The Daily Bugle
Here's some out-of-the-box thinking for ya': A superhero television show that doesn't actually feature superheroes. What if we did a television show that focused on the normal, every-day people that live in the Marvel Universe? What would that be like? What's it like to miss a job interview because Spider-Man's accidentally caused a traffic jam? What it's like to stand on your rooftop and watch these demigods zip through the air, while you're permanently grounded? I say The Daily Bugle is perfect for that because it could feature some really fantastic journalistic drama. What if All The President's Men took place in the Marvel Universe and wasn't about Watergate, but about two reporters stumbling onto evidence that the entire world had been brainwashed (by a superhero no less) to believe . . . you get the idea. Mystery, intrigue, and lots of thriller-based action. Perhaps from this perspective, J Jonah Jameson is a hero. In the comics, The Daily Bugle is already populated by a cast of fascinating characters. Create a few new ones, perhaps some new young fresh-out-of-college kid who's just got his/her first job in the Big Apple . . . and you'd have a show that I would watch on a weekly basis.
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HAHA sounds gay. No, it doesn't. I like Runaways and the Xmen ideas.
Well, since Marvel's optioned Runaways for a movie (with BKV doing the script), I really doubt that would get turned into a TV show. Down the line, maybe yes, but I think that would depend on how well the movie did, and it would probably be animated, not live action (the TV show, I mean).
I didn't know Runaways had been optioned for a movie. That's fantastic!
I think that Deadpool would also make a good choice for serialization as a television show. It could follow a format similar to 24 (as was suggested for the Punisher), or it could follow in the footsteps of Showtime's Dexter with a single major villain every season and each individual episode focusing primarily on Deadpool's day-to-day routine/profession.
Another format that could be used by Marvel for one of their lesser known group-comics (such as Runaways) could be the LOST format. Throw together a group of individuals, set them in a strange situation, and throw us a bit of history on each individual over the course of each season. We may catch only glimpses of each character's earlier life, but it could make for a very good serial drama.
The LOST format would work really well for a book like "Exiles."
Runaways would be sooooooooooooooo great! I would watch dat like krazy!!
Uhhh Punisher is sooo done! But daily bugle…dats a good idea…
The Punisher hasn't been done enough…well, not in the right way. A TV show would be perfect for the franchise. And I agree, a daily bugle show would be awesome.
The LOST format could really well for a book like Exiles.
I'd like Runaways to make it.
I'm a fan of Marvel Com anyway
good post doc