Marvel TV shows

[fangrl06]

Which Marvel characters would you like to see have their own live action TV show?

 

[lordofthenerds]

A Spider-Man tv show would be cool.

 

[fangrl06]

A Spider-Man tv show would be cool.

That's what I've been wanting, but I would want it to be a mix of ultimate and SM in the seventies. I want to see the death of Gwen as like a season finale.

 

["Iron Man"]

I also say a Spidey live action show would be fantastic!

Gwen's death as a finale is the greatest idea ever! Except everyone would know it was coming.......it'd be no suprise.

 

[fangrl06]

I also say a Spidey live action show would be fantastic!

Gwen's death as a finale is the greatest idea ever! Except everyone would know it was coming.......it'd be no suprise.

Yes, but it would still be wonderful to see. I would like them to make it just like ASM 121-122. Word for Word. The rest of the show should be original and not steal from the comics, but not that part.

 

[Chris Wallace]

I have zero faith in the ability of a TV show to do any of these characters justice. History teaches us that they'll either water it down or totally screw it up.

 

[Philly Phanboy]

Should be in the TV show forum.

Check out Killgore's thread on the same subject...

http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showthread.php?t=239538

 

[Silver Sable]

Are you talking about live action or animated here?

 

[JackBauer]

either She-Hulk or Powers. maybe, JUST MAYBE, a Punisher series on FX or HBO.

 

[Mr. Walters]

either She-Hulk...

Yup.

I'd be down to see any and all of them if they were done right. That's the catch though, any Super Hero TV show has the potential to be terrible if in the wrong hands.

 

[Kable24]

Daredevil or the Punisher.

 

[Speedball]

Daredevil.
Like Law and Order, but with a superhero.

 

[webhead731]

Daredevil would be cool!

Spider-Man would be great but the CGI would cost alot of money and they can't do that in every episode.

 

[3dman27]

captain america

 

[Spider - Man]

They need to do the tv shows with some minor characters but do good stories. I think Deadpool would make a hilarious action/comedy show. Shang-chi would be a good one that could employ a good continuing story (not real familiar but isn't he searching for his father?) with lots of cool kung-fu action. Once they get the main Avengers characters' movies underway, it would be cool to have West Coast or Great Lakes Avengers show with minor characters and occassionally have one of the big guns (played by whoever plays them in the movies) to stop by.
There are lots of possibilities. The factor is not so much which character the make tv show with, but how they market (to get people to watch) it and the quality of the writing and production (to KEEP people watching it).

 

[Triligors]

Just thought I would let you guys know, some might remember- but about a year ago I premiered my Spider-Man: The Series. Which I will pitch to TV execs in the near future. Next year I'm going to Hofstra, where I will hopefully be able to establish a connection to Hofstra alumni Avi Arad.

One thing that the movies completely passed over, is that Peter was bitten by the radioactive spider when he was a freshman in high school. So, that would allow me to tell a completely different story than those of the films. The PILOT was the hardest to do, because the origin has been done before- thus it was trying to find my own voice on how to tell the origins of Spider-Man. But, the main focus of the series is the story of Gwen Stacy and the rise of the Green Goblin. Personally, I always viewed the story as somewhat Shakespearean tragedy.

Throughout the series, there would be MARVEL cameos ranging from the Fantastic Four to Daredevil, and perhaps even the Punisher.

Another thing that I found fascinating is Spidey's villains. There are countless number of very interesting villains each with their own unique powers and story to tell. Thus, the series would be filled with alot of these classic and well known villains that may not fit into a film, but fit perfectly into a TV series.

Here's a link to the PILOT episode:

Spider-Man: The Series PILOT

Spider-Man: The Series forum

As for CGI, the series probably won't air for many, many years due to the possibility of there being six Spider-Man films. Thus, the sixth film- at the earliest- would come out in 2013. That's 7 years away. Plus, years to seperate the films from the series itself. Similar to how Batman Begins put a ban on Bruce Wayne and a Bruce Wayne cameo on Smallville. Thus, by that time the technology will probably be alot more equipt to handle the technology that is necessary for this type of show. Effects that are new, typically become less expensive to copy as the years go by. Smallville is a great example at how far special effects have come. So, in that area I'm not that worried because when, if, the time does come alot of the effects will already be there. And there are ways to go around some expensive effects as well.

 

[Dynasty]

sounds cool Triligors, i wish you the best of luck with your dreams and i'll make note to watch the pilot episode you made later when i have more time

I voted What kind of Dumb@$$ thread is this anyway because as somesone said above transfering these hero's to the small screen never works out well.

 

[Triligors]

Superman has had luck on the small screen. So has the Hulk and Batman (albiet- cheesy, but fun). I think Spider-Man is in the same boat. If you know how to do the character justice- I checked out the old TV show, and I see MANY places where that went wrong. The story isn't Spider-Man, per say, it's Peter Parker and his life. Stan Lee has stated that since the beginning and for a show that makes for a possibly powerful story. But, I should tell you now- looking at the box office, frankly I am VERY intimidated.

For the other heroes, it depends- could be very awkward.

I tried Daredevil before, but that really wouldn't work that well as a show. I was thinking Law & Order meets Superhero crime drama. But, on the small screen- I don't know how well that would work out.

Fantastic Four might, but I don't know. It has been said to be a sitcom of sorts due the family dynamics, but yet you've also got these effects and science fiction elements that might or might not fit for a live action TV series.

I will say this though, some cameos might possibly lead into some spin offs. If it gets that far, I'll try. Or possible spin offs- I should say- since as of yet no "spin offs" of Smallville have aired yet.

I think it just needs a strong supporting cast. Very strong characters and a powerful and moving story. I'm lucky, the Gwen Stacy story and rise of the Goblin is a powerful story for a series and something that I already know how to stretch for at least five seasons. Also, the character of Peter Parker is very relateable and as Stan Lee said- he's just like every other teenager. So, I think the targeted audience would probably relate to the character and the journey that I'm going to put him through.

 

[IronLion]

i voted dd, just because you have elements there for a different story to the film. you have the major villain in kingpin, you have a blind guy trying to find his way in the world. a sort of dd year one type scenario. how he actually donned the costume, what he went through etc, all the time with the rise of the kingpin in the background.

thats what i think anyway. i was going to go for spider-man, but the 70's show was stuck in my mind and keep thinking of that.

 

[Danger Mouse]

i voted dd, just because you have elements there for a different story to the film. you have the major villain in kingpin, you have a blind guy trying to find his way in the world. a sort of dd year one type scenario. how he actually donned the costume, what he went through etc, all the time with the rise of the kingpin in the background.

thats what i think anyway. i was going to go for spider-man, but the 70's show was stuck in my mind and keep thinking of that.

I agree. Daredevil would make an awesome TV series. And the same formula could be applied to a new Batman TV series as well.

 

[3dman27]

Just thought I would let you guys know, some might remember- but about a year ago I premiered my Spider-Man: The Series. Which I will pitch to TV execs in the near future. Next year I'm going to Hofstra, where I will hopefully be able to establish a connection to Hofstra alumni Avi Arad.

One thing that the movies completely passed over, is that Peter was bitten by the radioactive spider when he was a freshman in high school. So, that would allow me to tell a completely different story than those of the films. The PILOT was the hardest to do, because the origin has been done before- thus it was trying to find my own voice on how to tell the origins of Spider-Man. But, the main focus of the series is the story of Gwen Stacy and the rise of the Green Goblin. Personally, I always viewed the story as somewhat Shakespearean tragedy.

Throughout the series, there would be MARVEL cameos ranging from the Fantastic Four to Daredevil, and perhaps even the Punisher.

Another thing that I found fascinating is Spidey's villains. There are countless number of very interesting villains each with their own unique powers and story to tell. Thus, the series would be filled with alot of these classic and well known villains that may not fit into a film, but fit perfectly into a TV series.

Here's a link to the PILOT episode:

Spider-Man: The Series PILOT

Spider-Man: The Series forum

As for CGI, the series probably won't air for many, many years due to the possibility of there being six Spider-Man films. Thus, the sixth film- at the earliest- would come out in 2013. That's 7 years away. Plus, years to seperate the films from the series itself. Similar to how Batman Begins put a ban on Bruce Wayne and a Bruce Wayne cameo on Smallville. Thus, by that time the technology will probably be alot more equipt to handle the technology that is necessary for this type of show. Effects that are new, typically become less expensive to copy as the years go by. Smallville is a great example at how far special effects have come. So, in that area I'm not that worried because when, if, the time does come alot of the effects will already be there. And there are ways to go around some expensive effects as well.

i think the live show had pete in college so the producers wouldn't have to hire a MINOR for the lead rolealso that the studio would have to abide by the child labor laws

 

[Parker]

I could see a Daredevil and/or X-Men television series. Though for the X-Men, it would need to be done in a fashion closer resembling the New Mutants, which is basically what Mutant X was trying to accomplish, but their characters had no fan base.

 

[co2]

Daredevil or the Punisher.

I agree. I think DD would be best suited for a TV series, but PUnisher wouldn't be bad either.

 

[Triligors]

Casting a young Peter Parker

3rd man, in Smallville- Clark Kent's character in the first season is 15 years old. So, in terms of casting now a' days you can get away with alot. If that was the restrictor back then. To me, just didn't seem like Spider-Man.... seemed like, difficult to place what it was exactly- just didn't feel like a Spider-Man show.

The 70's Spider-Man

The Spider-Man encyclopedia goes through all this.

The 70's show (of Spider-Man)

1. Uncle Ben does not die so that Spider-Man might live
2. No great-power-requiring-great-responsibility jive here
3. No great, Spider-Man worthy villains "No lizards, no Doc Ocks, no Kingpin and no reason to watch"

The show didn't last for that long. It also seemed, from what I remember, to focus more on the journalistic photographer aspects of the character rather than a high school, or college, life. Wasn't that relateable of a character.

Thus, when writing and coming up with the idea for a modern TV series take, I didn't even look at it as a source. Instead, I didn't want to fall into any of the same holes. Kingpin's introduced a couple episodes in, we've got classic Spider-Man rogue gallery villains, and a relatable character. Thus, farthest thing from the 70s show as possible.

So, yeah- it's definitely going to be a hurdle I would have to jump over while pitching to the TV execs the story I have in mind and that I'm the right man for the job. Because it wasn't Spider-Man in the 70s show, they strayed too far away from the character. In order to have a good Spider-Man show you have to stay true or as true to the comics as possible.

The man without fear

Daredevil was the show that I originally set out to make. Having the PILOT revolve around the Frank Millar origin story. However, after the PILOT I didn't see where it could go from there. Thus, I started Spider-Man with the plan, which I still have, to bring Matt Murdock in as a supporting characters of one of the seasons and we see his origin story (that of Frank Millar's Daredevil) come to life.

In other words it wouldn't be a one episode deal, but a supporting role. Similarly to how Gough and Millar are bringing Green Arrow onto SMALLVILLE this year for a seven episode story arc.

 

[mrdeeds]

A Daredevil show makes the most sense. It would be cheaper to produce than most other superhero shows and provides a good premise for an ongoing series. Blind lawyer during the day who defends those with little means, tortured superhero at night, gotta love it.