Live action X-Men TV series?

[Vapor]

A live action X-Men tv show would be pretty cool. Might get shot down as I'm sure there are others out there but watching Stargate Atlantis, Joe Flanigan always struck me as a good tv cyclops..

 

[Artistsean]

I don't know because I haven't watched that show, could be a fit. I don't know who I would cast in any of the roles, but I imagine the majority of the
students (the focus of the show really) would be young teens (like Buffy, Smallville, and many other WB/CW type dramas), I imagine the show would
make many of the X-Men young people to try to draw in the young crowd.

 

[Thundercrack85]

That sounds awful.

But I doubt it anyway. Whoever makes these live action movies has to realize that most of the people who watch them like the X-Men dark and gritty.

It's one thing to do that for a cartoon (whose main audience is children), but for a live action show? They would presumably aim for an older audience like the films.

I admit I may be biased because I prefer characters old enough to drink and rent cars. With a few exceptions of course.

 

[mr. peasant]

That sounds awful.

But I doubt it anyway. Whoever makes these live action movies has to realize that most of the people who watch them like the X-Men dark and gritty.

It's one thing to do that for a cartoon (whose main audience is children), but for a live action show? They would presumably aim for an older audience like the films.

I admit I may be biased because I prefer characters old enough to drink and rent cars. With a few exceptions of course.

Not true. I'd imagine they would want as large and wide an audience as possible. Going mainly after the comic book fans, or even sci-fi fans, alone is not large enough an audience base to support a show on its own. As such, giving the show more general appeal and/or appealing to other demographics alongside the comic book fans would be high on the show's agenda in developing a concept. Of these other demographics, the 'female demographic' is a pretty big one. Indeed, long-running shows such as Smallville and (especially) Supernatural owe their longevity to their loyalty.

As for age and content, teen drama does not preclude dark and gritty. Shows such as The Vampire Diaries is proof of this. More important is to have the show take its content seriously and to tackle it maturely.

 

[Artistsean]

And I wasn't meaning they would make it like Twilight/Vampire Diaries/Teen Wolf or One Tree Hill/90210/Secret Circle, where its a young cast and turns off a lot of people because of the cast. I just meant that the studio might want to turn the X-men (who started out as young students) into young students for the show. That would help bring in younger viewers and you would still have some older characters like Xavier, Wolverine, Magneto, Miora McTaggert, Senator Kelly, Mystique, etc. And the age range wouldn't just be 17 year olds. I imagine it would be somewhere along the lines of Buffy or Smallville, where the characters ages varied. the original 5 students might have started at ages from 14-18, and so a year later their ages range from 15-19 and the new students ages could range from 17-22 and Wolverine could be 30-40. As the show went on the characters would get older. Like Smallville the show could go on until a character like Cyclops who started out 17 or so is now around 22. And while characters like Iceman who started out being 15 or so and is now in his 20s you can have new and younger characters brought in. Front for example, or Dazzler, or Cannon Ball or Multiple Man.
The age thing I would imagine would also be along the lines of that 70s Show, where the cast started out being young high school kids ranging in the ages of 15-18 and the show ended with then in their 20s. (The actors playing them were older than the characters they played except for Jackie who was actually 14 when he character was 16 I think.)
My point is that I think the studio would take them back to their high school roots, at least a portion of the cast, in an effort to bring in a young crowd and to help the story along. A young high school cast (like Buffy) doesn't have to mean a bad thing.


In my idea for my version of the show:
Younger cast:
Season 1: Scott (18), Jean (17), Warren (18), Hank (18), Bobby (16), Xavier (35), Xavier's girlfriend Nurse (25), Magneto (38-40), Quicksilver (18), Scarlet Witch (17), Toad (26), Mastermind (30)(45), Mimic (15), Blob (16)
(theme of season 1: What are Mutants/Xavier's Plan)

Season 2: Scott (19-20), Jean (17-18), Warren (19-20), Hank (20), Bobby (17-18), Xavier (36), Moira McTaggert (28), Magneto (39-41), Quicksilver (19), Scarlet Witch (18), Toad (27), Mastermind (30)(46), Wolverine (28-35), Banshee (25), Sunfire (21), Storm (16-17-18), Colossus (17), Nightcrawler (16-17), Kitty Pryde (15-16), Thunderbird (15-17), Senator Kelly (35), Trask (38-48), Graydon Creed (25), Juggernaut (39), Sabortooth (45-50 but the actor playing him could be younger), Reverend William Striker (45-50 and looks it)
(Theme of Season 2: Xavier expands and alters his plans/Humans are the enemy?)

Season 3: Scott (21-22), Jean (19-20), Warren (21-22), Hank (21-22), Bobby (19), Xavier (37), Wolverine (36), Banshee (26), Storm (17-18-19), Colossus (18), Nightcrawler (17-18), Kitty Pryde (16-17), Rogue (15-16), Psylocke (16-18), her brother Brian (19-20), Senator Kelly (36), Trask (39-49), Graydon Creed (26), Juggernaut (40), Sabortooth (46-51 but the actor playing him could be younger), Mimic returns (17-18), Mystique (35), Avalanche (20), Pyro (17), Blob (18), Destiny (68-78), Callisto (26), Morlocks (who could be any ages from 8-100)
Characters that might not be on the show anymore (or leave this season):
Moira McTaggert (29), Magneto (42), Quicksilver (probably left show but 20), Scarlet Witch (probably left show but 19), Toad (28), Mastermind (probably left show but 30)(47), Sunfire (off the show), Reverend William Striker (45-50 and looks it), Thunderbird (dead),
(Theme of Season 3: Mutants Strike Back/Mutant versus Mutant/Death leads to things getting real)

Season 4: Scott (23-24), Jean (21-22), Warren (23-24), Hank (24), Bobby (20), Xavier (38), Moira McTaggert (30), Magneto (43), Wolverine (37), Banshee (if still on show 27), Sunfire (if returned 23), Storm (18-19-20), Colossus (19), Nightcrawler (18-19), Kitty Pryde (17-18), Rogue (16-17), Psylocke (18-19), Havok (22-23) or (24-25), Polaris (20-21), Valerie Cooper (25-30), Senator Kelly (37), Trask (40--50), Graydon Creed (27), Juggernaut (41), Sabortooth (47-52 but the actor playing him could be younger), Mimic returns (18-19), Mystique (36), Avalanche (21), Pyro (18), Blob (19), , Callisto (27), Morlocks (who could be any ages from 8-100), Mister Sinister (30), Gambit (18-20), The Marauders (age range would be from 35-45), Black Tom (30), Emma Frost ( 19-20), Bishop (20-25), Forge (25)
Characters that might not be on the show anymore (or leave this season):
Destiny (dead)
(Theme of Season 4: Using Mutants/Mutating Mutants)

and just because its fun to imagine

Season 5: Scott (24-25), Jean (22-23), Bobby (21), Xavier (39), Moira McTaggert (31), Magneto (44), Wolverine (38), Storm (19-20-21), Colossus (20), Kitty Pryde (18-19), Rogue (17-18), Psylocke (19-20), Cannonball (15-18), Dazzler (15-16), Karma (16-19), Wolfsbane (15-17), Mirage (18), Sunspot (14-15), Majik (14-15), Magma (17-18), Valerie Cooper (26-31), Cypher (14-16), Sabortooth (48-53 but the actor playing him could be younger), Mystique (37), Avalanche (22), Pyro (19), Blob (20), Gambit (19-21), Emma Frost ( 20-21), Bishop (if still there, 21-26), Kevin MacTaggert (13-14 but always in another's body), Shadow King (current body is 45-50), Dr. Kavita Rao (38), Hellfire Club (ages 30-40)
Characters that might not be on the show anymore (or leave this season):
Warren (might have left show because of wings, but 24-25), Hank (might have left for college, but 25), Nightcrawler (might have left show because of make up, but 19-20), Senator Kelly (if still on show, 38), Trask (probably not on show, but 41--51), Graydon Creed (probably not on show but, 28), Juggernaut (probably not used this season, but 41), Mimic (probably not featured much if at all, but 19-20), Mister Sinister (probably not shown, but 31), Callisto (probably not shown, but 28), Havok (23-24) or (25-26), Polaris (21-22),
AND by this point even characters like Scott and Jean can leave the show if the actors want out because the show could become a more rotating cast like Law and Order or something, where it wouldn't depend on any particular character staying.
(Theme of Season 5: Mutants using Mutants/Days of Future Past)

So, as shown, my idea would revolve around a cast of characters varied in age
but the main cast would start young but quickly get older as the seasons progressed.
But this is just my idea (I am not saying this is what the show will do).
But I do see them at least wanting to go the young students route to bring in younger viewers to watch the show.

 

[Thundercrack85]

Personally I would prefer an older cast. Most of the established X-Men being in their mid to late twenties. Makes it a lot more believable that they travel around the world fighting global threats. An 18 year old can't rent a car. A bunch of teenagers flying a supersonic jet, taking on the military and Magneto would just look silly in live action.

The young crowd had no problem with the X-Men being adults, so I don't see why it would be an issue in a live-action series. This isn't a cartoon. However, having a few younger characters would be fine (students, who become X-Men). As long as it doesn't turn into some cringe-inducing teen drama.

As for plot, if they want to deviate a little, they could make Magneto and Xavier still friends, and have them fall out in the first season.

I liked what First Class did by actually having Xavier be a protagonist, as opposed to a supporting character.

 

[Lord]

I think that Toad should be about the age of Cyclop or Iceman, i liked how he was portrayed in X-Men Evolution

 

[Lord]

Personally I would prefer an older cast. Most of the established X-Men being in their mid to late twenties. Makes it a lot more believable that they travel around the world fighting global threats. An 18 year old can't rent a car. A bunch of teenagers flying a supersonic jet, taking on the military and Magneto would just look silly in live action.

The young crowd had no problem with the X-Men being adults, so I don't see why it would be an issue in a live-action series. This isn't a cartoon. However, having a few younger characters would be fine (students, who become X-Men). As long as it doesn't turn into some cringe-inducing teen drama.

As for plot, if they want to deviate a little, they could make Magneto and Xavier still friends, and have them fall out in the first season.

I liked what First Class did by actually having Xavier be a protagonist, as opposed to a supporting character.

They're old enough to be taken seriously,Buffy was only 15 or 16 in the start of her show and she beat vampires with centuries of experience. And they would only beat Magneto with each others help, it's not as if Cyclops would single handedly beat Magneto.

X-Men: First Class also had young characters as leads, most of them weren't adults yet, and it worked. Also, they wouldn't travel the world trying to maintain peace with humans so early, that could be saved for later seasons. There's a lot that can be done with them as young people, doesn't mean they will be like that for the rest of the show (unless it's cancelled ).

Let the characters grow, it doesn't mean that the actors will be as young as the characters, look at Smallville and buffy.

 

[Thundercrack85]

As someone who dislikes Smallville, and doesn't care for Buffy (granted, what I saw was kind of humorous), you're not really selling me here.

The main two characters, were adults. Some of the supporting cast were teenagers. Which is fine. Not sure about Beast. Assumed he was in his early twenties. But none of the teenagers were calling the shots.

I thought everyone agreed that X-Men Evolution got better once the characters stopped going to high school.

I would prefer the X-Men saving the world in the pilot (not literally, it can be the story line of the first season). Have them already be established. Flashbacks and backstory can go a long way.

 

[Artistsean]

Other shows have done the same thing, starting with a young cast that eventually got older.
Buffy
Smallville
Supernatural
One Tree Hill (I think)
90210 (I think)
Boy Meets World
That 70s Show
are two examples I can think of right now... but I know there are lots more I am not thinking of.
I just mean that those shows were centered on a young cast that eventually grew into adults.

Personally, just my opinion, but I'd rather see the whole thing start from the beginning and build from there. Instead of flashbacks show it actually happen, expect for the stuff in Xavier's past, or Magneto's (older characters). But show their 1st encounter with Magneto instead of flashbacks.
Get the audience to care and follow along as the characters grow instead of dropping them in the middle of an already ongoing story. That might have benefits too. Makes the show seem like its been around for a while and maybe less likely to get canceled. But I'd rather see the story be more like X-Men First Class than the original X-Men movies where they are older and like a SWAT team.

 

[Lord]

Other shows have done the same thing, starting with a young cast that eventually got older.
Buffy
Smallville
Supernatural
One Tree Hill (I think)
90210 (I think)
Boy Meets World
That 70s Show
are two examples I can think of right now... but I know there are lots more I am not thinking of.
I just mean that those shows were centered on a young cast that eventually grew into adults.

Personally, just my opinion, but I'd rather see the whole thing start from the beginning and build from there. Instead of flashbacks show it actually happen, expect for the stuff in Xavier's past, or Magneto's (older characters). But show their 1st encounter with Magneto instead of flashbacks.
Get the audience to care and follow along as the characters grow instead of dropping them in the middle of an already ongoing story. That might have benefits too. Makes the show seem like its been around for a while and maybe less likely to get canceled. But I'd rather see the story be more like X-Men First Class than the original X-Men movies where they are older and like a SWAT team.

Agreed.

 

[Thundercrack85]

Maybe for a sitcom or a teen drama. Actually a sitcom set at the X-Mansion could be quite comical.

Well, it's your preference. I prefer the X-Men (2000) route. Having fully independent adults. However, since it's a show, which means you can have more characters, and develop them more, they could also focus on school life, and the students in the school. Get the best of both worlds.

 

[mr. peasant]

Personally I would prefer an older cast. Most of the established X-Men being in their mid to late twenties. Makes it a lot more believable that they travel around the world fighting global threats. An 18 year old can't rent a car. A bunch of teenagers flying a supersonic jet, taking on the military and Magneto would just look silly in live action.

Which is why I feel making them university-aged (i.e. 18 - 21 years of age) would be a good compromise. Old enough to avoid the 'save the world before bedtime' vibe while still keeping them young enough to incorporate all the angst related to the characters' coming to terms with their mutant powers as well as the metaphorical themes the X-Men and mutants were originally about. After all, it's during university where one first discovers and blossoms into the person they truly are and all that jazz.


Re: Using the original roster:

I still think it's more trouble than it's worth - even from a practical standpoint, in relation to their mutant powers. While Cyclops, Iceman and Jean's powers would be easy enough to create on a TV budget, Beast and Angel's are a little more difficult. It would potentially be difficult to find a large actor (to plan ahead for his later transformation) with the acrobatic chops to pull it off - particularly the footwork - never mind the constant CG required for his feet.

Likewise, Angel will be just as difficult if not more. As others have mentioned before, flight can look dodgy on a TV budget. This problem is compounded for Angel since his is done with the aid of angel/feathered wings. Meaning, on top the green-screen effects for the background, you'd need to digitally add in flapping wings that have to mesh well with the animatronic/prosthetic wings that the show would use when he's not flying.


Instead, if the show is to have the characters operate in an established team, my proposed roster would be something as follows:

The Leader: Cyclops
The Lancer: Wolverine (or X-23, since I can't imagine Wolverine as a young man)
The Big Guy: Colossus
The Smart Guy: Shadowcat
The Chick: Jean Grey
The Mentor: Prof Xavier

Here, Wolverine (or X-23) is the latest addition to the team. With the other four squeaky clean in outlook and already sort of paired off, Wolverine/X-23 is quite literally the odd one out, with his/her inclusion messing up the team's cohesion. The first season would have everyone adjusting to the new dynamics with Wolverine/X-23 carving up a place for himself on the team.

In terms of combat role, this combination does manage to fulfill the major roles with Colossus and Wolverine/X-23 filling in for close-ranged fight scenes, Cyclops for long ranged attacks, and Jean and Shadowcat in supporting roles. Then, there is of course the Fastball Special. t:

In terms of character interaction, this combination has a lot to offer - especially with Wolverine. Along with the Shadowcat/Colossus romance, there is the classic Cyclops-Jean-Wolverine love triangle (you could still make this work using X-23 by making Jean and X-23 bi, or making Cyclops the centre instead). Then there's the Wolverine as Shadowcat's big brother figure. If using X-23 instead, she can fulfill a best friend/big sister role instead with Cyclops/Jean (whichever is the Betty to her Veronica in the aforementioned love triangle) disapproving and feeling that X-23 is being a bad influence on Kitty.

 

[Thundercrack85]

So, wait. They're going to university? Are they all going to a campus near Professor X's institute? Or is the institute the university?

I'd be interested to see an X-Men series where Professor X actually goes "into the field". Like First Class.

I would say go with a main team, and an auxiliary team (the b-team). Though the b-team can form naturally over the course of a season.

Cyclops and Jean of course. Storm, Colossus (the muscle), Beast pre-blue (the brains), and maybe Nightcrawler. Then down the line, add a female X-Men. Like Rogue, or Shadowcat (the newbie).

Can switch it up. Not everyone has to go on an away mission. Oh and one X-Men who dies pointlessly in the first mission. Take your pick.

No Wolverine. At least not in the first season.

 

[Lord]

If for the 1st season there were only 13 episodes i would start with Jean like in the first comic, if there were some 22 episodes then i would make it a little different, instead of starting with the team already complete they would meet each other during the course of the 1st season, the first episode would be Xavier meeting Cyclops and the villain could be Jack O' Diamonds.

Then during the course of the season we go on to meet other mutants, some become x-men, some become enemies, and others just want to be left alone. As at first the X-Men would be funded by the government they would at one point be used for missions against other mutants.

Maybe the show could start with Iceman instead, this way he can also go to normal high school and meet other mutants disguising themselves as humans like Toad, and then show a flashback of Cyclops story later on in the show.

 

[Artistsean]

I think for a show like this, studio might see it as risky, probably would only give it 13 episodes. Buffy only got 13. But Smallville got 22. Heroes got 23 episodes for season 1. Alphas got 12, and that show is similar in concept to the X-Men, including how much special effects they would need. Warehouse 13 only got 12 episodes for season 1. Firefly only had 14 episodes. the new Doctor Who series only got 13 episodes too.

So I think if the studio agreed to make an X-Men show, especially starting from the very beginning, they would only risk 13 episodes. And in the last episode they would have to hint at what was to come. The coming threat of Sentinels and humans knowing and the coming of the other characters like Wolverine and Storm and Colossus.

So from episode 1 to episode 13 it would be jam packed with stories and ideas. Starting with Xavier forming his school. Magneto showing up. Mimic (showing the levels of mutations). Blob (showing not all mutants have good intentions). The return of Magneto with his Brotherhood. Cure/Beast becomes blue and furry. Banshee cameo. Sunfire cameo. Maybe Storm joins the team. More Magneto as he furthers his own plans. Public's awareness of Mutants starts here too, slowly. Brotherhood disbands. By the end of season 1 Xavier plans to expand his school to include students from around the world. Magneto exposes mutants to the public. Hint at Sentinels. And maybe even a hint at a different powerful threat not connected to Magneto or the humans. Like the Shadow King or something.

Then season 2 gets more episodes. Like 22 episodes or something. and gets more time to tell more complicated stories featuring the New Brotherhood. The new expanded X-men. Sabertooth. Sentinels. etc.

Plus, in my opinion, having season 1 only being 13 episodes gives the show a chance to start it out with the originals (Cyclops, Jean, Beast, Iceman, Angel) without having too much time on them. (I think the public would go for 13 episodes about them over 22 episodes without characters like Colossus, Storm, and Wolverine). So just 13 episodes of the originals would help establish the story from the beginning and promises the coming of the fan favorites in season 2.

 

[jaymes_e06]

I don't understand the hate of teenagers battling adults. That's like saying a woman can't battle a man in combat and win. Could you elaborate whoever said that?

 

[Primal Slayer]

I think for a show like this, studio might see it as risky, probably would only give it 13 episodes. Buffy only got 13. But Smallville got 22. Heroes got 23 episodes for season 1. Alphas got 12, and that show is similar in concept to the X-Men, including how much special effects they would need. Warehouse 13 only got 12 episodes for season 1. Firefly only had 14 episodes. the new Doctor Who series only got 13 episodes too.

So I think if the studio agreed to make an X-Men show, especially starting from the very beginning, they would only risk 13 episodes. And in the last episode they would have to hint at what was to come. The coming threat of Sentinels and humans knowing and the coming of the other characters like Wolverine and Storm and Colossus.

But majority of those shows are only 12/13 episode shows and never go beyond that. Buffy was the first supernatural show for the network so ya they were weary about that. But I think for an X-Men show it would be better to keep it at 13 episdoes a season so they could maximize their budget.

 

[Artistsean]

But majority of those shows are only 12/13 episode shows and never go beyond that. Buffy was the first supernatural show for the network so ya they were weary about that. But I think for an X-Men show it would be better to keep it at 13 episdoes a season so they could maximize their budget.

Yes, exactly. I think Alphas is doing that right? Also it would help keep interest, instead of viewers feeling like stories were dragging on. Especially during season 1 where everything is getting established.

 

[dressytori7]

I developed an idea for an X-men show once. It was like a cross between Smallville and X-Men Evolution.

I looked for your idea of the x-men show on your threads but it wasn't their do you know where i could find it?

 

[The Squirrel]

I looked for your idea of the x-men show on your threads but it wasn't their do you know where i could find it?

In my mind.

 

[Thundercrack85]

I don't understand the hate of teenagers battling adults. That's like saying a woman can't battle a man in combat and win. Could you elaborate whoever said that?

Teenagers are annoying and usually emotionally immature. Women can rent cars, and walk into bars without a fake ID.

Also, X-Men evolution got better as the characters got older, and stopped having to save the world before the bell.

 

[Artistsean]

That is why, in my idea, I started it at the beginnning and had Xavier's goals switched from creating a team to mimic superheroes so the public would associate mutants with superheroes, to Xavier just trying to give young mutants a place to grow and develop their powers in piece. That way its all about the kids just trying to grow up while at the same time being feared and hated for no reason but being born different.
The superheroics and saving the world would come second. Just as Buffy tried to make it come second to them just being high school kids.
It would be more about the human drama, rather than comic fights. Although there would be comic fights. But even the bad guys have drama. Magneto is a Holocaust survivor who sees what will happen to mutants. He wants the Mutants to rule and to make sure they don't go through what he already did as a child. Juggernaut was abused as a child by his father, and now takes all his aggression out on his half brother Charles who he saw as the favorite and who reminds him of his abusive past every time he sees him.
Mimic is angry because he is seen as a freak by the humans but isn't seen as a mutant by the mutants. He has no home so to speak.
So they all have serious stuff they are going through and the fights are part of that. Xavier and the X-Men must stop Magneto from doing something that could hurt both Mutant and Human kind, even though Magneto thinks it will help his cause.

 

[Blue Moon]

Long-time lurker, first time poster. Decided to share my vision for a tightly budgeted 8 season live action X-men show that features some of my ideal characters/storylines.

My favorite show is Lost and i used it as an inspiration to draw from. Since i wrote out this idea with a minimal budget and ensemble drama in mind, it introduces new mutants and slowly builds the central arc over a season while featuring flashbacks of characters in their respective centric episodes. In the universe of the show, mutants like Mystique and Chamber and Angel aren't involved because of the potentially expensive nature of their power. This also means no Shi'ar, no Brood, a toned-down Iceman & Phoenix, and no time travel. I imagined this with the specific 8 seasons in mind, no more and no less. It should also be stated that the 'tv universe' is naturally separate from any other media's interpretations.

S.1: Origins, building the school & first public mutant battle
S.2:Mutant race awakening, "X-men" vs. Brotherhood vs. Hellfire Club
S.3:X-men/ Brotherhood vs. Friends of Humanity, Zero Tolerance, Sentinels
S.4:Weapon X, Mutant-human diplomacy, "Phoenix"
S.5:The Savage Land, Genosha, Asteroid M: mutants looking for a home
S.6:Mutant-Human peace,Sinister & Marauders
S.7:Rise of Apocalypse, Four horsemen & mini "Age of Apocalypse"
S.8:Legacy Virus

Season 1: Six 45 min. episodes with 2 hour pilot & 1 hour finale
Season opens with Bobby Drake arriving at the school and meeting Xavier, Scott, Jean, Hank and Erik. Xavier & Erik are towards the end of their friendship with Erik having agreed to help build Cerebro and find his children, Pietro and Scarlet (i like Scarlet over Wanda, idk). The school is still small with only Xavier and Erik as teachers, Jean-Hank-Scott all 16-18, Bobby is 14 or 15. The pilot introduces broad character traits for everyone and ends with Xavier doing a world-wide scan of mutant activity and sees how far and wide mutants exist. The next 6 episodes dive into the back stories of Scott, Jean,Hank,Erik,Bobby and Xavier with a present-day plot that moves to Magneto finding his children,splitting from Xavier, robbing the federal reserve and fighting the over-arrogant and inexperienced team alongside the Army. Season would close with Erik & Pietro discussing the mutant awakening, Xavier & Scott unsure if they should trust the U.S.Govt, and shadowy "executives" assembling information on Erik & Xavier.

Season 1 would feature the 8 mutants above. As the seasons go on, certain characters drop in and out of the main storyline but are referenced or featured in flashbacks. It's important to build the relationships between the early characters because the more popular characters like Wolverine and Gambit work best when they are interjected into the normal team chemistry. Bobby Drake is the audience's introduction to the school but Scott Summers is the main character, as he makes the hard choices in my story. Essentially, the relationships of Xavier/Erik, Xavier/Scott, Erik/Pietro, Scott/Jean, Hank/Bobby are what drives the first season and beyond. Then relationships like Bobby/Kitty, Scott/Logan/Jean, etc. are developed later on. And characters will definitively die, no resurrecting. Death gives some of these relationships payoff.

I've got some cool ideas for a Sinister-centric episode set in the Victorian era that has Sherlock Holmes-esque themes, a Magneto-centric episode with a big prison break sequence, and even a battle royale with everyone versus the Juggernaut on Asteroid M.

I've got plenty more x-men nerdgasm to share but i'll save some for later.

 

[sethypants]

it looks like its more possible for a teen titans tv show than xmen.