World X-men live action TV series produced and direted by Joss Whedon

[Slimfro01]

I think it would be awesome. With the Comic history and Whedon creativity, it will be as good or better that Buffy and Angel.

Please post your thoughts and comments.

 

[DarknessOfDeath]

I say...why not? Give this Josh guy a try.

 

[Majik1387]

I agree, it will be better than Buffy and Angel and (hopefully) it will most probably last longer because it has a bigger fan base. I'm talking about comic readers and movie goers.

 

[ico]

If there was to be a TV series of the X-Men, Joss would be my ultimate choice for Producer, Writer, Director, everything!

 

[Manic]

It's a shame that
a) Fox currently holds the TV rights to the X-Men
and
b) Whedon shut his TV production company down because he still has a contracted deal to make one more television series with Fox, and he doesn't want to see his next show go the way of Firefly.

 

[The_Vision]

Hell yes!

 

[Slimfro01]

Well if whedon has a contract with fox for another series and fox has the rights to an X-men tv series then that would be perfect. But we would still have to wait for him to finish his other projects. He's currently working on a Wonder Woman movie and i heard way back that he may revisit Buffy and Angel with a made for tv movie that would tie up all the loose ends left be both series.

I think Whedon has a nack for teen drama and i would picture and X-men series centered more around the X-men as teens like on X-men evolution but much more serious. Also, the X-men shouldn't exist right from the beginning already, it should be like a pre X-men thing like Smallville is before Clark becomes Superman. And they shouldn't start off with all the characters, it should only start with the original 5 X-men, Scott, Jean, Bobby, Hank, and Warren and the should all be in there senior year of high school in the first season. (well maybe not Warren, with his wing and all. His fathers rich, he would have been home schooled.) O and Hank would be a chemistry teacher and they wouldnt really no each other at all, not even that there mutants.

But then they each get a misterious acceptance letter from a school they never heard of "Xavier's School for Gifted Youngster." Sorry, I'm rambling on. I'll stop now.

 

[Telekinetic]

not sure who josh whedon is but im looking to anything xmen related being on tv since its been a looong time since evolition.

 

[Majik1387]

not sure who josh whedon is but im looking to anything xmen related being on tv since its been a looong time since evolition.

He is the creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

 

[Manic]

He's also the writer of the Astonishing X-Men comic.

 

[Generation Lee]

If there was to be a TV series of the X-Men, Joss would be my ultimate choice for Producer, Writer, Director, everything!

Agreed and if not this give him the Academy X film.

 

[imaperson2]

when i read the title, i thought it was real! damn it.

 

[Telekinetic]

He's also the writer of the Astonishing X-Men comic.

o ok i thought i reconized that name from the comics.

 

[x-fan]

This would be the best way to do x-men, there isnt enough time in a 2 hour movie to get to know each character, but in a series you can do episodes that showcase different characters so everyone gets the spotlight now and then. the best way to start it imo is to have Xavier rounding up the kids and bringing them in like in the comics starting with cyke and jean then beast and ice man then angel. the first season could be about them getting to know one another and becoming a team. and wolverine and the rest of the newer x-men wouldnt show up til the end of the second season, could have them showing up to save the first team using the comics as a bases it could work real well.

 

[Mistopurr83]

A TV series would be a really nice thing but I don't know how I'd fell about Whedon doing it. Also, Fox owns the films but they don't own the rights to a TV series. Evolution was not owned by Fox and the upcoming Wolverine cartoon won't be either. So I don't think Fox will own a TV series. I think Sci Fi or TBS should own the rights to a series.

 

[Majik1387]

A TV series would be a really nice thing but I don't know how I'd fell about Whedon doing it. Also, Fox owns the films but they don't own the rights to a TV series. Evolution was not owned by Fox and the upcoming Wolverine cartoon won't be either. So I don't think Fox will own a TV series. I think Sci Fi or TBS should own the rights to a series.

Sci Fi or F/X are the best bet I think.

 

[Wolverazio]

I agree, it will be better than Buffy and Angel and (hopefully) it will most probably last longer because it has a bigger fan base. I'm talking about comic readers and movie goers.

Buffy lasted 7 seasons and I think Angel ran around 5 or 6.

Really, for live action hour long quasi dramas...not short runs...

 

[x-fan]

what do you guys think of my idea for the way it should start

 

[Majik1387]

^I don't like it.

 

[Manic]

A TV series would be a really nice thing but I don't know how I'd fell about Whedon doing it. Also, Fox owns the films but they don't own the rights to a TV series. Evolution was not owned by Fox and the upcoming Wolverine cartoon won't be either. So I don't think Fox will own a TV series. I think Sci Fi or TBS should own the rights to a series.

They might have lost the rights at some point, but I know they did have the X-Men TV rights. When the syndicated Mutant X series hit the airwaves, Fox was prepared to sue Marvel for violating their agreement. Marvel wiggled out of it by pointing out that Mutant X has nothing to do with the X-Men.

 

[x-fan]

^I don't like it.

why not? it would give them time growing as a team with plenty of time with the original 5 before the new members come in ..rogue nightcrawler wolverine ect....it is how they done it in the comics to some extent charles gathered the original 5 personally, why not show it over time? it isnt like it happened over night

 

[Wolverazio]

why not? it would give them time growing as a team with plenty of time with the original 5 before the new members come in ..rogue nightcrawler wolverine ect....it is how they done it in the comics to some extent charles gathered the original 5 personally, why not show it over time? it isnt like it happened over night

From my own point of view, it's a story we've already seen. Why watch it again?

I would like some chars that haven't gotten a lot of play to get more of a chance. Kitty, Colossus, even Havok, etc.

If only to have something a bit different (plus Whedon loves Kitty, as we can see from his work in Astonishing X-Men).

 

[x-fan]

From my own point of view, it's a story we've already seen. Why watch it again?

I would like some chars that haven't gotten a lot of play to get more of a chance. Kitty, Colossus, even Havok, etc.

If only to have something a bit different (plus Whedon loves Kitty, as we can see from his work in Astonishing X-Men).

because everyone will yell about it being different than the comics , plus most of the audeance(so) hasnt ever been shown the actual back stories

 

[ComicChick]

i wouldn't mind a hour long live action tv show if it was done right. if it was campy and crappy, i'd rather them not do it at all, but if it was well written- had good acting and good effects, i'd love to watch it.

 

[Mistopurr83]

They might have lost the rights at some point, but I know they did have the X-Men TV rights. When the syndicated Mutant X series hit the airwaves, Fox was prepared to sue Marvel for violating their agreement. Marvel wiggled out of it by pointing out that Mutant X has nothing to do with the X-Men.

Fox thought Mutant X was gonna be an X-Men ripoff so they considered suing. Just like they were gonna sue the studio that made Zoom. New Line Cinema owned the rights to the Mortal Kombat movies but not the TV show. Then Spike TV owns Blade the series more than New Line does. An x-men tv series would be a seperate universe from the film trilogy so I don't see why Fox would have to own it. I only see a different studio being allowed to own it.