep. #75 Originally Released 11/05/2013)

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0:00.0	Now, I want to talk to you about a man who knows no fear of plot, story, or compelling
0:07.7	characters.
0:08.7	We saw Daredevil, so you know what that means.
0:11.7	Now it's time for how to discriminate.
0:16.7	We're gonna have a good time, celebrate and celebrate, not just be a hater, because
0:20.1	you know you wonder, how did this get paid? Let's follow in the mediocrity of subpar art. Perhaps we'll find the answer to the question, how did this get made? Hello, people of earth, and welcome to How Did This Get Made? I am Paul Shear, joined as always by my two co-host, Jason Manzoukas. How are you, Jason? I'm good, Paul. And June, Diane, Raphael. How are you, June? I'm great. Thanks, Paul. We have a very special treat today. We have writer extraordinaire, Ed Brubaker, joining us. You might know him from the criminal series Fatal, Captain America, and Daredevil, which is very excited to have you.
0:54.7	You are an expert, actually, for this movie.
0:56.6	Yeah, I'm pretty much an expert.
1:00.4	So Daredevil, not a failure of a movie.
1:04.1	We should say that right at the top.
1:05.7	Like, as far as...
1:06.3	You mean in terms of making money?
1:07.6	Yes.
1:08.2	Financially made a lot.
1:09.7	Yeah.
1:10.4	It spawned a sequel with Not Daredevil with Electra.
1:14.7	Spinoff.
1:15.3	Spin off.
1:15.7	Spin off.
1:15.9	It was a backdoor pilot for the Elektra movie series.
1:20.7	Well, now, there's two movies.
1:22.6	There's two cuts of this film.
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